The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1929, Page 8

s R O s VI 45 4 i i i i 1 . - LOGAL CHAMBE MEMBER LISTS CLIMB T0 180 Drive to Close Tomorrow —Chamber Advised Delegates to Come 1lie membership of the Chamber of Commerce is now 180 and a to- tal of $3,657 has been subscribed to its annual fund, the Chamber was informed today, by Secretary Frank A. Boyle. The drive for funds will probably close tomorrow. A mop-up committee composed of members of the Executive Commit- tee will canvass former members tomorrow, endeavoring to enroll them for the current year. A close watch will be kept on the Cham- ber’s expenditures this year, Presi- dent H. L. Faulkner told the Cham- ber, and every effort will be made to give the community full value for every dollar expended | To Send Delegates | Seward, Sitka, Petersburg, Fair-| banks, Anchorage and Cordova have | notified the Chamber their cham-} bers will send delegates here for a| conference March 15, regarding the| formation of an all-Alaska Cham- ber of Commerce. It is belleved| every chamber in Alaska will be: represented. The Civic Improvement Commit- tee was asked today to take up with | the City Council the matter pre- venting dumping of refuse on the drainage of Gold Creek Basin, back | of Seventh Street, and of stopping sewage disposal on the same drain- age. It was also directed to con-‘ fer with the Council about stop-| ping dumping of debris into the waters on the harbor front, parti-| cularly on lower Front Street. Requests have been received by the Chamber to co-operate in the improvement of the pond and pic- nic grounds in Gold Creek basin. Action on this will be deferred pending a report on the disposition of refuse and sewage in that area. It was held that improvement would be futile unless these mat- ters could be controlled. The Legislative Committee was directed to investigate the possi- bility of securing legislation em- powering cities to condemn unsight- ly and dilapidated buildings thhln; their corporate limits. Three Speakers Appear Three guests spoke at today's meeting. R. O. Warfield, one of| the basketball coaches accompany- ing the Petersburg team, here, told the Chamber his team would rep- resent Southeast Alaska to the best of its ability in the title series with Fairbanks and hoped to bring the crown back with it on its re- turn from the Interior. Martin Harrais, for 32 years a prospector in the north, a pioneer of the interior district, empha.sized; the importance of roads and trails! to the mining industry. He pre-| dicted that the Chitina River Val- ley, if opened up by adequate means of transportation, would prospect at the headwaters of the river which he is confident will de- velop into a fine mining property. Mr. Harrais praised highly the achievement of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company for its de- velopment of the local mine. Wants Yakutat Aid Yakutat wants a one-mile road built to connect the old Indian vil- lage with a newer one located at the Libby cannery, and needs a wireless station for the accommoda- tion of smaller vessels operating in an across the Gulf of Alaska, E. S At last the better blade for GILLETTE RAZORS Radium Blades are better blades| because they are made of the fa- mous Swedish Razor Blade Steel, the finest in the world. They sell| at the same price as the regular Gillette Blades. | : HELLAN’S PHARMACY PLANADVANCED 'TOCURB MAIL - —— Petersburg Five to Leave Tomorrow For Interior Town DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 19 !med to a slight degree in the com- |munity’s favor by some action ‘nlom; the following lines: | (a) A voluntary organization of Knows Her Vowels the merchants looking forward to | the adoption by them of a pledge The Petersburg High School whereby they will buy of other lo- {He has resigned from his Alaska | ASKS MILLIONS {ommended and has not been pass- basketball team, which last night won the Southeast Alaska Conference title by defeating the Juneau team, will leave here tomorrow for Fairbanks for a series against the high school squad there. This will decide the high school championship of the Territory. Fairbanks has won the in- terior section, defeating both the Seward and Anchorage teams. The latter teams had previously won from the Cordova school five. Coaches Ames and Warfield, who ac- company the Petersburg out- fit, are confident of making an excellent showing in the big series and hopeful of Chamber Recommends Program in Report There are tnree aspects to the ® | mail order buying situation declar- ®led a report of the Buy at Home ¢ | Committee of the Chamber of Com- merce, prepared by its chairman, "R. E. Robertson, and a program ® [that might lessen the volume was :»'su;'gested. An association of busi- o |ness interests pledged to community % buying, individual and group ad- . g vertising, a survey of local condi- winning the Alasks title. ® |tions and other remedies were sug- e0 e e oeceeeco0 e s ___|gested. | Mr. Robertson’s report was read M. Axelson declared. He urged the |at the Chamber's meeting today Chamber to endorse both of theseland adopted. The special commit- projects. Both matters were re-|tee was retained with directions to ferred to the Transportation Com- |see if its suggestions could be put mittee for investigation and report. into effect. Senator Dimond Guest | Report in Full Senator A. J. Dimond, Valdez,| The report in full follows: was a guest at today’s meeting but| “your Committee on “Buying at did not speak. Archdeacon L. Home" respectfully reports that this Kent, formerly of the Yukon dio-|subject has three aspects: . . . . . ° . . ° ° . . e . . . . . . . . ° ° cese, Protestant Episcopal Church,| (a) Local merchants not buying also attended. He is a passenger from local merchants; on the Northwestern for Seattle. (b) Consumers not buying from | local merchants; Industries not buying from | local merchants. “Complaints are common on each of these varying aspects of the sub- ject, and, needless to say, if the grounds of complaint could be en- tirely removed, it would result in greatly augumenting the commer- | cial activity and prosperity of the community, and the beneficial re- sults would be felt in all lines. “Your Committee emphasizes the fact, which must be apparent tol all, that this question is simply one | of the great concurrent phases or trends of the times and is a con- crete result of the quickened and greater competition that follows and will continue to follow with the continuing increase of closer means of communication between Alaska Congress has appropriated $200,000,- |and the States. As faster means 000 and it is estimated that $48,-|of communication bring Chicago, 000,000 will be aavilable from the!for instance, in closer competition sale of obsolete buildings. with Seattle, and New York with Of the amount recommended for |Seattle, likewise Alaska is and will public buildings, Fairbanks, Alaska,|be brought more closely, by those is allotted $375,000 and Ketchikan,|same factors, into closer competi- Alaska, $375,000. tion with the larger centers. This community, no small community, perhaps no large community, can hope to entirely dam this trend of | work and is enroute to the States | for new assignment. —————— (c) FOR BUILDINGS Mellon Makes Recommen- dations—Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Listed WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—Secre- tary of Treasury Mellon has recom- mended to Congress the expendi- ture of $398,000,000, to meet public buildings needs. Of this amount The allotment has only been rec- ed by Congress. ORDER BUYING Special Committee of tising by the merchants, efther cal merchants such commodities as they themselves do not customar- ily deal in. “(b) Individual and group adver- | through newspapers or circular let- ters, specifically bringing to the | consumers’ attention facts showing: (1) Comparison of their prices and goods with the prices cerns. Advantages munity by home. Advantages to the consum- er in dealing at home. “(e)—1. A survey conducted by this Chamber to ascertain what Alaskan products and services ican to the com- dealing at | @) 3 in Alaska, and at what price as for. “_—2 A circularization by this Chamber of the various industries engaged in business in Alaska, so- liciting their purchase of Alaskan - products. “Your Committee ‘emphatically states that this report is not in- tended as a criticism of any indi- vidual or class. As a matter of fact, doubtless most local merchants already conform to the above re- commendation; comparatively few | consumers fail to deal 2t home; | practically none of the industries engaged in business in Alaska fail to employ large numbers of local employees or to buy large quantities of products each year from Ilocal merchants and manufacturers. Yet undoubtedly many thousands of dollars are sent outside each year for products which could undoubt- edly be purchased in Juneau or in Alaska at no greater price and with | equal satisfaction to the buyer if| his attention were specifically di- rected to the quality of service and goods that he could obtain at home and the price at which he can buy | them locally, and the advantages | that would thereby accrue to him as a member of his own home community. “By arousing a civic conscious- ness in both the seller and the buyer, which doubtless will entail some sacrifices on the parts of both, your Committee believes:that much of the complaint on thigsub- ject can be allayed.” ‘ : | LEGION MEETING Meeting of American Legion to- | night at Dugout, 8:00 p. m. Visit- ing members invited. +ady. | | the times, but your Committee be- e e,—— i Have you bought your log yet? REBEKAH CARD PARTY SUCCESS The bridge and whist party given last evening at the I. O. O. F. Hall by the Rebekahs was well attended by players of both games and was a pronounced sucecss, as the play- ers declared. The first bridge prize went to Miss Theodore Budwin and second to Mrs. R. R. Herman. Grover C. Winn took first prize awarded the men and R. R. Herman the second. Prizes at whist were as follows: first award to women to Mrs. W. F. Foushee, second, Mrs. Margaret MacDonald; to the men, first, Os- car Harri and second, H. G. Welch. — e LET Almquist Press Your Suit. We call and deliver. Phone 528. DO YOU KNOW It is true we carry one of the largest and most complete stocks of Cos- metics in Alaska. Also high grade perfumes and toilet waters, and fancy soaps. Straight-edge razors, Swedish steel, guaranteed. Phone 25 Lo Free Delivery | RO ERE RO Next to Valentine’s Phone 33 Free Delivery s e # e YOU WILL That it is a pleasure to make a selection from our wonderful assortment of well known brands. HAPPY HOME BRAND Is known for being HIGHEST QUALITY and mod- erately priced with our famous “Live and Let Live Pencil’ THE PLEASURE Of shopping at our store well known policy— “Money Always Cheerfully Refunded” Gastineau Grocery PHONE 37 P, S.—Cabbage is selling not 10 cents per pound if you please. FIND OUT LT L AT per can, g f LTI is emphasized by our also at 8 cents per pound and Chicken Broth with Rice Alaskan Reindeer Fancy Roast can, 40c Clam Chowder can, 15¢ CHOP SUEY and- goods of outside con- be furnished to industries engaged | compared to “outside” prices there- | } | ! | ;| elected Grand President of the Pio- 29. NEW PRESIDENT OF PIONEERS ENROUTE Paul Rickert, Fairbanks, recently | neers of Alaska in the conventlon‘ held at Cordova, visited local friends today while the Northwest- e¢rn was in port. He is enroute to Seattle on a combined business and vacation trip which will be brief as he expects to return north in about ten days. Mr. Rickert is enthusiastic over ! the proposed International Highway from the United States proper through Canada to Alaska. He said its sponsors in the interior plan to lay their program before the Unit- ed States Chamber of Commerce, the National Automobile Associa- ! tion and other organizations of na- tional scope and urge them to sup- vort the project. COLONEL WEISEL LEAVES; ACTIVE DUTY AS OFFICER Col. George H. Weisel left today | on the steamer Northwestern for the south and Leavenworth, Kan- sas, where he will be on active duty for four months as Colonel of U. 8. Engineers at Fort Leavenworth. Col Weisel was ordered to active duty several days ago. He was FOR SEATTLE TRIP PRINCESS REGAINS CITIZENSHIP notified that he was to be on the staff of the commanding general for the period, which will be count- ed as active service as an officer of the Officer's Reserve Corps. Col. Weisel saw several months’' active service during the World War as an officer of engineers in France. Here’s Lena Malena, German film artist, in New York, all ——————— primed for her debut in the CHICKEN DINNER “talkies” at Hollywood. The TONIGHT FORGET-ME-NOT TEA ROOM The Best in town a’ the price you can afford to pay. adv. big ship Aquitania brought her to our shores for the big event. Grsarnational Newsreel) ALASKA PROGRAN TO BE BROADCAST FROM KOMO THIS EVEN'NG An Alaska teachers’ institute pro- gram, the first of the year, will be broadcast from KOMO, Seattle, at 11 o'clock tonight, Seattle time, ac- cording to word received today from Jonathan H. Wagner, Chief of the Alaska Division, Federal Bureau of Education, whose headquarters are in the Puget Sound metropolis. Similar programs were broadcast last year from Seattle under the} auspices of the bureau and proved -« REMNANT DAY Friday, March 1, is Remnant Day at Goldstein’s Emporium. adv. HEALTH ORE popular. The nature of tonight's program was not announced. . BUTLER-MAURO Commercial job printing at The| Empire. DRUG CO. L T e George Bros. CORNED BEEF HASH can 35¢ LU LTI i 50¢ UL LR T T MINCED CLAMS-Amocat, 30 cents Georse Bros. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIWMMWMIIHHIIIIIlllllmlullmflflwlmflflfl i s MUSHROOM GRAVY can, 18¢c Old Fashioned NOODLE SOUP can, 30c MINCED CLAMS Flats DFE VILED MEAT 3 for 25¢ VEAL LOAF can, 30c o e Fret¢ Delivery Phone 134 When We Sell It It’s Right 3ub. Stetion Post Office No. 1. Sidi Wirt Spreckels, wife of a Turkish prince, has again become an American subject having passed the nationalization exzmination in San Francisco. R & W Coffee, an excellent ]; i grade, pound, 50c¢ | | R& W No. 2 size Pineapple, can, 20c Tomato Soup, 10¢ Veg-Beef Soup, 10c | Chip Beef, regular 30¢ jar., t 25 cents | i Three Minute Oats, large packages, 30c Garnick’s - Phone 174/ 25¢ any time. U O OO O e “ . / I Remnant | Goldstein’é Emporium i B 0 March 1st We have never had a better or prettier lot of Remnants assembled before at HEREAFTER OUR REMNANT DAY will be on the first shopping day of each month. DON'T MISS THIS ONE FRIDAY, MARCH 1 ~ Juneaw’s Style Center.