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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1929. BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG By BILLE-DE BECK \WELLTHAT 1S GNE SI08.ED. T lNU{LE,h t’SR‘ll‘;qNb WANT To CRACK 1 OF NOUR FRIENDS (MR GOQELLE , SUST ONE MOMENT AND TLL BE Qm{ ~Nou -/ HORSEFACE, OLD MAN. THE BONS WANT To GIVE NOU A BACHELOR DINNER =THEY RE WAITING For 0S AT LAMB CHoe CHARLIES "< GET ' ON NOLR GLAD RAGS AND e & NG PIN e To 1T BEFORE ¢ (. LONG Jf n 2 1 UG i 1929, King Features Sy o THE GROW WITH LES QOTTA SET / SECACE, | TAKE IT EROM it R Ste [ ME. KLOTz , CL'RE QONNA THINK THE i 3 . CHAIR -~ WIORLD WAR STARTED. : i 5 ALL OVER NG AG 2. AN -~ e fi/‘d SAY. KL6Tz. &7 DONT Look ©5 GLLM : CHEER 0. IS Yook LATE CHANCE ook M (IO ¢ mdicate, Inc., Great Britain rights mx.:m.,' \EA DID HE HIS HEAD EXAMINED <vop! sTop!! TuE HeARD ENOUGH!! TLL USTEN & NG MORE OF NOUR JOKES AGANST ThE SANCTITY OF MARRIED UIFE Weather Cenditions As Recorded by the U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast for Juncau and Vi Snow flurries tonight and Sund: LOCAL DATA Temp. Humidily Wiad Velocity Weather 28 ki E 8 Snow 26 96 W 3 Snow P21 89 w Clay beginning 4 p. m. today: gentle westerly winds. Barom. 29.40 29.33 29.26 Time 4 p. m. yesty 4 a. m. today Noon today REPORTS “CABLE AND RADIO PR TODAY YESTERDAY rRE 8 p.m. temp.__ -36 -8 -6 -16 Stations— Barrow Nome Bethel Fort Yukon Tanana Eagle St. Paul Dutch Herbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland iSan Francisco -16 -18 24 26 26 28 | - <] cldy . Cldy . Cldy | | B8 gy 1B R € 69 39kt b O FRIDO RO B aoa RN Y BEERLE = ) ] ] av St. Paul, Dutch Harbor, eattle, Port! NOTE—Observations Prince Rupert, Edm made at 4 a. and 4 p. m, Juneau time )m the 1t is low- The pressure has fallen througnout A Yukofi (Valley southward nearly to the Haw est in the Gulf of Alaska and th> Aleutian Islands and falling idly in southern Bering Sea, and rcmain high in extre Nos Alaska. High winds and snow are reported in the Pribilof Isle gnd moderate to light precipitation ha from Soutk Alaska to Puget Sou Tempe; and extreme Southy remainder of the Ter 3 (Assistance to vessels in dis- tress has been Fried’s fortune on numerous occasions. Many of the devices and results of his experience stood him in stead for momentous rescues Iater. Here he tells of the time when he, like Chief Officer Manning, effected a life saving after an open sea trip in a life boat.) (snapped. The Washington {maneuvering as cl S {to the helple: around to her attached. The tow line was then pulled aboard and we proceeded. A similar instance occurred when I was chief quartremaster of the ‘Tonapah, and we went to the as- |eistance of a disabled submarine By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED {off Hatteras. We used a long line !copyflght, 1929, Associated Press) |with a b el on the end of it. The (! a of t was to have the barrel CHAPTER VIIY |fioat from the submarine toward ‘The seaman is ever ready to lend|the ship that we could pick in up a hand to his fellow workers in dis- [and get hold of the line, but after tress. Race, color or creed are:scveral atiempts, we gave up this never taken into con:idemtion.}plan. When a vessel first reports trouble,f I then got a big piece of pipe all. ships in the vicinity communi-|about four feect long and had it in- cate to determine which one is the [serted in a rocket carrying a long clasest and which can be of the line. After determining the ap- most assistance. That vessel then | proximate and correet angle, we preceeds under full steam to Lhc!srnc the rocket out on its way, car- (aid of the stricken ship. ering the line, the end of which " 'During my life at sea there have was fastened to our ship. A rocket | " % . . . Finally one of the rays spied the man. . béen 2 number of occasions when|nlways floats to leeward. The fourth 1 have been instrumental in giving | rocket landed on the destroyer and assistance to others who encounter- |the heavy hawser was pulled on board the ship. Once fastened, the Tonopah started for Norfolk with the submarine in tow. One night while aboard the Min- neapolis, which was bound from Philadelphia to Havana in 1906 to participate in. the pacification of Cuba, the lookout reported that he heard a man shouting help. We | aboard the President Snow | | ships proceeded to a prudvtermincu‘ 2% | line aboard. |was sent to the bridge and the cap- | parents, Mrs. Rose Davis was hos- tain immediately stopped the ship. |tess to cleven guests at Searchlights played on the water|party last evening. Musica and finally one of the rays spled |tainment followed the dinner, the man aloft on a small raft wav- ing his hand frantically. A life boat was lowered and in a short time the unfortunate vi was taken aboard in an unconsci ous state. We later learned that he|qpo; had been suffering from exposure ', to salt water, hunger and thirst. He was in our ship's hospital for one month before he physical- ly fit once again to leave. He prov- pSwerful story of west ed to be the sole survivor of a ;g coming to the Liberty Sunday. hooner that had been foundering | 3 in a storm. | Just after the when I was Grant with D l Captain Rind, I had my first ex- oug as perience to go out in a life boat Church . Services dinner |7 BILL HART IS | LIBERTY SUNDAY Art war, at sea. A freighter had communi- cated with us by radio and told us that they had a man aboard who was in a serious condition, suffer- ing a strained ligament, and both Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guaranice change of sermon topics, ete. position. | When we got alongside the freighter I decided to tak: over a motor Loat so as to expedite the transle Before leaving I wanted to be of having pl of gaso- The chaplain of our vessel insisted upon accompanying us and we did not get very far be- |fore he was seasick, lying at the bottom of the boat. We were try- ing to make his trip as comfortable as po: le when suddenly the mo- tor stopped. Upon examination, '¢ we found that the additional gaso- line I had ordered w Kerosene. We had to row back with the motor boat to the side of the President Grant. A pulling boat was low-| ered. Again we started from the Presi- dent Grant for the freighter. The um_ i - !man was transferred and as soon | St. Luke's Episcopal Church as he was placed in the ship's hos= | &2 pital, the doctor performe eration which saved his life. id, was my first ex pericnece in going out in a life boat and proved to be my last, as the ga____ v & Gl L. D. HAMMOCK, 10:30 to 11:20 a. m. — Sunday School. 0 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.—Regu- lar Sunday services, Douglas Presbyterian Native Mission Sunday School Tmon. m. — Thu prayer service. All are cordially welcome to these Midweek 1:00 p. m.—Sunda; No evening services. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. the Cross. School. “Way ening Prayer and Sermon- o'clock. Congregational Community Church captain of the Preci- veit and we ans ed a from the British freighter An- tinoe and rescued 24 of her crew in a heavy storm in mid-Atlantic during January, 1926. Climbing (Tomorrow: to the Bridge.) —_—ato— DOUGLA NEWS THE OLD GREY MARE i HAULS HER LAST LOAD After nineteen years of faithful service, ‘the old mare, belong to| John Mills, local transferman, sud- | denly decided she wouldn't live any{ longer yesterday afternoon, just as she reached the top of the hill at the corner of Third and D streets | with a half-ton load of coal on the| sled, and laid down in the shaff, never to get up again. | The horse had been kept in the barn all winter by Mills, awaiting such time as he would be unable to get around with his truck. Yes- | terday the occasion came when the truck broke down. But due to old age and long inactivity, the horse was unable to stand the sudden exertion, and also broke down. — e — MRS. JOHNSON 1S HERE TO VISIT WITH PARENTS Mrs. George L. Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Kirkham, ar- rived here yesterday on the Ale- meda from her home in Anchorage for a month’s visit with her par- ents. It is seven years since the Johnsons left here to establish their home in the westward town. Mr. Johnson, who was formerly deputy United States Marshal at this place, is now successfully en- gaged in the draying business, and also owns a mink farm. ——— . AUXILIARY TO INITIATE Initiation will be the feature of the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to F. O. E. which is to be held Monday evening, March 11, For this event a large attendauce of members is expected. MRS. DAVIS IS HOSTESS Complimentary to "Johnson . who is here Mrs. George visiting her enter- | | PERSIA ( OLLEGE WISHES i ALASKAN INFORMATION RUMMAGE The Ladies of the Guild of Holy that Alaska’s pubiicity |'Trinity Cathedral are soliciting ar- {is far reaching, a letter was receiv-(licles for their Rummage Sale, to led by Governor's office this|be held next Monday, March 11, in { morni king for half a dozen !the building formerly occupied by /ing information about {the Juneau Music House. Dona- rritory, from Herrick E.|lions may be sent to the Deanery Professor of English and Li- and will be thankfully received. r the American College of —adv. SALE | Showing the L o imphlets requested con- | NOTICE TO CREDITORS different industries and - el ; of life in Alaska, and were| All accounts duc creditors of ence use in the li- [Home Grocery Co., doing business the college. |as L & B Bufrord, Juncau, Alaska, -+ Imust be presented to the firm care jof J. B. Burford & Co, Juneau,| |Alaska, not later than April 1st, r final settlement. HOME GROCERY CO., L & B BURFORD. ed ATTENTION! For Carpenter Work of any kind shop or city—Call Handy Andy. Phone 498. SUNDAY NIGHT WILLIAM S. HART TUMBLEWEEDS HISTORY RECORDED IN HEART THROBS The nation’ atest land rush, in which thousands join a wild stampede for homestead sites is repro- duced before the motion picture camera in perfect and thrilling realis Western ama full of action—so don’t misy seeing it and BEN TURPIN in “A HAREM NIGHT” Comedy Full of Laughs 10—20—50 cents TO THE EMPIRE FOR SALE—1,500 SHARES ‘AT $10 A SHARE COMMON STOCK OF ADMIRALTY ISLAND COAL CO. Mine now in excelent shape, down 525 feet in 6-foot vein of finest coal. Inquire of F. A. J. GALLWAS, President, or JOHN RECK, Protem Secretary-Treasurer, “YOUR ALASKA LAUNDRY SERVICE” for Dry Cleaning;,r and Pressing ALASKA LAUNDRY In New Building on Shattuck Way ‘THE LAUNDRY DOES IT BEST” If you want to sell anything—use * a Classified. If you want to buy anything—use a Classified. ‘If you have a room to rent, or hoase or an apartment—use a Classified. ‘These- little classifieds work hour, daily. “Try them—use a Classified. Introducing the 1929 Patterns of Armstrong’s Linoleums The Accolac finish cleans as eusily as glazed tile. Durable and Decorative Thomas Hardware Co. Juneau, Alaska Electric Sewing Machines Singer—-Graybar SOLD and RENTED Rentals can be applied on later sewing machine purchases Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Juneau Phone 6 Douglas Phone 18 Halibut Boat Owners We Have a First Class New Connection ‘For Handling Insurance en Your Boats (The Yangtsze and the Insurance Co. of North Ameriea have both quit) The new company, THE FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, has assets of above $25,- 000,000 and has a very fine loss paying dating back to 1817. \ Allen Shattuck,l;ac. Insurance—Real Estate R D e

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