The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 19, 1929, Page 7

RAR'\IE\ GOO(‘LE AVD SPARK PLUG ! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TUEQDAY MARCH 19, 1929. By BILLE DE BECK MR.GOOGLE . MR.GOOGLE, T CANT HAVE You LEAVE THE HOUSE (ke TS # You (MUST MEET (MRS:kLOZ., 1 INsisT! | SHE WOMT HURT You DONT BE BASHFUL Y. s THAT, HORSEFALE. LEMME / A WHY Do Qo+ ‘\\ ” k“ AN e l WHAT 1S 177 To MEET My wire? OH. IS NSTHING~ HORSEFACE ~ 1 JUST-SORT-QGOT. THE SHAKES, T THERE . MR . GOCGLE. ST DOWN AND CaLM NOURSELF =T (NEVER KNEW Yoo WERE OF . SUCH A NERVOVS TEMPERAMENT You REFUSE { OH NES. HORSEFACE.. IM VERY NERVCUS AlwAYS S (OH WHAT'LL ?ER -wiLe K-K-KICOR ol WE Eor D-D-DOWA 2 ) ‘fl/ OH - MRS. kLAT2, 2OME CoME, WAITING DEAR . ARE Nou Weather Conditions As Weather Recorded by the U. S. Bureau Forecast for Juncau and vicinity, beginning 4 p. m. today: Rain tonight and Wednesday; m)derate southeast to east winds. LOCAL DATA Time 4 p. m. yest'y 4 a. m. today Noon today Barom. .30.01 29.97 29.78 Temp. 39 41 43 Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 89 E 15 Rain 84 E 6 Cldy 80 8 Cldy DOUGLAS NEWS | CHURCH SERVICES TO BEGIN AT 7 O'CLOCK no time in sniorming them that Miss Farmenter was the young lady that I wanted for my bride. A sailor's courtship obviously is not satisfactory. Almost a month elapsed between calls at the home | port. In Europe T went shopping | for the first time in my life for gifts that would be appropriate for a lady. Presenting them was a new thrill. But it didn't last long, After only two calls at New York| CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 8 pm. | $a.m. Sam. Precip. Sam. wemp. __temp. | temp. Velocity 24 hrs. Weather e ¢y RS Cldy 14 2 | .08 cldy | 26 2 | .08 Pt. Cldy 32 [ Cldy 23 Clear 44 Clear 20 Snow 40 Snow 44 Cldy 42 Cldy Cldy Mist Cldy Clear Clear Clear Cldy Low temp -26 Otations— Barrow Nome Bethel Fort Yukon ‘Tanana Esgle St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco 10 48 *—Less than 10 miles. NOTE—Observations at St. Paul, Dutch Rarbor, Kod Prince Rupert, Edmonton, Seattle, Portland and San Fra made at 4 a. and 4 p. m, Juneau time. . Juneau ILiSCO are The barometer is low throughout Alaska and unusually low south of Kodiak Island. It is moderately high from British Columbia and the North Pacific States southwestward. Rain hes fallen near thg Gulf of Alaska and in British Columbia and snow flurries are re- ported in extreme Southwestern Alaska. Temperatures have risen con- siderably in the northern half of th itory but have fallen de- cidedly in the Kuskokwim :1l'ry MyThirtyYears 2y, A (It was love at first sight when Fried met the girl who became his wife—at a dinner aboard the America. They were opposite in type. His courtship, 2s romantic as his life; the long period of homesickness and love sickness before marriage; house hunting and furnishing, these were all new adventures to 'Fried, and he says he proceed- ed slowly as he did not want to “run into any squalils.”) |cester to establish what turned out |to be their permanent home. My | father was employed in a steel wire mill and had never been to sea | except the time when he made the voyage to this country with my mother. I was aboard the Hartford, voy- |aging to Europe in 1905, when my | father dled. . It was not until after I reached the port of destination | that I received word of his death by letter.. My mother also died while I was away from home in 1009. So my home was my ship from that time until I met my wife—a case of love at first sight. Oh, yes, I know the question you have in mind. T was a sailor, re- By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED (Copyright, 1929, Assoclated Press) CHAPTER XV Until I was married I never had a chance to enjoy home life. Every | *| squalls. the discouraging word was received that the America was to start on a trip lasting six months. It was a cad day when we sailed and many other sad days followed. Fortu- I natcly, this was an interesting vo: age and tended to relieve lovesick- ness, a malady that ranks along with homesickness and seasickness I know of no cure for any of them. I never knew large, but finally the America re- turned to port. We were to be in New York for five days before starting again for the Mediterran- ean. magical swiftness, but gave me ample time to present an engage- ment ring to Miss Parmenter. Before embarking on the sea of matrimony, however, several years passed in which I had time to save money. This was a new adventure and I did not want to rur into any We decided definitely to embark, however, ferred to the President Roose and was given command of this beautiful new liner. So on March 21, 1922, we were married in Green- wich, Conn. That was a Tuesday. Sunday we went house-hunting. On Monday we decided on an apart- ment, after discussing the selection an hour on a bench in Central Fark. We wondered if we were not tackling too big a job because of what appeared to us to be very high rents. I knew nothing about rents nor locations. We took a | two-room apartment with a kitch- lenette in West Eighty-fourth street, New York. It was a we selected our another 2 o many things I wanted that I was prepared to buy twice as much as was actually necessar greal day for me when furniture. This “Love Nest, again, alone. I regret that the law of the sea before I put to sea but it is probably best after all, because a ship cannot have two captains. So my star- board anchor remains at home. Nevertheless, I do not hesitate te recommend marriage to a senfn,r- ing man if he gets the right girl. go along, the world was so| Those five days passed with | when T was trans- | velt, | Before I sailed again a Victrola was | sent to us as a gift on which I al- most wore out one of the records,|W. C. was held at the home of Were present to lend color. NEW SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE CLINGS TO “C ()I \TRY TOWN" WAYS does not permit a member of a! ship’s complement to have his witc; Dr. L. O. Baird, superintendent of the Board of Home Missions for jAlaska, Washington and Northern Idaho, will conduct services in the Congregational church this evening starting at 7 o'clock. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. e CARD PARTY Douglas Aerie 117 F. O. E,, enter- tained the Ladies Auxiliary at an| lenjoyable card party last evening, labout 50 being present. Prizes, for the evenir by the following: Mrs. {mer and Herbert McM: | prizes; Mrs. G. Wahto tiu , consolations. Mrs, {won the cut prize. | - Exquisite refreshments, prepared by the men, even to the cakes, were |served after the card party. e AID WORK were won ert Bon- nus, first and John A. J. Balog FIRST- B i Jjored, Georg City Hall s evening clock. All interested to take advantage of the ity. ning his course on instruc- here in first aid to the in- 7:30 ¢ invited opportun- - GOODY SALE PLANNED The Catholic Ladies of Dou will hold a goody sale on Easts Saturday. Donations for ill be welcomed by the ladies. REMOVE TO JUN! Lorenzo Smith and family yester- | i LAU | | new adventure. There day moved to Juneau where they | will establish their residence. ) L e e WOMEN’S CLUB MEETS | The regular meeting of the D. I Mrs. Iowa Crim, Saturday evening. | Keen interest is being taken in . legislation, three bills soon to be presented being of special interest. | . The secretary was instructed to ywrite to Senators and Representa- | tives urging the passage of the| ‘comm\mlty property law, the erec- 1&1011 of a home for Alaska’s del quent children and the Library bi The community play ground was under discussion and plans made STARTS TONIGHT| Miller wil! Le at thej p"why the New Jersey Repre sailor hopes to have a home some day, away from the sea, and for- | member, and even the young lady whom I determined to make my Love at sight . . . We discussed our home from a park bench . . .” Several months afterward I was, to ask other Douglas civic organiza- laid up with an attack of pneu-|tions to cooperate. monia and it was then that I ap-| Mrs. Charles Sey, appointed by preciated to the fullest extent my | John Ford as chairman of good wife and my home, for the tender | homes’ week for the Douglas com- care and comfort I enjoyed. And munity, laid the matter before the I want to say that Mrs. Fried is club. Steps will be taken to make an excellent cook. In fact weIBeccer Homes Week, which comes moved from the kitchenette apart-)in April, of interest. A committce ment to another with a full-sized appointed to assist Mrs. Sey, con- kitchen so she could enjoy the fa- sists of Mesdames Glen Kirkham cilities of a real galley. I have K. Chapman, R. R. Brown, and R yet to find a steward who can M. Davis. Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas scrve me an apple pie that can was appointed reader for the occa- compare, even favorably, with my sion. wife's baking. Our home, after| Notification of the annual elec- seven years, is still a love nest. It:uon of officers at the next regular | is about time that I replaced that meeting, was given. record, “Love Nest,” for it is so| A reading, “The Indian Love scratchy that only Mrs. Fried and {Song,” by Mrs. Rose Davis, was I can recognize the tune which we well received. ~Community singmr both love. followed. (Tomorrow: Hobbies of a Seaman)‘' Luncheon was served by the hos- MAZDA LAMPS Why have empty sockets at these prices? 10 Watt ... 15 Watt . 25 Watt 40 Watt . each WASHINGTON, March 19.—Ern- |est R. 1 on capitol hill as the “most y d Congressman.” He |could easily claim the title of the “world's best umbrella preserver” and be reasonably certain that it |would go unchalleneged. has carried for more than It has been his compan- the world during 600,000 “m of travel. It has protected {bim from the tropical sun and tor- rential rains for cll of these years, and although in style it is some- what antiquated, its owner is still confident that its period of useful- iness is not yet over. There that have not seen Ackerman and his famous umbrella. For century he has pursued 2 hobby tfrom one end of the earth to the other. So successful has he been {in his pursuit that he is known |today in philaetlic circles as one of the greatest collectors of stamps in the world. | Rare Stamp Colleetion | His collection includes mps personally gathered in more than 1100 stamp-issuing countries and is 'of inestimable value. He has been izni the job since hc was 15 years old. The medals and trophies rded for his stamp display: hibitions includ2 maeny r wlv sought because of their it cance, merit and prestige, Perhaps there is anothe nifi- reason lative man of New Jersey is| erman has an umbrella | 100 steamer voyages into all| are few places in the world | half | is such an ardent philatelist. For n his last campaign his hobby played a part in re-clecting him to Congress. ‘ In one of the most stirring per- \mds of his campaign, Ackerman | came across an envelope which con- tained a letter from Russia. The postage on the letter was paid by many sheets of Russian stam 1,652 stamps in all. The letter about 6x10 to begin with, and the g¢xtra stamps trailed off, The value of the stamps was 406,250 rubles. Before the World War this number of rubles would have equaled $207,- 3750 in United States currency However, at the time the letter was sent, they were only sufficient to pay the equivalent.of 15 American |cents worth of postage. Political Weapon Ackerman’s knowledge of philate- iy convinced him that he had a powerful weapon in thesc stamps Aceordingly he took the Russian cnvelope and displayed it at var- ious places in his tour of the coun- ties in his district, illustrating what he believed might happen to the United States if ever the American people permitted Bolshevism or un- sound economic theories to obtain a tfoothold. His majority over his opponent was in excess of 11,000 votes. Incidentally, Ackerman is the man who first suggested that the post office department issue a Lind- bergh stamp. He also is responsible for keeping the heud fo Lincoln {on our stamps, being one of thos | {who led this fight in Cleveland’s administration. |tess after which the eclub adjourn- fed to meet next month with Mr iR. R. Brown. R SCHOOL PARTY | The P. K.'s club organization of | the eighth grade girls, gave a party |last evening in honor of the Irish Saint. The girls of the freshman class The evening was passed in playing ] games and participating in con- || | vests for which prizes appropriate to |the occasion were given, In this, the freshmen did nof fully live up to their colors, as they carried off | {their share of the prizes. Refresh- ments were served at tables deco- rated in green and white, affer which an impromptu program was immensely enjoyed. TRENTON, Mo., March 19.—“Art” Hyde is a man of simple tastes, sfly |his friends in this little country | | town,, not more than two of whom 1knew, when Mr. Hyde returned from a conference with Mr. Hoover at Miami, that he was to be the next Secretary of Agriculture. Infensely active, inclined to ner- “The farmers may rest assured of the fullest cooperation of the | Agricultural Department, under Sec- retary Hyde.”—Al B. Munsey, dele- gate to the Democratic National Convention. “The appointment of Arthur M. Hyde assures the farmers of the entire country a fair and equitable vousness, ‘he has few hobbies. He golution of the agricultural prob- smokes cigars considerably and has |jem» — George S. Carnes, Post- 1 pronounced fondness for butter- | naster. milk. He fishes some, and is adept | wpgy, Hyde's thought has been at playing piteh. It is not un-|geyoted to the farm problem ever | common to find him perched onlgnee it has been & so-called ;:rob- the stool of a lunch counter, late ,lem."—Mrs. Carrie Rogers Clark, at night, eating bread and milk'puplisher of the Trenton Republi- with a friend. He has a rare U'"“Lan.Thncs of humor, blended with biting sar-| «pe knows the farm situation casm. He refers to himself as algng its needs and will fight for b stone lawyer.” | honest legislation in its behalf.’— His friends have seen him &s a Dgye Lenz, President of the Mis- ccessful attorney, as the Gover- souri Farmers' Assoctation of Grun- nor of their State, as a distributor !qy County. of automobiles, and as the head of | "“He is a man of great character a life insurance company. He owns (and sbility.”—George H. Titcomb, 'and operates three farms. meor. Although born in Princeton, 20 SR R !miles from here, in 1877, he was| The reason father needs only one a citizen of Trenton when ““'Cdlhook in the closet is because after |Governor. He received 919 of the|na js dressed all that’s left to be 998 votes cast in the primary bY|hung up are his pajamics Republican voters of the town. He | - attended Oberlin (Ohio) Academy, | Not every man has big moments received, the degree of bachelor Of |y pic Jira” pyt every married man art, from the Unijversity of M)thl-‘hw to .walt for his wife and can “rn oaln ?“l,m‘te:‘;n‘;h:hde“g'"v(:i pad h(;; boast—or grow! about—having plen- 1 vk ty of long ones. lowa. He was admitted to the bar| at Princef i i ton, Mo, in 1900. In GOODIE SALE Trenton he conducted a men’s Bible| ., FOOBIS PO class at the reh. | In 1812 be rnodist Oburch. - /Wil hold a GOODIE Sale Satur- day, Mareh 30, in the display rooms tunate indeed is the sailor who can [first,. She iaughingly told me she go to a home of his own if only jwas willing to be my New York for the short time in port. Men |girl in the merchant marine are better. It was in May, 1919, when I met off in this respect than the men of !Miss Laura Parmenter at a dinner the navy, who move conslantls}aboard the America. I was navi- from port to port. jgator with the rank of lieutenant. After 10 or 15 years at sea the ,‘Mis Parmenter was young, viva- “gesire to roam is on the wane; at | | cious, pretty with black, flashing 60 Watt . 100 Watt _. 150 Watt . 2 150 Watt—White Bowl 200 Watt . 200 Watt—White Bowl 300 Watt . 500 Watt Jeast that is how I found it. Why,; I -wanted to travel and seek advcn-y tpre I do not know, for I certzun]y did not inherit the trait. My par- | ents, both of whom were born in Sweden, came to this country short- )y after the Civil War and settled ig Illinois. A year or two later, 1 understand, they went to Wor-' | wife did no! take me seriously at' eyes and a beautiful smile. They say opposites attract. I watched !her intently during the dibmer and {arranged later for a theatre party the following night, together with another of the ship’s officers and a young lady. She was living in New York with an aunt and uncle, but was s mative of Cincinnati. I mzlmauntamunolondlm L WESTINGHOUSE MAZDAS—A lamp for every lighting purpose. Capital Electric Company Radio Supplies PHONE 416 House Wiring Progresstve Payty for Attorney | General. He had led the Roosevelt| iorces of the Third Congressional | istrict. through a stormy fight that ended with the convention at | Excelsior Springs. | Of that campaign he remarked, | |“I got a werm's eye view of every steam roller that ran that year. Congratulating him on his selec- |tion by Mr. Hoover, the Trenton Chember of Commerce said: | “Your whole life gives you a {background fer the great work in b‘hfl‘f ‘of American agriculture.” | Others add these comments: “To ‘the West, and its great farming industry, Hyde's appoint- ment brings new hope”—Don C. McVay, close political associate. of the Alaska Eleetric Light and \Power Co. Waffles and Coffee will |be served from 11:00 a. m. to 2:00 \p. m. . F —adv. - .- NOTICE OF SAILING From Seattle the Motor, Ship “OREGON” will sail for Juneau April 1. For freight and passenger rates call Agent Femmer, Tele- |phone 114. Independent Steamship Company. —adv. | _ s % | SEWING All Kinds of Plain Work | | Children’s Garments a Specialty | Telephone 2463 MRS. L. E. SMITH | FOR SALE—1,500 SHARES AT $10 A SHARE COMMON STOCK OF ADMIRALTY ISLAND COAL CO. oK 52 Mine now in excelent shape, down 525 feet in 6-foot vein of finest coal. Inquire of F. A. J. 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