The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1929, Page 2

e e s B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. Juneaw's Leading Department Store LU T T TR BT TR TR T LU T TR DT T T Coolidge M_e_enerhoj!’rill_Probab»lyg Go Out ‘ Of the fourteen ambassadors who served un- der Coolidge, only five are expected to remain Amoug those whose resigna- tions will probably be accepted by President Hoover are Jacob Gould Schurman, left, above, United States Ambagssador to Ger- many ; Noble Brandon Judah of Illinois, cen- at their posts. SOVIET PLANE FORCED DOWN, SIBERIALAND Inquiry Being Made as to Assistance Required for Continuing Flight MOSCOW, Aug. 14. — The Tass| News Agency reports the Russian military plane “Land of Soviets,” a flight from Moscow | to New York City via Siberia and Alaska, was forced down in an un- inhabitated region 170 miles from Trkutsk, Siebria. i The plane left Krasnoysrk Sun- made from Pilot Semyon Shetavok son of Kansas, | assistance to enable him to con- ;mme the flight. First reports did not indicate whether the plane was damaged. Up to the time of the forced ding, the plane had covered 3,- miles in 36 flying hours. e — DESIGNS 1 TIMER FOR TRACK | COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14.— | Realizing from his own experiences the uncertainty of the stop-watch in timing track records, Keni Crooks, electrical engimeering grad- uate at Ohio State university, per- feeted an electrical timing device | for track meets as his thesis. A split-second watch is started |by means of an electrical contact on the starter’s gun and stopped when the runner crosses a beam of light which actuates a photo- electric cell. Crocks, hurdler and broad jumper was 2 quartet which set a world record for the 440-yard shuttles last yem:. TRACK | ter, Ambassador to Cuba; William S. Culbert- Chile; Charles MacVeagh of New York, left, below, Ambassador to Japan, and Ogden H. Hammond of New Jersey, right, below, Am- bassador to Spain. (International Newsreel) member of the Buckeye ! HIHHREI right, above, Ambassador to FOG FORCES iOccupants Siruggle in Wat- er of Lake Erie—Orie Man Is Missing CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 14.—An amphibian passenger plane was forced down and sank in Lake Erie by a danse fog early today. The copilot is missing. The pilot and two passengers ‘were rescued after battling to keep afloat for two hours in the water. One of the passengers rescued was a woman, —————— PLANE DOWN E———— Personal Delivery > Tom Heeney wants another rap at Otto Von Porat. Ofto all but {ruined Tom in their first meeting |in Chicago last winter. RE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14, 1929, —— T °rs il | f Weather Burean | | YOCAL DATA Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S. Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning 4 p. m. today: Rain tonight and Thursday; gentle southeasterly winds. | mime Burometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather | ‘| p. m. yest'y 29.92 51 94 SE 3 L. Rain a. m. today 53 100 E 3 Lt. Rain | Noon today 53 93 S 1 Lt. Rain | i E CABLE ANy RADIO REFORTS ] l i YESTERDAY TODAY Highest 4pm. | Low 4cm. 4am. Precip. 4a.n. | | stations— temp. temp. | emp. temp. Velocity 24 hrs, Weather | 7 LB e * 0 Pt Cldy | | Nome 48 | 46 10 24 Cldy Bethel 50 46 10 a2 Rain | Fort Yukon 56 BG . 04 Cldy | Tanana 56 52— 32 Cldy | Eagle 64 56 — 0 Rain | o | [st. Paul 43 46 20 0 Clear | 4 | |Dutch Harbor 58 68 — 01 — ~F '} IKedt 54 54 - 06 cidy | 56 52 s a4 Rain | 3 57 * 45 Lt Rain | Retchikan 2 = | = Calm 1.36 Rain P ce Rupert 66 62 | 54 Calm .64 Cldy i | Edmonton 86 82 52 0 Clear | Seattle 78 8 58 . 0 Pt Cldy | 2nd 8% 84 62 . 0 Pt Cldy |-— n Franciseo % - | 56 - 0 Pt. Cldy | *Less than 10 miles. NOTE.—Observationis at Alaska mainland statlons, except Cor- dova and Juneau are made at 8 am. and 8 p.m., Juneau time. e of the Itie homer the same as yesterday. minimum of 26 degrees last night. The disiribution of pressure over the Territory remains practically Rain has fallen generally over Alaska with huck Kilein the exception of the extreme north, clearing skies giving Barrow a I b | W. Nichols, Cincinnati; Miss | Nich Cincinnati. ! 319 kan Zynda < and son, Se-| e Seattle; Ole J. «n; H. Kikerson, . Vekich, |du- etchikan; Shea,| FPresh Colisenm in the ‘Singing Fool.’ and then laugh. PHONE 486 Service "EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS — They are the BEST Elberta Peaches, Italian Plums, Juicy Ripe Apricots, Rosy Red Pears and Grapes ALL GOING AT 45 AND 50 CENTS PER BASKET Not at 55 cents per. BASKET but 45 and 50 cents per BASKET. If we can’t sell thefn cheap—no one else can. YAKIMA CANTALOUPES Three Grades 10 cents cach, 2 for 25 cents and extra large at 15 cents each. Get your fill of cantaloupes now while prices are at ROCK BOTTOM. KNOCKOUTS THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRAPES, 2 pounds for ............ $ .35 ELBERTA PEACHES, i A e A5 GREEN PIE APPLES, wonderful for éating, per Qozen' [ e i s NEER e B 45 cents and .60 EGGS—A-1 grade, 2 dozen for ... 95 EASTERN PRIME FED MILD CURED BACON, Ib 45 NEW SPUDS, 20 pounds 7)) AR 6. R ! AN 1.00 NEW SWEET POTATOES, per pound -......................... -15 HAINES NEW RUTABAGAS and TURNIPS, 4 lbs. for..... .25 CELERY-—Bleached and erisp, per bunch ... . 15 WHITE RIVER CUCUMBERS, each ........... 10 cents and 15 AND EVERYTHING e at Pete’s” W DELIVERY TRUCK “YouCan’t Los Genevieve L. Mulkay, Seattle; L.| ‘Juren, Haines; C. J. Woofter, Ju- seel River; Mrs.| neau; Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Shepard. ! D Stanley Coveleskie, pitching star | |of the maors for many years, has| ————— ruasved pesnuts upd pop- 'rernt, - Junesu Ice Cream Parlors. ete Says: “Don’t miss seeing Al Jolson at the It’s a story that happens every day; you ery Don’t forget to take a half dozen handkerchicfs with you.” STOVES Now is your opportunity to get a COOK STOVE, RANGE, HEATER or CIRCULATOR Either new or used—while our sale is on P RN | HARRIS Hardware Co. Hello, HELLO! — No we are not going up the Taku prospecting. No, NO!—Yes, I would like to go~ but you see we have a business to look after,—What? Yes I know but our customers expect certain service and we feel we should be on the job all the time—well they have been getting it for over thirty years and—, No, were not going. Good bye. ALLEN SHATTUCK INSURANCE—REAL ESTATE ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES SINGER—WESTERN ELEC- TRIC — WHITE and WESTINGHOUSE Sold at standard prices and rented. Rentals paid can be applied on purchase later. Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Douglas Phone 18 Juneau Phone 6 NEW HATS The first of the fall felt hats have arrived from the East and are now on display. These new fall models surpass any styles shown in felt heretofore, in beauty of material and design. The fall colors show new shades in red, brown and blue, also black. $6.50 Fok e ehgaiie & S