The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 7, 1929, Page 8

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i i o S R I AR T T T e e e e e — S y QUEENCONTEST RESTS BETWEEN TWO ENTRANTS Misses Paul and Monagle Stage Exciting Race— Miss Skagway to Visit With the cvose of the Fair Queen Contest three days away, an excit- ing race has developed between Misses Xenia Paul and Rosalie Monagle, it was announced today by Manager R. B. Martin. The contest closes next Wednesday at noon and the winner will be crown- cd Queen of the Fair Wednesday evening. | The two young ladies and their friends and backers are diligently lining up votes. The total vote, it is expected, will be the largest of any similar contest on record Miss Skagway To Visit Miss Godding, who was Harvest Festival Queen at Skagw: 3 will be a visitor to the Southeastern Alaska Fair next week, Manager Martin announced. She will ap- pear as Miss Skagway. A good attendance and a record number of exhibitors are said to be assured from Skagway and H: The Board of Manggers of the Fair Association today announced the Virginia IV., has been char- fered to go to Lynn -Canal and bring back the exhibits and those e ng to attend the Fair ‘The hoat will leave here Sunday eve- ning, returning from Skagway Mon- day morning, Haines Monday eve- ning and arriving here Tuesday morning, giving ample time to pre- pare the exhibits before the open- | the Parent-Teacher Association, fol- Wednesday at |lowed by a dance and refreshments. ' ing of the Fair noon. The Skagway exhibits will be in charge of either W. C. Blanchard |to the Juneauites or Dale Cowan. It flowers and vegetables. will feature Many Haines ranchers will send | pefore midnight. exhibits. Among those expected | to enter are: McKae, Adams, Ver- |served by the member: mier, DeBlondeau, Barnett, Vogel Ragan, and Mrs. Zimmer. The Haines' displays will feature root | crops, fruits, vegetables and grains, ' Features For Kiddies There will be many “kiddie” at- | tractions at this year's Fair. Chief | among these will be Miss Mildred Kendler and her Shetland pony “Peanuts,” who are on the bill for cach afternoon Kiddies will be piven a chance to see the trained pony do several unique sfunts and shake hands with him. Four baby goats, none over three months old, are being sent to the Fair from the J. B. Marshall ranch at Mendenhall for the kiddies amusement, School children will be admitted fre> of charge Wednesday after- noon. Sati ay afternoon there will be a pageant of children with prizes for sustained characters. A baby show will be staged, for in- fants under 12 months of age. Prizes for this section have been donated ty B. M. Behrends Com- pany, Gordon’s Gift Shop and George Bros. Races For Youngsters Bicycle, tricycle and kiddie car races for Young Juneau, will be staged Saturday, the final after- noon of the Fair, There will be bicycle races for boys from 10 to 15 years amd girls’ races for simi- lar ages. Tricycles for lads be- tween six and eight years and girls between five and eight years. | Kiddie Kar races are for both boys and girls between the ages of two and four years. Legion Handles Dance The local American Legion post | will be in charge of the dances, af- ternoon and evening, it was an- nounced by Manager Martin. It will be responsible for music, etc., and the Fair management will not be connected with this end. Early next week a full list of the various entertainment features will be made public by Manager Martin. } Gets Prison Post AIPPLANE GETS PERMISSION T0 LAND CARGOES Canadian Customs Waive | Regulations—Plane Can " Land in Taku District | Authority for the Alaska-Wash- ington Airways Company to land .planes in the Taku River section of northern British Columbia has been granted by the Canadian Cui- | | | |advices received this morning by |A. J. Smiley, Deputy Collector 1 | Customs, representing the service here. This becomes ei- | fective at once This permission comes after ef forts extending over a period of Associated Press Phott Austin H. MacCormick will hav( charge of educational activities It the bureau of federal prisons. RTINS W RECEPTION FOR TEAGHERS WAS (e oo & GREAT SUCCESS missioner of Customs had waived the regulations in this instance anc Large Crowd in Attendance at the Parent-Teacher had granted a temporary permit to the local plane to land with pas- Association Reception | inspections and regulations P | R sengers and baggage in the Taku River mining district. The Attended by a record of towns| people, the annual reception for the FARM BflARD bia, Premier Tolmie, the Commis. | sioner of Customs for Canada, and other officers. The movement was |sengers and baggage carried teacherS of the Juneau Public Schools was given in the High School Gymnasium last evening by | The first hour was taken up by | introductions of the new ((‘nchcr.;i and an informal | reception. Dancing began at 9:30 o'clock and continued until shortly Senate Committee Sum- mons Hoover’s Ap- pointees for Hearing refreshments were of the com- mittee from 10 o'clock until the end of the reception [ The Parent-Teacher Association obtained 48 new members last eve-| WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Presi- ning, which is one of the largest dent Hoover's Farm Board members memberships to be obtained so Were called yesterday by the Sen- early in the year by the associa- ate Agricultural Committee to come tion. before it for an open hearing on The reception was pronounced their qualifications. one of the most successful of the Chairman McNary notified the kind to have been given in Ju- members of the Farm Board to ar- neau and those present were high range for a hearing at their own in their praise of the committees COnvenience but not before the end | who were in charge of the affs of next weeck when a full member- Mr. W. P. Chamberlain, repre- Ship of the Senate Committee will senting the Commercial Importing be here. Company of Seattle, donatea Chairman McNary said it was through the Sanitary. Groce the the unanimous wish of the Com- Corona coffee served at the P.-T, mittee to have the members of the A session. {Farm Board before it for an expla- USRS SN |nation of their plans and for ex- e 0eeceo oo o o0 e o o amination into their work. Chair- . TODAY'S STOCK e man Legge, representing business . QUOTATIONS o interests on the Board, will prob- o ..‘.......".nblybrlnstheardA Delicious NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Alaska .yr.-[ LA g neau mine stock is quoted today Picking of Miss at 8%, American Smelting 129 oy American Tobacco A 197%, Tobac- A"f"r"“" 1929 co B 199, Bethlehem Steel 134, Raises Protest Continental Motors 14%, Corn Pro- | ducts 113':, Cudahy 51%, Intornn-l BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 7.—Dis- tional Paper A 35'%, Paper B 22, 'sension has entered into the crown- National Acme 34'%,* Standard Oil ing of Miss America 1929, at Bal- of California 75 Stewart-War- timore's National Beauty contest ner 687%, U. S. Steel 247'%, Ameri- 1ast night. can Ice 50, Independent Oil nm'l; The judges awarded the title to Gas 31%, .General Motors 78, and Miss Lillian Andrus, aged 21 years, International Harvester 135 {a brunette, representing Buckeye, e ,—— | Ohio. This was followed by a OLD TIMER DIES {storm of protest from sponsors of |other entries. The sponsors of James Feeny, old timer of Sew- others charged the winner was a ard and for' many years an em- professional beauty and was entered| ployee of the Alaska Railroad, died in the contest at the last minute recently at Seward of old age. He by the amusement park in which had been ill for some time. |the contest backers are interested. e | This claim is supported by Earl COURT AT EAGLE i Carroll, who said: “No Miss Ameri- jr:\ was picked. The winner was Adjourning court at Fairbanks not a representative. The showing until September 23, Judge Cecil H. was that the Jjudges picked the Clegg left that place August 22'prettiest girl among the contes- to hold a term of court at Eagle.|tants.” A [ Fancywork FEATURNG ALL RIBBONS AND LACES AT ONE-HALF OF THE Select an assortment of these materials for Lingerie Trimmings and Bou- doir Pillows. Ideal to GOLDSTEIN'’S . EMPORIUM "WHOLESALE PRICE combine in making holiday gifts. BE QUIZZED RN R RN M e m—‘“ R SR T L P 5 A R toms Service, according to official | adian | several weeks during which appeals | were made to Lieutenant Governo' | | Randolph Bruce oi Pritish Colun:- | {led by the Juneau Chamber of | pas- | will | |be subject to the regular Customs | T [equipment will be made early inf October following the pelting sea- completed Seward'# son. When |new adjacent industry will repre- 10 |sent an investment of at least $35,- 1000.—(Seward Gateway.) R United States —————— . BILLY WILLIAMSON TO o Daily Cross-word Puzzle AN IPULATIONS ™ o ¥oxsasca 3 PR, ' ACROSS Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle 8. Lobe of the ¢ 8 ccelrnl 3 ear | BA N KE | Of considerable importance k Philippine save Seward and the southern divisio AGHARRM ) | e southern division | & noloy" E|E| 3 Nerve network of the Alaska Railroad is the an-| | 11. Shallow aishes | L . ":';;I“;f!l'”m nouncement of F. W. Williamson, | 18, ‘\‘Van‘l;ier in RIE! 8. Make melodi- pioneer fox rancher of the Kasilof | 14. Charge with _ulG 9. Soft and ripe gas L . 8 | }: ;:-'.':;:er Presle SIE l:" '.:;l;!'"“'"’llu | M ritory, that he is moving his large |a survey shows. dent's nick- . [*] B 1De who re- D(’SPCICI'te easures kaken Cnoe Tror o t Se 23%, ad- | | 17. Finisea m I faix to Aid Deposflors Is !ioining Lawings Lodge. Mr. Wwill- | 10. Rubber tree 21, Full of nills iamson stated that Mrs. William- | the | 20 Bettlement in ) NI 28] Garret Present Theory e LA 25. Solution | 24. Fastened witn 8. Kind of pigeon | DENVER, Colo, Sept. 7.—Al- iE ! large nafls 30. Wild ass |though still confused by the maze matic conditions, the abundance ol; | Gaalls sin god ;;: “""“';:r".'y‘;"""' |of information regarding the pos- natural feed and transportation fa- Fellne men’s garments | sible whereabouts and also the cilities. Transfer of the fox Sacred 23, Ethereal salts [ tr: t; f GAD, Courteous 41 Inhabitant of: 45, Heron $C 08t of date financial transactions of C. D. Small horse 19, Resolve Into 36, Roams aim- Waggoner, President of the Bank STy |of Telluride, the authorities held i o Aneion. Wine DOWN ::: szxdent that he mol_( desperate measures to ‘,‘ L\G vessel 43, B save his friends, who are deposi- 6. Literary scraps |tors in the bank, from financial FOOT | loss | Waggoner is sought in connection AND | with manipulations which placed $500,000 belonging to six Denver PANCO banks to his credit in New York T | City institutions. RL‘BBER | orr based their theories on - _EN N 4 \ R a te tors. ceive ™| W BN [ EY EE legram to C cashier money sent to you for the deposi- somehody confidentially. for everybody.” Downtain said he failed to Try 8 HOT 'iamMAY: | show. W. Downt of the Telluride Bank, whi “I had this n coded and said: HEELS 5(cC See that they get it before starts something. Do it You have ecnough 'LADIES' AND GENT’ - HALF SOLES . ... sI .50 re- the money referred to. B arer the Juneau Tce Cream: Farlors. | FOR 42 HOURS Surface—Is Expected to Recover ¥ OTTUMWA, Iowa, Sept. 7.—Bur- led alive for 42 hours, 35 feet be- low the surface of the earth by the caving in of a well he was cleaning, Wilkins Priest has been rescued by herculean efforts of 100 men, Priest, numb from the cold, is partly paralyzed by the pressure of stones and sand that sealed him at the bottom of the well. Priest was conscious when taken at out through a parallel shaft which BURIED ALIVE == Priest’s first call was for water.| He had been without food and liquid since barely able to move his hands. ‘Pri(’st is expected to fully recover. —————— Well Cleaner Is Brought to NOTICE! I am grateful to George Bros. | for the splendid work they did in collecting and now that another month has rolled by won't you please drop into their store and| pay that little account due me. —adv. The Virginia IV sails for Skag- way and Ha and freight. —adyv. to imprisoned. He was D. B. FEMMER. ———e—— SKAGWAY AND HAINES nes Sunday evening 6:00 p. m. Will carry passengers | ALASKAN HOTEL, Agents i Is Your As C Phones 92—95 “Be Wise—Get Your SUPERIOR GROCERIES AT LOW PRICES an Laughm.g At You? Is it filled with cheap and useless Groceries, worthless to you? Don’t let the ash can laugh at you. Let us supply you with BEST QUALITY in town at LOWEST PRICES. GEORGE BROTHERS Purveyors to Particular People — || fit any foot. want real shoe comfort try one of these. Walk Over Shoes ‘ We have a Walk Over suit every taste and If you $7.50 and up SABIN’S The Store for Men See BIG VAN the GUN MAN 211 SEWARD STREET We Are Alive to the Ever Changing Demands of the Moment S'EEEDLESS JAM—Raspberry and Blackebrry, 3Ib. jar—75¢ GARNICK’S, Phone 174 CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 478 Just Received Large shipment of Ladies ' Brand New Styles The Home of Better Groceries o J.M.Saloum fords, Pumps and Slippers. Next to Gastineau Hotel Free Delivery Groceries Here” USE NANAIMO Pacific Coast Coal Company H. G. WALMSLEY, Agent. (OAL SCREENED PHONE 412 PHONE 486 Personal Delivery ' Service - PHONE 83 OR 85 “The Store That Pleases” THE SANITARY GROCERY “This is your Pete Says— last chance . . . We have 200 boxes of Peaches, 50 boxes of Bartlett Pears, 100 boxes of Tomatoes and ALL THE PICK- LING GOODS ON THE MARKET ARRIV- ING Monday morning. REMEMBER these goods would never have been shipped if the QUALITY WAS NOT FIRST CLASS AND THE PRICE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.” Seagulls from the Great Sait Lake! River area and one of the best have destrorad approximatcly 40 |known fox authorities in the Ter-|per cent. of Utah's cherry crof#f PR T Paul Mayo, Third Secretary o; Embassy ad !son and self have had in mind | Brussels, has been appointed As- |this change for the last few years |sociate Professor of Social Science for these reasons: the ideal cli- at the University of Denver. Have you triea wne Five o'Clock and Dinner Speciais at Mabry's Cafe?!

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