The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 27, 1929, Page 2

Men’s Sui for Fall store. Young touches and dignity. pert tailors whose isfaction to all clothing here. and Topcoats There’s a fine varie of Fall’s best styles awaiting you at our men’s models with snappy other ““men’s styles full of Every garment in our ment is carefully tailored of fabries—they are produced by ex- men ty men’s depart- from the best experience in mak- illg l‘lll‘lffi wear, il]\'lll'('.‘ .‘l‘l'\i('l‘ ill\(l sat- who buy their Come in and see the new fall models from Michaels, Stern. B. M. Behiends Co., Inc. Merchants War Angel 11-Year Search | “ifor the Department, and ‘recom- B¢ | Wwas urged to amend the laws af- Left, Mrs. Richard M. Butier, who as Maurssn Smith nursed 2 World War hero back to health and married him after he had vainly tried to find her for eleven years. Richard M. Butler, right, is the rich Britisher who fell in love with her, lost track of her, and woke up in 4 London hospital one morning to find her banding over him, when he was taken thore euffering from injurics received in a motor car | tary-Treasurer VETERANS END TENTH ANNUAL - HEETING HERE American Legion and Aux-i iliary Sessions Close % with Ball, Banquet The Tenth Annual Convention of | the American Legion and American | Legion Auxiliary, Department of |4 last night wound up its thr y session here in a whirl-| wind fashion, the . closing events being the Annual Banquet and Convention Ball. The veterans anrd their friends celebrated in true Le | gicnnaire ‘style,” taking the town by storm. The Ketchikan and Petersbury delegates ‘and visitors left-at 2 am {today for their homes on the Beryl E. A lafge crbwd ‘atterided them to the doek for @ hilarious farewell | salute. ' Pass' Resolutions Eight' ‘resolutions « were passd yesterday by the Legion in its fina: | business ‘mieeting.” ‘Oné of these | cxpressed the 'appteciation of the || Legion for the assistance given the several posts by the Auxiliary units. One tendetred thanks to the citizens of Juneau; 'mentioning particularly | Gov.' George ‘A. ‘Parks, Rev. Harry | R. Allen, The Elks Lodge of Jundau, | the Chamber “of - Commerce, ‘Capt. | E. 8. Addison; ' Commander of ‘the Unalga, the‘Junéau: Volunteer Fire | Depdrtmeént;’ Alaska-Juncau Gold Mintng Company, the Alaska Daily { Empire; Strollér's Weekly and Rev. {A. P. Kashevatoff, for courtesie: , shown the delégations. | Other resolutions include: placing | the Legion ‘behifid' the School "A\\ards" ‘as a’'meuns ‘of promoting | good citizenship;: récommending all 1(1(:"15 have ‘d Muster Roll Call at ! the meeting nearest Armistice Dav, upporting the reéommendation’ of the Amerlcan Legion National Re- habilitation Committee for an ex- ter 1 of the date of presumptive service connection ‘in' cases of vet- erans suffering from and with a true diagnosis of tuberculosis from January 1, 1925, as now established by law, to January 1, 1930. | Need Service Officer Another resolution adopted au- | thor the Department Com-| | mander to appoint a service office |mends an amendment to the By- ilaws to provide for appointment or {clection annually of such an offi- cer. The Department’s cilicial publi- cation, Alaska Legzionnaire was officially cndorsed and mem- | bers are urged to patror the ad- | vert 5 who make possible its | publication Congr in another resolution fecting hospitalization of veterans lto make it possible for Alaska vet- lerans needing treatment to enter ilocal hespitals under some form of contract Banquet is Held | The banquet, held in Moose Hall (was attended by a capacity crowd and was featured by remarks from imany memt: of the Auxiliary and by Legionna E. M. Polley, Committeeman-at-Large, presided |as toastmaster and introduced the |honor guests at the speaker’s table {who were: “Doc” Carver, veteran of the Amcrican Revolution; Maur- ice Sharpe, new Department Com- |mander; Mrs. Mary J. Ela, retiring Department President of the Auxiii- ary; Harold Dawes, Past Depart- ment Commander; Mrs. Edith | Sheclor, President of the Juneau | Auxiliar Frederick Nelson, Past. Dept. mmander; Mrs. J. B. Bern- hofe President of Juneau | Unit; Drager, Past Com- mander Ketchikan Post and Secrc- of the Territor‘al Commission; Mrs, McGil- President of the Ketchikan William Breslin, Delegate of Boxing vary. {wecidant, real regret when I was sent back to blighty. In England I was finally Auto Accident Lands Him | aemobiiizea vecause of my wounds. in Hospital Again Un- der Her Care Hi saved his life in the World War, He was rich —and romantic. He fell in love with her and she with him. Fate parted them, Dur- ing eleven frantic years he spent a fortune trying to find ber. Then blind chance re- united them. “But my ordeal wasn't yet over. 1 had to undergo a serfes of serious operatipns which kept me in a nurs- ing home for a long perfed. During this time J was ‘so incapdcitated that 1 couldn’t write or dress my- self. 1 was fearfully eager to get in touch with Miss Smith, who had been so ripping, but 1 couldn’t. “1 had written to scores of people in my girl-chase; had spent many pounds in telephoning eountlese Smiths &7 the suburbsy had called hosptals and nurses’ clubs: engaged private detectives. the had Excerpt from & sentimental | Now 1 determined to relax &nd let movel? Not at all. Just life. And |destiny take its appointed course. you may be sure Richard Mervyn Butler, of Portsmouth, England, is mighty glad that life’'s like that aureen Smith, the girl in the ease, shares his opinfon and recently became Mrs. Butler, Let’s let Mr, Butler tell his own story in his own realistic way. “I was eerving as a non-commis- sioned officer in a London infantry regiment,” he sald. “It was March, 1918, Badly wounded in the back with & bit of shrapnel, 1 was taken $6 & base hospital. For weeks my lite hung in the balance, *It was touch and go and—as 1 learned later—I'd never have sur- yived 1t 1 hadp't been given the ‘most Joving care. Not till Fsnapped out of the delirfum did } find ot that my savior had been Miss Smith. While I was convalescing \we' became fast friends and § feit “It so happened that within a few weeks | went to London te visit some fri As 1 crossed Pic- cadilly Circus, an oncoming motor car knocked me down. 1 was in blank darkness, quite unconsclous. When 1 opened my eyes, they took in the white walls and curtains, the medical paraphernalia of what was unmistakably a nursing home—not the rough affair near the front where 1 had met Maureen, but & refined civilian Institution, “I thought it must be hallucina- tion when ] saw the beautiful fea- tures of Maureen benling over me. But it was real! She was employed there and I1ad been aesigned to my case. | only asked ber one ques- tion: ‘Are you marileA? ‘No,' she veplled with a smile. Did any movie ever tage a more slamorous fede-out? Post; Mrs. Johnson, First ident of the Department ; Edward Herrmann, Post | Commander of Juneau; Mrs. J. T. Petrich, Department Adjutant of the Auxiliary; Tom Petrich, De-< partment Adjutant of the Legion; A. C. Fisher, Past Department Com = er; Harry Sperling, Past Com- of Juneau Post, and Ostar 7inced the Board that he was not »ngaged in legitimate busine jambling debts are unrecogr by law. - e LION CHASING AUTOS DECRIED BY ENGLISH LONDON, Sept. 27.—Automobile asualties among the wild animals of Africa are causing considerable indignation here. Scores of people | who used to write to the newspap- | ers protesting against the mounting soll ‘of ‘pedestrians killed or injured in London’s traffic are asking their | editors now why something isn't done to protest the lions and raffes from the ravages of the au- tomobile. | Hunters cruise the Seringeti Plai of Tangahyika in motor cars, it is| alléged; chasing their quarry for| miles and administering the fatal shot after the fleeing animal is bractically dead from over-exertion The game law of the territory | prohibits shooting from automo- | biles, but the contention of the protestants is that the Government | Is ‘“indifferent” as to ils (‘nimcc-i ment. I | oo SOUND REZOL-'ED ON WIRE ROME, Sept. 27.—A substitute for phonograph disc records in 11\<nl form | of'a ‘metal thread wire has| beeén’ inventéd by John Liguori, a newspaperman. He claims it re- duces mechanical noises. A movable cnan, Delegate from the Sitka | Post . A distinctive feature' of the even- |ing- came when Mr. Polley asked that every one in the banquet hall e and bow their heads in silent {prayer for ten seconds asking for {the complete and immediate recov- ery of Dr. S. C. Shurick, retiring cpartment Commander who s now a patient in the Veterans’ magnate and rotating wire furnish the sound reproduction. sl WS Al NORTHERN PACLF RAILWAY COMPANY'S ALASKA REPRESENTATIVE TO MAKE TRIP NORTH | Karl K. Katz, Alaska Representa- | tive, of the Northern Pacific Rail- |Bureau Hospital at Walla Walla, sh., and who is in a very serious | condition A profusion of deep golden mari- golds and gaily colored dahlias lent |a colorful note to the occasion. Red, {White and .iue favors also carried jout the color scheme of the Am- erican Legion, as did three huge |cakes, with red’ white and blue | frosting, which stood on' each table. The committee in charge of the banquet was: Mrs. Edith Sheelor, Chairman; Mrs. Fannie Robinson, |Mrs. George Baggen, anhd Mrs. Joe {Thibodeau. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Kaufman were the caterers. ———-—————- Dell E. Sherii, Juneau's plano 1 —adv {tuner. Hotel Gastineau. e LODE MINING CLAiM LOCA- I TION NOTICES AT THE EMPIRE way leaves Seattle September 28 for his usual fall trip into the Terri- tory. He will remain in Juneau several days and is very anxious to meet prospective persons who conteniplate making various Winter trips. Mr. Katz will assist, in any way possible, in the matter of com- pleting schedules, various routes of travel, cost of transportation, etc. Mr. Katz's headquarters in Juneau will be ‘made at the Gastineau Hotel. —adv. ® & & we can give your rinting that modern- stic touch so popularin present day advertising PUSTS SO S PSR S S S S L » » e 516.75 New styles — fine fabrics —distinctive lines offer- ed in these frocks, and the new autumn colors in 2 ¥ P < Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S. Weather Bureau : Forecast for Juneau and vielnity, beginning 4 p. m. today: QU A LI TY LU]‘I BER Cloudy, possibly. showers tonitht, Saturday showers; gentle | southerly winds LOCAL DATA S = T p— Burometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather v SPRUCE; HEMILOCK and Y 4 p. m. yost'y 3018 52 94 SW 3 zl:y he 4 4 a. m. today 30.2 9 98 Calm 1dy & |Necn today 3023 56 83 s 3 Cldy CEDAR 4 CABLE AND RADIO REFORTS Grad " | YESTERDAY | TODAY % Srade g | Highert 4pm. | Low sem. 4am. Prcp. dam. Clear and Common s 1y 5 Stations— temp. temp. | emp. temp. Velocity 24 hrs. Weather | | m— 54 ¢ Clear Surfaced and Rough | Nome 54 54 B g;(:y | Bethel 56 48 4 04 dy ; ; yukor 58 50 — 0 Cldy D ArviCe Fort vukon % 80 GRRERE Prompt Service . 58 48 - 0 Cldy | 46 46 8 0 Cldy L | Kodia 8 52 — 08 Pt Cldy | allei e W LR R l iDmmhr rbor 52 50 12 04 Pt Cldy | | = = | Cordova 56 54 12 24 Rain | Associated Press Photo Fidheau 53 52 0 03 Cldy John Ringling, circus cwner, hal | Kotchikan @ e 0 0 Cldy i 3 bought out five rivals and now hai |po =0 P “ 4 0 0 Clear J L b M ll i a8 under hl#,“q“»l‘{fi y §lzable ciz i;i}l']x‘:\rv peLt ;‘(; 50 I 5 32 0 Clear uneau umoer l s-. nce. £ Fus 1h AR : | | Seattlc 62 62 46 48 0 Clear i | 6 62 46 48 . 0 Clear PHONE 358 LT O neisco 04 64 52 54 0 0 Clear - | m é *Less than 10 miles. Lumber For Every Purpose o Sbservations at Barrow, Fort Yukon, Tanana and Eagle 4 GRAIN DEALINGS m. and 8 p. m. Juneau time. s lov mear the mouth of the Kusko- |\e——— kwim Riv slowly to the eistward and rising slightly to the |— & CHICAGO, " Sept. 27.—Board of |westward » pressure remains high from Westren Canada SOUth- | - Trade deals are “gambling deb[s,"iwp:‘u“‘w. and fair weather continues from British Columbia south- | an' Illincis Circuit Court has ruled |ward. Rains have been general in Western Alaska and heavy at Wil riow batote (e AUl e | pardova. Ol weather prevails throughout practically all of the | R A DI 0 SETS Cotirt~4 decision’ which may be of | Terr Temperature changes have been slightly. i 5 areat importance to the financial| —— e S | i R I | Battery Operated and Straight Electric 4 T esneorns the tegatty of con.| RHINELANDER SUES FOR DIVORCE | Jattery Of g H tracts between' customers and mem- . hers of the Chicago Board of Trade ! B h K l D RC A L for purchase and sale of grain and ‘ osch, ILolster, s Lyrie, provision futures, bids and offers, Sl B o Mg - Atwater Kent and tion. ! William McCabe, a farmer, was | , M ' ' ued by James K Riordon, a fmem- ! the Majestic ber of the Board, to foreclose a | (13 mortgage and redover on two notes AR) 3 2 Fire for a total of $55,000 given in set- | Free Trial in the Home First o tlement of losses for alleged spec- | ¢ i i) ulation on the Board. RCA and Cunningham Tubes — Fre McCabe held that the notes were | i E b5 1 B' T Aerial \\" re 9 1 siven to satisfy gambling debts and | | iveready Batteries — Aeria ire and : isked for their cancellation. | other Radio Accessories Decision” of the lower court, | 1 should it be affirmed, places on | CRS Board of Trade firms the duty of | MAIL ORDERS i investigating the need of each cus- t tomer for the grain and provisions | I g he orders, his financial ability to| | ~ eccept and pay for all contracts, | | Al k El 3 I . ' T bl nd his intention to make delivery | { asikd eciriec Lioht r to receive shipment and not to! o IR 'S ) close out before expiration of the & P C opn‘rm lor maturing of the (uturei ot A sscolten Py Fhate: b ower O. y contract. Counsel for McCabe contends that | Leonard Kip Rhinelander Lac filsd suit in Las Vegas, Nev,, for SR X Y ‘ it is just as casy to gamble on| @Ivorce from his negro wife, Alice crcs Rhinelander. ‘ Juneau—Phone 6 Douglas—Phione 18 | he Board of Trade contracts as to | Lt S I = ik Ao ‘ lo a legitimate business. He held | — | Ndt “tHEC Yollulif ‘oft transabtions| —"—rrr=r—siiisrrrrireosfge nraeroreeomnarremene - - can el e & hy McCabe in the three years L -iz ore he withdrew from the market T"" e e B e Tt nvolving more than 27,000,000 2 N & Jushels of grain, should have con- o LOOKS LIKE A ‘ PHONOGRAPH | HEATS LIKE A FURNACE ohvl T Lrop in and ask to see our Ranges and Parlor Furnaces vivid and darker shades are (uite irresistible. | | Dresses ; | | | | Our Shoe Department is now open with the arrival of a part of the stock. The shoes now on display are lovely. Mod- ern lines and flattering angles, in leather combinations and suedes mark the new shoes DISTINCTIVE high heels and low heels and smart simplicity touch the final note of interest. RETAIL PRICES ~ { PIPE ‘ Effective January 15, 1929 ‘ p Inchies Black Galv. i e AN R $ 6.00 $ 8.00 | 9.50 { 14.00 4 19.00 22.00 3000 | 50.00 65.00 » RN S ol S R 80.00 100.00 W holesale Prices on Application d i RICE & AHLERS CO. | || PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL 1% Juneau, Alaska “We tell you in advance what job will cost” ‘ oA