The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 24, 1929, Page 2

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Price Now ....... Price Now ...... Price Now rice Now Price Now B. M. BEHRENDS CO: I Floor Coverings” STOCK PANIC TODAY WORSE SINCE 1914; Crushing Blows Dealt— Only Recovery Is by Bankers’ Reassurance NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The most terrifyjng panic in selling since the war séare of 1914 dealt a crushing blow to leading stock markets throughcut the cousitry and was checkéd only by t.he prompt ‘reas- surances from Ameflcqs leading bankers, All records of wild, frenzied, trad- ing were broken while prices ral- lied substantially during the after- ncon from the lowest levels o( the day. Closing prices’'of most of the lead- ing stocks disclosed sevéral declines ‘The “New *York Stock' ‘Exchange crtimated that 13,000,000 shares have Been traded. The previou: record ‘#of turnover was 8,250,000 chares last March. QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Alaska Ju- neau mine stock is guoted today at 6%, hany Corporation 33% Bethlehem Steel 101%, Corn Pro- ducts 110, Fox Films 78, Genera’ Motors 49, International Haryeste: 97, National Acme 25, Pan-Ameri- can B 56%, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 68%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 61%, Texas Corparation 58 Air Reduction 1§2, American T & T 269, Electric Storage 90%, Mis- A. Parks left Ju- | for Seattle the winter pmmer months, Mr 3. the Juneau agent fo ‘Washington Airways. _Quarters are niow Tacoma. Mount Pelee, Famous Volcano, Has Eruption FORT DE FRANCE, Mar- tinique, Oct. 2¢.—Mount Pe- lee, famous West Indian vol- cano was in eruption for eight minutes last night sending forth gasses, smoke, and ashes. It was one of & series of small eruptions which have been obsarved during the past weck. oo e®eoecee s @0 000 ecees b 225 WHALES TAKEN IN ALASKA WATERS FOR THIS SEASON The North Pacific Whaling Com- %any did a whale of a business luring the season just ended, tak- | ng 225 whales in its operations in Alaskan waters. Its production vas equal to that of last year, vhich was above the average. Henry Schupp, head of the Com- sany, was a local visitor today, en- oute to Seattle on the steamer Alameda. He was accompanied by Dr. Daniel Prince, physician for the company. One of the whales takén . this season was 85 feet long. It was es- timated to weigh 85 tons, about a ton to the foot in length, and yielded 165 barrels of oil. ——-- SPECIAL AGENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS HERE T. N. Henry, special agent of the Bureau of Investigation, Depart- ment of Justice, arrived in Junean on the Alameda from Seward and will remain here until the Queen sails for the South. Mr. Henry is a pioneer of the State of Wa.shlna- fon having located in Olympia 41 years ago. He was connected with the educational State for many years. His head- eececescsosce service of his | HONORS GIVEN DEAD VETERAN;: BEAR VICTIM {Military thes Over Re- mains of Jack Thayer— Body Is Shipped South With honors accorded dead veb- ctans of the military service of the' |country, the body of Jack Thayer, Junior United States Forester, who was killed a week ago by ‘a browh ibear on Admiralty Island, was) fer Alnmem, the Portland Crematorium, Port- land, Ore., at the request of |parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chatles ( Thayer, Rainier, Ore, The body was accompanied by District , Ranger Harold E. Smith, representi the (Onlted Forest Service. It will be met at| Portland by his parents. the American Leglon assembled at the O. W. Carter Mortuary at 10:15 o'clock this morning and accord- ed him full military honors, ac- companying ' the remains Young, pastor of the Methodist) Episcopal Church, gave a short | {prayer. Members of the United| ‘States Forest Service acting as’ pall bearers were: District C. H. Flory; MLuerr‘fgtnmj B. F, Heiptzleman, Assist trict Foresters; H. L. er, R.'F. Taylor, and qu!d B.|spare Smith. | The sfl:vicea were attended by members of the Am- erican Legion Auxiliary and friends) of the deceased. lifted oyer the side of er, Bugler Robert ompsotre'spe&wmx of Mr. mmrtmdmotm nmn shlpped south today on the steam- (" It will be sent to| Membéys of “the Jocil Post of| fo @ie|Aircraft Awards Are City Dock where the Rey. Henry| '«.mmmm A S 3.75 275 23.75 2125 1875 17.50 1175 8.75 I £%. nc. nlqspd for the day, and the flag on the Dugout was flown at half- st;fl until noon teday. Mr. Thayer was Junior United States Forester of Tongass Na- tional l'\:ust. for the past two years gnd has been connected with the organization since 1921 except for a period of nine months dur- ing which time he took a special’ forestry course at Oregon State College. He was Q veteran of the Woyld War having' served in the Nevy, and was & member of Post I . §, of the American Legion, in m Had he lived, he would 'have, been 33 years' old on Octo- ber 18, e T U QRIS Opposes_Coastwise Shipping Laws for Phtllppme Islands| WA!X’!INGTON Oct. 24.—Exten- sioh ~of the American coastwise - |shipping laws to the Philippines, js! op] ‘by Secretary of State Stim- son 48 ‘4 “very grave mistake,” be- | \fore the Sengte Commerce Sub- The Secretary said the purpose of the proposal would permit Amer- {ican ipping to charge higher | rates and setting up a barrier on tfade from the. islands. Announced by War Dept. WABH!NGTO.N Oct. 24—An award for ‘army aircraft contracts ‘totaling more than $1,600,000 is an- | lnol;ncad by thé War Department. This' calls for 36 observation, 30’ 1observnmn training planes and —-——-‘-.—Q— BOATS LEAVE FOR FISH | The Yakutat, Capt. Iver Selle-|f As the flag-draped m was |rite, arrived in port and, after tak- ing on jce and bait at the Junean 0 ige dock, left for the: muulmummumnmmlmmummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuumlmmmlmumnmmmumml T CEERPE ; , committee. i apt. H. S. Johnson, took on bat at the Juneau Cold Storage duck N JUnKed States Forest Service Wasand left for the fishing grounds. Rain tonight and Friday; YOCAL Barometer Temp. 30.08 49 y 29.79 Ly i Neon today 29.50 48 Weather Condmons As Recorded by the U S Weather Bureau Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, ber—ning 4 p. m. today: B LSSt SR Y SRR ARG S CABLE AND RADIO REFORTS THE DAILY ALAS@ EMPEE THURSDAY OCT, 24 1929. fresh southeasterly winds. DATA Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 81 SE 10 Rain 84 SE 4 Clay | 8 SE. 18 Rain ' | YESTERDAY T WORZ . oo Highest 4pm. | Low 4om. 4am. Precip. 4a.m. Stations- temp. temp. | emp. temp. Velocny 24 brs. Weather | Barrow 287 a3 e 0 Pt Cldy | Nome 40 34 | 28 34 0 Cldy Bethel 42 34 28 28 16 0 . ‘Cldy Fort Yukon 30 20 | 0 6 — 0 Cldy 30 26 | o - R ] - 0 Clear 48 30 g8 .18 - 0 Cldy | 40 40 a8 38 26 08 Cldy Dutch Harbor 42 42 92 42 — 18 Rain Kodiak 60 46 4 46 40 56 Rain \Cordova 54 46 | 42 4« 8 114 Rain | Juneau 50 49 | 4 4 PR cldy Ketchikan 54 59 | 46 48 4 62 Rain | Prince Rupert 56 52 48 50 0 a2 cldy Edmonton 70 56 | 8 30 0 Clear = 68 62 | 48 48 0 0 Clear fi 78 4 56 56 [ = 84 64 52 54 [ Cldy New Ford Fordor Sedan Is An Economical Car to Drive ECONOMICAL because of its low first cost, and low eost of up-keep. Economical because it has been made to stand up under thausands ,and thousands of miles of steady running. An indication of the built-in quality g this car is' shown in the extensive use ‘of fine steel forgings. More steel forgings, in fact, are used in the sew Ford than in almost any other car, regardless of price. Come in and learn about the safety, comfort, smoothness and alert performance of this car by driving it yourself. You'll know it’s a great auto- mobile the minute you take the wheel. Juneau Motors, Inc. *Less than 10 miles. NOTE—Observations at Barrow, are made at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m,, Clear | Fort Yukon, Tanana and Eagle Juneau time. in the Gulf of Alaska. States. gales are reported in the western The weather is cloudy over most have fallen in porclons of Easter slight e‘semhere ;" The pressure is ‘very low south of Kodnk and falling rapidly It is slightly above nomal in the Pacific Rain has been general in Southern Alaska and moderate portion of the Gulf of Alaska. of the Interior. Temperatures n Alaska and changes have been ALASKA RADIB LICENSES GET AN EXTENSION Federal Radio Commlssmn Extends Local Licenses Until January 1 All licenses’ for Alaska radio sta- have been extended until Jan- y 1, 1930, by the Federal Radio Cammission, according to tele-| graphic advices received today by Clov. George A. Parks. This ex- ténsion, it was said, will forestall the closing of a number of pri- vately owned stations. All Federal licenses for Alaska ons were due to have expir dher. 31. Onc extension vtsu;, ate the r: communica- tlons system in th erritory. Recently it became known that no new licenses had been issu would be forced to close down. Gov. Parks then took up the mat ter with the Interior Departmen! it Washington: Ernest Walker Saw- tary Wilbur, p: to the Commi ately authorized the extension Lo Januaxy 1, next. sented the matter | ROLL CALL NIGHT OF AMER, LEGION! All members of the American ex-service men,;’’ Legion and all whether members of the Legionor not; are invited to attend the in- ation meeting of Roll Call le‘r which will be held tonight | at 8 o'elock sharp in thg Dugout. "The only business to come before | tonight's meeting will be ‘the nom- ination of officers for the coming Legion year of 1930. Immediately - {affairs. | r, Executive, Assistant to Secre- | n which unmedl» P | Tupon the dispusai of this business, |the meeting will be turned over to| | Mess Sergeant Foyshee who has ‘pr(p.ml delicious refreshments for |the host of guests who Will turn )out rm this evening’s_affair. The r part of the evening will be spem in spinning Sea-going and | land-lubber storfes and those pres- {ent will delight in picking to' pieces the Navy goat, the Army mule and the Marmc Imudpg SHRINE DANCE IS TOMORROW The first darce unger ‘he au-| pices of The Juneau Shrine Club, A. A O. N. M. 8, for this season, ;wlll be given tomorrow mnight in| 1the Scottish Rite Temple, starting at 9:30 o'clock. The affair is in-! vitational. Like all Shrine events, |these dances are in a ¢ by themselves as the Club members are | noted for their brilliant, enjoyable ' | Gus Cook of Dundee, Iil, met a/ |bear in ‘Canada. Cook's rifle reg-| stered four hlts but the nmnnl | COLOR PRINTING “IEEN our experi- ence suggests the use of colored paper, _colored ink or a com- tion of thetwo for you submit,asan mnl increasing sible réturns, wo you #0. If white y blackinkare ‘we suggest them., | That are comfortable, red and blue—$3.75. colored lining—$3.75. soft sole, fleece lined, —$2.50. featuring the “Bunn lamb’s wool. “lining. Bea’room Slippers ing variety of styles and matenals For Women Black kid, with heel and soft sole. Patent leather, with heel and soft sole, Kid Kozy Komfy, soft sole, no heel, lamb’s waol lining, in red, blue and apricot—$3.95. Kid slipper with pom-pom trim, no heel, For Childreh Bunny Bootees and Bunny. Pumps, in suede, This material also serving as a In red and blue. smart and in a (‘harm— In black, m blue, red and black y Fdce” designed in $1.35 to $1.95, WHEEEER & A5GOOD, ~ LAMINEX FIR DOORS WILL NOT SHRINK, SWELL OR WARP GOOD ASSORTMENT OF SIZES One, Two and Five Panel for Inside One and Four Lights Glazed for Outside 15 Light French Doors WE INVITE INSPECTION Juneau Lumbethlls lnc PHONE 358 TRANS-CONTINENTAL CANADIAN PACIFIC FAMOUS— & PRINCESS STEAMERS To Prince Rupert, Victoria Vancouver and. Seattle REDUCED RATE ROUND TRIP FARES In Effect Nov. 1st, 1929 to Feb. 28th, 1930 Direct Connections at Vancouver to all kiastern Points of United States and Canada VARIOUS ROUTES = LIBERAL STOP-OVERS FOR TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS W. L. COATES, Agent Valeatine Building. 68 sy ,,pr\ pras I L3 F or This Week Only : No. 1 Victor, per dozen 8175 §: No. 1% Vietor, per dozen .. . 290 Q. No. 1 Newhouse, per dozen - 420§ No. 174 Newhouse, per dozen . '6.25 { No. 3% Newhouse, per dozen ... ~17.00 No. 14 Newhouse, per dozen ... _.15.65 No. 48 Newhouse, per dozen ... -.17.00 SALE STILL CONTINUES ON SHOTGUN SHELLS 12 Gauge $1.25 per Box Other Sizes in Companson MAIL US YOUR ORDER HARRIS Hardware Co.