The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 11, 1929, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA F.MPIRE MONDAY NOV 11, 1929 AMERIGANSAND CANADIANS ARE T0 TALK ROAD Victoria Conference Wed- nesday First Step To- ward Big Project The first definite steps will be taken next Wednesday to get the United States and Canada together in a co-operative movement to build the Pacific-Yukon Highway, says an Associated Press dispatch from Victoria, to The Empire. At that time Premier 8. F. Tol- mie, of British Columbia, will spon- son a conference between Premier McKenzie King of Canada and American representatives. By the arrangements made by Premier Tolmie, Premier King will receive officials of the Alaska Road Commission and the Seattle Cham- ber of Commerce who are decply interested in the project from Hazelton through Northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory to both seacoast and interior Alaska. At this stage only an investigation into the feasibility of the route is proposed. Maj. Malcolm Elliott, president of the Alaska Road Commission has come west from Washington, D. C., to attend the conference. Under the provisions of a measure recent- ly introduced in both houses of Congress, he is made a member of an International Highway Commis- sioh which, the bill provides, is to be composed of American and Can- adian commissioners to study the practicability of such a route. While no word has been received as to; § who will represent the Seattle, Chamber of Commerce, it is ex-| pected it will be Charles D. Gar. field, manager of the Alaska De- partment of that organization. FIGHT HEAVY SEAS; PICKED | UP BY BOAT, NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 11.—Eight | half starved men on the storm whipped schooner Blakely, 45 days out from Adicira, on the coast of | § Venezuela, have been found and | brought to Hampton Roads. For two weeks the eight seamen' lived on flour and coffee and faced complete exhaustion. Their water supply was also about exhausted when they were picked up by the pilot boat Relief which met the 'AMER. LEGION BALL _ TONIGHT, ELKS HALL Tonight, at Elks Hall, the mem- bers of the local Post of the Am- erican Legion will hold” their an- nual Armistice Day Ball which 1s generallly accorded to be one of the social events of the season. The, hall is appropriately and elaborately decorated. Barle Hun- ter's Serénaders will present some | of the latest musical success and everything is in readiness for a most enjoyable evening's entertain- ment. All members of the Legion are earnestly requested to wear their| Legion mps i RUMMAGE SALE The Parent - Teacher Association will' held a Rummage Sale next ‘Wednesday, November 13th, in the A. N. B. Hall. The committec in charge of the sale consists of Mrs. Phil Herriman, Mrs. Harold Smith, Mrs. H. L. Redlingshafer and Mrs. Roy Rutherford and any donations of clothing, ete, will be received should you telephone any member —adv. of the above committee. G i e, i o'Clock Dinner —adv. Try the Five Specials at Mabry's. Blakely off Cape Henry. The craft, with a gross tonnage of 744, fought against odds from | the time it passed Florida with | a cargo of fertilizer, bound for New York. Seas smashed into'her and | the crew fought the elements to| § a spot off the New Jersey coast{ when adverse winds drove them to sea. The seamen fought their way | back again and finally headed their way into Hampton Roads, too weakened to fight further and | were picked up by the pilot boat ' Relief. | e — COMMISSIONERS HOSTS AT DINNER Dr. W. H. Chase, of Cordova; Willilam Selfridge, of Ketchikan; Frank Wiliams, of St. Michael, and Irving McK. Reed, of Fairbanks, entertained at an annual dinner party last night at the Coffee Shoppe in honor of the employees of the Alaska Game Commission. The four hosts are Commissioners of thé Alaska Game Commission. After dinner, the party attended the performance at the Coliseum Theatre and, later in the evening, gathered in the Gastineau Hotel where they were shown some most | interesting slides of Alaska scenes by Dr. Chase. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Terhune, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Talmade, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dufresne, the Misses Nell McCloskey, Victoria Spalding, Mar- garet Kiloh and Katherine Seiger; L. E. Iversen and Homer Jewell. e SAILS FROM SEATTLE The Motorship NORCO will sail from Seattle for Juneau Novem- ber 20th. See FEMMER or tele- b listory ; For more than a third of i a century The Owl Drug Company has made an earnest effort to merit the patronage of drug store customers. 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THE LEADER JOB WILL COST”