The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1930, Page 2

SPECIAL PRICES —— S — Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S. : X Weather Bureau . . - = Foreeast for Juneau and vielnity, 4 p. m. today: There Is Always Something New in S ILKS e T gy LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Bnml(lty Wlnl Velocity '!fl- S for Summer F rocks Vo e gl "ld PRINT f 4 a. m. today 3006 43 " H 9 Rain Noon today 29.96 45 91 SE 8 Rain IE SR Taecrs CABLE AND RADIO REFORTS Here is a real opportunity for the !——-——m—————‘—-———-—m—-—————— K i Highest 4pm. | Low 4am. 4am. Precip. 4am. home dressmaker — just in time to | Stations~ temp. _temp. | _emp. temp. Velosity 24 hrs, Weather meet the summer dress reqmremem s e ;:wm slalil - Nome 38 32 | 32 4 12 of the family—a most pleasing absort- Bethel R R e G s . . Fort Yuke rsraioss PR 50 4“4 50 —_ K ment of dotted, striped and printed e P e ) e iy e patterns and pretty colorings in. wash e S R ;g ifi o fabrics and silks. Every woman who i it e L R B At 5 al | sews will be delighted in choosing for {Gordova, . - 4 % ::: ‘ 2 uneau 5 A summer needs from such an assort- |Ketchikan ... 48 48 | 44 44 12 18 | Prince Rupert 43 48 | 42 46 6 18 ment. Edmonton . 38 36 | 3 52 10 54 4 Seattle 58 54 44 46 6 0 Portland 6 58 uoow okl San Francisco 66 64 56 58 22 *—Less thfln 10 miles, NOTE.—Observauons at Alaskan mainiand stations ukapt 3* »-« nean and Cordova made at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m, Junean time. The pressure s lowest in the Gulf of Alaska and is Iow ovfi practically all “of the Interior and Seward Peninsula. It is high the extreme Southwest and in the Pacific ‘States and 'along the coast to Southeastern Alaska. Showers have been general in e"', treme Eastern and Western Alaska. Temperature' changes have: been unimportant except at Dutch Harbor where it is warmer thag yesterday. P Silks-$1.95, $2.75, $2.95 Alaocluud Press Photo m uflvo drivers are among those nominated to drive cars In the annual 500 mile They include: Louie Schneider, who Is shown sending his car over the Loule Meyer (center), racing champion in 1928 and 1929, and Pete De Rayons-65c¢, 85¢, $1.00 Prints~35¢, 50c, 65¢ P e e e B. M. Behrends Co., Ine. Juneau’s Leading Department Store [ huge quantities. There wero those Copper for llloy sells’ Iar 18 cents per avoirdupols. pound. Production figures for 200,000 half dollars. commemorating Cornwallis surrender would be like ‘this: Silver Copper Coinage charges. .. 1,50000 Though these cmmemonme coins _never ‘have beeri counterfeit- d: expressed pleasure with hic [road project and made an appro- od, the possibility that they will| is|Alaska contacts. He has been mak- Drh;wn for certain preliminary studies. ever an argiment against their issuance. The "law governing issuance of coins states that “no change in the design _or die of any coin shall be magde oftener than once in 25 years.” Yet - during the past traffic. The airplane will be added to the equipment of the McKigley \Park company which plans to take passengers by air for close views of Mt. McKinley. Roberts Is Visitor W. H. Roberts, Alaska represen- tative of Goodyear Rubber Com- y, a guest of the Chamber to- ing the trip for several years, and “each year I look forward to it with greater anticipation,” he said. Open Booth Tuesday The Chamber’s Information Booth will be opened next Tuesday morn- ing, in time for the goodwill tour that nature that have been rec- ognized by Congress in the mak-| ing of an appropriation may be‘i authorized by the Post Office De- partment, it was learned. The matter will be taken up with thej Department through the local post| office. Congress recently passed a bill recognizing the international Thirty-eight letters of inquiry about Juneau were received and answered by Secretary G. H. Walmsley during the past week. SALVATION ARMY TO f the Seattle Chamber of Com- s 1,000,000 silver pléces for instanae,|15 Years, congress has authorized|© -e38; TOa s Z - Which he lssued for the Besquicen: |13.000,000 special coiris, of ‘which the | merce, it was announced today by STAGE A “NUAL DmvE I B As 1 S A I Cl tennlal at Philadelphia, By actust |tr has issued approximately|M. D. Williams, Chairman of the SHORTLY FOR FUNDS t Deats—As It Sweeps—As It eans a S Zn g on i el wl A mneurem,th‘nn'louoouo Tourist Advertising Comn;llttce. q 4 C ¥ el Mrs. Iva Tilden will be in charge t othe mints to go ih the menl&p Of | his number, 2,000,000 were Some 25 firms have donated| The annual Self-Denlal Week cf| k- Bystander pot. returned to the mints to be de- And of thdse zxum ahlnv Stone Mountain coing so long ago, ' Uncle Barn rflpom sadly: “It is understood that lnru nurh- stroyéd and reminted. MISSION WURK {framed photographs to the booth, Mr. Williams announced. Some of these went south for mounting and may not be here in time for the opening. Firms donating the pic- tures wi Winter & Pond, Alaska the Salvation Army will open here on May 26, and continue through to June 3, it was announced today by Capt. E. K. Tobin, in charge of the work in this community. Staff Capt. Acton, who will assist Capt. Alaska Electric Ltght and Power Company By HERBERT PLUMMER sary of the Gadsen Purchase, the|pers of them are on hand, u,,som Senic Views, Nugget Shop, Wright | Topin quring the drive, is due to| JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS; ALASKA WASHINGTON, May 19.—Uncle|second that of the end of the Rev-|gat the banks,” Shoppe, Ludwig Nelson, TUnited|.ive nere Monday from western Phone 6 Phone 18 eye on his pecket | olutionary war, the surrender of thei Experienge of thé last 10 y,, States Forest Service, United States| .ommunities, where he has been change # The:btliar? day! hie tirned ¢ dow:x an offer to make $3,400 clear profit by turning out a new 50-cent piece. And he would have had to make only 10,000 of them. In all probability a chance to make an additional $68,740 within British forces under Cornwallls at Yorktown. In the first {nstance a ch»ck far $6,000 was sent the treatury to cover the entire amount of the coinage as well as the cost of mint- ing. There was not a chance in the world to lose. has had its effect. Fifteen specih coins have been issued durlng nm time—an average of @ new h‘l! lar every elght. tonths. And th have been boomerangs. ., - While a' guparintes Is requ that all such coiné will be takenm, there is' no method. by which they I8 DISGIJSSEIL AIFt. Yukon Inshtutlon and. Work-Related to Cham- : Bureau of Public Roads, Butler- Mauro Company, Alaska Electric Light & Power Company, The Em pire Printing Company, Juneau Young Hardware Company, Thom- as Hardware Company, Juneau | Motors, Juneau Cold Storage, Cou- nors Motor Company, I. Goldstein engaged in similar work. For several years, Juneau has re- sponded with great liberality to the Army’s appeal each year for finan- cial aid needed to carry out its mission here, Capt. Tobin said. He was confident that the 1930 cam- | Dependable 24-Hour Electric Service « THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN'HOTELS THE GASTINEAU a few months will be spurned as| But Uncle Sam declined. can be prevented from evmtualjy bet by Rev. Wllhams ':::Sl,;f:)zifi"ggfinm;izz?: gi('ul palixg;:ocxlo ‘:Ldmrz(i.tb:’:ustuiu:iu::: s;:;‘ instance. As a matter of fact, commemora- | Cost of Isstie « |done by the Episcopal Church' ;‘,:)kmqpagy‘ Y;Ia;:?!l&eafuc::fid ls(/i:)n‘ c:m\').l'\ss.‘A complete prir;ra; fof— Gang Plank of E Passenger-Cateying Boat The two issues were to have been |tive coins have always irked him.| It costs fiufle &'bit to issuo these among the Indians of the Far Noflhlmg Company. the week will be announced later. 5 > commemorative coins—the first commemorating the "sth nnuiver- They have a habit of bouncing back after they are issued-—at :times : tn commemiorative 50-cent 111“1 giecen 8- ver costs fl.pn\, ne/ punh. fllllmiIIHI||||IIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllllllIIIII||IIIllllIIIlIIIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllll{l|Ifill||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWIII : Phone for F 00 83—85 was given the Chamber of Com- ! meru today by Rev. M. L. Wwill- : |lams, 4n charge of the mission| G 9 U ||IIIIIIIIIIII i 28,—a new item; RLl I xV( L I’E ACHES, "‘/ys. 30¢,3, cans fine eating—per can INTRODUCTORY O'FFER‘ ON PABST-ETT CHEESE PIMENTO—SWISS AND BRICK " * Purchase must includ> one of these. varieties .. Regulur Price, 30c per Carton—lnt INE CHICKEN TAMALES (in glass jar) : MILAN’S CHICKEN TAMALES ‘(one in can) ...... it CORNED BEEF, 12 ounce tins, per can NORWEGIAN SARDINES, 15¢ per can, 7 for S & W CANDIED SOUTHERN YELLOW YAMS— HEINZ SAUERKRAUT (cooked with pork) per can MADE-RITE PUDDING, assorted flavors, 2 packages .. We have a shipment of HAINES POTATUES §‘ Sanitary Groé‘éry ——————— e | rield. E|to 8 reverse figure, and the Indian 3 [come from the north beyond Fort | Yukon, and the Indians take most E|of them. The object of the chirch station rat Fort Yukon where the; church ' maintains also a school! and hospital for the Indians. ! Rev. Williams has been connect- | ed with: the work several years.' He was ordained recently at Fair-| banks. . -Are Fine Race The Indians: of the north, he sald, are a fine race. They have hot sufféred as have the coast In- @lanis from close contact with the| white, race. It is the aim of the thurch’s progtam to “make them! the bést kind of Indians and-not white men,” he asserted. There in the North is a favorable In 20 years the death rate has been reduced from 10 to one!l population is actually on the up- grade’ rather than on the decrease. The hospital, under Dr. Burke, who last .year was made a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, has dene a splendid work, he said. By inheritance and training, the Indian is- petuliarly fitted for life in- the Arctic regions. And they are playing a real part in Alaska’s iddustrial life, he contended. -~ A great percentage of the furs taken i to equip them more efficiently to play their part, to impart to them the finer things of the white man’s civilization without the evils that accompany usually a marked contgct between the two races. Elliott Praises Work Maj. Malcolm Elliott, President of . the. Alaska Road Commission, who with Gov. George A. Parks visited the Fort Yukon mission some fime.ago, paid a high tribute to its work. He and the Governor had inspegted - the ' station thor- oughly and 'found it to be excel- lently equipped and doing splendid work. “It fs one of the best con- ducted institutions of its kind I have ever visited,” he satd. On his recent trip to Central Alaskan towns, Maj. Elliott sald he found & general air of encourage- ment, with everyone loking forward t0 & prosperous year. ‘The largest tourist business in history is ase sured. Towns presented a spick and ‘The booth will be used as a clearing house for office help, it was announced. Offices desiring clerical or other help can list their jwants with Mrs. Tilden. Applicants for office work can register at the booth. Persons with rooms for rent, particularly for transients, are ask- ed to list their accommodations there, also. Large Tour Party One hundred and fifty reserva- tions have been made for the good- will tour of the Los Angeles Cham- ber of Commerce due here early nekt month, according to telegrams received by the Chamber. M. U. Higgins, Alaska contact man with the party, advised the Chamber he| {was working to make this the first of a series of annual tours. Carl {Thayer, Field Secretary and in charge of the tour, telegraphed thanks for the Chamber's invita- tion wired last week. Some of the Chamber's literature | descriptive of Juneau and vicinity was sent to the Los Angeles Cham- 'Walker Sawyer, representative of the Alaska Rallroad ‘who will ac- company the tour this far north. Mcre Airport Data Additional data: is" being: assem- bled on the airport proect at Sal- mon. Creek, Chairman: R?.E. Rob- artson of the: Airport Committee 3aid. ‘This matter was - discussed with the City '‘Council -last week and - laid ,on the table by it for further consideradon at its next meeting. It desired more informa- tion relative to construction costs before taking final action. The Committee will also confer with A. A. Beunett relative to his suggestion of building the port ad jacent to the lower small boat Hoat at the Alaska Juneau rock dump. t and ‘negotiations are still way for an agreement under to go' ahead with widening & improving the first section of and the Alaska Juneau, Chairman m Shattuck told the Chamber. He was hopeful that the matter| be cleared up in a few days ‘that work could be started. span_appearance, all cleaned -up|< 3 may be possible for the Cham-! to have a mail cancellation made bearing the imprint the Pacific Yukon Highway, it - Tevealed today. Projects of being given today in the U. 8. eleven persons. ber at the suggetsion of Ernest| | _Progress has . been made wit,h: perty owners on lower Front hich 1t will be possible for the! street between the City Dock ' e CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS { Civil service examinations are| Steamboat Inspector's office to The = tests, for stenographic and typing work, are conducted by Walter Heisel. Economy Garage has best used car buys in town. Dodge sedan, $385.00; Chevrolet four coupe, 1928 model, $290.00; Chevrolet four touring, 1925 model, = run 6,000 miles, $200. z ECONOMY GARAGE—Telephone 146 Phone 374 Why buy ordinary printing when you can get Quality Printing at the same identical cost. 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