The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1930, Page 8

8‘ NEW BOAT GOES | IN COMMISSION ABOUT JAN. 15T Forest Servlce Is Building °» New 50-Foot Rangel / Boat at Ketchikan A new 50-foot ranger boat under construction in the Ur States For rvice shipyard at Ketchikan, w be commissioned by the first of next year, according to R. A. Zeller, Supervisor of Ton- gass National Forest, which arflv“d here night from his headquar- ters at Ketchikan He is here t meet ranger Charles Burdick uhom{ he will accompany on an inspection of the Sitka district. The new vessel is a sister shif the Ranger IX., which was built| last year and is stationed in this port It is equipped with a diesel engine. The Forest Service yards have been kept busy most of the summer employing an average of eight men. During the current win- ter boats will be brought in from the field for overhauling and re- pairs had good pac .Engineer to Hold Hearing the district, the cut this season 'is scheduled for Thursday evening. ghtly under the five-year avcr-‘ In addition to holding the hear- d there was some curtailment ing the officials will cruise through nt ng operations, Mr. Zeller Keku Strait for a preliminary ex- ‘smd The outlook for next year amination of the passage there. A seems promising for the loggers. Al- request has been made for improve- plications have been ments to it, also. nber for logs for| The Kake Indians have petitioned new applications for for the construction of a break- e expected for some- water to provide them with a shel- g is still in progress|tered harbor for small boats, to already under give their vessels protection during |stormy weather. Under present ns are about|conditions, during storms the Kake said. One saw'boats have to be taken to shelter ng. The canneries |in protected anchorages south of and fishermen ex- | the village. ous season. | Maj. Atkins is making the trip |on the Bureau of Fisherles boat Kmmakc Capt. Crawford, which is also to take out a stream improve- menz pnrly for work in Big John f Kake. e AT THE HOTELS Gnunuu H. B. Carbray, L. A. Zeller, and C. A. Shonacker, Seattle; William Peck, Ketchikan. Alaskan n % George Bach, Taku Harbor; W. C. on Proposed Improve- | ceorse Bach, 1 ment, Kake Harbor Zynda John Warner, C. E. Crandell and To hold a hearing on proposed Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kreiger and harbor improvements there, Maj. L. son, Seattle; Laura P. Siemens, E. Atkins, Acting United States Denver; Roy L. Crovich, Kelso. District Engineer, and Lieut. Leland ————.———— {in lis a1 contr: w Ketchikan nced a ATKINS LEAVES TOMORROW FOR KAKE HEARING HUNDREDS COM FOR SALVATION ARMY CONGRESS Night and End Mon- day Morning | | Two hundred members of the Salvation Army are expected in Juneau this week to attend the l Alaska Congress of the religious or- ganization. Sessions will begin Fri-/ day evening, continue through Sat- urday and Sunday and end next Monday evening. All meetings wiil be in the A. B. Hall. Marches will| take place Friday and Saturday| evenings, and also Sunday morning, afternoon and evening. At 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon Major Merritt of British Columbia who will be in charge of the Con- gress, will address pupils of the High School in the Assembly Room | of the building. To Be Greeted at Pler Major Merritt aboard the steam-| ship Princess Louise, will arrive in| Juneau tomorrow night. He will be greeted at the wharf by Divisional| )umdzess Skeletons ‘lln) Be Victims Of Murderer RDOVA, Alaska, Oct. 22.—The theary is advanced here that the two headless human skeletons found on the shores of Shelikof Stralts, 120 miles southwest of Kanatak, are | the missing victims of Robert Davis, Sessions Will Start Friday|; Lmanlln Indian, who confessed last |spring to a triple murder in that vicinity. He was sentenced to 15 | years at McNeil Island for second degree murder. PACKERS CONSIDER CHAMBER PROTESTS ON FIBRE CARTONS The movement initiated recently |* by the Juneau Chamber of Com- merce to combat the encroachment of fibre board boxes in the market for Alaska made salmon containers |has brought a response from some of the leading fish packers and can- Inery assoctation, ,today by President E. M. Goddard. it was disclosed The Chamber’s resolution and let- ters on the subject attracted con- siderable attention. The response of the packers, re- ceived in the last mail from Seattle, will be made public tomorrow at the weekly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Goddard said. Other Staff Captain Acton and Mrs. AC-|iatiers of local importance are also Says Puff: “What is this bird' I see?” 'Tis a wise old Owl up in a tree, And, “Were you in Noah's ark?” quoth he. | Says Puff: “I am weak on history.” | (Copyright, 1930) ‘ ———————— with 2 'PACKAGES SWANSDOWN CAKE FLOUR FRESH SHIPMENT Grandma s Cakes and : Cookles Sanitary Grocery FOR BREAKFAST—ROLLED OATS— 10-pound bags—60 cents GARNICK’S—Phone 174 While there has been no serious|B. Kuhre will leave early tomor- Dell E. Sheriff, Alaska’s ‘Tuner. depression in the timber business [row morning for Kake. The hearing 'Telephone Cliff Apartments. —adv. ton and a large number of AIMY i, pe giscussed. It is hoped a full members. attendance will be 3 Captain Jackson is at the head| |, i of a party of 22 Army members Comparisonin price for Equal Quality NONE CAN UNDERSELL US Mannings Coffee Lb. 41c Salvation Army 24 years. He has’ Extra Quality Put in Coffee ----- “Better Quality than Can Coffee” BORDEN'S or MIL CARNATION 1] cans BI.OO Fresh Eggs, Mediums, doz. 40c and Pond will be open next week. w Old Papers for sale at Empire Office The Portrait Studio of Wlnter’ Watch for our announcement nowned as an organizer and as a platform speaker. He is widely known as “the man with the con-| certina.” Fine Concertina Player | He is one of the best Salvation| Army concertina players in the“ world, and is also prominent as a composer of music. He comes from a musical family. Two of his broth- ers are composers of music and like- wise of verse. A brother is the master of one of the finest silver bands on the American continent.| Major Merritt will play his con- certina at meetings of Congress. All sessions are open to the public, and everybody is invited to be present. Democratic Rally THURSDAY AT 8 P.M. AT THE Douglas Coliseum SPEAKERS PROGRAM Friday— 2:30 p.m.—Major Merritt at the Juneau High School. 7:30 p.m—Welcome to Major Merritt and delegates. Saturday— 2:30 p.m.—Officers and local of- ficers to meet. 7:30 p.m.—Congress praise meet- ing. Sunday— 9:15 a.m.—Congress knee drill. 9:30 a.m.—Jail meeting. 10:30 a.m.—Holiness meeting. 3:00 p.m.—Lecture, “Romance of the Salvation Army,” by Major Merritt. 7:30 p.m.—Great battle for souls. Monday— 9:00 am—Major Merritt at In- dian schools. 2:30 p.m.—Soldiers’ meeting. 7:30 p.m.—Final meeting of the Congress; Musical meeting; self denial in gathering and presen- tation of self denial banner. Yakima Netted Gem Potatoes BEST QUALITY---Every Potato guaranteed. No freak shape---all Will not turn black after boiling. BEST IS CHEAPEST. Per Hundred $3.50 No Misrepresentation in Our Advertising French Priest Is Killed by Bandits KIUKIANG, China, Oct. 22.—A dispatch from Pengtze, Kiangshi Province, which the Communists captured Monday, said bandits mur- dered Father Vonaix, French priest. perfect. Hon. George B. Grigsby for Delegate Hon. Thomas Gaffney, for Auditor Allen Shattuck, for Senator Judge Frank A, Boyle, Mayor Thomas B. Judson of Juneau and E. L. Sampson of Ketchikan, for Representatives We Undersell on Quality Basis FRESH SOLID TOMATOES. pound . . 10¢ SWEET POTATOES, 2 poundsfor . . . 15¢ FRESH SPINACH, pound ; 14c LEMONS, 3 1-4 pounds to dozen . Weight the lemons you buy and see for yourself NO LIMIT ON PURCHASES ' George Bros. FIVE FAST DELIVERIES Here comes the big g perade of Tall and Winter gloves) ' Hear them on Home Rule, Fisheries, Bureau- cracy, and other issues of the campaign. Evervbody is cordially invited to attend: Gloves for dress = o= fOr service —- for Ariving, and for warmth, Big selections, - dig values, All the leathers you could ask for and more style and service than you might expect for the price. - SABIN’S THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC YEAR--IN ALASKA AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TELEPHONES 92 and 95