The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 31, 1930, Page 8

4 WORK TO OPEN ON SPUR ROAD IN SHORT TIME Local UnemE).\'menI to Be Relieved by Building of Point Lena Spur As soon as camp accommodations can be completed, probably within a week or 10 da will be launched by the United States Bu- reau of Public ‘Roads on the Point to Glacier Highway, it Ivan Cost Lena spur was announced today ‘Windsor, Assoclate ©of construction is $10,000. The spur will be one-half m long. Clearing, grading and surf ing will be done by day labo crew of 30 men wi by Engineer estimated for from six weeks to 60 days. | The work is initiated at this time, Mr. Windsor pointed out, as a | measure to relieve local unemploy- ment. It is the first time in its history that the bureau has under- taken actual road construction d ing the winter season. Preference! on the job will be given to quali-| fied married men with families. If; vacancies are left after this source of employment is exhausted, mar- ried men without children will be given next preference, and after them unmarried men. “This is a small project and we are merely undertaking it to re- lieve unemployment conditions lo- cally,” Mr. Windsor said. “There is ample local labor to fill all t places on the crew and no float- ing labor will be used. The open weather and lack of snow make it/ possible to launch the work. Ifl heavy snow should come, it will| be necessary to shut down the pro- Ject.” The crew will be under W. J.| Sisson, Superintendent. It will base at the regular camp at Auk Lake.| Some improvements and enlarge- ments are being made there and i will be several days before the crew is assembled there. TRIES TO ROB BANKIN L. A, City Payma;;'l’urns Ban- dit—Is Perhaps Fat- ally Wounded LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 31— Robert Andrews, aged 55, paymaster of the Los Angeles Public Works department, turned bank robber and was probably fatally wounded as he fled with $1500 from a branch bank of the Bank of Cali- fornia Fellow employees aided in identi- fication. They said Andrews re- cently left his wife because of do- mestic difficulties. ————— - Historic Raleigh tavern, at Wil- liamsburg, Va., has been restored by Rockefeller interests. be employed | Call Precedes Death of Radio Announcer BUTLER - MANILA BOUT FEATURES LEGION SMOKER Card at A. B. Hall | Arena Tonight THE FIGHTERS Ford Butler v. Joe Manila 170 pounds—8 rounds Slugger Weaver v. Zamorra 132 pounds—6 rounds De Gracia v. Nabalis 115 pounds—6 rounds Lawrence v. Hulse 150 pounds—4 rounds ~e| Joe Manila, who battled Soldier Olson to a draw here several| Margaret Owen, burlesque dancer wnnouncer, to the lobby of the T4 salle Hotel, where he was shot ant silled by three gunmen last July She said that she made the call m nocently at tie ml.( (\f A PN prevent ¥ . | EXTORTIONISTS - ARE SURPRISED FROM AMBUSH {Youths, Démanding $10,- 000, Are Caught— | One Is Killed CLINTONVILLE, Wis,, Dec. 31.— An alleged attempt to extort $10,- 000 from Dr. J. W. Finney, aged | 52 years, ended last night in the| fatal shooting of Gordon Pope,| aged 15 years, and the arrest of his two youthful companions by a posse in ambush. Dr. Finley reported to the sher- iff he had received a letter di-| recting him to leave $10,000 on a| fence post on a lonely highway. Members of a posse hid in shrub-| bery nearby the designated post in the fence. Three youths drove up| in an automobile and got out One | of them, in the shrubbery, fired and the Pope. Douglas Parfoot, aged 14 years, | and Howard Hustermark, aged 18 years, were arrested after a short chase. the $10,000 to have a good time. .- —— MARTHA SOCIETY MEETS The Martha Society will Friday afternoon at two o'clock in the church parlors. Mrs. Frank Harris and Mrs. H. W. Irvine will act as hostesses. —adv. BIG DROP-F RESH MILK Starting January 1, 1931 Pints . Quarts 08c 15¢ GEORGE BROTHERS Telephone 92 or 95 Five Fast Deliveries MASONS of all degrees New Year’s Reception Thursday afternoon, 2 to 5 January Scottish Rite Temple Music Refreshments Ist, 1931 | est test !climbs between the ropes in the| ;Leglon Arena at A. B. Hall tomght " | though startled by a movement | | knows as much about fighting and hidden members of the posse an-, swered with rifle shots and kl”ed‘(}“g bout should be a thriller. Wea- X | but that is apt to appear tame with The boys said they wanted | meet | months ago, probably has his hard-; ahead of him when he to meet Ford Butler, ex-heavy-| Bho: onismed o yta'r')';‘&of{"r;fi}‘:;uemm title holder of the Territory | and now seeking to regain that| title. Ford will enter the ring a decided favorite with the fans whose talk weighs. ‘ He has bedten Joe Collier, al-| his last battle with hxmi was a draw, and Collier didn't| |mark him in that fight. Manila’s ‘Um\unz against Joe in their Ket-| {chikan battles was not comparable\ ‘to that. Sees His Chance But Manila sees in his match wi(h Butler a big chance to scram- "ble back to the top of the heavy- weight heap in Alaska. He has‘ worked like he never did before to get into condition. He will enter me ring as near physically perfect as it was possible for him to get, and if he loses he will have no ali- bis. | Butler, who scrapped Collier two weeks ago, is on edge. At that time he fought with two badly bruised ribs which were sore to the touch and consequently handicapped him. He has recovered from that in- | jury and Manila will meet a dlfrer—| ent fighter than Collier did then. Two Classy Lightweights Fans who have watched Weaver and Zamorra work out against sparring mates in preparation for their battle tonight, do not hesi- tate to brand them as two of the classiest lightweights who have ever shown their wares here. Weaver probably is a few pounds heavier than the little Filipino but the latter is a genuine whirlwind. He ring generalship as Weaver and ver will enter the ring a favorite There is an old fable about what happens when Greek meets Greek, what happens when two little brown brothers tangle in the squar- ed circle. And tonight is the occa-| sion, Caesar DeGracio and Louls Nabalis staging the show in the third six round event the Vets are staging. The lads weigh 115 pounds. Both have had numerous battles and know more than a little about |the ring game. The curtain raiser is between Virgil Hulse and Kid Lawrence. The former is a local ~ product whose wares have been favorably displayed here on former occasions. Lawrence is from Los Angeles and lis of the same slugging, two-fisted |type as Hulse. They fight at 150 | pounds. ——————— MILLIONAIRE, - STENOGRAPHER, ARE INDICTED Face Trial for Alleged Mur- | der of Mrs. Bowles | mn Fortlan | PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 31.— | From their cells in the County Jail Nelson Bowles, 34, Portland mil- lionaire, and his former secretary, |Irma Loucks Paris, 28, faced a grand jury indictment charging |them with first degree murder of Bowles' wife Leone. The indictment was returned yes- |terday after an investigation of | several weeks and charged that the |two “did purposely and of de- liberate and premeditated malice, cutting and slashing with a sharp instrument.” Mrs. H. W. Howard is said to have been one of the principal wit- nesses for - the state before the grand jury yesterday. Her testimony is believed largely responsible for |the grand jury’s action. — e, Because African red ants do not |have a taste for American pitch |pine that wood is in demand for 1bundmgs in Africa. - eee The Signal Corps of the United L Vets Stage New Year's Eve! 1. ¥ume RENAHANPARTY | kill one Leone Bowles by stabbing, | Daily Cross-word Puzzle A New Year's greeting Is extended to you In 1, 16, 38 and 48 ACROSS Solution of Yesterday's Puzzlie 17. Binds . Favornble 19. Ola word for 5. Fortune the season of 9. During spring 12, Grimace 1. Moved rapldly. 13, Presentiy a8 air 16 At no timer o 16. Numeral 18, Metal holt Was the mate ter with 21, Culting parts of knives 23, Poem 24, Tardler form . Spendthrife Daub Help Sgnure root of 900 . Tropleal truft Postal necess §3. 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Alnays Transocennie ng . 30, Oxle steamship 11 Borders Molsten routes Seoteh FFET I B | III%III ‘/HI % % % %%%ll-% dgaEN aNE EEwS Ill%fllll / _ {EE MAY STILL LIVE INFAMINE FIGHT Aviator Blond Says Fliers| Were Heard Over Naas Creek November | (Continued from Fage One) ally, he either crashed to the! ground or alighted safely with| gasoline exhausted in some place far from habitation. i Facts Support Theory “The facts supporting this theory are that on the night of Noveiaber 1 an airplane was heard by white men over Cabin No. 6 on Naas Creek, the mouth of which is 150 miles by air over & ountain from Telegraph Creek. The airplane was | Creek country. The Renahan plane is the only aircraft that could have been there then. Indians communicated this infor- Creek station.” While the Princess Norah was latest explanation of the disap-| pearance of the Renahan party with Phil Jolie of Juneau, who, when in Seattle recently, took the initiative in raising the fund that mation to residents of Telegraph | made in Southeast Alaska and Northwest British Columbia wat-, ers for trace of the Renahan party! by the power vessel Dorothed. So impressed was Mr. Jolle with the reasonableness of the theory th:.t he at once cabled its details to Anscel C. Eckmann of the Alaska- Washington Airways at Seattle, sc| he could meet Mr. Blond on the latter’s arrival there. SECRET INQUIRY MADE OF DEATH, {White House Naval Aide's' Passing Is Cause of Investigation WASHINGTON, D. C., Deec. 31.— Investigation by a Speclal Board of Officers into the death Monday of Lieut. Bruce Settle, one of the White House Naval Aides, contin- ued in secret while reports got heard also by Indians in the Naas!'about that a deadly poison was found in his body. Navy medical officers refused to ‘White men and | confirm the poison rumor. Deputy Coroner Rogers, of the District of Columbia, announced he would inquire why his office was not notified of the officer's in port Mr. Blond discussed mls!death at the Navy Yard and why he had not been appriséd before | the body was moved. ——————— Judge Louis Duffee, 74, of Grif- fin, Ga., prefers a mule to autos is financing the search now being and other means of conveyance. DANCE with the “Merrimakers” NEW YEAR'S NIGHT A.B. Scandinavian-American Music Hall DRY OFFICIALS NOT AFRAID OF WET ACTIVITIES Optimistic Views Express- ed — Claim Enforce- ment Strengthened ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 31.— An optimistic review of Prohibition during the past year and a forecast for the next with “no change in the situation except improved en- forcement” was given out by the Anti-Saloon League today. “By the end of 1931 the Nation will be nearer an ultimate de- cision whether to license liquor and pay the price or prohibit intoxi- cants and derive the benefits,” said the statement. The outstanding development of the year was the abandonment of the “beer and wine program and a definite centering of the out- right appeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, part of a Wet strate- gy,” further sald the statement. Despite the attacks, the League officlals said Congress did not pass wet legislation before adjournment and will neither future Congress- €s pass such legislation. — .- — Brunswick, Ga., has adopted a five year beautification and mod- ernization plan to help attract tourists. WHY Not Only Cheaper but Better :RICE & AHLERS CO. GOOD PLUMBING “We tell you in advance what job will cost” l,g‘_.-_.._.--.... e .. = e *—.z:......,....._....z.-g_._—-—.-—-—m__..._.........-.....;J Says wily Mr. Pox: “Why don't you‘ make a lecture tour And let me be your manager—we'd | both make good, I'm sure.” “From what I've heard,” says Puffy, “you would benefit enough— What worries me is, there might be no money left for Puff.” — .- ELECTRICAI. WORK Call Schombel. Telephone 4502. JUNEAU WOMAN'S CLUB will hold their monthly luncheon Saturday, January 3rd, at Coffee Shoppe, 1:30. Mrs. G. E. James will talk on activities of Woman's Clubs in Washington State. Mrs. Mae Williams will give a resume of Mrs. Sippell's address before the convention at Denver last fall. CATHERINE B. ROSS, Secretary. e Turtle farming and canning is the major industry on Eleuthera island of the Bahamas. —adv. YOUR WEATHER CHART CALENDAR HAS ARRIVED BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CoO. REMNANTS of SILKS, SATINS, COTTON Materials of all Kinds, PRINTS and DRAPERIES In fact, all Yard Goods at a small fraction of their original value. Special Prices on All Yard Goods Leader Dep’t. Store Open Evenings PHONE 454 GEORGE BROTHERS Complete Line of Ladies’ House Slippers $1.00, $1.50 and $2.50 per pair SALOUM’S States army has begun production of sound pictures for instructing of- ficers and enlisted men, o Daily Empire Wans Ads Pay. WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MUCH PROSPERITY GARNICK’S, Phone 174 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL The Alaska Dairy “Juneau’s Model Dairy Farm” : JOSEPH KENDLER, Prop. ANNOUNCE A REDUCTION ' IN MILK PRICES NOW.--- 8 CENTS PER PINT 15 CENTS PER QUART (Delivered at your door) Our herd of 60 cows has recently been inspected by the U. S. Government Service and was found 100% sound. We have many tons of native Alaska hay from our own farm and this in addition to our modern bottling and sterilizing plant and equip- ment enable us to make this reduction in milk prices to you, The Alaska Dairy JOSEPH KENDLER, Prop.