The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 14, 1931, Page 8

MOVEMENT FOR CAPITOL BEGAN 20 YEARS AGO Residents o juneau Bought Part of Site and Gave it to Government Official Direct Rooms: 11-13-14-15 12 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 1931. e ory of Alaska’s Capitol GROUND FLOOR Occupants: Customs. Assistant Custodian. Cable Office Boilers, heating plant, coal room, and storerooms for occupants. v ; 5 FIRST FLOOR tinued rom page U s e i Mg NE Wing Post Office. 104 Postmaster. Th at 106 Assistant Custodian. 100-101-102 103-107-111-113 105 117-119 123-127 109-121-125-129 'Bill for the ses aking body beginning in \916} who was stlil] bduced in | ves a bill} i | | i At ham, House of Represe ag for $300,000 additional, and NE Wing s additional amount was includ- 226 in the omnibus public build £14-216-218-220-222 us bill was nev 203-212 SE Corner 11{ 202-204-206 rica’s . entrance into|} 200-201 in 1917 deferred all|§ 203 sernment activities excepting se relating to the struggle THIRD 322-328 \(‘ war prob- 18 306-308 302-304 300-301-303-305-309 of public bt Bureau of Prohibition. Bureau of Fisheries. Territorial Highway Engineer. Territorial Treasurer. Attorney General. Steamboat Local Inspectors, SECOND FLOOR House of Representatives. H. of R. Gallery. Committee Rooms. Scnate Chamber Gallery. Senate Chamber. Territorial Auditor. Commissioner of Education. Territorial Museum. FLOOR Secretary of Alaska. Office of Education. Governor of Alaska. Mine Inspector. Public Survey. When the time came for the con- [ ation of public buildings, a new 311-313-315-317-319 Alaska Road Commission. plan respecting their allotmen . was formulated and followed | FOURTH FLOOR The Treasury Department sub- 424-428-432 . . Alaska Game Commission. mitted approved projects to Con- 418-422-426-430-434 Experimental Station. 414-416 Regional Fiscal Agent, Forestry g nd it passed one bill author- izing a lump sum for all approved ctures. The department de 400-402-401-404-406- 408-410-412-418-421 N } g ) ) § } ) 4 ) ) N y y } 1Y 3 1Y K Iy { N \ ) \ \ \ ; \ ) ! \ t I ) { N z the order of mnecessity ject was thi d 403-405 (1927 that| 409-411 l;)l‘ldl:on “ as made 415-419-423-425 under this new plan. FIFTH Plans are Drafted i In 1928, the Treasury Department NE Corner C C rafted the plans 514 Al Capitol, and these plans 510 .. w finally approved late in that 506-508 | 500-501-502 | 5 Early in 1929 specifications were prepared by the Treasury In 507-509-511 April, 1929, the call was issued to 513-517-521 contractors for bids. Twelve bids 515 wera submitted. They were open- 519 4 by the supervi architect of Treasury July 15, 1929, Be- & seoeeoococrrrromecoooooeon large number of ter of of compietion of the building, Gov-' tion of them lasie 17, 1929. On th ernor Parks raised a large, new of the Treasury American flag to the top of the on announced that staff upon the building, the flag the Sfl\‘\r n Company of having been handed to him by Chicago, was tI owest bidder and|Mr. McBride and the ceremony tak- | that afternoon hz signed the con-|ing place almost directly over the tract with the Severin Company |spot where ground had been brok- for erection of the building. len seventeen months previously. Amount of Lew Bid Also on the second of this month The Severin company’'s bid was occupancy of the capitol began with $712,000, with provisions relative|the installation of the Customs to certain extras. All together,|House and the Governor's office. the site, and building with hs‘smce then virtually all Territorial e s and new furnishings repre—wand Federal officers, with the ex- cents an investment of approm-‘ccpnon of the United States dis- mately $1,000,000. trict court, United States Clerk's’ At noon, September 18, 1929, Gov, office, the Territorial Treasurer's George A. Parks took a brand new |office, and the Territorial Museum spade from the hands of John C. have moved into the structure. McBride, Customs Collector and|Those remaining departments will Custodian of Federal Buildings in|take over their new quarters chori- Alaska, and turned the first earth|ly. in excavating for the !.:ux]dingA The e conier ot e ate. - resent|AGED TREASURES OF PERSIAN SHAH GET FIRST DISPLAY on the occasion, besides the Gov- crnor and Custodian, were numer- LONDON, Feb. 14—Dazzling jew- eled armor and plate from the cus government officials, officers royal treasuries of the Shah of and members of the Chamber of Commerce, school children, resi- dents generally, N. P. Severin and some of the subordinate officers of his contracting company. Weork Gocs Ahead Fast Work of erection was prosecuted vigorously, and completion was ef- fected before the time specified in the contract. In the forenoon of the second day of this month, in celebration International sian Art. of the loot of Nadir Shah when he invaded India in 1724. One piece is a golden bowl with an emerald an inch and half in di- ameter in the bottom. Another is a pendants of rubies and emeralds. Persia is being shown here at the | Exhibition of Per-| The jewels reputedly were part.} necklace of solid diamonds with| Ladies’ and Children’s RAINCOATS Half Price FOR FEBRUARY CLEARANCE In tweed, novelties and rubberized fleeced lined Regular $7.50 to $10.50 SALE PRICE i $3.75 to $5.25 A ceremonial shield, heavily en- | crusted with rubies, emeralds and vari-colored enamel, is another treasure. encrusted with diamonds on bright enameled background is shown. These have never been seen be- fore outside Persia. They are not | however, used by the present Shah, | who does not care for splendors of | monarchs who preceded him. o2 the Cest w NN getting out a circular, eircular letterorother pieceof printed matter...the paper, the address- ing, the mailing easi- ly total more than the printing, Yet, in a large measure, the Results Depend Upon the Printing. — | Let uzs show you some samples to Ulustrate our statement In addition a vase solidly| Service. Forestry Service. District Ranger, Forestry Service. ‘Weather Bureau. Bureau of Public Roads. FLOOR Court Room. District Judge. Court Reporter. Clerk of the Court. U. 8. Marshal. U. S. District Attorney. Assistant U. 8. Attorneys. Commissioner and Recorder. Special Examiners and Masters. Grand Jury Room. e o) Fassett to Be Sent To Haines for Preliminary Hearing John Fassett, Haines In- dian, arrested here early this week on a telegraphic warrant charging him with first degree murder, will be taken to Haines for a pre- l' liminary examination before the United States Commis- sioner there, it was announc- ed today by United States Marshal Albert White. Fassett is alleged to have killed Ed. Donnelly at Bar- low Cove last December. He was arraigned before Judge Charle Sey here Thursday and is being held in the lo- cal Federal jail without bail. Deputy Marshal C. J. Sulli- van will arrive here next week to take him back to Haines for the hearing. e 2000000000000 000c0000 NEW MANCHURIA LINES MUKDEN — Government plans call for construction of 27 branch railway lines in Manchuria this jyear at a cost of $3,500,000, the !money to be raised by loans from Chinese banks supplemented by ap- propriations from receipts of exist- ing roads. — MORE SOVIET WHEAT | MOSCOW.—Planning to increase ‘the wheat yield of state farms in 1931 by 15 per cent, the soviet diamonds, set into a background of government has decided to grant gredits of $375,000,000 for new agri- cultural machinery. ‘fllII|lIIlllIIllII||||III|IIIIIIIIllIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIlIIllIllIIIIIIlIII|IllIIIIlIIIIIllIIIIIIl!IIlllIIIIII!IIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlllfl Get Your Milk Now by flIllllllllfllllllllflllllllllflllIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ALL SOUTHEAST ALASKA SENDS DELEGATIONS : }Me tlakatla, a, Ketchikan, ! Wrangell, Petersburg and Skagway Here | | (Continued from Page One) |M. J. Bugge, M. W. Lewis, Mrs. G |H. Bach, Miss Elsie Robinson and |Miss Kathleen Bolton. Metlakatla Delegation From Metlakatla—Mayor Roderick 1Davis, and the Rev. Edward Mars- lden, paster. of the Preshyterian Church and Secretary of the town. Fram Wrangell—J. C. Scudder J. B. Loftus, H. V. Callow, H. L. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. B. Y. Grant, and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hanford. From Petersburg—' 8. Else- more, John Hanseth, Philip Lu M. M. Custard, Jerry Smith, W liam Jackson, Harland Skeek, Ro Walson, L. L. Meadows, Andrew Wikan, A. R. Boyer, J. E, Johancs- son, Leo Strom, A. Skaquanie, Rus- sel Harris, Mrs. 8. Evans, Mrs. M. Nelson, Mrs. H. R. Sarber, Mrs. H J. Stoll, Mrs. Earl N. Ohmer, Miss| Mary Allen, Miss Adelia Hanson, Miss Cornelia Christenson, Miss| Mabel Otness, Miss Gertie Otness and Miss B. Abbott. | From Skagway, here previous' Howard Ashley, personal repr sentative of Mayor W. J. Mulvi- hill; Mrs. Ashley, James Nettles, Mrs. Charles Nye and Mrs. Myrtle Keller. KELLER LEAVES WORK PRAISED LOCAL SCHOOLS: Steps Out Preparatory to Taking Office as Com- missioner Education (Contmued from Page one) equipment. The latest approved school methods and policies wer2 instituted, and a definite policy of building up the equipment to meet the minimum standards for good work was adopted. Departments of Music and’ Art and of Instrumental Music * were added, and departments of Com- merce, Shop and Home Economics were enlarged and improved. ‘The equipment of the elementary school was raised to standard through the purchase of necessary facilities such as maps, globes, rulers, etc. ~The old direct lighting system was re- placed with a modern, semi-direct installation with a resulting ' drop of 40 per cent in the eye defects of students. Arrangements were made Daily Cross-word Puzzle AUKRONN Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 8. 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Gazed f ly L Al n polnt Ine 14 Afriean elpl!lllon 1. tie penine untelope Notice lell" I% I J4E AN 7NN JdNN | E JERE =11 III%III set of the Keller regime, the pen capita cost of educating each stu-| dent in local schools was $118 per | year. Under his direction and in co-operation with the Board, ! econ- | schools has been a matter of keen satisfaction to the School Board. While it is sorry to lose Mr. Keller it recognizes that in his new po- sition he will be able to serve Alas- omies consistent with the task in ka on a broader scope, and it has hand were instituted with the re- sult that, |no hesitancy in predicting that his | | [ | other struck a woman spectator, | PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT { %.II/%””MM- llflfl including rehabilitation brilliant record as Superlntendent.\ program costs, the cost per pupnl |of Juneau Public Schools will be‘ has materially dropped, and is es- timated this year to be about $105. Juneau now has one of the “low| cost” schools of the Territory. Dur- | ing this same period the teaching staff has increased from 18 to 24| instructors, a growth of 33 1-3 r;er cent. { Under his administration the lo-| cal school was admitted to aceredit- ed standing by the universities| throughout the States, being the| first to receive that standing. This| occurred in 1927 when Juneau was| admitted to full standing in the| Northwest Association of Secondary | Schools and Colleges. ~ By this| recognition graduates of the local high school are admitted to any| to conduct physical examinations of [Public college or university in ‘h"‘ the students, free of charge to par- ents, by the Red Cross. Growth Is Consistent The school growth has been con- | States. sistent and steady since Supt. Kel- ler took office, sald Mr. Merritt. Attendance enrolment the present total of 620 students. definitely established, {been modernized at a cost of about schools of the Territory. Cost Lowered Per Capita when he|“During Mr. Keller’s tenure, charges| came here .was 412 as compared to|were made to maintain higher Augmentation of plant has_kept | The success that has accompanied, pace with the enrolment growth. | these changes is evident from the In 1927, after the need had been|fact that 60 per cent of the High the new|School graduates, during the past High School building was added |six years, have continued their edu- to an over-all cost of about $114,000. | cation The entire school equipment has)learning. $9,000, and the plant as a whole is than that of any single State in rated as the most modern and best | the Union. furnished of any of the Ilarger|riod, not a single student has failed United States on the same basis as, are the graduates of the accredncd» high schools in the respective| Standards Are Raised In conclusion Mr. Merritt sald: standards of work than ever before.| in institutions of hlgher\ “This is a higher percentage During this same pe- to make good in the higher institu- tion attended, while over 20 per| BORDEN'S or CARNATION, case .......$3.85 DICED CARROTS FOR SALAD, can ......10c NAVY BEANS, pound .........icovvenn..210c SNOWFLAKE SODA CRACKERS, (fresh) 2 pound package ...............45¢c II|IIIIIllllIIlllIlllllllllllIIIlIIlIIIIIIIHIIIIIHIIIIHIIIMIIlllllllIllllllllllfll!llllflllllfllllllfillllflllfllllfllfllllllllfl It has been gratifying to the|cent of the graduates of Juneau Board, Mr. Merritt said, that the|High School have made honor rol's| cost of educating each pupil has|in the colleges in which they en- been steadily reduced during this |rolled. period of expansion. At the out-) “Naturally, the success of me the Case PHONE 174 L= |duplicated in his administration of the Territorial system as Commis- | sloner of Education NEWLYWEDS COMING Donald MacKinnon and his bride | the northbound passengers aboard the steamer Yukon sailing from Se- attle this morning. George Brothers Grocery The Leader Department VISITORS TO JUNEAU George Bros., Props. Dedication Ceremonies EGGS THROWN WATER SWEEPS AT THOMPSON, | DOWN; VILLAGE MAYOR OF CHI LAID IN RUINS Republican “Political Meet- CloudburstsEGreat Dam- ing in The Loop Ends age in Arizona— in Bedlam Rain Continues CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 14—Three| YUMA, Arizona, Feb. 14—Cloud- eggs aimed at Mayor William Hale | bursts have wrought havoec in Thompson missed their mark last|Southern Arizona. night and a Loop campaign meet-| One man is known to have been ing was turned into a bedlam. 'killed and five others are mis:- A phalanx of police rescued the|ing. thrower of the eggs as members of | At Wellton, a wall of water si: the audience pounced upon him,|feet high and 250 feet wide swept swinging their fists. down from the canyon onto the “Big BIill” Thompson, candidate |village wrecking houses and forcing for renomination on the Republican‘ inhabitants to seek safety on the ticket, was shaking a halter to il- | house tops and in trees. lustrate a paint, and shouted: Four Southern Pacific trains have “Wear no man's halter!” been halted by washouts. The thrower of the eggs shouted:| TWO fast Chicago-Los Angeles “Oh, yeah! You wear a hood-|trains were forced to detour over lum’s halter,” and then let fly the the Sante Fe. eggs. One f{reight train was caught in One egg struck the halter, an-|2 washout and ten cars were de- railed. Hundreds of automobiles have been wrecked by rushing water. Heavy rain continues in southern section. but no record was kept of the third egg. e i e e COMMITTEE MEETS SUNDAY At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, GROSS NORTHBOUNY in the City Council Chambers in | the City Hall, the committee on, general entertainment for the Grand | Igloo of Pioneers to be held in Ju- neau, will hold an important meet- ing. All members are requested to | attend as many important subjectst ‘W. D. Gross, owner of the string of Coliseum theatres in Southeast Alaska, accompanied by his wife, is a passenger aboard the Yukon now bound to Juneau from Seattle. e Daily Empire ware Ads Pay. VALENTINES Butler, Mauro & Co. “When We Sell It—It’s Right” TELEPHONE 134 WE DELIVER Express Money Orders CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 478 ' MONARCH lit Food Prontlxléltsl y : '_, (r _———— | Y l and Store WELCOME ALL for the in connection with the opening of Alaska’s Capitol