The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 16, 1931, Page 8

Totes Sheriff’s Gus: ALASKA NATIVES REPRESENTED AT DEGICATION Mayor Roderick F. Davis! of Metlakatla Speaks | at Exercises f&- Alaska’s inaiah population W represented at the formal dedica- # | and Former Secretary BOWLES, LOUCKS WILL BE TRIED, MURDER CHARGE Dalc Set when Millionaire ‘ Will Face Jury HILLSBORO, Oregon, Feb. 16.— Circuit Judge George Bagley an- tion of the Capitol Saturday n t by Roderick F. Davis, mayor of Metlakatla. He spoke as follows We bring to you on this occ: sion the hearty greetings of the Council and people of Metlakatla. They send to you their sincere congratulations, and they wish you every success in the carrying on of your work in the establishment of a permanent government and a government seat in this territory We invoke Divine & ng on the formal dedi n of this territorial capitol. | Thankful for Development “Those of us who represent the first inhabitants of this great northland feel thankful for the fruits you have brought forth n the opening up and in the de- velopment of this la Even h some of us are still young in call the time w is land was a land of darkness and heathen practices. It was a land supposed to be incapable the seeds of civilization, much les: any organized government This new Capitol the big fruit of your coming into Alaska. Wi it with all earnestness that w thankful for your good work. Sign of Deep Interest “We come here to take part in the dedication of this federal and territorial building. Our coming here is simply a sign of the deep | interest we have in the work and! well-meaning efforts of the gov-| ernment of the Territory. You have | the authority to carry on the gov-| ernment work. You have the powm-‘ to enact legislation and uphold things that are just and lawful, and things that call for progress. You wish peace and prosperity on every hand and with every communmI in this northland. Justice and Encouragement “We come here simply to call special attention to the fact that cne half of this north country is| composed of real natives. This! part of the population desires Jus-" tice and encouragement, as well as a generous and a charitable| dealing at your hands | “You will admit that this part of the population is an important ele- ment and force in your industrial undertakings. And as such, it only asks of you a fair chance to live and move on; a fair chance to! work out its own salvation with the | help of its good friends, and a (mry chance to be allowed to stand side| by side with you in the common battles of this great Territory of Alaska.” — e - DEPUTY MARSHAL GOES HOME | is Deputy United States Marshal W.| ® who was here a few H. Caswell, days on official business, has re- turned to his headquarters at Ket- chikan. He took passage on the motorship Northland yesterday morning. e A memorial to Leif Ericson, Vi- king discoverer of North America, ALASKANS ARE | —Mrs. ! returned |nounces that Nelson C. Bowles, | Portland millionaire, and Irma |Loucks, Nelson's former secretary, |will go on trial March 2 for the murder of Mrs. Bowles. The date was decided upon after a conference between State, De- |fense Counsel and Judge Bagley. Lotus L. Langley, District Attor- ney, pleaded for more time, saying his office was overburdened. The defense attorney said they were cady and that Bowles and Miss Assocrated Press Photo Frances K. Aubrey, 23.year.old Goldfield, Nev. deputy sheriff, doesn't hang around the office as | part of her duties include emer-|Ioucks, held in jail since the mid- gency calls and making arrests. ‘dle of last November, were en- titled to speedy action. Th: judge| |then set the date. ASKS I'OR PROTECTION PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 16.—At- ] | torneys for Bowles and Miss Loucks | |have sent a letter to Police Chief | Jenkins asking that a double guard | be placed at the home of Mrs. H.| REATEN IN DOG DERBY IN CAL. W. Hq key witness for the | State. H Mrs. Howard recently suffe Mrs. Geelan Only Woman | beatings, she said, by .men who Uhrcat(‘ned her life if she testified. | | The lelter said the double guard | | was requested to the end that Mrs. {Howard may not claim she has Feb. 16. peen in any way molested pending Thula Geelan of McCall, her testimony at the trial in Hills- Idaho, has won the third Tahoe-|porg, Sierra Dog Derby. She was the woman entry. Goelan 1ed in the 30-mile| #nd Mike MeKallich, Alaskan races each day for the two day e i 5 period. Her elapsed time was 5 G. D. Irwin, Funter; P. C.‘ In_oz- hours 57 minutes and 3¢ seconds.| 2Pailis, Tenakee; J. T. Bassidy,| Gil McCoy of Reno, was two| |cutter Tallapoosa; E.,I. Coouse, | minutes and 16 seconds behind |7 Paleh, A. P. Dalton, B. L. Jelick, | Mrs. Geelan. | Juneau. | Entry, Wins Over Entire Field TAHOE TAVERN, Cal., Chichagof. Zynda Jack Oliver and George Allan, Sl “Scotty % e both Alaska veterans, were| C: V. Brown, Petersburg; Willlam cventh respectively. | F. Schnabel, Mrs. J. L. Brightman ,,,,, and Mrs. Foster M. Mills, Sitka. Pay Up Day; WILL RUGERS Obligations . DOFS HIS B 7 SANTA MONICA, Cal, Feb. 16, —Will Rogers, rustic humorist, has from an aerial crusade for the needy in the drought area| !to resume his picture work. It sure was cold, Rogers remark- ed, when he arrived here. Capt. Frank Hawks piloted Rog- ers on his barnstorming tour in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. Rogers raised $250,000 for the Red Cross. The comedian played three weeks to as many as four audiences in one day. — - - SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 16.—Ages before the world heard of business depression, stock market crashes and mass pro- duction, Confucius remarked: “Owe no man; let no man owe you.” From that dw(lap(‘d the Chi- nese custom of liquidating debts on the turn of the New Year. Because of this custom, the Bank of Canton transferred hundreds of thousands of dol- lars to be available today in Chinatown’s annual pay-off of cbligations. IR AT THE HOTELS ‘Wheat shipments from Duluth, Minn,, for the year up to Jan. 1, 1931, were only 6,000,0000 bushels less than in the previous year. Gastineau | Roderick F. Davis, Rev. Edward | Marsden, Metlakatla; J. H. Brokaw, J. J. Meherin, J. S. Jeffrey and Oscar Hart, Seattle; Richard Ot- tern, Sitka; C. R. Lyan, Dundas Bay; Mrs. George R. Shotter and is planned for Grant Park, Chicago. | Thomas Murmy Hmmnh, Nick Bez IVORY SOAP, medium, 12barsfor ..............$1.00 GARNICK’S SAR Butler, Mauro Drug Co. “When We Sell TELEPHONE 134 Express Money Orders New Spring GEORGE BROTHER Being Unpacked Today Watch Our Windows—but better still, let us Leader Dep’t. Store —-Phone 174 T NO PICNIC HA GON APPLES--Ext It—It’s Right” WE DELIVER Merchandise show you the new things. You are under no obligations to buy S PHONE 454 HIGH Daily Cross-word Puzzle Avioss Solution of Satu it of combastion e ¥, Alliws 10, Native metal 11. Squander . Compound cther . Reposes . Govern rday's Puzzle it ot: e law- nto Fruit . Rose-red dye angle . Binding fabrl . The cream . Guldes - 62 Outsile: Smear 65, Nyilahle of hesltation 06, Letter ul het pretx 7 Place of wor- hip K solld . Frighten ine 7. Crooked gonsequen: thines tiall 2. Celmm orb DOWN 5 Fortificution Banish Upright stakes minine name . Weird . Acts L The Greek I8 ke ge ||l|y priests nant. into cqunt than el nor of Alg Us: dinl. ENG, WEAVERS BACK TO WORK MANCHESTER, England, Feb. IS.J ~Between 250,000 and 300,000 weav- ers returned to their looms today ending a month’s lockout. The weavers had refused to ac- cept a plan for each to work eight looms instead of four. The mill owners finally gave in and the| weavers are back at the looms. e | GOLF MAN VISITS HERE | Stephen Ferris of Ketchikan, who is part owner in the Midget Golf course in Juneau, will return home on the steamship Northwestern to- morrow. —ato DEPUTY MARSHAL RETURNS Deputy United States Marshal C. V. Brown returned on the steam- ship Admiral Farragut from an of- ’ficial trip to the States. jof Rumania QUEEN HELEN IS QUITE ILL BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb. 16. —Physicians fear that Queen Helen is developing pneu- monia. She had been ill with ia- fluenza. Her rising temperature has given rise to much anxiety. King Carol, her husband, is the| only member of the Royal house- hold who has not visited her. ———————— SITKA MARSHAL ARRIVES WITH INSANE PATIENT Deputy United States Marshal Wwilliam Schanbel, of Sitka, ar- rived this morning on the motor- ship Estebeth with Ethel M. Holly- wood who will be taken south oni the first steamer to be placed n Morningside Sanitarium. She was adjudged insane last week by a jury in the Commissioner’s Court and committed to the sanitarium by Judge R. W. DeArmond. CALIFORNIA GROCERY Phone 478 00 ra Fancy Winsaps, Per Box ‘5275 POTATOES--Selected No. 1 Yakima Gems, Per Satk v, .. c 00 - tiines o 9 ORANGES--Sweet and Juicy, 4 Dozen for. &iiss ov . os it LIGHTHOUSE CLEANSER-- 4Cans for & v, 2 p e o2 98¢ BUTTER--1Pound Brick .....c.oevvvnen....35¢ FLLOUR--Alber’s Peacock Brand, Satisfaction or Money Refunded, 49 pound sack ....$1.85 GRANDMA'’S FRESH CAKES and COOKIES FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES NOT JUST EXACTLY RIGHT. IS--Fresh Shipments, TOO LOW' 2 F“% 50 JUDGE HARDING SENTENGES TWO RN L] Sentences were imposed this *6. krench pro+ | orming in the Federal district e ne {court by Judge Justin W. Harding 20, Lass lon Matthew Wilson, Hoonah, and L TbL Daniel Stanworth, Juneau. Each 33. Every ovne received three years in St. An- I Born e ruters |thony Industrial Training School, 28, Mn".{n-- St. Anthony, Idaho. 0 onsteliation Wilson was convicted here re- 40. Stde of a trl- {,ontly on a statutory crime, and Stanworth pleaded guilty to lar- ceny in a dwelling. Both arej minors, Thecy wiil be taken south on an early boat by Deputy Mar- shal C. V. Brown, who wil also take Clint Griffith, Carl Haupt- man and R. Johnson from Ketchi- kan to McNeil Island to’ serve ni term for violating the National| Prohibition Act. | The three Ketchikan men were| convicted several months ago. They appealed to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals which sustained the trial court. An effort to get a review by the United States Su- preme Court failed when that tri- bunal recently declined to consider the matter. [ |over Mrs. Irene Schroeder and V DEATH WATCH IS OVER TWD NEWCASTLE, Penn. Feb. A “Death Watch” has been | Glenn Dague, inmates of the Law- {rence County jail, who have b for the killing of Highway P« man Brady Paul. The “Death Watch” will continue until they are removed to the State | Penitentiary, which will be in about ohe week. Announcing § THREE DAYS ONLY--Feb. 17, 18, 19 ‘ Our buying power enables us to give you these values at a price that saves you money --- 30 days is consid- ered “CASH” 2 POUND BEST BULK PEANUT BUTTER FOR 50 CENTS 1 EXTRA POUND FOR ONE CENT 2 large bottles Yolo Catsup for ...,....56c 1 extra large bottle. . .0lc 3 cans Deviled Meat. .24c 1 extra can for .......0lc Red and Wkite Brand 1 gallon Prunes ......8%¢ 1 extra gallon prunes.0Olc In Sweet Syrup DUCHESS 4 cans Grapefruit for.98c 1 extra can Grapefruit 0lc Guaranteed Quality 6 large cans Toma- TOLS sgtis - sointe w12 1 extra can Tomatoes 0lc A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned 10 bars R & W Soap ..40c 1 extra bar Soap .....0lc Guaranteed Equal Best AMOCAT 4 cans 7 oz, Grapefruit 50c 1 extra can Grapefruit 0lc Buy By Brand 2 pounds Golden Cut Macaroni for ......40c .0lc 1 extra Ib. Macaroni Guaranteed Quality 3 large jars Stuffed Olives for ........$1.00 1 extra jar olives .....0lc 4 can Apple Juice, 28 ounce tins for ...$1.00 1 extra can Juice ....0lc Best Obtainable 2 doz. Stayman or Win- sap Apples for ....90c 1 extra dozen for ....0lc ONE THING We Do Not Have Is a SECRET CREDIT DEPARTMENT Five Deliveries Daily—10 a.m., 11 am., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. TWO TRUCKS AT YOUR SERVICES George Brothers in connection with Leader Department Store, George Brothers, Props.