The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 23, 1931, Page 8

SNOW AND RAIN PREVAILING IN WEST SECTIONS Spring Touches Other; Areas —Some Forest | Fires Extinguished " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931. ;]' o Wed Writer | CAUSESBANKER - TO FLY SOUTH ] \ Petersburg Has Elwood| McClain and Three Other Passengers NEVADA DROUGHT IS | BROKEN, SNOW FALL Hundreds o}r—fien Fighting | Blazes in Washing- | ton and Oregon ‘ KANSAS CITY, April 23.—Snow blanketed a large area in the ‘West while Spring flitted over the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast States today. Moisture is falling in several for- | est fire sections. ! Snow covered Montana, Wynm-1 ing, Colorado, Nevada and the| Sierra Mountains. ‘ The Nevada drought was broken by the snow. Rain fell in Southern California Arizona forest fires have been rained out. High winds are prevailing in Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Northern California. Several hundred men are fight- ing forest and brush fires in Wash- ington and Oregon. Four deaths in the Northwest have been attributed indirectly to the warm wave prevailing. LITTLE GIRL FOUND SLAIN Mutiliated Body, Slashed by Knife, Is Located | in Gulley SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 23. —Slaying of Merle Springer, aged 11 years, has aroused the com- munity. The girl's body, mutilated by a score of knife wounds, was found( in a gully near her home after her stepfather, Elmer Dickey, alarm- ed at her failure to return from; school, spread demand for a search.! Investigators said the child had resisted an attack of an assailant and she was slain to silence her| screams. —— - — RADIO FANS The Juneau Radio Club will hold a meeting Thursday evening, April 23rd in the City Council Chambers, | at 8 pm. All interested urged to attend. —adv. — e — Receiving word that his sister, !Mrs. William Beatty, was killed | yesterday in a street car accident |in Tacoma, Elwood McClain, As- sistant Cashier of the PFirst Na- tional Bank, left here by the sea- | | plane Petersburg for Prince Ru- pert this morning, there to catch |a steamer for Vancouver, B. C, i city. Mr. McClain’s son has been | regiding with Mrs. Beatty. No further particulars were recelvedi regarding the accldent. Other persons who boarded the| Associated Press Photo Plane here were H. W, Terhuns, | Frances Lecnard, daughter of Mr executive officer of the Alaska | and Mrs. W. W. Leonard of Balti Game Commission; Major L. E. At- | more, Md., is engaged to Ogdel kins, of the Alaska Road Commis- Nash, New York writer of verse. |sion, and Mrs. Robert Ellls, wife On returning from Prince Rupert, ——————— - | of the Petersburg pilot. They took W. H. BRENNEN the Petersburg will stop at Ketchi- | | i ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION | passage for Ketchikan, After land- |ing them at Ketchikan, the plane wiil proceed with Mr. McClain to Prince Rupert. SUGGUMBS Tu kan to pick up Mr. Terhune and | Major Atkins for Juneau. It is ULD AGE "-Ls scheduled to be back here this evening or tomorrow. | Robert Ellis is the pllot and} Brian Harland, mechanic. Rites for Veteran Resident of Territory to Be Held Tomorrow | _All Odd Fellows, including mem- R Ibers of Subordinate Lodges, Re- |bekah Degree and Patriarchal W. H. Brennen, 78 years old,|Branch on Gastineau Channel are died yesterday in St. Ann's Hos-|inyited to be the guests of Silver pital from infirmities incident to|Bow and Perseverance Rebekah old age. Funeral rites will be|yodges on Thursday evening April held in the Catholic Church of |93 the occasion being the cele- the Nativity at 8 o'clock tOMOITow |yration of the one hundred and| morning. ~ Interment, under di-|iyeifth anniversary of the found- rection of the Juneau-Young Mor-(io"or 0dd Fellowship in America. | tuary, will be in Evergreen ceme-|, - special invitation to visiting tery. Mr. Bremnen was born in Wxs~vg_1§;m:;:' HAGRL ihe. ‘Drest n @ consin. He came to Alaska about | 30 years ago and had lived in| 29" _ oA various parts of the Territory. He, | had been a resident of Juneau sev-| American school children have eral years. His chief occupation|more than $52,000000 on deposit was mining. iin school savings banks through- He was unmarried. Nothing is/out the United States, says the known here of any surviving rela- | American Bankers Assoclation. tives, o — e e— HIGGINS AND PALMER “ RETURN FROM TRIP Capt. 8. M. Higgins, of the Unit- ed States Marine Board of Inspec-! tors, with headquarters in Juneau, | TWINS IN BODY— “Brothers” STRANGERS IN SOUL! | and Lieut. G. H. Palmer, of the { Coming to Capitol United States Signal Corps, re- turned last evening from Skagway | More than 335,000,000 game trout will be placed in rivers and lflkcsiBoth had visited the Lynn C,mu'u‘ by federal and state officials soon.'port on official business. on the government boat Widgeon., PRI( I.eader Department "y No Monkey Business We Qut COMPLETE STOCK MUST GO ES CUT TO COST AND LESS BUY NOW Store SISTER'S DEATH |G-ttt rcute to the Washington State " “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” “Juneau’s Own Store” NEW — distinctively new, this jacket suit which beggars any de- scription which cold type may offer. In spring pastel shades— green—blue—yelow—} has the snap to declare itself a leader in any company. The season’s new blouses add that final touch for chic. Women’, and misses’ NO EXCHANGES NO APPROVALS*: NO REFUNDS ALL SALES FINAL Cash Prices FRIDAY-SATURDAY To tell you of any one style, to describe the new materials, to attempt to go into detail about the many little style whims which go to make up the bright gay spring fashions in women’s, misses’ and junior-misses’ coats, suits and dresses would all be beside the point in this presentation of new apparel. The point we would stress is that our spring apparel is of as good materials, as fine workmanship, and as carefully styled as last year’s offer- ings—but priced fully 20 per cent lower—on the new basis of 1931 values. ‘Think of it. There are savings of $10 to $15 to be enjoyed here on brand new spring apparel—and at the threshold of a new season. . Final clean-up on remaining Felt Hats*for Women and Children—Were Values to $8.95 50c Each Balance of Children’s Winter Coats and Dresses Coats $2.95 Each Dresses $1.75 Each Extra Special on Scarfs for the Coat or Dress—were $1.75 and $2.25 : Special $1.00 Small group of Silk Lingerie. Values to $5.95 . | All for $1.00 Each p A few Lounging Robes and Negligees—Values to $13.75 For $3.50 Each 5 A For the Women of Juneau.and vicinity we offer another REAL SALE DRESSES Distinctive Dinner and Dance Frocks Values to $27.50—Special $15.00 Plain and Print Frocks shown in all Sizes. $5.95 each or 2 for $10.00 2 for .