The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 19, 1931, Page 2

| THE DAILY ALASKA EMP-]RE TUESDAY, MAY 19, l93l ( Vv n k e o 00 £ A o AN S5 A e Sheer costs no mo $1.65 PTB’EUN FLIES & FROM CENTRALIA' TOANCHORAGE ‘Brief News Tems in Re-| gard to Persons and Happenings ANCHORAGE—Tillie, a pigeon of this city, is believed to be the! champicn homing bird of the world. | It is a White King. Soon after its birth here it was shipped to Cen- tralia, Wash. ~returned of its own accord to An- chorage. vouched for by J. Truitt, son of Trs, Vella Truiit-Mochring, who cwned the bird two years ago. 4 £ Not a fow men, unadle to Iind £ employment here are walking the tles of the Alaska Rallroad to ! Fairbanks, in the hope of getting “work there. Tramps are a novelty Phoenix Dullsheer Hosiery iery, Several days ago ii; The pigeon’s identity is| yone are the coa rilady’s ensemble. Phoeni sheer hosiery to compliment it perfectly. Dul Sheer is different ou Ilil\r'(' ever worn. nent. nitted-in.. It cannot wash made possible by an exclusive process. Finer chiffons can now be wori with a sense of economy. Dul re and will wear longer. A new thrill awaits you. See this hose today in all the leading colors. $1.95 B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. “Juneaw’s Leading Department Store” and grain effects in hos- I'ashion has established a dull effect in ix has created dul- Its er pearance adds an entirely new touch of allure- Permanently dull, because dullness is DAVIS'S $36,000° MOTORSHIP TIES Known Trap Operators Arrives from Seattle power motorship Roedda, owned by H. C. Davis, who with his brother, J. V. Davis, is a well- known fish trap operator in South- east Alaska, arrived at midnight last night in Juncau from Seattle. She is berthed ncar the Cash Cole wharf. The vessel will be used to put in traps in the north end of Chatham Straits and to trans- port catches from traps to can- neries. brought trap supplies, and besides a crew of five, those aboatd were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Davis. Fine Example of Tender. The Roedda is a fine example of & modern tender of the combination type, designed both for towing and | carrying. She is 708 feet long, 19.9 feet wide and 9.6 feet deep. ‘She is equipped with a 170 horse- pcwer Atlas-Imperial die: 4ngine, and with her pleasing line she Should be capable of traveling at a good speed. Her house is placed forward and contains two state- rooms with two berths each. Be- low deck, the forecastle is well up in the forepeak and has bunks for eight. | The vessel will be operated by either H. C. Davis or J. V. Davis, | each of whom is qualified to act as engineer or skipper. Built In Seattlc. | The Roedda was bullt by the Barbee Drydock and Shipbuildin; Company, Seattle. Soon after the craft was completed the Barhe: yards were swept by a fire that de: stroyed several vessels under con- struction. The boat was launche In March. She was christened by Miss Grace Vivian Davis, daughtef of J. V. Davis. ‘The name Roedda is a play on the name of Capt. Rowland Ed- win Davis, familiarly known as “Rowlie” Davis, of the Cordova | Packing Company, father of H. C.| and J. V. Davis. She is registered at Juneau, the home of the Davis brothers for 20 years. Might Supplement Estebeth. J. V. Davis has long owned the motorship Estebeth, which is in the freight and passenger service be- tween Juneau and Sitka. The Roedda has good accommodations from any hosiery epy fabric-like ap- out — fablic-like, $2.50 in thispart of the T'enm)fy and they fare well with residents along the route of the railroad. Herman A .Sandell, employed in the coal mines at Jonesville, near | here, and Miss Eva L. Willlams, were married. The ceremony took place a few days after the arrival|’ of the bride from Seattle. mier coal mine on Moose Creek. } e | Work has heen halted at the Pre-: | | { | ! | Municipal monetary resources in- clude $3732 in a bank checking! |account and $26,000 in bank sav- ings account, according to the re- port cf the city treasurer. The | city also has a liability fund whlch‘ | amounts to $3,900. Delegation to the Alaska Railroad lof the task of erecting a .govern- ment school building near Eklutna, | near here, ition of business interests. They that the railroad should: sed to take away work, entire- inct from transportation ac- vities, from private business inter- ests, ion the Alaska to his headquarters | at Seward. has aroused the oppo-| in small space for freight and pas sengers and might easily be wused to supplement the Estebeth during the closed fishing period. The Roedda will be here seéveral days before taking up trap work. J. J. MEHERIN’S SISTER DIES IN CALIFORNIA the starting of operations at the cannery of the Associated Fisheries cf Alaska at Squaw Harbor. Six ranger cabins are to be erect- ed- in Mount McKinley National Park within the next féw weeks. Thomas S. Bevers was chosen president and Ray Mathewson, sec- AT WHARF HERE New Vesgwith Well! Built at a cost of $36,000, fhe | On the voyage north, the craft| this faithful Eeegeeaatk "0SBORN ADOPTS HIS SECRETARY ’Forfner Governor of Michi- ! gan, Author, Writer Takes Legal Action | MACON, Georgia, May 19.—Miss |Stella Lee Brunt, who went to a night school at 21 and then work- led her way to a Master's Art De- | gree at the University of Michigan, has been adopted by Chase Salmon Osborn, former Governor of Michi- gan, a lecturer and writer. ‘The adoption took place on April 130, it was revealed today. Mi Brunt has bzen Osborn’s |literary secretary for many years. { She is 37 years old now and he is 172. she has been granted the iname of Stella Lee Osborn. Mr. Osborn explained that advanced age increaszd his liter work and required someone to g constant attention to it. He wishes secretary all of advantages of his legal deughter. on the steamship Yukon for Seat- tle. From that city he will hasten to California. & Mrs. Meek is many persons in Juneau. She vi ited here several years ago. The Meck family is one of the old and | wealthy familics of San Leandro, .xhx"h is near Oakland. remembered by P == retary, of the Golf Club. Mrs. Margaret Meek; sister of Jo- [ . - - seph J. Meherin, well-known mer- | WHO’S WHO l chandise broker, who makes his | headquarters in this city, died last | AND WHERE | |saturday st her home in San Lo- | * dndra, Calif., according to word re- | George W. Colwell. official of me Alaska Railroad, accompaniéd by his wife, is a passenger westbound Ceived by Mr. Meherin's friends | here. Mr. Meherin was in Ketchikan | when he was advised of his sis; ter's demise. He left there today| Paul Abbott, Alaska representa- tive of the Dupomt Powder Com- pany, former resident of Juneau, is A passenger aboard the Alaska for Cordova. E. M. Polley, Territorial Tax Col- !lector, left today on the steamer | Alaska for central and western Al- laska to be absent several weeks on !ofl’lchl business Preparations are in progress for § e -n S e = = A Good 4 $6.00 i Man’s Shoe H 2 “Neither cramps : 3 your style : nor Cramps your Roll” | DEVLIN'S Store Open Evenings St gyt ) ¥ ! | Featuring For the First Time 1. P. Taylor, Assistant Engineer of |the Alaska Road Commission, de- {parted today on the Alaska for |Cordova and from there will pro- Prompt ‘ceed to interlor districts to lay |out and inspect early season road . ! maintenante and’ construction " ac- Service tivities. ‘Capt. Frank Sutherland, William | Grossman and . Frank Kern, em- ployees of the Peril Strait Packing Company, left today on the Alaska !for Latouche where they will over the tender Betty to be brought to Todd for the season. $5.85 200 pairs of this season’s models in Fancy Footwear at $5.85 | Patent Colors : Satin [ Mostly High Heels DEVLIN’S | Store Open Evenmgs | P Charles H. Flory, Alaska Commis- sloner for the Department of Agri- culture, who has been in Washing- ton for the past two and one-half | months on official business, return~ {ed home today on the steamer Al- | aska. | Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Jaeger, for many years local residents and now residing at Long Beach, Calif., ar- irived today onh the Alaska for a |visit with thelr son-in-law and | daughter, Mr. and M¥s. J. S. Mac- | Kinnon. N. A. McEachern, Alaska repre- sentative of Schwabacher Grocery Company, returned to his head- quarters here today after a trip tb towns in the southern end of the district. ‘ There are good | : | South Carolina's sweet potato crop will be greatly increased this year. “Youthful Loveliness in | 6 ve” | "wn&:m Marvo Beauty return and Won- |Bue-Fun removes faclal blemishes, i pimples, blackheads, freckles, wrin- 'llmnrtmtwm-nmrhokml work. done here. full.season of mot x mmnummnmnmnmmummmnmummmummmmmwmmmmmmmmmmm ywatch makers . . makers. There are good motor mechanics and not so good motor mechanics. . . . The engine in your automobile requires as ‘eipert workmanship as your watch. When repairs and over- hauling is done l;y ‘experts—then you get full power from your motor—and there is no wear and tear and strain upon expensive parts. Whether it be engine, generator, timer, starter, valves or eylinders—we know motors and it will pay you to have your is the time to overhaul that motor for a his | the ’ MEETING FOR GOOD-WILL IS ENDED, DISCORD Five Hunitt ¢d Persbis Stampede in Disorder t N. Y. Session NEW YORK, May 19.—A meeting of 500 persons in celebration of “International Good-Will Day” end- ed in discord last night and broke up with hisses, cheers and organ ymusic when James W. Gerard, | former American Ambassador to Germany, presiding, refused to put {2 motion offered by John Holmes, | clergyman. The clergyman’s motion was one condemning the Army air maneu- !vers as monstrous, arrogant and shameless. In refusing to put the motion. | Gerard said the audience should have faith enough in America to realize the maneuvers were not ‘yhosmc gestures, — e ———.—— }I A. Pryde, Unitgd States Fish- 5 warden, and Mrs. Pryde left n the Admiral Watson for Yaku- at, where Mr. Pryde makes his summer headquarters. Tennessee herticulturists urgs bat- |t|3r ields of cabbage on reduced I g2 for more profits. Headquarters for CAMPERS SUPPLIES | and Fishing Tackle of all descriptions HARRIS Hardware Co. Lower Front Street I i H i H H \ H e Expert ‘\/Iotm Repalr "~ No Job Too Large or Too'Small T S AAKRNUURRN . and th pleasure. onnors Motor Co. e o "‘ Dr. Doelker, Hellenthal Blag. mmn|nnmumlmmmmmumulmn Work Guaranteed ere are poor watch — ‘O, 8. DIPARTW OF AWLTURI WEATHER BUREAU The Weather 1 (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m. May 19: Fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday;gentle variable winds. LOCAL DATA ‘Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 pm. yesty ....3053 44 8 s 8 Cldy 4 am, today ...30,60 40 96 N 1 Cldy Noon today 3056 52 50 sSW 4 Pt. Cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS A’ Lowest4am: 4am. Precip. 4am. Statios emp. temp. velocity 24 hrs Weather Barrow 24 4 L 0 Cldy Nome 26 26. 6, Trace ¢ Cidy Bethel 3¢ - 34 6 Trace Pt. Cldy Fort Yukon . 3¢ 34 2 0 Clear ‘Tanana 40 40 - 0 . Cudy Fairbanks 38 38 4 Trace Clear Eagle ... 3 34 . 0 Clear St. Paul . i 34 36 20 0 Cldy Dutch Harbor 34 36 — 0 Cldy Kodiak 40 40 [ 24 Cldy Cordova. ... 32 34 0 .06 Cldy Juneau 39 40 1 a7 Cldy Sitka ... 34 40 0 05 Clear Ketchikan : 36 36 4 01 Clear Prince Rupert ... 38 38 y Trace Clear Edmonton 28 30 4 .06 Clear Seattle 48 48 6 Trace Rain Portland . 46 46 b 0 Cldy San Francisco ...... 0 70 16 Clear *—Less than 10 mue& The pressure is high from Alaska to Oregon and highest in Southeastern Alaska. It is moderately low southwest of the Guif of Alaska. Showers fell in the Gulf of Alaska and Southeastern Al- aska followed by clearing in this district. Clear weather prevails in the eastern Interior and cloudy weather in the westren portion of the Territory. Temperaures are lower than yesterday morning in the southern Interior and Gulf of Alaska,’ with little change in other dlstrim WHEN .THINGS WAKE UP Spring—hanging up another worn-out Winter— unlocks the sunshine, flowers and bunnies. P Mankind seems to begin again with new hope, new ambition, and new determination to be prudent, learning what to seek and what to shun. A bank account of your own is a thing worth striv. ing to have. Make this your Bank. First National Bank l B IIIIIIIIIIIIIiilIIIIIlllIIIIII"IIII‘IIIII"IIII 1 SINGER ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES PORTABLE AND CABINET MODELS Sold and Rented Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS, ALASKA ' Phone No. 6 Phone No. 18 IR DI A AR AR SR L L RS RS R T RS LN L S B 5 = : £ g 5 5 g H H £ £ 5 § = g 3 PRINTING AND STATIONERY" Desk Suppl:ies——lnk———De& Seu—- Blotters—Office Suppli Geo. M. Slmpkms Co. 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