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N 155 UNEMPLOYED - ENROLLED HERE : TOLAST NIGHT;;fifi; Chamber Hears Move to Guai Serious St Details of Against One hundr Seme Pathetic Cases Some of the cases uncovered pathetic, declared H. L .Fa ner, who with James J. Connors, el and Ter B Dave Hc * Alien Shattuck onditions that Influx of add er sections, now declarad 200 or Will Get You ll»}fu Don't Watch Olnl ILQUE "HE SKIN A fragrant preparation for chapped hands and face, rough or dry skin. A pleas- ing after-shaving lotion. 50¢ and 85¢ Juneanu Dru g Company iree Delivery Phone 33 Post Office Substatiom Neo. 1 _._l pam edit they cal movement, M. S. W | the Board of Manage: ne Territorial Chamber of Com would suggest to all mem- | ACROSS ganizations that v take| 1 sieal , t unemployed . Large: comb. —~ nsus of the unemp: !|p(§l: o o form RICTA r communities, and urge uponi 9 0 church [R1A TN m the wisdom of persuading| 1= of hear- HUie idle to remain at me where | 13 “E‘E 1T are known and not to roam| % for jobs that do not ex A e <me Will Warn Outsiders ‘L.\ b A ing ‘un persons Ireland ! . o a7 D | 10- Fashions E|VIA [ c te the situation and make | 31’ Tnouire EfA I ficult to remedy, Mr. Whit- l\{vhu\rl _ er pointed out. cipalities a6 el an obligation to ca [alpTo] own people whi | NTTIN gards strang and business S men usually exte sons they know to per- would ot to strangers. hs Chamber, in an effort to prevent further i indi- vidual eking ithorized Com- ers of | aska towns, clsewhere, asking them that Juneau's indust port no people, tha e are no to be had here now or in the near future. Many of those idle here now, have come to Juneau in recent months because of its |reputation as being a good town with conditions normal Census Supports Theory The American Legion's census of | he unemployed supports this theory. Out of the 135 numbered up to y, 40 have come here this year, | and more than 30 of th since | last May. One-third of the num- ber are residents of not more tha 3 There are residznts of th T few of the communi self, several young men born and ated in local schoc t of the entire list, three only | ¢ assur elsewhere, | they f mrh at | arried goodly h famil hout worl prospects in Council to Act | When the City Council me night, Mr. Faulkner the Chamber, the matt taken up for serious con- Several methods of re- been suggested. One, be adopted by the is to fix a special two levy on local taxpayers fund for it moénths and no to- in- morrow formed will be lief have to provide a ployment, launch Neczssar large, many making possible to this fund it would the most will not take 98 but of vated clals have also been and additional public that source may be during the Chamber was inform- Federal o | interested, work from undertaken months, the ed. All of this, Mr. Faulkner said, | would not do more than sketchily meet the local situation. It cannot be made broad enough to cover (any further arrivals from outside | points, and this ought to be made | clear at all times. - CRAIG MAN GETS HEAVY | FINE ON BURGLARY COUNT | Gilbert Charles, Cralg, recently arrested at Ketchikan on a war- ! rant from Craig charging him with | burglary, and taken to the west coast community, was fined $450, according to advices received by | Marshal Albert White. TILL MIDNIGHT Specials Every Night from 6 to 12 UNITED FOOD CO. “CASH IS KING” TELEPHONE 403 Prompt Deliveries GEORGE Brothers MIDNIGHT SPECIALS FROM 6 T 1George Bros. d 95 PHONES 2 a 012 P. M. Five Fast Deliveries there. | | men | s who report themselves | for ht relief em- | a program of public work. | care of | winter | . Metal . Supper . Anxmu: Nz Right: abbi . Offer Adhesive % /A \PUBI.IC SCHOOL 1,300 FISH FLY - TEACHERS ARE FROM HERE TO - LUNCH GUESTS Fifteen of Staff Formally | Welcomed Today by 1 Local Chamber (Continuea on Page Two) Pederson, pastor of the Pre: ian church of that city who was another Chamber guest today. teaching staff there, he added, unusually excellent and is contains but one new member this year. The new Wrangell school is ex- pected to be completed and ready to cpen by September 28, on which date high school teachers have been directed to report for duty. The new church is also nearing completion. The exterior is fin- ished, and the third coat of paint is expected to be applied this week. The buildings at the Shoemaker Bay industrial sehool plant are ris- ing rapidly. The contractors seem to be making a race of their work and Rice and Ahlers Company, lo- cal contractors, are keeping pace with them in the installation of heating and plumbing units. Reck Returns Cured John Reck, pioneer banker and businessman of this city who re- turned from California recently, told the Chamber -he was entirely cured of the ailment which both- ered him for some time. “After an operation, I was assured I was perfectly well and my physician told me I would be all right if I came home. and behaved myself, and I'm trying to do that,” he de- | clared. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Executive Board, members of the Special Bridge Committee of the Chamber and the Douglas Cham- ber, and Messrs. M. L. Merritt and M. D. Williams met with the Board and discussed the Gastineau Chan- nel bridge project, Acting Secretary Whittier reported. The history of the project, including its present status, was recited and a report based on this will be submitted later to the Chamber. Working on Cable Service The Legislative Committee is working on the extension of the local cable service to a 24-hour basis, H. L. Faulkner, Chairman of the Legislative Committee report- ed. It will take considerable time to get the matter into shape for presentation to the proper authori- ties, he said. The Committee has also written | Delegate Wickersham relative to | legislation authorizing the purchase | of additional ground for the Capi- tol site, he reported. E During the past week, the Cham- | ber received more than 40 inquiries |relative to this district, Mr. Whit- tier reported. One of these was from John A. Kellogg, Bellingham Wash., seeking data regarding pulp wood in the vicinity of Juneau. This was referred to the United States Forest Service for attention —————— Edgar H. Felix, long associatec with radlo, has written a book “Television, Its Methods and uses.” A perusal leads the reader to be- lieve Pelix is not very enthusiastic about this new art. Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie k) | | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY SEPT. 17, 1931."' : x Uml\ Cross-word Puzzle 8. Alternative 9. Recreation ground 10. Yale 11. Be victorlous 16. Arctic . Superlative ending . Signified Deer's horng A game iquid part of fat . Goddess of dawn . Disunite - Liteless Ribbed fabric Orlentates . Come into mllun | 51|52 P 707 | o LAKE DOROTHY Several Plantings of Colo-| rado Trout Are Made Near This City Seven thousand five hundred fish yesterday took a flight. They were Colorado trout fry and were car- ried by the seaplane Petersburg from Juneau to Lake Dorothy near Taku Inlet. They were put into the water there in the hope that they will grow and propagate for the future enjoyment of sportsnfen. The task of loading the cans containing the fish into the plane and of unloading them and of releasing the fry into the lake was made the subject of motion pic- tures by Fred Ordway. These will be shown in news reels in theatres throughout the United States. Aviators Handle Fish The work of transporting and planting the trout was done by Pilot Gene Meyring and Mechanic Brian Harland of the Petersburg. Five thousand other Colorado trout fry yesterday and today were put into waters near Juneau. Two thousand were taken to Sheep Creek by E. Gastonguay, 'Jack Kearney and Ed Sweeney and placed into that stream. Two thousand were taken by L. H. Metzgar on a tram car through the tunnel of the Alaska Juneau Mine to Granit Creek Basin and put into Granite Creek. 1,000 for Auk Lake One thousand were taken to Auk Lake by Wellman Holbrook and placed into it. The stocking of lakes and creeks this week was the second work of the kind in this neighborhood re- cently. Nine thousand, five hun- dred Colorado trout fry were put into Salmon Creek last week. All the fry were from the hatch- ery of the United States Bureau of Fisheries at Yes Bay. Tnose planted yesterday and today were brought to Juneau yesterday morn- ing on the Fishery Bureau's boat Widgeon by Dennis Winn, Alaska agent of the Bureau. ————— E. GENE NORMAN, MRS. M. MDONALD ARE WEDDED HERE E. Gene Norman and Mrs. Mar- garet McDonald were married yes- serday. afternoon by TUnited States Commissioner Sey in his chambers in the Federal and Territorial Building. Last night a wedding linner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Baldwin, *o which only a few of the most in- timate friends of the newly-weds were guests. Mr. Norman is a mining man | bor, | the season on the same game birds | had aggravated the local situation FLORY SEEKING T0 GET CHANGE At Request of Chamber of Commerce Wires Red- ington Urging Change Declaring that conditions here justify the request of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and other organizations for modification of the “duck edict” of President Hoo- ver, another plea for a change in the Presidential order was made yesterday. The matter was re- opened by Charles H. Flory, Alas- ka Commissioner for the Depart- ment of Agriculture, at the request of the local Chamber which to date has been unable to get any re- sponse from Washington authori- ties on its petitions. Mr. Flory was furnished with copies of the Chamber's telegrams of ous officials. He immediate- ly telegraphed Paul G. Redington, Chief of the United States Biolog cal Survey, reviewing the entire situation and strongly urging some modification. He declared curtailment to the month of September was regarded in many sections as entirely too drastic and that the refusal of Alaska’s nearest Canadian neigh- British Columbia, to curtail He pointed out that some locali- would be deprived by the President’s order of the only avail- able source of meat supply, and cause a serious reduction in the already too meager food supply. L [T TR 3 2 Silk and Wo All-Wool, Silk Sizes. from Chichagof and the bride is well known in this city. The newlyweds will leave today for their future home at Chichagof. —————— TAKU HARBOR MAN HERE Gus Bebban of Taku Hatbor came to town yesterday. He is e T IIIIfiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITIIIlllllHllIlfillllllmIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIII IN DUGK EDICT Values to $4.00, NOW VALUES TO $7.00 ‘JRACKETEERS ARE SHOT DEAD Shps Off Rock, Dies in Water Inquest, However, Being| Held in Death of Wife Gan dom Exec utioners of Professor 2 ' Put Men on Spot—Ten Men Held by Police 17— HAMPTON, Virginia, Sept. 17.— The theory that heart trouble con- tributed to the death of Mrs. El- lisha Kane Kent, wife of a profes- sor of the University of Tennessce, who is held in connection with her death, was set forth at the inquest today in her drowning. Prof. Kent is seeking his freedom on bail. Doctors at the inquest said they |had treated Mrs. Kent for heart | trouble with which she had been bothered for the past seven years | and which probably caused her | death. She slipped from a rock | and probably drowned while help- |less, the doctors said. FISHERIES O'FFICERS The assassins left pistols and a LEAVE ON TWO BOATS can of paint in the apartment with | which they obliterated finger prints. DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. as the police sought four under- | world 'executioners whose. pistols ended the reign of three liquor racketeers against Gangdom's reg- | ulations. The men killed are Joseph Le- bord, Isaac Sutker and Herman Paul, whose bullet riddled bodies were found in an apartment house in a quiet residential district, where 15 pistol shots were heard. Four men raced down the stair- way to an awaiting automobile. IN APARTMENT | Nine men are held for questioning | GANDHI MAKES PROTEST; SAYS SESSION FAILS [Declares Round Table Con- ference Is Not Making Any Progress LONDON, Sept. 17. — Mahatma Gandhi today protested to repre- |sentation upon the Federal Struc- |tures Committee of the Indian |Round Table Confernce declaring the members of the committee were not representative of the Indian | Nation but of the British Govern- ment. Mahatma Gandhi told the dele- gation its proceedings seemed to him to be leading nowhere. RESR 5 - A WOMEN OF | Mooseheart Legion will meet to- | night at 8 o'clock. Social will fol- |low. All husbands invited. adv. Sl gt Old papers at the Empire offica three officers of the| States Bureau of Fisher- es, two of thiut bureau's Alaska fleet left port this morning for cruises of several days. The Teal, Capt. Roy_ Cole, left carly this morning for Icy Strait {with Field Superintendent J. R. Russell who will visit spawning streams in that district. The Brant, with Agent Dennlm | Winn and A. K. Brown, Chief ClPr‘(‘ Carrying United BEST YAKIMA of the Washington, D. C., office,| sailed about 10 o'clock for Sitka and other points. Both vessels will return here early next week. It won’t be long now at the rate our stock is selling. you taking advantage of our Close-Out Prices? MUNSINGWEAR FOR ENTIRE FAMILY MARKED AT WHOLESALE PRICES Boys’ All-Wool Union Suits Values to $3.75, NOW ..... $1.79 and $2.25 SIZES 2 TO 18 YEARS Boys’ Heavy Cotton Union Suits Sizes 2 to 18 Years NONE BETTER THAN MUNSINGWEAR Ladies’ Munsingwear Unions ol and All-Wool. Low Neck. Sleeveless. Knee and SIZES 34 TO 46 Munsingwear For Longer Wear Ladies’ Munsingwear Unions High and Dutch Neck. Elbow and Long Sleeves. and Silk and Wool. MARKED AT ONLY $1.00 These Must Go Regardless of Loss. ALL MARKED AT COST and Wool. GEORGE BROTHERS STORE OP'EN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 O’CLOCK ... 99c,$1.25 Ankle Length. All-Wool GOOD RANGE SIZES MEN'’S UNION SUITS Cotton Rayons. Look our stock and prices over. All NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AT A BIG SAVING. Leader Department Store SPUDS NETTED. GEMS, Per sack—$2.50 No Culls, All Large Size At GARNICK’S-Phone 174 0, S EVERYTHIN MUST : Are Ankle Length, $2.25 0 2 L o

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