The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 4, 1931, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 1931. NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH FOR COAT BUYING — The time when coats may be bought at lower than ordinary prices, Every coat in this sale is perfeetly styled and tailored. Finest of fabries and fur trimming, and in winter shades such as green, blue, black and brown. This event presents the greatest Y er=n 2T A Y0 am B ot Yot i Rofrmel ot el ot Y opportunity to ever woman who Pl ) wants a new winter coat. Priced from $14.5b up RECEIVER FOR ALS. GOLD CO,, IS APPOINTED E. Gastonguay Is Appoini-1} ed Receiver for Thane |, Holdings by Harding (Continled from Page One) issue, there were 17 unpaid cou- | pons. ¥ Admits All Allegations The complaint said that ‘out ‘of a |y total issue of both series, aggregat- 532 ing $3,000,000, only. $200 had been ¢ redeemed by the company. .1t al-| leged that the company was not'yp now and for a long time would not | be financially able to redeem any of these securities. Mr. Behrends| prayed for the appointment of a" Teceiver to prevent dissolution of | the properties and dissipation of the assets. In its answer, filed by Mr. Roden the compnay admitted all of the allegations in the complaint and interposed no objections to the ap- pointment of a receiver. Mr. Gas- tonguay is now in control of the entire holdings of the company. Record Bond Filed His receiver’s bond was fixed at $550,000, sald to be the largest ever filed in the local United States district court and probably the Jargest ever required of any re-! celver in the Territory. It was filed promptly. Among the assets listed are the| . Alphabetical D;zily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS Toward 1he left side of a vesrel Not good I"laves ‘n the mall Hindu queen . Loz narrow boiirds . Euinnele . First earden reek vortico Artention 26, Dessert . Attached with thread . P'eels . Rodent 83. Snukelike fish 24. Aeriform fluid Attempls Carnivorous animals of the dor family . Ordered . Small mound ot earth @ nfensures Tanintinn Solution ot Yesterday's Puzzly Plioted Statute South Amert- can river Alternative Cover Serles of tennls| rames Send out inch Cozy homes Coubles . Not 80 old 50, Pleced out 52 Portrayal of Ventilate New: comb. form Acquire by Tubor 1L Very large 3. Thin cake Part of » play 55. Solution Type of elec- 57. Upper limt trie current: 58. Journeys abbr, 60. Assall Large vegeta- 62. Flap ble organ- 64. Italian river i8m 65. Guided Genus of the 66. River tsland olive tree 68 Whirlwind off 6. the aroe 70. Isiands Timid the benutiful One in favor of 56. Period of the earth’s revo. lution about the sun Grow drowsy Shabby: colloa. DOWN Disgrace Uncloses: poet. . Maliclovy burn- ing . Venerable old BRer . European finch “ouch . The Indlan Negative mulberry Iall behind Pear-shaped fruit 71. Missions 73. Helght 76. Fencing swor, 77. Withered taying power South American animal 1 reference ds 12, ddin table 5. Hawailan bird two power plants, one at Salmon | Creek and the other at Annex| Creek. Bath are in good condition | land in operation, and are preduc- | iing the only income the company | |, B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. Juneau’s Leading Department Store | | Ay Q d d during the winter months |tend the hearing in Washington 0 MALLEY le in various places along the Yukon |and to render whatever assistance has declined rply in the last | may be possible. As the Territory year ¢r two because of the greatly |of Alaska is particularly interest- h- f increa: use of airplanes. The|ed in uring a reasonable price mail carriers and others were fcr the copper metal, in order to formerly among the chiel pur-|stimulate its production and give chases ¢f salmon as food for their |a larger number of miners em- ams, but this very much ployment in the North. The Dele- means of transportation has|gate is anxious to do everything n more and more to air- possible to stabillze the copper nes, which in about’ two or|industry. When the price of the °> hours can cover a distance | metal was up to 16 and 18 cents doy er Ay l," plains Why Salmon F has at this time. Other properties include the Thane plant and town- site, and the mining properties | formerly held in the name of the Alaska Gastineau Company. J Would Pay All Debts The complaint filed in the action | declares that the aggregate of all | holdings would be more than sui-: ficlent to meet all debts provided | that the same could be sold in an orderly fashion. However, if they | were dumped on the market in a| forced sale, such as would result upon a levy and execution, they would bring but a small fractional part of their true value. Clerks of the Court for the four divisions of Alaska received one- half of the naturalization fees of $5. But a ruling of the Comptrol- ler General on April 29, 1829, was to the effect that the Clerks were not entitled to retain for their own use any part of the naturalization fees, which they have notbee since ing Planned Cutside of Mouth of River protest was requiring practically a week by |por pound the Kennecott Copper |received. Recently, at the sugges- dog team, Corporation shipped out nearly $1,- | tion of one of the Clerks, the mat= “If aftar one season’s trial the |000,000 worth of copper per month |ter was referred to the Department new rogulation proves detrimental |over its 196 miles of raflroad to|of Justice, with the reply from {o the inhabitants of Alaska, it|Cordova, for steamer shipment to|Assistant Attorney Genmeral C. P. - will be reseinded. Under no circum- | the Tacoma smelter. But with the|Slsfon that “Under the law the tances do we want to work a hard- | price cut in half the production decisions of the Comptroller Gen- By the I posed regu! the taking of 5 in each season legate again that would ¥ ship on any of the people of Alaska; It is our earnest purpose to be of whenever possible. It is pod that, so far as the fisheries concerned, this will set at rest sions which you may pect to the welfare of | the Yukon region.” | rmi are of ically decided to try c eriment as px d k It resi received from Alaska was referrc to Mr. O'Maliey f A5V among cther things he w protest *“The to give the compar: s who live in tunity to add ents of Cempromise on $400 | Th2 contractor for ine c‘.carmg,\’_ _ grubbing, ete., of the site of the ndustrial school at Shoemaker Bay, ar Wrangell, was cbliged to com- plate the work on April 30th last. But owing to bad weather and other causes he did not get the ) werk finished until June 30. As| " a result the contract stipulation " that a penalty of $25 per day be exacted caused the last payment of $3,100 to be withheld by the Gov- ° ¢rnment until the penalty of $1,- 500 was disposed of. The good| "lcffices of the Delegate were in-! ‘B ycked but the Comptrolier Gen-| Vi eral finally decided that 22 #ali-1 4400 would be remitted because of to ‘They ur 1 by the ¢ €f income. destitute er region. Fr ng cper: ducted by S 2 lower Yukon region. no and Indian resi- Yukon region do not Ilmon as feod for themselves or their d They prefer the other species of salmon | for this purpose. As a matter fact, these natives make I e ot & 915 was this week sent the con- favor king Tariff On Copper Congressman L. W. Douglas, of Arizona, has been instrumental in socuring a hearing before the Fed- offort to catch king salmon. cral Ttariff Commission with res- “It is of interest ’tn note that DPect to a tariff on copper. He has only |'Act applied to the Territory. Due a delay in executing the contract.| | A check for the balance due of $1,-| tractor. \ eral of the United tSates, in mat- ters of this character, are binding upon ' all branches of the service.” #He also gives other reasons why the Clerks are not entitled to re- tain this fee. has been curtailed and the monthly shipment mets less than $200,000, with cne of the auxilary mines at Latouche closed down entirely. Kokdiak Island Burvey When E. W. Griffin, of Kokiak, was in Washington earlier in the month he expressed a strong hcpe that a geologicdl survey be made of Kodiak Island, believing that valuable minerals would be lo- cated. The Delegate has taken the matter up with the Director of the Geological Survey who gives assurance that the matter will be discussed, on his return to Wash- ington in a few days, with Philip Pulp Development The possibility of the Govern- ment doing anything to delay the establishment of paper and pulp mills at Juneau, Ketchikan and possibly at other points, is not re- garded as even a remote probabil- ity. It is expected that with the return of business readjustment the different parties investigating the projects at great cost will be DON'T MISS THE Turkey Dinner at the CATHOLIC BAZAAR PARISH HALL November 14, from 5:30 to 8 P. M. PRICE ONE DOLLAR This tempting dinner will be served under the direction of Mary Young, assisted by Mesdames Berry, Saindon, Kearney, Rod- enburg, Franks. Sittings and dining room preparations arranged by Mrs. Guyot and Mrs. Hellenthal. S. Smith, Chief Alaskan Geologist. 1t is desired to have work started next season. ready to complete their arrange- ments and start actual construc- tion. As the forests in Alaska are ripe for cutting and considerab's cost is ‘involved in deterioration | due to delay, the Forest Service officials feel that unnecessary pusz-f ponement would be detrimental. | Federal Highway Act Fro mvarious sections of Alaska come requests that the Delegate seek to have the Federal Highway consideration is beiig given the Court House Bids subject, but as yet no commercial 1 bedy has given expression on the| The rush at the office of the | desire for a change in the method | Supervising Architect continues, | of road building in Alaska, but assurance is given that bids| — for the construction of the Federal | During the fishing #eason in|court house at Fairbanks, to cosz‘l Bristol Bay the fishermen residing | $450,000, will be advertised in Jna-| ‘in that section &re given employ-|uary. i ment and arrangemefits sre made to bring enough other men fro the outside to supply thé demand. | As a result men going from Afognak Tnquirers through the newspap- Alaska Information the demand for dried salmon for asked Delegate Wickersham to at- ANNOUNCING The Opening of the New Donaldine Beauty Parlor in its new, convenient ground floor location at FRONT AND FRANKLIN STREETS WHERE I SHALL BE PLEASED TO MEET OLD AND NEW PATRONS Telephone 4?6 RUTH HAYES . PHONES 83 OR 85 “The Store That Pleases” THE SANITARY GROCERY Kodiak and other sections in the[°fS Of Washington nearly always| ISpring find it difficult to get get accurate replies to their queries| employment, although some years about Alaska. One writer wanted they do. Last year about 100 men t0 know how many dentists there from around Kodiak Island were|%%® In Alaska and in the United put to work and the represen- States proper. He was informed tative has written the Delegate that there are 16 in Alaska and asking that arrangements be made 54721 in the U. 8. Another wished so that they can be assured of|f0 Know how many people live in}| work in Bristol Bay next season.|VAldez. His answer was: “About As the cannerymen who operate 500. Valdez is the most northerly in that section meet at Seattle|PPrt in Alaska which is open dur- on November 14, to make their|DE the winter. It is also on the arrangements for next season, and great interior stage route.” Stin which will be attended by Com- another inquirer wanted to know missioner OMalley, the Alaska how the mail ?s sent to Alaska. fishermen have been advised to get[ANd he was given the following word to as many as possible and information: “All malls for Alaska be able to give some definite as- |88 dispatched from Seattle, surance to the cannerymen that|Washington. During the season they will supply a certain number of navigation all classes of mail of competent fishermen for next|2fe forwarded. During the winter season. season (from October 1 to May 1), Lose Fees on account of the difficulty of Until the Spri of .+ | transportation to remote sections, ) s 100, the ‘the dispatch of mail for Alaska, except for offices on the southern coast and those located along the raflroads and adjacent thereto, is limited. Valuable parcels ¢an he ‘taken by express to Nome and tol mr points at all times of the _via aifplane from Falrbanks Anchorage and Seward.” TS TO ALL CONSUMERS OF WATER: Notice s hereby given that all water pipes must be pro- tected against freezing. Under the ordinances of the City of Juneau waste of water is prohibited. Patrons ignofing this law next winter and allowing water to waste through open faucets will have their service disontinued until such time as all danger of freezing weather has passed. This regulation will be strictly enforced after November 1, 1931. All customers are héreby notified to the end that they may take the necessary precautions against frozen water Ppipes. | JUNEAU WATER COMPANY PREPARE YOUR AUTOMOBILE FOR WINTER DRIVING R & T RUST REMOVER will clean out all rust from the cooling system of your car and RUST PRE- VENTATIVE will stop rust from forming in your engine and radiator. "’ We are equipped to render this service at a very small cost. Without this service the cooling system is not go- ing to function properly during the winter. Conse- quently your car will use more gas and oil and the motor will not perform as efficiently when it is overheated. " Before you prepare your car with anti-freeze solu- tion be sure and have the cooling system properly cleaned out, . We carry a complete stock of R & T RUST RE- MOVER, RUST PREVENTATIVE "and anti-freeze solutions. U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather (By ‘the U. 8. Weather Bureas) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, Leginning at 4 p.m., Nov. 4: Probably rain tonight and Th irsday;moderate easterly winds. LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloclty Weather 3027 45 9 N 4 Cldy 3009 33 100 Calm Cldy ..2088 31 93 w Cldy ©ABLE AND BADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | AY Highest 4 pm. Lowest4a.m. 4a.m. Precip, 4am. temv. temp. emp. temp. ' velogity 24 hrs, Weather -0 -10 -14 . 0 Cléar 2% 16 16 12 Cldy 34 34 10 Trace Clear 4 2 0 [ Cldy 12 10 8 [ cldy 12 12 12 Trace cldy 24 24 — 0 Cldy 38 34 34 Pt.Cldy S 36 Clear 2 42 38 Pt. Cldy 2 — 38 Cldy .45 45 33 Cldy 52 — 33 Cldy 50 50 32 Clear 50 43 34 Pt. Cldy 50 36 20 Clear Seattle 62 80 46 Cldy Portland . 66 62 48 50 Clear San Francisco ... 76 56 50 52 Cldy *—Less than Time 4 p.m. yest'y 4 am. today . Noon today . 1 Station— Barrow Nome Bethel Fort Yukon Tanzna Fairbanks Eagle St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan " Prince Rupert . Edmonton 26 28 4 12 40 32 40 36 40 42 33 34 38 20 43 16 4 4 s [ 0 10 miies. The storm noted yesterday in southern Bering Sea has remain- ed nearly stationary accompanied by gales over much of the north- eastzrn Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea and general fains in South- ern Alaska followed by clearing in Scutheastern Alaska and lower night temperatures. Unsettled and warmer weather prevails in the Interior and Wastern Alaska. 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