The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1931, Page 2

R I L st T R L s R R R U RN R T RS BT BT W AR A FIRST SEMESTER OF SCHOOL 1S CARGO CARRIER WITH 1,000 TONS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1931. COMMODORE WINNER OF U. 8. DEPARTMENT OP [QULTURE. "VEATHER BUREAU The Weather (By the U. S. Weather Bureans) Forecast for Junean and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Dec. 22: Probably snow tonight and Wednesday; moderate easterly winds. GIFT HINTS Picked at Random Around the Store is filled with giveable things for your approval and selec- Here are a few of the many attractively priced items. This tion. Give the Young Miss a Smart Coat or Dress for Christmas Values to $15.00 for v . Give Her a new Silk Umbrella or Handbag Let your gift be a pair of these fine GLOVES, GIFT HANDKERCHIEFS or BOXED STATIONERY PRETTY UNDERTHINGS make delightfully pleasing gifts If you are undecided select Silk Hosiery and you can be certain of its welcome Prominent m Insurance 0 A WRIST WATCH BARGAINS FOR THRIFTY TIGHTWAD BUYERS “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” e o VWV VW ,"," VU v | by shooting himself in the head GERMANY CAN’T | Francisco, December 7, according !m accounts printed in San Fran- NuRTH TAKES EIleul:n was the cause of his sui- PAY DEBTS ANB Hls UWN I-IFE\mu'e. He was in comfortable finan- } For years he had been prominent | i 5 o |in insurance and club circles in . eft his estate to his bromerlHnler Says lf World AC- Brother Lived Here, |John Barrets, of Seattle, well known cepts French Thesis Ger- Fears [ll-Health |in the insurance business here se\'-; eral years. l William Barrett, 59 old-time| William Barrett in the course of | BERLIN, Dec. 22.—Adolf Hitler, Northerner, who participated in the | his activities in the North had been German Fascist leader, in an As- arod stampedes, committed suicide | for brief periods. He left Alaska hat if and when he takes power, Ded i & American bondholders need not fear thesis” on reparations is accepted the world powers. “If the world e priority over commerecial debts —in other words, if France’s thesis und to collapse economically and re obviously will be nothing ations,” he said. “To pay two d a half billion marks repara- ions interest on debts would neces- sitate exporting 50 to 60 billions ell economic chaos, not only for rmany, but likewise for foreign B. M. Behrends Co., I . M. Behrends Clo., Inc. ULD-TIMER UF |in his room in a hotel in San cisco newspayers of December 8.| | cial circumstances. ; R E P A RATI“NS; | { William Barrett, Who Scixs-xacn lr‘mncisco. He was a bachelor. | T ii" this city having been engaged many Wlll Collapse Dawson, Nome, Fairbanks and Idit- | in Juneau several times but only Sociated Press interview, declared for their holdings, unless “France's nowledges that political debts s accepted — then Germany is rom which to meet commercial ob- ions besides two and a half bil- rks’ worth of good. That would countrie to live permanently in San Fran- cisco about 1913. Text of Last Letter In a letter to Clifford R. Gra- m, manager of the Railway Ex- Company in San Francisco, he alling, despondent man wrote L before his death: ‘Dear Cliff—I should have told vou before, but I hate to trouble other people . For some time past 1 have been a sick man, but always fat there was some hope. “But my blood pressure has been fierce; nursing myself, restless nights and constant headaches and dizzy spells. I don't want to be an nvalid. My financial affairs are O. K John (his brother, John Barrett of Seattle) will have charge of rything and if he takes care of mself he will not have to worry the balance of his life. “I hate to leave you, pal, because you have always been a loyal, true friend. I takes a lot of grit to do this. God bless you, Clff. Sincerely, BILLY.” ———————— CHARLES SWITZER IS ILL Last year’s models, a little out of date but i BIG VALUE A $30.00 Elgin for $15.00 Better Look These Over ENGRAVING FREE Charles Switzer of the Menden- hall-Switzer Dairy entered St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday for medical treat- ment. MMM | o0 pores o 3 e | THE NUGGET SHop NEAR ITS CLOSE Student Activities Will In- clude Bicentennial | Programs With the beginning of Christmas vacation in the schools Thursday ; morning, there remains but three | more school weeks in the first semester. The first half of the | scholastic year will close January |22. | From John H. Dunn, chairman of the Juneau committee of the | | Washingten Bicentennial Celebra- | tion, which begins next year, the public schools have received a largej |amount of material for use in bi-| centennial observance. | Prof. R. S. Raven, superintend- ent of Public Schools, said today.‘ “this material will be examined T0 STAY 2 DAYS Oduna Makes Call at Ju- neau on Her Way to Westward Ports Far Behind With more than 1,000 tons of [ SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—The schooner fraight for Juneau and ports to the | Commodore is only 40 miles from Westward, the Alaska Steamship her goal, Cape Flattery, at 10 o'- Company's cargo carrier Oduna, |clock this morning and is ac- Capt. A. A. Anderson, arrived here |claimed the winner of the ocean this noon from Seattle. She ex- race from Honolulu. pects to remain in this city two| A Christmas vessel one hour later days discharging commodities. | broke the three weeks' silence from On her way up Gastineau Chan- the Commodore’s rival, the five nel, the vessel called at Dupont masted Vigilance, revealing that OCEAN RACE Forty Miles Off Cape Flat- ery Today—Rival lto put off powder. While here, she she was 1,400 mi§es behind the will discharge at the Alaska Juneau | Commodore. Gold Mine, City and Pacific sneam-l —————— ship Company wharves. | After completing her Juneau call,| T. W. Kopp, of Chicago waited she will shift to Douglas to dis- |until freezing weather this year to chatge freight. She is destined for | score his first hole-in-one after LOCAL DATA Time 4 pm. yest'y ... 4 am. today Noon today .. .29.27 29.19 29.08 31 32 29 66 67 95 8 s 8 5 6 4 vABLE AND RADIQ REPORTS Highest 4pm. | Lowest4a.m. dam. Precip. emp. temp. velocity 24 hra. Weather temou. temp. -12 0 12 -20 -6 -12 -12 26 30 28 34 31 36 36 Fairbanks Eagle . St. Paul Dutch Harbor Cordova . Juneau ....... Sitka ... Ketchikan .. Prince Rupert Seward. Her cargo consists of ex- several years of golfing. Edmonton 24 | | | i | { | l -14 0 4 -26 -8 -14 -2 22 26 22 26 27 31 34 34 -14 0 10 -22 -4 -12 4 26 28 26 28 32 14 18 0 02 Trace [ 16 02 0 .08 Trace 0 2 [ 0 .01 [ 88wococo « 38 40 DNooRa Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Westhes Cldy cldy Snow 4a.m Clear Clear Pt. Cldy Pt. Cldy Snow Cidy Cldy Clear Snow Pt.Cldy Cldy Cldy Cldy Snow Pt. Cldy 14 14 12 Pt. Cldy |days in St. Ann's Hospital, re-|St. Ann’s Hospital December 6, left and arranged with a view to em-) ‘ploymg it in school activities.” | plosives, coal and general freight. — R MRS. DUNN LEAVES ST. ANN'S ———.———— A “sky-scraper” club of six-foot- ers is being planned this year for Ohio State university's basketball Mrs. George Shaw, who entered | team. LEA FOR HOME Mrs. John H. 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Portland San Francisco 42 42 48 44 Trace 42 .06 48 20 *—Less than 10 mfles. Cldy Pt. Cldy Clear 46 i 44 ‘; # o - - The pressure remains low throughout Alaska and southward to central California and light snow or rain has fallen at scattered points throughout the Territory. Pressure remains moderately high northwest of Hawail. Temperatures have risen in the upper Yukon Valley and the extreme Southeast, and have fallen in most other portions of Alaska. SEESE. 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