The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1932, Page 8

i ¥ i R xe BN L S 1 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1932. ~ COUNCIL ACTS T0 GET NEEDED WATER SUPPLY Fire Tank Muct Be Flllcd and Loss of Franchise Is Threatened After con shortage situ Munic! meeting last night unanimo passed motions notify mediately th and to keep to serve the ¢ ity should not be revoked. The motion with respect to the fire tank directs the compan) shut off all domestic supr tween midnight and 6 o'cloc the morning if necessary in o to fill and keep filled the fire reservoir. ‘This notice, according| S 1 were atly Inade- %0 .the Doundil's instrnotions, will|0e%e supplies 7 grosiy be served by Chief of Police George | Getchell on John Reck, Resident Manager of the company. Figures Showing Shortage The motion relative to revocation was carried after Councilman Homer figures 8, the the fire tank, covered with thick ice; and 1 foot in the domestic tank; February 13, 4 feet, 6 inches in the fire tank covered with thick ice; and 7 in- him ches in the domestic tank; Febru-jon the w: a 16, 4 feet, 6 inches in the fire and 2 feet, 6 inches in the Nordling had submi showing that on Februa supplies were 5 feet in tank domestic tank; February 19, 3 feet 6 inches in the fire tank and 4 feet,|the water {intake was suff Councilman Nordling stated that' mand 6 inches in the domestic tank the Ju-| neau Water Company to fill im- called fire tank, led and to show | cause why the company’s franchise ner Associated Press Photo Shek, former "€ Clinese leaders to unite to defend 0| China. Trainloads of troops imme- s be-| diately were dispatched from Nan- k in | king to join the fighting with Japaa |quate either in the event of fire\ or for normal stic purposes, | t on a receht| were ! To Confer with / In connection with the revocation was directed Attorney R. E. Robe expressed by Messerschmidt Councilmen that the company’s ent to meet de- but that the Leader Dept. Store George Brothers CLOSED All Day MONDAY In Honor of Washington’s Birthday DO YOUR BUYING NOW FORTHETWO DAYS lany Special Item: LOW PRICES Five Fast Deliveries PHONES 92—95 STORE OPEN TONIGHT leaky condition of the pipes of the system caused such wastage that Lshortage of supply resulted. R. F. Lewis, President and chie! owner of the water company, who lives in San Francisco, is expected |to come to Juneau early next month it was said at the meeting | His approaching visit, however, wil | not delay service of the notices re- garding filling of the fire tank and | revoking of the franchise, Council- |men declared. | \FUNERAL RITES FOR | DR. GODDARD HELD IN TACOMA FEBRUARY 5 Funeral rites for the late Dr. F. L. Goddard were sald in Tacoma on February 5, under the auspices of Tacoma Lodge No. 22, F. & A M., of which he was a life mem- ber, it was announced today by E. M. Goddard, who accompanied his fathers’ body to Tacoma early this jmonth, and returned home last night. The chapel was crowded with old-time friends of Dr. Goddard |who made his home in Tacoma for many years. Pallbearers were selected from the men who were :ms contemporaries there. - TERM OF COURT FOR i JUNEAU TO CONVENE MAR. 21, ANNOUNCED | A spring term of the United States District Court will be con- vened here on March 21, by Judge Justin W. Harding, it was an- nounced today by J. W. Leivers, Deputy Clerk of Court. It is not known whether a Grand Jury will| be called. The order calling the term was signed at Ketchikan by Judge Harding on February 15. Jury pan- lels probably will be drawn in a short time. AC Molded Datly Cross-word Puzzle Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzie 14. Rent 15. Eccentric mass of rotating pleces 17. In Greek religion, a N7 soul 19. God of war 10 | 52 ] 21. The shoulder blade 23. Plece ot wood |o]»[n for covering roofs 5. Wrong 7. Across: prefix 29. Compass B] A S disembodied E S T (] nolnl 54 8% who PAP>I<ENM AP \Nm{r > X £ 36. F 37. Sends out of ones near 49. Tennysontan 25, Gave oft vapor charncter 30. Ridicul 50. Chest bone 32. Article o 61. Sing or laugh ewelry exultant] 33. Went swirtly 53. Elevated rail- 34. Charged with ways: s man offense coliog, 76. Deep gull, 55, Artlcle of let 59. Minute par- ticles 60. Undermines 61. Look siyly DOWN 1. Allow the country 2. 0ld spelling 33. Dangerous of once L 3. Wild oxen ne fabrics of Celebes 0. Neysri . 4. lmagined 41. Anarchists ompelled 44 Roman STARVATION OF DEER IN SOUTH ent alarm about the deer herds from the Wrangell Narrows district south, according to E. M. Goddard, at Wrangell enroute here from Se- attle, and with President W. R Selfridge at Ketchikan. Rain and warm winds have car- ried away the heavy snow that covered the forage for a few days, and feed is now abundant. How- ever, a supply of hay has been landed at Wrangell and Petersburg and some brought, here for emer- the end of winter. There is no reason for any pres- Wwho conferred with Game Wardeos gencies that may develop before Warden Frank Dufresne is now surveying the northern district, covering Rocky Pass, Admiralty, ‘SCHOOLHOUSEAT UNALAKLEET IS NOT IMMINENT RAZED BY FIRE Federal School Bufldmg En- tirely Destroyed—Seek Funds to Replace Fire Friday destroyed the Gov- .rnment school house at Unala- kleet and leaves that community without a school at least tempor- awly, it was announced today by Charles W. Hawkesworth, Acting “hief of the Alaska Branch of the Jtfice of Indian Affairs. School ecords were saved from the flames put everything else was lost. The building was a two-room structure. The school had an en- roliment of 56 pupils with Everett L. Neeley as teacher in charge. )/ ARRN/d Bring into household line 0 Chinese 47. Ovine secret animal soclety 48. Gray rock 8. Head 51. The Roman covering dinner 9 Comfort 62. Cry of the Tried ancient Composition bacchanals for nine 65. Thing gions, verformers 57. Young devil COUNCIL ASKED FOR FRANGHISE FOR HEAT PLANT Project Would Serve Build- ings in Ceneral Part of Juneau ing plant for Juneau were gex- regular meeting in the Municipal Hall last evening, and an ordin- ance granting a franchise for the project was introduced and by reading. Application for the grant Wwas Eberhart. The area to be included at firt in the heating radius 'is Franklin Street and Lower Front from Fourth Street to the Cali- fornia Grocery; Front from Tri- Front to Fourth; Main from Front to Fourth; Second from Franklin to Main, and Third from Franklin to Main. Can Be Eidarged The heating area will be en- larged whenever demanded by present, the franchise is for 20 years, and the grantees are givea thre eyears in which to complete the first unit of their plant. The location of the central heat- ing plant was mnot disclosed, Mr. Bulger stating that three sites were under consideration. ¢ Steam will be generated for heat and will be metered to every patron. Reduces Fire Hazards Mr. Bulger emphasized that the heating system would reduce fire hazards and prove economical for all its users. He stated ihat im- mediately upon the granting of the franchise, it would be turned over by him and his associate, Mr. Eb- erhart, to a company they are now organizing: Before the application for. the| franchise is advanced to its third reading and put on final passage councilmen indicated that it would be amended with clauses covering rates and providing for revacation whenever service became inade- quate. ———— Edinburgh, Seotland, plans to supply “house 'furnishings on easy to seek new homes with the razing of slum tenements. —_———————— Practically all red cedar, pine, mahogany and ebony of the State Nayarit, Mexico, has been exhausted by lumber mills. Plans for a central heat-| plained to the City Council at its| unanimous vote passed the qrstl { . vance and are paying dearly | made by A. J. Bulger and Harry J.| angle Place to Main; Seward from {the captain and five blue- iternational Settlement, Unit- building owners. As worded at| IllllllllilIIliMIIIIIIIlllllllil-lllllIIHlIIIIIIIIIIIlI BLOODY FIGHT TAKING PLAGE NEAR SHANGHAI harlh Shakes with Artil- lery, Machine Gun, Warship Fire (Continued 1rom Page One) lIIIlIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllll||ll|ll|IllllllIlllllillmlI‘II|‘IVIIIIllIll|fill|lIllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllllllllll"lll""ll"llllll of tanks by hand grenades. One tank is known to have been wrecked. Observers said the Japan- | |ese are making a slow ad-| from an onslaught of Chinese shells. Chinese shells struck one Japanese de st royer, killing| Jjackets. Eight shells fell in the In- ed States Marine area, but| no marines were hurt al- ithough four Chinese were ikilled and numerous others| wounded. . ATTEMPY WEW MOVE CHANGOHUN, Manchuria, Feb. 120.—Five hundred Chinese sought to capture Tunhua, one of the most | important towns, strategically, in {the Kirin Province. The Japanese lost three dead and twelve wound- ed. The Chinese losses, according ,fo the Japanese are heavy. ‘The |Japanese were forced to call up |reinforcements. JAP DELEGATE JEERED GENEVA, Feb. 20.—The League of Nations is proceeding to. hold an extraordinary session of the {Assembly to consider the Sino- Japanese situation. Naotake Sato, of the Japanese delegation, was laughed at by spec- (tators when he said the Japanese |interests in Manchuria and Shang- {hai had never been protected by the League and he was jerred when he said Japan resorted to force to ]defend her interests. payments to tenants who h..ve{ 1 Old papers av. ==t Emplre. Palmy Days COMING i . 9-POUND BAGS ... ROLLED OATS .................... eieee48e GARNICK® S-—Phone 174 STORE CLOSED MONDAYJ-WnMnM" Birthday Baranof and Chichagof Island re-| The fire originated either from He will return here about (an OV next Tueseday and, if he discovers |fective flue, it was said. No other feeding is necessary, supplies will |suitable building is available for re- be taken to threatened districts. was purchased at Seattle |resumption are being held in abey- out of Commisison funds for that|ance. purpose that were carried over| Funds will be sought from Con- from afew years ago. The Alask. |gress to erect a new building. This, from a few years ago. Th eAlaska | however could not be done before Steamship Company and the North- | nex tsummer as it would not be land Transportation Company e |possible to ship and land materials hauling it north wnhuuc chmg»e there befor“ navigation opens. ;HIHHII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIlIIlII|I|IIII|IIIII!II|IIIIIIIll|IIIlIIII||IIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIII‘I ed stovepipe or a de- opening the school, and plans for T T T UL P> We selected every style rightness—wi skirt, the pinched-i the finest skins po: coats. are and Land Otter COATS See the NEW OTTER COAT on display in our window tomorrow All New Coat; Styles Are Radically NEW «...See Them YURMA TriaNcLE BuiLping |-|IIIII|IIIIII|IIIIIIIIfl|III|I|I|IIIII|MIII QU T U S T T T i We Are Featuring Gentiine Alaska Seal YURMAN’S Alaska Seal in Logwood Brown and FRroNT STREET Unalakleet is one of the largesy villages in the Seward Peninsula district and the school there one of the most important in the north western part of the Territory. Miss Mabel' LeRoy, former local nurse, is nurse at Unalakleet. She has a clinic located in a nearby | building that was not damaged | by the fire, it was reported. s {CAPT. LATHROP WILL CONFER WITH LOCAL REPUBLICAN CHIEFS Capt. A. E. Lathrop, Republican National Committeeman for Alaska and one of the Territory’s leading business men, is a passenger on the steamer Northwestern that is due to arrive in port tonight from the west. It is reported he will stop off here for several days to confer with local Republican leaders. Capt. Lathrop is President of th2 Healy River Coal Company, one of the Territory’s largest coal pro- ducers, owner of the Empress chain of theatres and the Fairbanks- News-Miner, and has other bus ness interests in interior communi- ties. o W e STRAIGHTEN SHATTVCK WAY Two hundrea and (ifty dollars was appropriated by the city coun- ci llast night te buy the old build- ing owned by ' iucille Wilson on Ferry Way. The structure will removed to effest the straighte mg ol shau,uck Way LU T LR TET LSRR L1 coat with an eye to its der sleeves, the pencil n waistline. We chose ssible to buy for these New Style Models £ now being made up we are featuring Natural Black L e T T T T TR TR R T R T F R LR L L T LA LT N’S LT AT LU T