The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1932, Page 8

“To sum up, in a few words, are asking the voters of Ju- au to permit us to use the city and thoroughf: for the |laying, beneath the streets, heat- ing pipes or mains from a Centrol heating plant to the various build- gs in and about the downtown a. we FRANCHISE FOR | HEATING PLANT PROTECTS CITY Pass on Re- Grant inanced By Local Capital “The granting of this permit and the incorporating of the same | into a local organization will mean the inauguration of a public service enterprise financed by local capital and operated as & public utility. The various business people have | contacted and have promised | mage and cooperation ave s 1 their willing- | hook up with our system, ure heat and hot water d we are able to serve them ntly and at a cost that will much greater than their ns. Ve aim to use the best materials | ocurable and the most modern n order to give the vice at the lowest cost. Voters Will for que st at Election h Laying of Mains “According to our plans it may not be necessary to tear up the paving in the downtown area, as M st Issue Is Explained we can, if the various property In the franchise owners will permit, lay our mains| that v are asked to ratify peneath the buildings, thus elimina- and in explaining the heating plant ' ting the heavy cost of street ex- project, Mr. Eberhart said cavating and the higher cost of | “The d heavier insulating and in the end | + ' giving us easy access to our mains the rights at all times. The mains will not be | zens of Juneau are fully strapped to the buildings but will J be supported on concrete shoulders independent of the buildings | “The cost of the plant and ;ns-! tallation wil niot exceed $100,000, the construction will give much ncaded employment to many of our | e ratif designat franchise, o ticket @s Ordinance 207, Jocal men over @ long period Of g with the qualifizd Y ¢me and f(the finished system |pe the coming election. will mean an added payroll, and|ye “ja new source of revenue to the| City Treasury. Supervision of Rates “The rates to be cha egreed upon by the City Council and the installation of the system |to | | de: ances now existing. 1 yml at the lowest point available|jy in order to facilitate the saving of the entire condensation thus avoid- situated to warrant the shortestico, the steam. SERIES 222 the individual heating heating services over five years,|In and T venture to say that in a|th ye. of the plant, every user of steam | or hot water will be a proud| satisfied user of community ser-| vice, “In summing up we say that| the city of Juneau has everything\ to gain with mo added burden | whatsoever, We will have fewer downtown fires; we will be stepping IN TRUTH A CAR FOR A NEW AGE! JAMES CARLSON Juneau Distributor [f you wish to save yourself time and energy, order your groceries by phone. Our order clerks are efficient and the clerks who fill your erder will be as painstak- ing in the selection of your gro- ceries as you would be yourself. Jot down the phone number now and phone your order early. SATURDAY RHUBARB 10¢ pound ASPARAGUS 18¢ pound NEW POTATOES 2 pounds, 25¢ Green Onions Radishes 7 1-2¢ bunch GEORGE BROTHERS “Purveyors to Particular People” CHINA REBELS DFMPSEY ENDS d will be Tetreate will be governed by the city ordin- |PX “The central plant will be situat- |rignt along tral nd ding any waste of water, and also 50 | gre distance from which %o cOnvey eration of central plants in prac- : |tically every city “The dry steam will be fed in% | United S_}TJCL"m‘ follows that Juneau will rank with connecting up above the different | her cieies and add its name to time, ofter the completion| on the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932. HEADS NEW MANCHURIAN STATE Associated Press Photo Henry Pu-Yi, former “boy emperor” and descendant of ancient anchu emperors, has become head of the new Manchurian federated ate. He is shown here with his wife, GAPTURE CITY HIS TRAINING apanese Tanks Being Completes Work for Come- Rushed to Join Forces back by Outpointing in Battle Zone Babe Hunt OHANG CHUN, Manchuria, Ap-' DETROIT, Mich.,, April 1.—Jack 1.—Rebel Chinese, under Gen. Dempsey ended his come - back Ha® Tsing, are threatening this training campaign here last night W capital, apparently have ta- by outpointing Babe Hunt, of Ponca n Hangan, 35 miles from here. City, Oklahoma, a heavyweight, i p fighting is seén on the a four round exhibition bout. ts of Hangan. The Chinese Dempsey weighed 192% pounds and Hunt weighed one pound more. fenders believed to have e o S Japanese tanks are being rushed joi the Japanese forces ap- oaching the battle zone on foot. APRIL B. P. W. DANCE ON TONIGHT Everything is in readiness ' for what should prove to be ome of the most delightful affairs of the season, the April Fool dance spon- w progress and, success of cen- heating lants in Fairbanks in Nom where conditions unfavorable due to climatic nditions, and the successful op- dging from throughout the Stat it only naturally boilers and at any time a patron|thosa of other prosperous and i THE NEW feels that he is not getting ade- |growing communities.” sored by the Business and quate service he can disconnect | e - R onal and ~Busin: .Wcm s . our service and in a few minutes| ELI SOLEM . SOUGHT lub of Juneau et Elks' Hall to- III' )"l()bll‘) reconnect his old system. In other : night. ; 4 . 5 I words no one is asked to scrap Information is desired of the The dance committee, under the his old plant. | whereabouts of Eli Solem, suppbs- leadership of Mrs. John MgcCor- 8 Satisfaction is Assured led to have been residing in or mick, reports that the sale of ‘the “Mr. Bulger has used central around Juneau for several years. tickets indicates a large crowd will be in attendance. The ‘pro- ceeds are to be used for the schol- arship fund, the club annually giv- npertant news awaits him end is may be obtained by calling Juneau postmaster. SUGAR— PASTRY FLOUR— 10-pound bags ... ... ... ... ... ... GOLDEN CORN MEAL— Mepound bags ... o s, .. BEANS—Small White, Our Famous GARNICK’ OUR SPECIALS Gane, 100pounds ... 0., oil i@ s eeands .| L e e 60 CUPS—Best Grade Coffee 29(; START YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY CORE DRILLING PROGRAM TO BE EXTENDEDHERE Moose Creek Section of] Matanuska to Be Pros- pected This Year Extension of coal exploration of !the Interior Department in the | Matanuska Valley field was re- | vealed today by Gov. George A. | Parks. Bids, he said, are now being | {sought for core drilling' on Moose | | Creek, considered by geologists 10 | {be_one of the best locations in the Matanuska field. | A contract was let several months | ago to Lynch Bros, wellknowr | diamond drillers, to core drill on| Anthracite Ridge. The area in which the additional drilling will be done is about 25 miles from | cre, in an easterly direction. Coal of a good quality has been uncovered in ithe Moose Creek district where some prospecting was | |done by the United States Navy about 15 years ago. Former Senator Bartley Howard is now mining on the west side of the creek, pro- ducing excellent coal. The drilling to bé done is intended o deter- mine ‘the probable extent of the deposit. { The Matanuska field is badly| broken up in many places, result- jing in folded and faulted coal| veins that mitigate against econo- mis operations and lower the qual- ity of the product for general uses, | The faulting on Moose Creek is satd by geologists to be less than found to date in other sections of the field. ing a scholarship to the girl re-| ceiving the highest schola;bic‘ gianding in the Senior Class of Lhe‘ Juneau High School and who will earn wholly or in part her way through <College. At the dance tonight punch and wafers will be served by the Senior | girls. Music is to be furnished| by the Serenaders, and the danc- ing will be from 9 o'clock until 1 a April Fool favors will be & feature. | SHOP IN JUNEAU COMING E N B OPERATE THIS Seattle Trip—Announc- es Season’s Plans The Diamond K Packing Com- pany will operate its Wrangell salmon canning plant this season as usual, it" was announced today by Karl Theile, owner, and Secre- tary of Alaska, who returned here yesterday after a four-weeks' busi ness and vacation trip to Seat- tle. A few men will be put to work this month getting the plant in readiness and about May 1, addi- tions will be made to the force to get equipment and gear in shape for this fishing season The salmon canners, while still handicapped by worldwide stagna- tion of all business, are slowly working out some of their more serious problems, Mr. Theile said. Pink salmon packs w ially reduced below normal this year in an effort to stabilize that product. Many of the canneries in Suth- east Alaska will remain closed down this year. list not to operate are: North- Englend Fisheries, both old com- panies with several plants. ‘The Alaska Pacific Salmon Cor- poration, one of the biggest op- eresors in Southeast Alaska, will opecrate only one piant, that at Port Althorp. The Pacific American Fisheries, MEN’S O - L 7.2 $5.35 NN .‘b_ N Coffee A NN PHONE . 174 DIAMOND K TO YEAR AS USUAL Karl Theile_fizturns from| be mater- | Included in the | western Fisheries and the New | WORK CAPS Stiff canvas cap with black cellu- loid visor. i 35cand up Leader Department Store one of ‘the Territory’s biggest pack- | ers, plans to operate at Metiakaht- la only. ! Libby, McNeil & Libby, and Nakat Packing Corporation, the two remaining big producers in South- east Alaska, and both of whom have their own marketing connec- tions, and P. E. Harris, will oper- ate at capacity, Mr. Theile said. MR < SO Rl MASS TRIAL IN AFRICA WEENEN, Natal—More than 2,- 500 mnatives were fined $7.50 each for participation in tribal disturb- ances last summer. The prisoners were herded by soldiers with fixed bayonets into a barbed wire enclo- |sure to hear the decision. They sure to hear the decision. raise the money. They’ SKIRMISHING AT SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, April 1.—Skirmish- ing between Chinese and Japanesc corps in the vicinity of Taitsang, 30 miles nonthwest continuing and increasing the ser- jousness of the present tircuble. Peace parleys will be resumed tomorrow. ——— e STOCKHOLM—Every tenth Swede has a radio set, according to offi« cial figures. It is estimated that there are 600,000 listeners in Swe- den. | | | Business and | | i | April Fool Favors Admission, $1.50; WORK CLOTHES VERALLS Cut over bhig patterns, wider legs, more pockets, more room for move- ment. Blue and white striped Hickory overalls with jacket to match. Triple stitching through- out. Regular $2 values, now only $1.50 In All Sizes Same generous cut in these overalls of white- back denim in tans, greys, and dark blues. Extra quality in more pockets, more conven- ience, triple stitching throughout. $1.50 and $2.25 In All Sizes Special— GEORGE BROTHERS APRIL FOOL DANCE ELKS’ HALL TONIGHT—From 9:30 to 1 o’Clock Auspices of Women’s Club For Benefit Scholarship Fund Music by The Serenaders Professional Punch and Wafers Students, 75 cents Get ready for those spring jobs, out of doors, with these fine work clothes, priced at a saving TODAY of here are ¢ Work Shoes Tanned, grained cowhide leather, roomy medium toe, solid construction. $4.50 All Sizes Work Shirts Full cut from fine Count Chambray. Triple stitch- ed. Blue and gray. 85¢ Sizes 14% to 19 Work Pants ALL SIZES ALL PRICES