The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 2, 1932, Page 2

SPECIAL LOW PRICES on PEQUOT SHEETS and PILLOW CASES 54x90 SHEETS ..$ .90 63%99 SHEETS ..........00 1.00 81x90 SHEETS 1.10 72x99 SHEETS ....oooooooooee.... 1.15 81x99 SHEETS 1.20 81x108 SHEETS -ooooooooi. 1.30 E 45x36 PILLOW CASES . .35 B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. Juneau’s Leading Department Store J. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The Weather LOCAL DATA By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juncau and vieinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Aug. 2: Partly cloudy tonight, Wednesday fair and warmer; moderate westerly to northwesterly winds. Time Barometer Temp. Hum'dity Wind Veiocity = Weather 4 pm. yest'y 29.87 52 86 S 8 Cldy 4 am. tod 20.89 48 98 Calm Cldy Noon today 29.93 53 86 SE 13 Cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY o Highest 4pm. | Lowest4am. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station temp. temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather Barrow 32 32 28 28 14 0 Pt. Cldy Nome 60 58 | 46 46 - Trace Clear Bethel 62 *60 48 50 12 .01 Clear Fort Yukon 64 62 i 56 58 12 0 Cldy Tanana 62 62 | 48 54 4 0 Cldy Fairbanks 68 66 | 50 52 4 0 Cldy Eagle 58 58 | 46 46 4 06 Cldy St. Paul 48 48 | 46 46 12 Trace Cldy Dutch Harbor 56 56 | 48 48 10 0 Cldy Kodiak 54 52 48 48 0 32 Rain Cordova 60 60 | 48 50 6 20 Cldy Juneau 53 52 48 48 [ 06 Cldy Sitka. 60 — | 2 — 0 0 Clear Ketchikan 54 54 52 52 6 130 Cldy Prince Rupert ... 54 54 | Edmonton 68 66 | 50 52 6 0 Pt. Cldy Seattle 66 64 | 52 52 8 0 Clear Portland % 74 | 58 58 10 0 Clear : San Francisco ... T0 68 54 54 4 o Pt. Cldy ‘The pressure is moderately low over the eastern Interior and lowest in Northwestern Canada with showers in the Gulf of Alaska and the Southeast. The pressure is moderately high and rising rap- idly in the Aleutian Islands and southern Bering Sea and is ris- ing moderately over the remainder of Southern Alaska with clear weather on the Bering Sea coast and generally cloudy weather in other districts. Temperature changes have been slight. : Hollywood Finds that Amelia Earhart, Flier, No High-Hatter By ROBBIN COONS | his co-star in “Devil and the Deep” HOLLYWOOD, Oal, August 2— |Tallulah Bankhead, are termed ‘Amelia Barhart Putnem proved it | “extremely silly” by Tallulah her- to Hollywood again. The really big self. Some of the stories have had 4 people haven't| it that Gary vouchafes only a time to be high- cold “good morning” when he sees | Tallulah on the set, and lapses { of the |benceforth into silence. :";“:’e h{;:‘:’r ::‘_)‘ “Did you eyver hear of Gary's l.oortance m)ghz‘l"‘““u much to anyone?” asks lhave taken a|tBe gorgeous Tallulah throatily. healthful lesson | He"s & sweet boy." from the famous jwoman flyer's, I A IR W TG B Tr. T e, WITH THE FUNSTERS Y ‘emeanor as she| an gotress was claiming to be isited her first relateq to George Palmer Putnam, talkle studio the|puplisher husband of Amelia Ear- e o g °:’:’ hday. 502 hart, whereupon a pretty secre- Bavi ler auto- v A GARHART jtary chimed in that she thought i) graph time after'she was, 100 fme, always with a smile, unas-| And then Gene Raymond—we're stmingly acceded to at least two !sorry but he did—chimed in with: dozen requests for photographs, | gure you'rd a Putnam, Always and in general proved Dbersell 8ipuytnam here and Putnam there.” regular person, not at all inflat- PO A AR 5 3N ed over her singular feat. Of the. studio she said 1 rini| NEW SHOES HURT? it frightfully interesting—no, I do — “mot like the word ‘thrilling. " | Of course they do in hot weath- . Someone had asked her if she er! But you can put a stop to that X g;uere “thrilled” by her visit to the . by rubbing your feet with Emera.ld; . studio and its celebrties. |Oil. It relieves all burning, blist- . “I like people,” she remarked, ers and soreness INSTANTLY. Ap- E"fluy don’t have to he celebrities” | ply it wherever the shoes rub your , In view of Holly- | feet—across the toes, the instep, 0 penchant for staring 'the back of the heel — and you'll , i Mrs. Putnam's have no more troubles. Emerald Oil | ertt that here it is recognized isn't greasy and doesn't stain, so| Jess frequently than in the|you need not fear for your shoes.| Butler Mauro Drug Co. sells gal- d children seem to kpnow me|lons of Moone’s Emerald Oil every 78 than adults—probably be-imm"‘(" for just such hot weather ‘@r_ new generation is most 100t troubles. And always with a g od in avistion.” guarantee of instant relief or money i L Star s Who Play Greatest Role 11 Marriage and Motherhood Leeord of Film Queens Who Are Happy Wives and Devoted Mothers Discounts Chargeg of .Marltul Instability and Butterfly Frivolity. BARRYMORES 522 HEIRS Although they are regarded as the least domesticated creatures in the world, the glamorous film queens of Hollywpod are among the world most davoted nodun.h Abll too nfdh: the fl;lfi.ll marriage vows ought be amended to read: * e % S Bhrt bt ravely is the otlies sile SF THe pictuce It is a matter of record that the percentage of happy mar- riages in Hollywood is just as high as it is in any other part of the country and examples by the score can be quoted to prove it. For instance, take the Barrymores, John and the former Dolores Costello, Dolores gave u) a brilliant screen career to wed the great movie lover, and she is qui: to admit that she has never regretted it. She says she found the greatest in motherhood. The Barrymores have two children, a daughter and a son, of whom both father and mother are as proud as— well, a father and mother. Then there is Gloria Swansen, now married to her fourth husband, Michael Farmer. hGl h you, di presenied. vole of her children. Besides two of her own, mother. daughter a ulu, Mary decla world, asserting that no amount of with her husband, Oscar, Dawscn in 1898, died at Bremer- ton,” Wash. From the Klondike, Mr. and Mrs| Rothenburg went 6 Chicken Creek, where he mined. They moved to Nenana in 1913. He was Nenana's first mayor. They went to Bremerton 10 years ago. went to M. J. Stenton, 63, railroad man, who had lived in Seward four years and in Fairbanks since June 20, died in Fairbanks of a stroke of paralysis. Anne Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, old-tim- ers in Seldovia, and Wendell Thurston, for three years resident of Homer, were married at Sel- dowia. They will make their home at Homer, N. G. Swedlund has installed a planer in the sawmill he is erects ing at Seldovia. confessed that her greatest ambition is to ha Another lovely lady of the screen is Mary Astor, wife of Dr. Franklin Thorne, of Los Angeles, who recently cruised around the Pacific iting the coming of the stork. can compars with the thrill of holding her own baby in her arms. Dr. Leon Ensch, chiropractor, who practiced in Fairbanks six years ago, has returned there with Mrs. Ensch and their three chil- dren. In the last six years, he has practiced in the States, Wran- gell and Cordova. Mrs. Cleora Bachner and Olof Svedeen - were granted citizenship papers at a session of the district court in Fairbanks. Mrs. Archie McLane was whipped with one blow by Peter Jensen in & boxing bout that was scheduled as the feature event of the Fourth of July sports at Kasilof, on the Cook Inlet side of Kenai Penin- |sula; Mrs. McLane assumed - the proper stance with Jeft foot ad- vanced and left arm extended, but she immediately, comumitted the ‘tac- tieal error of leading with her right. Jensen took advantage of the opening. Subsequent proceedings interested her no more. The bout was witnessed by 51 persons, - the largest throng ever assembled in Kasilof. Deputy United States Marshal H, I Miller. was fast losing a street fight at Nenana when several residents went to his rescue and restrained his assailant, a man named Ames. The latter had be- come displeased when the deputy arrested a woman on the charge of intoxication. At a hearing in the United States Commissioner’s court, Ames was bound over to the grand jury. Seldovia celebrated the rth of July with field and track sports, blindfold boxing bouts, community singing of patriotic songs and a dance. Residents of Port Graham. P MARY ASTor 272 BABY] | : o inded remark that | death, or until | get ria is passionately fond of an adopted son. She once e eight children call her sho Since the arrival of her baby she is the happiest woman in the ulation she received as an actress All-Alaska News Mrs. Bertha Rothenberg, who (Ninilchic, Homer and Portlock par- | ticipated in the celebration. The weather was fine. It was the great- est Fourth in ‘Seldovia's history. Mrs. Sophig Gramrose, 72, went from her home at Anchor Point, | where she has lived 28 years, to Seldovia to celebrate the Fourth of July. Throughout the Cook In- let country, she is famed as an; excellent gardener. Last year she got 22 sacks of potatoes from one sack of seed potatoes. Two of the tubers weighed two pounds together. A single rutabaga tipped the scale: at 12 pounds. Her garden is thriv. ing this year. Coal is washed ashore at Anchor Point. She collects it and sacks it.in quantities of 35 pounds at a tihe. Her dog packs| the coal from ‘the beach to her home. | Eleven days after Harold Bent- ley, 23, was drowned in the Chena | River his body was recovered. Fun- | eral services were held at Fair- banks. | | Musk oxen, which were brought! from Greenland and are enclosed by a six-foot high beard fence on a 600 acre tract near the Alaska | Agricultura]l College and Sehool of | Mines, not far from Fairbanks,| have to be guarded day.-and night from bear attacks. Five bears have been slain this summer by watch-' men. Some of the bears ¢limb the fence . posts and . drop into the paturage. Others burrow under the fence. Some crash the fence by leaning against it. Of the original herd of 34 oxem, 30 remain. Two were. killed by bears, and two died of accidental injuries they § o Indians on the Lower Yukon River may vote to reselect Presi- dent Hopver. They do mot feel the dépressten. “The - salmon run was’ 50 heavy that fish wheels did not Lave to be watehed by squaws to prevent dogs Jfrom getting the| catches. There was plenty for humans and animals. Drying racks are loaded with fish being pre- pared for winter larders. Rabbits are coming back, and many moose have been seen, Rev. Father J. F. McEimeel reported on a visit to Fairbanks. Mining is aetive i the Willow Creek gold quartz distriet north of employing 108 men. Canadian capi- ' tal is reported to be taking over| fhe Craggle Creek property. Twen- ty-five men have been put to work ‘to. open .up the mine. They will not be milling until next fall or nekt spring. The Marion Twins mine is opening up again and the Marble has a crew of 10 men. [ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1932. ISHORTAGE OF MEAT IS SEEN NEXT WINTER {Cattle, l;‘logs Display Strik- ing' Recuperation in' Values H;;_W';r Engine CHICAGO, Aug. 2. — Live stock is calling the tarn. own in the “‘yards,” that seeth- ; theatre of the animal indus- they will tell you that live ock raisers are “sitting on top the world” They' have been vatehing the biggest unceasing ad- vance in hog prices eveér known. {They have se2a cattle lead;the way las the first farm commodity to {rise above. 1931 prices. | For over ihirty-four days with-! interruption hog prices gained dily. From $350 for “top” May 23 the price swelled to several days ago while the age advanced from $3.75 to $5.00. | During recent weeks a reaction in—a natural reaction per- haps, after an amazing forward movement, but accentuated by the wave of heat that. engulfed most ol the country and drowned out the market for fresh pork. The ysetback trimmed 40 to 50 cents {from the $2 gain. i $100,000,000 Added Who benefits? Economists have estimated the live stock on the farms has taken on $100,000,000 or more of added value;. yet thére is no stampede! sell, for receipts continue low the principal markets and the ockyards authori said farm- are evinein disposition to i and fatten their cattle—and a Fighteen men are working on the Gold Cord and an equal number af the Fern. rer year promises to be a ban- ear for gold production in the Flat district, acording to Aviator| Percy Hubbard, who recently re- turned to Fairbanks from a flight to Flat. The Matheson and Beaton dredges are scooping up the gold ar two new draglines were pui to work in the spring by Olson & Co. They are run by diesel en- gines. About 180 men are employed | in the diferent mines of the dis- trict. Only three men are work- on the Alaska Road Commis- n crew this summer. Harold L. Steeves, long time res- |ident of Alaska, and Mrs. Hattie | Jones, recently of Los Angeles,| |were married at Fairbanks. They | Wil make their home there. Assoctated Press PRoto Lester P. Barlow of Stamford, Conn,, claims to have Invented a new secret military weapon which he says could destroy cities a th sand miles distant. A resolution was introduced in the senate seeking to create a secret commission to study the “engine of destruction.” seem better wait, Charles A. Wilson, president of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, said prices still lie well below the five and ten-vear average. Cattle alone, averaged $8.25 last week, have climbed above the -corres- ponding of 1931, when the average was $7.05. Hogs, despite| their advance, a ged $4.80 last week against $6.00 a year ago. | Only the Start | “The risz in live stock priees | from the lows of last winter,” said| Mr. Wilson, “has been very marked. | Hogs, reached the .lowest | years, and cat- made a good re- able, tle have covery.” | On the other hand, historians| down at the yards believe the rise s far has only been a begin-| g To substantiate this, they| out: July is ‘not the usual month for | the peak in cattle. In fifteen yea ober ‘has seen the best| pr i or cattle ninc :ime.s‘ Hogs have sold at their best for the season five times in July, three times in August, five times in Sep-| tember. | The acute. boti P s of meat are still| | | | | | INCREASED POWER and SPEED at NO EXTRA COST GASO UNION 76 The Finest Uniform Non-Premium Fuel at No “Extra Cost. Now available at the ang Union resellers: SERVICE MOTOR CO. ........... Ao Junean D.B. FEMMER ... ... .o Juneau MARTIN LYNCH ... Glacier Highway W B OFLEEE w0 eeree Douglas REMEMBER TO ASK FOR UNION 76 GASOLINE LINE JULY WEATHER IS ABNORMALLY ~ DAMPANDCOOL Cotest Since 1947~ 24 Days Have Rainfall in Measurable Amounts July was unusually rainy and {cool, with the least sunshine since 1921, and the lowest mean tem- | perature ‘since 1917, according to the monthly weather summary is- {sued by R. C. Mize, U. 8. Weather | Bureau. The mean temperature was 53.4° or 3.6° below the average. The | coldest Julys of record were those |of 1914 and 1917 with a mean of 52.7° and the warmest was that of 1907 with a mean of 632°. The highest temperature during the |month was 76° on the 10th, and |the lowest was 44° on the 2d, Prev- ious extremes were 89° and 38°, respectively. The total precipitation was 5.77 or 0.86 inches above the The greatest amount re- | | inches, normal. corded in July was 1050 inches in 11917 and the least amount of rec- |ord was 0.25 inch in 1915. . There |were 24 days with measurable pre- cipitation as compared with an av- erage of 16. The greatest amount |ches on the. 30th-31st. | The mean relative humidity was |89 per cent at 4 am., 74 per cent at noon, and 70 per cent at 4 p.m The prevailing wind direction was from the south and the average hourly velocity 6.1 miles. The max- imum velocity was 22 miles per hour from the south on the 22d. There ‘were 2 clear days, 2 partly cloudy and 27 cloudy days. There were 73.8 hours of sunshine, or 14| per cent of the possible amount, 17 days without sunshine, and one day with 100 per cent sunshine. in any 24-hour period was 143 in-| PAROLED MAN "FROM ALASKA ~ UNDER ARREST | | James Rob&on Held in Seattle for Question- ing in Murder | | SEATTLE, Aug. 2—James Rob- |ertson, aged 38, wanted at Leaven- | worth for questioning in connection | with the slaying of a negro detee- tive, was arrested here yesterday. | The motice said he admitted his identity ‘but denied knowledge of any Killing. Robertsn was paroled July 25 |{from Leavenworth Penitentiary (after serving part of a slx-yx-n} |sentence for assault on a jailer gt | Fairbanks, Alaska. The shooting of the detective oc- curred last Thursday night, three |days after Robertson’s release. ; Robertson said he had been in | Seattle since Friday. 25 KANSAS HOLDS PRIMARY TODAY | TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 2—The State primaries are being held to- |day and the electorate faced the |longest list of candidates for Con- | gressional and State offices in 18 | years. Seven Republicans are seek- |ing the Senatorial seat vacated by Vice-President Charles Curtis. The Democrats are also making & great |show in this normally Republican | State. S L B A door-to-door collection and de- livery service for merchandise is | being plannad by the Great Western of Brazil railway. Royal . 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