The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 8, 1932, Page 8

i " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPlRE SATURDAY, OCT. §, 1932. * " FIFTH STREET (NEW ANGLE IN T0 BE GRADED | TORTURE CASE T0 SIDEWAI_K\ConVICIS Sing Pubie ol l Guards Because Guards -l Were Present Pacific Coast Coal Com-| O S pany Offers to Give Detective W. H. Gasque today tes- tified that while he was investi- 7 ’ Road“a} to C”) |gating the torture murder of Ar- {thur Maillerfert in the Sunbeam Grading of a part of Fifth Street| prison Camp, questioning the con- and conversion of the thoroughfare viets that all “sang praises” of extending north of the Winter and ! George Courson and Solomon Hig- Pond Company from Front Street | ginhottom, guards on trial for mur- Pacific Steamship Com-|ger. rf with a street were| Gasque said this was because | only matters, aside from pay- he was not allowed to question the ment of bi considered at the|convicts unless prison guards were meeting last night of the City|present. Council | Sidewalk is High Now ‘panys wharf is the private prop- rading of Fifth Street between |erty of the company although it nd Seward Streets is nec- |has been in public use for years, in order to bring its leve Offers To Donate below the new sidew: The company offers to donate that is being laid by the Govern-|the roadway to the city. The of- ment on the north side of the| | fer will be formally accepted in the Pederal and Territorial Building. [near future, one of the Council- ading work will be done by ‘men declared. y's force of laborers under| Inasmuch as a draft of the pro- of Mayor Thomas B. posed ordinance establishing the improvement district to take in all hl’ LhO'OUth&lre north of Win- | parts of the city had not been sub- ter and Pond between Front Street |mitted to the Council, discussion and the Pacific Steamship Com-l of the matter was dererred DANCE WITH THE PIONEERS of Alaska Alaska Day, October 18 LT TP T At Elks’ Hall Music by the Serenaders ADMISSION, $1.00, including tax Tickets on sale at Ordway's Photo Shop - was so contrary-—-— until we E z found out why ! “I don’t know what’s the matter with that child,” her mother used to say when Mary failed to pass her exams. But now she comes home with good marks because the new glasses we fitted to her have made study easy. Dr. R. E. Southwell OPTOMETRIST—OPTICIAN EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED Room 7, Valentine Building L T T T %% =//n SERuE . Dailv Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS i 12. Stone writing ) 1. Photographie tablets device i 2l 14 Part of & 1. brinking W STH] IRIT UiL wooden foint 18 food s 0|1 RIEIEZOPIEIRIA e '?«%‘3'" 5. verlasting 16, Brotner of vain [P [ [LIEZAMIOITIOIRIZZ | | T| 20. Frun 1. Constructed [ 22, Therer 18 Trainer of 1L ONIZZOINE | 35 T iraonsicar " Drg‘;ladmnr- TIEAAILITIERZE|VIE giant . Drive 3L Approaches ED|I IFll [EIS#SIWEID | 23 B ) WS TIARYSEER u. Pa}fl,a- of { 1 l ‘nju t! ther uries TAISISIEISHS|ITARITIE n.Bc‘nnwu | URHASEEIEMSTZX || 5 plornetess | Burn oany | LIL EZL I IMINIS EN] 37 Edrthenware | superficial 29. Inflamed spots |E|N N|I |CZERIR “‘ Festers 30. Vault under stribute the main RIEMIOIVIEZZ | INIMIA ; El i On the summit oor of & church l—S—-A T Es L o U‘T 42, Ll"dlflll. 32 Citrous frults 43. He-dloramout 34. Ages 51. Noah's boat DOWN D\l"‘. 36. Booty 52. Undulation of 1. The roe of the ollog. 37 Prepured for a the open'sea sturfeon . Vtxes eolioa. contest 63. South 2. Distilling 41, ble- 40. Member of an American apparatus mindw early animal 3. Note of the persons Caucasle 64. Expands scale 49. LOW chirping race 56. Biblical 4. Ant ote 43. Seat of the mountain 6. Actual 50. Ptrllinflll 1o aftections B8, Negative 6. Conjunction aihe cheek 4. Weird 89. Foes 7. Headliners itte 46, Male cat 60’ Mohammedan 8. Playing cards sa Bt weea 48. Sea eagles hostile to 9. Silkworm 1 love: Latin 49. Characteristie the Crusaders 10. Gulde by 57 Exnrexulqn of 50. The short- 62. Frequented supernatural disg eared owl: place influence 61. Symhnl lor Giuam ant men 11 Kinde ~nhalt B l //flllflfl E,//fllflll///i /dEHEN /<JdER HE/&an % ] /// // 241 11 1 | Il \ | | | ,/ 47 1 il ) WINN LEAVING TOMORROW FOR TRIP TO EAST Commerce Department Commissioner Sails Sun- day for Seattle, East Enroute to Seattle and Wash- ington, D. C., for the winter, Den~ nis Winn, Alaska Commissioner for the Department of Commerce and agent for the United States Bu- reau of Fisheries, Will leave here tomorrow morning on the motor- ship Brant, Capt. E. L. Hunter. He expressed satisfaction at the condition of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, saying: “The runs and escapement of practically every; specles of salmon this year have been gratifying. Altogether, it has been @ wonderful year.” Wr. Winn will remain in the Se- attle offices of the Bureau of Fish- eries for about one month. The ents, and with representatives of the packers will probably open in' Seattle on November 3. As soon as this is completed, Mr. Winn' will proceed to Washington. He | will spend the holidays at his home in Nashua, New Hampshire, then return to ‘Washington. He will come back to Seattle some- time after the first of the year, as usual Accompanying Mr. Winn to Seat- tle will be: Capt. M. J. O'Connor, Asst. annual conference of Commission- | er Henry O'Malley and field ag-| and come north again next Mm'ch‘ Agent of the Bureau, MLssJ ONE INDICTMENT RETURNED TODAY Charlie Johnson, Charged with Larceny, Enters Plea of Guilty In the only indictment returned by it today, the Federal Grand | Jury charged Charlie Johnson; lo- cal Indian, with larceny in a! dwelling. Johnson was arralgned before Judge Justin W. Harding a short time afterward, ved time for pleading, and ent a plea of guilty. Judge Harding announced bheat sentence would be imposed af a later date. The grand jury re- cessed at noon today until Monday morning. | | Johnson is accused of having| | entered the house of George How- ard and of stealing many articles. including musical instruments, an assortment of men’s and women's clothing, 'household furnishings 'and other personal property. Bess OWeill, Fiscal Agent; her |assistant, Miss Bessie Yurman, and |Fred Lucas, Bristol Bay warden. Ca.pt O'Connor will attend the an- mnual conference and thén go on leave, spending several weeks in [mmmum Miss O'Neill iwill remain in Seattle until the ,opening of the active season here ’lnte next Spring, and Miss Yur- mmummmmm tle office until January, returning ihere then. ——e————— [Dldummmu"‘mnnm Old papers fox sale at Empirs EXTRA JONATHAN APPLES $2 per box 5 CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 478 GEORGE BROTHERS 5 Fast Deliveries—10, 11, 2, 2:30, 4:30 Special Delwery At Your Request FANCY {Trip Exténds Down Yikon | porhaps one of the best situated | Ruby Creek in the Atlin area. ers in their ground-sluicing on g | Wright Creek, in Atlin, and were for the Tourist Trade—at A gr:tmg good returns from their | Some of them are doing real well, | secured a skiff, and drifted down ‘paid the supreme penalty of his (ber of tourists enjoying the Circle ipleased to find so many residents North. The Tanana orphanage is doing a wonderful work, and a happy lot they are there. “I did not stop long at Eklutna, only while the train did some shunting, but I had time to meet some of our former Sunday School children there. “Anchorage has the least unem- ployment of any Alaskan town I visited. Seward did not seem quite as good. The Valdez trail was still open when I was there although bus drivers reported heavy snow on the summit. Planes Used Extensively “One cannot but be impressed with the amount of airplane travel, and the extent to which planes are used by prospectors and trap- pers in the Interior. “Real Alaskans are the most con- tented people I havé ever known. They are well off and know it, even if théy are not rolling in wealth or pneumatic tires. | “Glad to be home you say? Abso- lutely! For Juneau is home ,and I divisional headquarters at i ten zell, but this year Capt. Lesh-| ;‘;’a"; A6 WIS T) e 1otk er was detailed to make the trip. | “I left Juneau July 8, said Capt. L sher, “going first to Haines, vay, Carcross. I then crossed ~hl, lakes to Atlin. Atlin is DRFREEBURGER'S FATHER IS DEAD G.F. Freeburger, Well Known Here, Passes Away at Portland CAPT. LESHER RETURNS FROM LONG JOURNEY Into Interior and Along Coast Capt. R. B. Lesher, in charge of Salvation Army activities in Ju- neau, has returned from a religious visitation trip that took him down the Yukon River as far as Tanana, hen to Fairbanks in the Interior i from there o the coastal cities veen Anchorage and this city. ally this journey in the inter- est of the Salvation Army is made annually by some officer from the Following an extended illness, George 6. Freeburger, father of Dr. G. F. Freeburger of this city, died last night at his home -in ‘Portland, Ore. Fu 1 and in- terment will be held in that city next Monday. Dr. Freeburger left here on Sep- tember 27, when he was advised that the elder man’s fllness had reached a critical stage. He was with his father when the end came. Mr. Freeburger was well known here. He spent several summers |visiting his son and family and leaves many friends in Juneau. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF JUNEAU THE NUGGET SHOP Is offering a shipment of ESKIMO BASKETS which arrived too late | towns in the North, as few persons | were allowed to go there this spring | by immigration authorities. I saw a 17-ounce nugget taken out. of Getting Good Returns “The Norde brothers are using the old fashioned California shooi- work. “Whitehorse seemed almost on a par with other years. I found al- most all the old timers along the Yukon River either prospecting new round or snipping old ground. 50 Per Cent OFF the Regular Price If you are planning to send a Christmas gift to the States there is nothing so acceptable as a fine native-made basket. A deposit will hold any article in the shop until the holidays. especially around Stewart, mile and White River. “I went up Stewart River to Mayo by freight truck and then went from Mayo to Wernecke Hill, the site of the big mining activity in the district. I understand thcy shipped 50,000 tons of silver ore this year, though not running to capacity on account of the low price of silver. When I returned to Stewart, I found I would have a five-day wait for a boat, so I Forty- Our new Costume Jewelry and genuine Stone Necklaces have just arrived from the East. COME IN AND PROSPECT AROUND—Open Evenings to Dawson, 72 miles, in 11% hours. Dawson dredges are doing well this year. I visitsd Barney West, who ELKS PURPLE BUBBLE DANCE At Elks’ Ballroom TONIGHT life on the scaffold September 28. Ovad McMillion went with ine from Dawson to Tanana in a row boat. This method of travel made it possible to stop at all small villages. We made wonderful time, and were fortunate enough to navigate the Yukon Flats without any mishaps. I found a great num- Tour to Fairbanks over the Steese Highway. Trappers Out on Lines “We were rather late at Fort Yukon to meet many persons as most trappers had returned to their trap lines to prepare for winter work. We were entertained there by Mr. and Mrs. C. Holm, former residents of Juneau. I was had large gardens this year along the river, which will provide them with most of their living, with wild meat. “Tanana to Nenana was made on the steamboat Jacobs, and from Nenana to Fairbanks I traveled by the Alaska Railroad. “Fairbanks seemed like a city after the villages I had visited. I can visualize the Tanana Valley in the Fairbanks district and the Matanuska Valley, north of An- chorage, all dotted with farms at a not too distant date. I have never seen anything that would compare with the growth of plant life in those districts. Blind Child Reads Braille i “At Tanana I saw several chil- dren formerly of Juneau. I was especially pleased to find one of our former Sunday School children who is blind, but can now read Braille quite rapidly under the di- rection of Melba Call, commonly known as the Helen Keller of the Week - End Specials DEI.IC US New quk’s Sensational Balloon Dance WILL BE FEATURED Admission $1.50, including tax FREE—CAKE COOLER with every package of GOLD MEDAL FLOUR—35¢ GARNICK’S—Phone 174 .CHO( . Full 2 1b. $1.75 Box for $1.00 MERCEDES SOAP, 12 bars ...............50c STATIONERY SPECIAL S 80e SQUIBB'S COD LIVER OIL ... $1.00 (THE LIQUID SUNSHINE) }HARRY RACE, Drugglst THE SQUIBB STORES O ALASKA Business Toilet, $16.00 " Chromium Plated Chromium Plated with BATH ROOM “Standard” Toilet with “church” white seat, Full apron Basin with chromium ~_TOILET SEATS FULL AUTOMATIC Going After CHINA TANK Imitation Mahogany Seat BASIN FAUCETS $2.00 pair "SWING SPOUT SINK FAUCETS Dish—$6.00 P —COMING— 5,000 feet New “CRANE” RADIATION Only 290 9c¢ per ft. ft. OUTFIT (Same as New Apartment House) 5 ft. “Standard” Recess tub with chromium plated trim. chromium plated hinges and ell. plated trim. COMPLETE OUTFIT— $74.50 “RISDON” Automatic Coal Stoker $165.00 Duco White—$4.00 Imitation Mahogany —$3 00 4 IN. CAST IRON SOIL PIPE 3214, per foot OIL BURNER With 16-Barrel Tank Complete Installed $345.00 We carry a full line of Spare Parts China Tank, Chromium Plated Hinges TOILET “Church” Regal White Seat and Flusher Ell $19.50 ASBESTOS CEMENT Bath Faucets 30-GALLON RANGE BOILERS Reduced to $9.50 each Per sack, $3.00 $2.50 GET OUR PRICES by the JOB Not. by the “Hour” Estimates FREE OLD WARM AIR FURNACES RESET $15.00 RICE & AHLERS Co. “ll.llbll' Heating Sheet Metal “We tell you in advance what job will cost”