The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 27, 1933, Page 8

] (R ] c re STOCK MARKET STEADY; MINE ISSUES DROP Late Sellingfirry Quickly Absorbed—Most of Leaders Rally NEW YORK, July 27—The late| softness of mining issues failed to| materially unsettle the fairly firm stock market today and leading equities finished steady to firm, There was a selling flurry in| the last hour and offerings were| readily absorbed. Most of the lead- ers rallied. Sales were only 2,700,000 shares.| Wheat Goes Up All wheat deliveries swung past the dollar mark with an advance of 8 cents a bushel, the maximum permitted for the day. Mining stocks turned heavy on news of the Attorney General’s opinion Steel Division Np Bethlehem Steel led the upturn|_ steel division, gaining six National Republic was also in the points. up. Advances of one to around two points occurred for New York Cen- tral, Case, Deere, Union Pacific, American Can, Industrial Alcohol,| Western Union, Erie, Santa Fe While Homestake dropped 17| points and American Smelting six | points, Alaska Juneau, Dome Mines| and McIntyre-Porcupine lost frac-| tions to about two points. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY John N. Sebrell, Norfolk, Va., ate ' orney, was elected Imperial poten. :ate of the Shriners at the national sonvention of the Arabic order in Atlantic City, N.J. He succeeds rl C. Mills of Des Moines, lowa. ssociated Press Photo) -~ J. C. WBRIDE AND HIS FAMILY ON WAY SOUTH |Former Collectors of Cus- toms, Wife, Daughter to NEW YORK, July 27.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 27, American Can| ap.. many years of residence in|Captain G. J. Roweliff, 87, American Power and Light| 13%, Anaconda 17%, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem Steel 43%, Calumet and, Hecla 6%, City Stores A, no sale;| American Telephone and Telegraph 12 American Smelting 35%, ' General Motors 31, Irn,c:rnauonnlwyem.s spent in the city, were at |assistance, also want to thank Harvester 35%, Kennecott 21, Mont- gomery-Ward 22, Missouri Pacific 7, Packard Motors 5%, Radio Cor-| poration 8%, Standard Brands 26-’-\,; Live in California Juneau, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc- Bride and their daughter, Miss Miriam McBride, left on the steam- er Aleutian to make their future home in California. Numerous friznds, made during their long the ship to bid them farewell when {it sailed on Tuesday evening. Here Thirty Years Mr. and Mrs. McBride had lived United States S,‘eEl .56. Ulen :(:‘in Juneau for more than thirty Western Union 63, Umb'ed Mrmfa years and spent several years at 331, Ward Baking B 3%, Curtiss-|qumqum, before coming to this Wright 3%. —_—————— FOUR SCHOOLS MAY BE CLOSED AND 3 TO OPEN Gustavus to Reopen—Hope and Clark’s Point Ex- pected to Get Schools Closure of four Territorial schools this year is probable, and three new ones are expected to be opened, it was announced today by A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of Educa- tion. In the list of schools to be suspended are three specials and one rural institution. Gustavus, discontinued last Fall, will be re-opened with Mrs. Mary Wynne Lamb as teacher, Commis- sioner Karnes announced. A special school probably will be opened at Hope, and another at Clark’s Point, he said. Final decision will be made by the Commissioner on the latter two when he visits those communi- ties within the next few weeks. He plans to leave here about the mid- dl2 of August for a trip that will take him to almost every section | of the west, interior and far north. city. Mr. McBride was connected |with the C. W. Young Hardware |Co., until nearly twelve years ago ]whcn he took office as Collector of Customs, which position he held until J. J. Connors succeeded him several weecks ago. The McBrides will visit for sev- |eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry |Fisher and their daughter Rachel, in Seattle before continuing to Berkeley, Cal, where they will |spend some time with Mr. Mc- | Bride’s mother at her home there. | To Visit San Diego While their plans were not defi- nitely formulated when they left here, Mr. and Mrs. McBride expect- ed to spend some time in San Diego, California, for Mr. McBride's health. ———————— 6. B, GRIGSBY, JR. DIES OF INJURY FROM ACCIDENT Son of Prominent Alaska Attorney Passed Without Regaining Consciousness George B. Grigsby, Jr., who was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Phoenix, Arizona, early The school maintained for many | years at Mile Seven on the Copper"'ms week, died without regaining consclousness, according to Asso- FLEET LEAVES JUNEAU AFTER TWO-DAYVISIT Destroyers Go to Skagway —Capt. Rowcliff Is Remembered (Continued from Page One) cliff was presented with a beautiful colored photograph of Mendenhall Glacier, by Robert J. MoKansia, of the Alaska Steamship Company, as a momento of the Juneau visit and in appreciation of the cooperation of Capt. Rowcliff and his com- mand in aiding the passengers on the Northwestern. The. picture is] an unusual one, taken by Ordway. Capt. Rowcliff was also présented with photographic prints of etch- ings of warious husky dog types, |by Winter and Pond. Enjoy Juneau Visit Judging from the many volun- tary comments by both officers and men the entire personnel enjoyed their Juneau visit, and deeply ap- preciated the courtesy and friend- ly attitude of the people of Gas- tineau Channel. ‘Capt. Rowecliff last night ex- pressed the hope that his squad- ron would be sent here again next year, and hoped that their visit might be longer. Disaster Messages Following are official radio mes- sages relative to the assistance ren- dered to the distressed Northwest- ern: S. S. Northwestern, 1:30 P. ‘M, Juneau, Als., July 26, 1933. Commander Destroyer Squadron Juneau: ! On behalf of Alaska Steamship, | passengers, crew, and myself, 1 want to thank you for sending the U.SS. Trever so quickly to our Lieutenant Byington of the Trever and his crew for the fine work they did in transporting passengers and baggage, and also thank Lieu- tenant Commander Davis of your staff for valuable work rendered in seeing things going smoothly. I cannot express in words how {much it was all appreciated but I {only hope all your voyages will be safe ones. JOHN LIVINGSTONE, Master. S. S. Northwestern, 1:43 P. M. July 26, 1933. Master, S. S. Northwestern: Your telegram and good wishes appreciated by all hands. Glad to| have been of assistance and hope that your ship will be safely re- floated. 2 CAPTAIN G. J. ROWCLIFF Seattle, Wash,, 8:42 A. M. July 26, 1933. Captain_G. J. Rowcliff, Commjander ' Destfoyer Squadron, Juneau, Alagka: Please accept our sincere thanks in behal#!bf youtand ypur men for your kind assistance in transferring passengers from Northwestern. ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. 8:55 A. M. From Comdesron Four. To Comdt. 13th Naval District: Alaska Steamship Company ap- preciate your telegram and assure you that we are glad to have been available to render assistance to Northwestern. CAPTAIN G. J. ROWCLIFF. - e————— MISS MARY LEE COUNCIL ARRIVES ON YUKON TO VISITS HER FATHER Miss Mary Lee Council arrived in Juneau on the steamer Yukon to visit with her fathér, Dr. W. W. Ipital. Elliott ‘Roosevelt, second son divorced at Minden, Nevada, Philadelphia, was married last S: above. from the former Elizabeth Donner, Ruth Goggins, of Fort Worth, Texas. The newlyweds are pictured MAYORPRESENTS YEAR'S BUDGET T0 THE COUNGIL |Reduction of City Indebt- edness, Retirement of Loans Planned (Continuea irom Page One) $2,000. Until we get a definite reply from the National Govern- ment, .to whom an appeal for un- employment telef has been made, we are hardly in a position to say at this time how much of its own money the City shall have to spend on iindigent relief and on the im- provement of Willoughby Avenue, which is an important item in the proposed Government relief pro- gram. Other unforseen expenses are bound to come up, but I am confident that by careful manage- ment the City of Juneau will be ,able to retire $45,000 of its in- idebtedness in the next eight months.” | Based on the 1933 assessment roll figures, just released by City Asses- sor R. H. Stevens, and assuming that there will be no change in ithe 18-mill levy rate, the taxes re- |ceivable account will be approxi- I mately $5000 greater than last | year, Mayor Goldstein declared. He pointed out, however, that tax payments are likely to show a fall- ing off to an extent that may nulli- fy the gain in valuation. of President Roosevelt, recently aturday at Burlington, Towa, to P;esi(ient Urg& have carried their demand for a by full page advertisements in page. The mine executives urge “forgotten industry” presumably Company, asserted the irdustry gold market. 3 Open Market for Gold;Open Letter Presented in “Adv.” SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, July more than a score of mine excculives stated their case. “An Open Message to the President,” is the heading on the producd by the mines to the highcst bidders. P. R. Bradley, President of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Various leaders indicated that mining operations are now ripe for expansion and more employment, needing only a fair i Tax Discount l G | “This year tax payers will re- tO r(lnt ‘ceive a two per cent cash dis- !count if they pay their taxes in full by the first Monday in Octo- ber, and I am hopeful that this arrangement will stimulate early tax collections,” said the Mayor. “Citizens can materially assist in the improvement of the City's fi- 'nancial position by meeting their tax and license obligations prompt- ly. With their earnest co-opera- tion and support the task of re- storing the City to a cash basis |will be made much easier. It is my belief that if municipal expen- |ditures be confined to the abso- lute essentials and the City prac- |tise strict economy in all lines the |City will be able, before 15 months 'are up, not only to meet its cur- ‘rent obligations thereafter without recourse to borrowing but to make isubsmntial reductions in its bond- ed indebtedness, which is now 27.~The gold mining interests free gold market to the public the daily newspapers in which the President to release the by permitting the sale of gold is being done an injustice. | CLAUD HELGESEN IS IMPROVED IN HEALTH, SAYS MRS. HELGESEN| Claud Helgesen, who left for the south, seriously ill, over a month ago, is getting along splen- didly, according to Mrs. Helgesen, who returned on the Yukon from Portland, where Mr. Helgesen is receiving care in the Veteran's Hos- “He is receiving fine care and it is a wonderful hospital. When we first went down the doctor in charge said he believed it would be nine months before Claud could leave, but he is improving so stead- ily that when I left, the doctor said he thought it would be six months before he would be suffi- ciently recovered to leave the hos- pital,” Mrs. Helgesen said. As nearly as the doctors can diagnose the case, Mr. Helgesen is suffering from collapsed vertebrae, but there is no sign of tuberculosis as was feared when he left Ju- neau, Mrs. Helgesen declared. Mrs. Helgesen was called to, Se- attle soon after her husband had gone down for medical care, .and accompanied him to the hospital in Portland. When he first entered here. CAROL EXPOSITION Miss Carol Hanson, L. L. TRIMBLE ARRIVES HERE;‘ISG'OOO'V :,:‘3:.' ;:)2::"5;:; “,’Kg:nz‘{, The City Clerk’s office announced ; " CF today that the delinquent tax total 4 lis now about $4200. Every effort thl: Rl;”::‘m%i‘ r‘;‘;‘:"ec:gem'flf:; will 'be made it was said, to ma- on '$hs sleflm py’k + s dz&er!al]y reduce this amount before er Yukon to spenditn, new tax statements are mailed some time at the Juneau agency of : the company, which is handled by to property owners about August Delinquent Taxes the Alaska Steamship Co. office SRS S L L SEVERAL TAKE ADVANTAGE — e OF ALEUTIAN SAILING C.'Z. HANSON AND MISS HANSON TO ATTEND Passengers who took advantage IN CHICAGO ©f the second southbound sailing of the Aleutian were, T. B. Brown, and her N. L. Freeman and L. M. Carrigan, mother, Mrs. C. Z. Hanson, who booked for Ketchikan, and D. W. live on a homestead on the Fritz Fett and Alex Baroff for Seattle. AP0 AU T T Daily Emprre Want Ads Pay Cove Road, are among the resi-| dents of Gastineau Channel who‘I will attend the Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago. Mrs. Han- son and daughter will leave Juneau on the steamer Yukon July 31. ‘ - Timothy is an important part of th hay mixture on 73 per cent .of the hay land in Ohio. W! DIFFERENT PETER PAN BEAUTY SHOPPE Second Floor, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 221 frrrrrreree New Elks’ Ruler « Walter F, Meler of Seattle, Wash., was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks lodge at the organization’s convention in Milwaukee, ated Press Photo) (AMCH “NORTHWESTERN” PICTURES Now on sale at Winter and Pond’s. —adv. e e——— The world’s greatest need is courage—show yours by advertising. PROMINENT MINING MAN ON WAY TO PROPERTY L. ‘A. Levensaler, one of the out- standing mining engineers on the Pacific Coast, passed through Ju- neau on the steamer Yukon Tues- day evening on his way to inspect his mining property on Dan Creek, in the Copper River Valley. He will remain at the property until the next southbound sailing of the steamer Aleutian. Mr. Levensaler is accompanied by ‘Keir A. Campbell and Howard Hod- son on his annual trip this year. While the steamer was in port Mr. Levensaler called Informally on Gov. John W. Troy, a friend of long standing, with his associates, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Hodson. The advertisements are your guide to efficient spending. FRIDAY SPECIALS BUTTER 2 pounds ....55¢ FIG BARS 2 pounds ....23c United Food « Company ° Satin Give an 0.ld Suit New' Life $1.75 $2.50 There’s nothing like the gleam of eggshell satin to set off a suit to its best advantage. And there are few blouses with all the fine detail that these boast. Several styles, all with the smart, new neck- lines and long important sleeves NEW SKIRTS MANY COLORS TR RGP SRR S e SRR G T e v In heavy crepes, flannel, tweeds. $2.75 Blouses In eggshell, white, beige, brown, rust and gren. Wear thém tucked in or over. Sizes 32 to 44, Sev- eral styles, Leader Department Store Store Open Ewenings Fruit Jars Now on Sale! the hospital he was seriously ill land Mrs. Helgesen spent some time OUR BEER o reut i | River and Northwestern Railroad fated Press dispatches received Council for several weeks. has been closed. This action was taken after the abandonment of the Wavy radio station at that point which took away the pupils of the institution Premier, in the Matanuska coal mining district; Franklin, in the FortyMile district on the upper Yukon, are the other two spetial schools slated for discontinuance. Attendance there has fallen below the required standard. Fairview, in Matanuska valley, a regular rural school, probably will be discon- tinued for the same reason. e MATTERN AND PARTY REACH HAZELTONBC. HAZELTON, B. C, July 27— Jimmy Mattern arrived here at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Alexander and the other members of the relief expedition are by the Empire today. He was in a }crmeal condition for several days las the result of a fractured skull |received in the accident, of which {the details are not known. | His fialice, Miss Grace Westphal, of Piedmont, California, was at the |bedside when Mr. Grigsby died. | They were to have been married in a short time. | George Grigsby, Sr., who was in | Ketchikan on business when noti- |fied of the accident which resulted |in his son's death, left that city |vesterday for San Francisco, where the remains will be taken for bur- ial. Mr. Grigsby Is survived by his father, a brother, Melvin, and a sister, Mrs. Elwood McKnight, liv- ing in Juneau, and another sister who makes her home in Berkeley, | California. Mr. Grigsby was a graduate of Washington State Col- lege and made his home with an |aunt in San Francisco when not |inschool. RADIO HILL PASSES | OUT CIGARS; A GIRL here | The Southern Baptist conven- with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson, in (Roseburg, Oregon, | until Mr. Helgesen was sufficiently tion has adopted a budget of $605,- 000 for foreign missions for the cur- rent year but estimates its income will not exceed $500,000. well to be visited. B Advertisements spread world products before you. ) For Boxes s and will fly their original plane| On the desk in the receiving of- back to New York. \fice of the Signal Corps office, Mattern is anxious to return to|first floor, Territorial building, is New York and continued here in|a bog of cigars, or rather, at 2 in another plane accompanied by oclock this afternoon, a half-box Meachanic Fetterman. |of cigars, with a label on the box “The Mattern party was landed on |saying “smoke up—it's a girl” @ lake near Terrace by Pilo: Rob-| The cigars were placed there by ert E. Ellis in the Alaska Southern Emil Hill, radio operator attached ays seaplane Chichagof 'whoto the local office. Mrs, Hill gave them from Juneau to Terrace birih to a 6% pound gir] baby at 248 o'clock this morning -in * St. "Ann’s hospital. This is the sec- {ond .child, the other -heing a boy. LOCAL \trawberries 9(c GEORGE BROTHERS : Telephone 92 or 95 % ) g H % i 1 Five Deliveries Daily. . “Has a ripe, mellow sort of taste, hasn’t it, Dick?” “And just bitter enough to make you hungry: for all t food that's coming.” CAPITOL BEER PARLORS MUSIC—DANCING——LUNGHES GLASS TOP—quarts ........... N $1.65 GLASS TOP—pints At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 ~ Royal R 5 Baking THE " Quick and Even Heating Oven Eliminates Guess Work and Large Cooking Top Surface Range Failures Long Lasting Body Construction NOW ON DISPLAY