The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 24, 1933, Page 8

HEART ATTACK CAUSES DEATH OF FOX FARMER Hirman Parsons, in Juneau as Witness in DeGroot Case, Dies Last Night Hiram Parsons, 62 years old in Juneau from his fox farm to| appear as a witness in the de Groot murder case, dizd last night | from a heart attack, while eating dinner in the home on Willoughby Avenue of Mrs. Henry deGroot, whose guest he was. Parsons was born in Lincoln City, Nebraska, in 1871. He served in the United States army in Al- aska from 1899 until 1901. Recently he has been living on his fox farm on Porcupine Island, near Chichagof. He is survived by a sis-| ter, Mrs. Cora B. Sullivan, who lives in Middleton, Missouri. Parsons was brought to Juneau as & government witness in the case against Henry de Groot charged with the murder of Abe Hansen at Chichagof last spring. He reported to the District At- torney’s office October 9, but was later released. After his release as a government witness, he was re-subpoenaed as a witness for the defense. Yesterday he called on Mrs. DeGroot, wife of the accused man and spent the afternoon visiting with her and a friend at her home. Mrs. DeGroof asked him to stay for dinner. Parsons went out and got a steak for their evening meal, They had just started din- ner when Mrs. DeGroot noticed that something was troubling Par- sons but thought he was choking. When Dr. W. J. Pigg, called by Grant Baldwin, a neighbor, arrived at the T"-Groot home, Parsons was dead. r. Pigg pronounced his death dne to a heart attack. The hody of the deceased is at the C. W. Carter Mortuary. HOSPITAL BUILD DANCE PROMISES T0 BE SUCCESS Benefit Hallowe’en Party in Elks’ Hall Will Be Giv- en Week from Tonight Plans are progressing for the Hallowe'en Dance which will be given under the auspices of the Hospital Guild Tuesday night, Oc- tober 31, in the Elks' Hall. The success of the Guild mem- bers who are selling tickets to the dance indicates that there will be a large Attendance. Several en- thusiastic guild members, who have sold their quota of tickets ‘have called for more—which pleases the dance committee immensely, since it is all for charity. The proceeds of the dance will be used to fur- nish a room in the new wing of St. Ann’s Hospital. The Reveler's Orchestra, popular with Juneau dancers, secured for the evening, insures good music. For those who do not dance there will be card tables available for bridge and other games. Patrons and patronesses will be: Gov. John W. Troy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bender, Mayor and Mrs. 1. Goldstein, Judge and Mrs. George F. Alexander, Judge and Mrs. W. A. Holzheimer, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Metzgar, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Behrends, Mr. and Mrs. John Reck, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mullen, Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Dawes, Dr. and Mrs. H. C. DeVighne, Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Fellows, Dr. W. J. Pigg and Dr. W. W. Council. FOREST SERVICE CREW IS BACK FROM WORK O SKAGWAY TRAILS C. G. Burdick, Forest Ranger, returned to Juneau Sunday aboard the Forest Service boat Ranger IX from Skagway where a forestry _crew has been building trails. With Mr. Burdick were Pat White, fore- mean, and a crew of six men. The crew, which has just com- pleted the Skagway work, is start- ing work on Basin Road trails and will continue as long as weather permits. Old Tablet Tells Fate Of Yellowstone Captives| LIVINGSTON, Mont., Oct. 24— A mountain climbing expedition, reaching the crest of Mary Moun- tain in Yellowstone Park this sum- | mer found an inscription telling the fate of nine Montanans at the hands of a band of Nez Perce braves. The Indians held a council on the spot August 24, 1877, the in- scription related, to decide the prisoners’ fate. The captives were attacked, five escaped, three were carried off as prisoners and the leader left for dead. —l . LUTHERAN LADIES AID Eat wyour dinner ‘with us at the Church Parlors Wednesday even- ing, Oct. 25. Dinner served from 5:20 to 7 for 65 cents. —adv. It Really Was Colder in‘C;an»dpa’s Day, Says Records Hinting Mild Winter Coming TUBERCULOSIS CAUSES DEATH, MRS. J. H. HART Well Loved Former Resi- dent of Juneau Dies in Sanitarium in Oregon 3370 | | | 20 years. 100 years, at Washington, D. C., By F. B. COLTON (Associated Press Science Writer) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24—When Grandpa tells how the winters wese colder and the snows deeper wk it’'s more than just hazy memory. It's a fact. Winters now aren't as cold as they used to be, say: J. B. Kincer, Climatological Expert of the Weath- er Bureau. In fact, they've been growing warmer for more than 20 years Mild <i Frobable “We are now in the midst of a period of abnormal warmth,” Mr.| Kincer goes on, “which has been coming upon us gradually for| years.” Judging from this warm trend, he sees another mild winter | as probable. | Though winters have been grow-! ing warmer for many years, they! are the most finicky of the four seasons. A cold winter may pop up | unexpectedly in the midst of sev- jeral warm ones. For example,! whereas last winter was mild in ac- ! cordance with the trend, the coldes: | officially recorded temperature in United States history was registered in February in Yellowstone Nation- | al Park—66 degrees below zero. But ardless of reports of wild fowl flying south early, of squirrels | laying up unusually large stores of | nuts, and the hair growing thick on rabbits, the Weather Bureau pins its faith to pendulum - like swings of climate recorded during the past 100 years, moving first in the warm direction, then in the cold. Swings Like Pendulum For example, here’s how the trends have swung, first to warm,j winters have been growing warmer. Friends of Mrs. J. Harold Hart | were grieved to learn today of her death which occurred Sunday in | The Dailes, Oregon, where she had been a patient in the Oregon State ‘Tvxbercular Sanitarium for six months being treated for tuber- | culosis. | Mrs. Hart was well known in Ju- neau and had many friends in the e ———————— LT SO 5 T This chart apparently is all that the “oldest inhabitants” mneed to preve their conclusion that Each point represenis the average temperatures for the previous It was prepared by the U. S. Weather Bureau tc show the trend of winter temperatures over and New Haven, Conn. jcity made when she resided here ith her husband and children Hart was formerly Assistant ted States District Attorney in |the First Division in Alaska, mak- | ing his headquarters in Juneau. Later he entered the practice of (law here wh.ch he continued until |he was appointed United States Attorney of the Second Division hen he moved with his family to Nome, | 4 uhidren Survive In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hart is survived by four children,| then to cold, at New Haven, Conn., where weather records go back to 1801: Rising temperatures, 12 years— 1801-1812 | Falling temperatures, 37 years— | 1813-1849. Rising temperatures, 15 years— 1850-1884 Falling temperatures, 9 years— 1865-1873. Rising temperatures, 19 years— 1874-1892. Falling temperatures, 20 years— 1893-1912. Rising temperatures, — years— 1812- ? There is no evidence yet of a swing toward cold weather. Eighteen of the last 21 winters at Washington, D. C., have been warmer than normal. All of the last 13 there have been mild. The warmest winter in more than 100 years was that of 1931-32. This contras for example, with 19} typical winters of “Grandpa’s day” —1854-1873—all of which were cold- er than normal. That of 1855-56 was the coldest in 100 years of Weather Bureau records. All four seasons have been grow- ner for a long period, TION EASTERN STAR MEETING Juneau Chapter, No. 7, O. E. S, will meet Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. Visiting members will enter- tain and cordially invite the hus- bands and wives of members to attend the social following the meeting. FANNIE L. ROBINSON, —adv. Secretary. of All Our | H ATS Capz’tal Parlors: your chance to pick up the extra little hats you've been want- ing! There’s every style imaginable in the group from sports hats to friv- olous little restaurant hats to wear with your dressy frocks. All head sizes. +| thal, rec- | | ening. the oldest of whom is nine years |old. Bolix Mr. Hart and the chil- |dren are lring with his parents| in Portland, where his father, J. N. AT DINNER MONDAY wart. is a prominent attorney. | Mrs. Hart was a member of the Judge and Mrs. George F. Al-|Perseverance Rebekah Lodge and exander were hosts to a number Past Noble Grand of the order and | of friends at the first of a ser-|°f the American Legion Auxiliary.| | jes of dinner and bridge parties| Word of her death was received last evening. i vesterday by Mrs. C. W. Carter. | 'The guests gathered at- the Al-|Secretary of the local lodge of Re- | exander home in the MacKinnon | bekahs and foryearsaclose friend of the deccased woman. | H | Apartments and later, with their| e »% Funeral services -were to be held in Portland this afternoon accord- | !3 long table was attractively ar-|8 'O the radio received by Mrs.‘ | ranged with the Hallowe’en motif| Carter: o | carried out in the centerpiece and | Mrs. Hart had been ill since last |January, and though her condi-; |JUDGE AND MRS. G. | F. ALEXANDER HOSTS | hosts, enjoyed a delightful dinner| | served in the Coffee Shoppe where | | table decoratfons. Following dinner, contract bridge . was played in the Alexander apart- | hopeful of recovery in August, ac-| ment. | cording to Mrs. Edith Sheelor, who | Guests were Gov. John W. Troy, ' Visited her at that time. 1 Judge and Mrs. William A. Holz- | R T Sl oan and e 12 oo | JURY IS SELECTED FOR Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Bayne, Mrs. R. JOH DAY e TRl W. Bender, Mr. and Mrs. Ray| Stevens, Miss Jane Alexander, and | Mr; H. E. Morgan. MES BRI-;N.A"\I ' 43 Y ‘jury reported in the District Court MES ENNAN IN' HOSPITAL | this afternoon. | TO RECEIVE CARE FOR COLD | pavis, an Indian of Hoonah, is accused of larceny in a dwelling To receive medical care for a T G severe cold, James Brennan en- The advertisemenis oring you tered St. Ann’s Hospital last ev- | news of better things to have and easier ways to live. For the selection of a jury to ‘hcar the case of the United | States vs. John Davis, the petiti- TONIGHT! SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC AT THE and BALL ROOM Private Dining Rooms Private Booths The Finest Hardwood Dance n' Alaska LUNCHES! = SANDWICHES! CHILI! @ COFFEE! BEER! Phone 569 for Reservations 4 Floor Time for Hot Cakes SPERRY PANCAKE FLOUR, 10 Ib.bag 60c AMOCAT SYRUP, guart jugs .............. 40c at p GARNICK’S-Phone 174 e ISNOW IS TOO MUCH tion was serious, she seemed very|® . |wood. for the winter. ee0c0e0000 0000 . AT THE HOTELS 5 o0 o00e®0evs0 o0 CONTINE 0 SEARCH FOR MISSING BoY R. H. Burns Authorized to Take Up Hunt for Albert Schramen Gastineau T. J. Stroebe, Dupont; Donald B. | Hetrick, Griffson; W. L. Webster, Jr., Seattle. | Alaskan | J. W. Wilson, city; ! Juneau. John Gray, Zynda Mr. and Mrs. M. M Snyder, Los Angeles; Charles G. Burdick, Ju- neau. H. WHEELER, PRES. WHITE PASS AND YUKON ROUTE ON WAY SOUTH ON NORAH H. Wheele:, President of the White Pass and Yukon Route is a southbound passenger on the Prin- cess Norah on his way to his headquarters in Seattle, Wash. AP B L C. P. R. AUDITOR RETURNS SOUTH FROM SKAGWAY A. W. Tenna:i, Auditor for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company is a passenger on the Princess Norah. Mr. Tennant has been ————————— R. H. Burns, authorized by Com- | | inissioner J. F. Mullen to go to|, The 84S brng you the informsa-| Oliver Inlet with his boat the Ty- |'ion 8bout quality, style and price. | making the round trip to Skagway checking over the company’s offices in the north. phoon to search for Albert Schra-| men, 19year-old Juneau boy, lost while on a hunting trip on Admir- alty Island with Vincent Ander- son, reported to the Commissioner that he would leave Juneau today to renew the search for the lost boy. Burns brought word of Schramen'’s loss to Juneau Saturday, when he came in from Oliver Inlet on his boat. He attempted to return to Admiralty Tsland with a searching party Sunday, but the weather was too severe. Today provisions will be taken to Vincent Anderson, who remained at their camp to continue the search for his friend. — e ——— FOR NiGHT SHIFT ON WILLOUGHBY FILL Work on the Willoughby Avenue fill continued as usual in spite of the inclement weather of the last several days, until last night, when the night shift laid off, according to I. P. Taylor, Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission. Wind and cold didn't interrupt | any of the local Road Commission work, but the wind and snow, which started last night, made things a little too unpleasant for the twen- ty-five trucks on the night shift. 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