The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 11, 1934, Page 8

| e e e i i 4 8 DR NC AT P THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1934. PROSPEBT[]R IS !Cllll Service Is Now Urged RESCUED FROM POINT GAROLUS Bill Sprigade Reheved from Perilous Situation by Search Party ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.—SaymL it was convinced the removal of 11 political consideration in the ‘appoxn'.menb of postmasters would | effect an economy, the Civil Service Commlsmou recommended to Presi- {dent Roosevelt the placing of all first, second and third class post- | masters under civil service law. | The commission made the re- commendation in its annual report renewing a proposal made for a number of years and at the same time expressing the opinion that other administrative offices which the WaWa. They left here on Jan-iare not polic; " should uary 5 to se: i be brought w! had n there \m(‘L lasL Au"us! i classified service. "IN PROCRESS T0 WESTWARD or gun and was prepa Is , a prospector, was t his camp near Glacier Bay, and t to town by Bill Douglas and R. B. Mclver, on their boat, out overland for Dundas B most 100 miles distant by where he believed the nearest aid) could be had. Mr. Douglas reported to Commis- sioner J. F. Mullen that the relief| party had located Sprigade shortly | after their arrival in Glacler Bay on January 7. The water was too rough for a landing but they ma- neuvered their boat close enough inchorg™to shout to him that they | Drive on “‘Snowshoes” Being Made—Regions v ; the weather ; would return when Wl" Be Restocked calmed. w4 . de shelter behini P oy en, o ANCMORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 11— Lemesurier Island. It was Tues- day before they could make a land- [Uncle Sam's first sub-Arctic rab- inz. Then they took Sprigade and\b" round-up is in full blast along his outfit aboard and returned|the Railroad Belt with Anchorage here, arriving yesterday. as the center. While he had besn on a re-| The drive is under the Federal stricted Aiet for several days, he|Telief program and al the direction had suffered no severe harm from |of officials of the Game Commis- jt. Al he had left in camp to eatSion. was a small quantity of beans that| Fifty Idndmm ;’e ;:?x}r)xllolieilnlrz o runniry; down and caj oo nate b/ gooc. ! thousands of “snowshoes” and Alone Since October | placing them in pens for ship- Sprigade and Ed. Johnson v’(‘nllment to Kodiak, Afognak, Unalas- to Point Carolus together last Auz- ka, Unimak and Umnak Islands. ust to prospect. The latter, who| This is part of ths program for owns a small boat, left his partncrlrpsmckmg and populating the re- in October and came to Juneau. gions with small game suitable for He was to have returned early in|fur bearing animals as well as December but the weather was 00 humans. stormy for his boat to make thu The regions are shy of small ani- voyage. ‘m;fl life since the explosion of Mt. Without a gun of any kind,|Katmai a few years ago. Sprigade had no chance to aug-| —— e———— ment his food store with game. On one occasion while returning to| camp from the hills, seven ]argn| black wolves passed near him. From | that time, he went armed with a| BY @ unanimous vote, F. A. Han- hatchet, his most formidable “93_‘5011 was reelected as President of pon, but the wolves had dx)ap»l"he Cordova Chamber of Com- peared. | merce, George McDonald, now vis- {iting in the States, was chosen | Vice-President and K. G. Robinson /was reelected Secretary-T urer. F. A. HANSEN ELECTED CORDOVA C. OF C. HEAD — e Daily Empire Want Ads Pay! GOODRICH Men’s Shoe Pacs $4.50 WORTH THE PRICE WHY PAY MORE? BIG VAN, The Gun Man Start the New Year With Our Special Shampoo and Finger Wave (For a short time only—S$1) Telephone 221 for Appointment PETER PAN BEAUTY SHOPPE Second Floor Triangle Bldg. For All Postmasters in U. S. These could include collectors of customs and collectors of internal | revenue, as well as deputy collec- tors of internal revenue, deputy marshals and most attorneys. ‘The commission also recommend- ed: Limitation of veteran preference in civil service appointment to sol- diers, sailors and Marines who served in time of war, to their widows and their wives, saying there was no reason to allow pref- erence to those who select mili- tary service as an occupation in time of peace. Establishment of a uniform op- tional retirement age of 60 years al‘ter mlrty years of service. Youth Requests To Be Shot; Body Is Found SEATTLE, Jan. 11.—Prescott Marion, aged 14 years, son of the socially prominent Major Phillip P. Marion, Seattle and San Francisco business man, re- cently made the following re- quest to seme playmates: “I wish yot'd shoot me here,” pointing to his stomach. Young Prescott was found at a street intersection with such a wound and died without giv- ing any clues. REV. JOHN A. GLASSE SPEAKS TONIGHT AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL The Rev. John A. Glasse will speak at the Holy Trinity Cathed- ral tonight .at 7:30 o'clock when the fourth of the series of “Week of Prayer” services, sponsored by the Juneau Ministerial Association will be held. That the messages brought at these meetings have been both practical and helpful is evidenced by the increased interest and at- tendance as the week has advanced. The meeting this evening and one tomorrow night at the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, with Dean C. E. Rice as speaker, are the last two of this series it was announced today. Last evening the Rev. Henry R. Cross spoke on “God's Guidance” at the Native Presbyterian Church PIONEERS, AUXILIARY HOLD INSTALLATION Members of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, and the Auxiliary will hold joint installation of officers following the regular meeting to- morrow evening at the I. O. O. F. Hall, it was today announced by Lottie Spickett, Auxiliary Presi- dent. Following the installation cere- monies there will be cards and r2- freshments. - FLIERS WARNED OF NEW DAWSON ‘The Dawson News prints the fol- lowing of interest to fliers: The Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation, having laid out a 1,- 500-foot landing field, with ap- proaches at both ends of several hundred feet, on the Klondike river, about two miles from its mouth, states that if aviators wish- ing to land will make the same known by circling the field, two of the mining company’s employees will drive immediately to the field by auto and start a fire at the lower end of the field; and should the plane arrive at dusk, an auto- mobile will be placed at the low- er end of the field. with its head- Iights throwing a beam of light up the landing field. FIELD CLOSE OUTS Womens’ Wear @ A rack containing Women'’s Silk Print Dresses, one-piece Knit Women’s two-piece YOUR CHOICE Leader Dept. $2.95 Suits and Suits Store , Store Open Evenings Only Daugh!er of Col‘ KIDNAPER OF BABY HUNTED INN. Y. CITY, Woman Takes 23y (d| Infant to Show but Fails to Return NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—A softly- spoken woman who allayed suspi-| cion by asking the mother to ac-| company her is sought as the kid- naper of 23-day-old Patricia Luci- ano. The baby was taken from the| home of its parents by the woman: who said she was from the Home | Relief Bureau and telling of In-| fant’s Day a which clothing would be given to' children. She prom- ised to bring the baby back as soon as the show was over but has not been heard from since, ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED Roosevelt to Marry Baltimore Architect NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The en- gagement of Miss Grace Roosevelt, only daughter of Col. and Mrs.| Theodore Roosevelt, and William | McMillan, of Baltimore, was an-| nounced last night. | The wedding will take place on| March third in the Christ Prot-| estant Church at Oyster Bay and | a reception will follow at the Sagi- ‘e 0 000000000 . PRICE OF GOLD UNCHANGED TODAY ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.— There was no change an- nounced today in the price of gold, which remains at $34.06 an ounce. o0 e 000000000 .- — . . . . . . . . L . . . . ° . . . ° . MASONS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS, FAIRBANKS The Tanana Lodge No. 162, Free and Accepted Masons, at Fairbanks, | recently installed the following of- | ficers: Farland; Junior Warden, Roy B. Earling; Treasurer, George Wesch; lain, Reverend M. J. Kippenbrock; Marshal, Alex V. Sommerville; Sen- ior Deacon, Leslie Nerland; Junior Deacon, Luther C. Hess; Senior Steward, Walter Kubon; JuWior Steward, Arnold Nordale; Tyler, P. 8. Peterson. S AN NULATO HOSPITAL BURNS Fire recently destroyed the Fed- eral Hospital for Indians at Nu- mo. Miss Hayes, nurse in charge | narrowly escaped in her night- |gown from the burning structure. Worshipful Master, P. J. McDon- | ald; Senior Warden, W. H. S. Me- | Secretary, Frank R. Clark; Chap- | FAIRBANKS MAN IS WINNING IN FIGHT TO RECOVER HEALTH Vance McDonald, former resident of Fairbanks, who left Alaska in 1931 for Colorado Springs, Colo., to undergo treatment for tubercu- I‘Iosis, is waging a winning battle for restoration of good health. A letter from him was received this month by Hosea H. Ross, of Fair- banks. “I have mot been out of bed more than 30 minutes at a time since I came to Colorado Springs Semember 26, 1931,” Mr. McDon- | ald writes. “Some of the patients here have been in bed three or | four years or even longer. It is | the only way to cure tuberculosis. “I am making progress. In the faster than 1 have in the past.” —e——e—— FIVE CORDOVA MEN ARE CAUGHT IN STORM Five men underwent a harrowing experience as the aftermath of a goat hunting trip the day before New Year’s, says the Cordova Daily | Times. They succeeded in bagging two animals at Simpson Bay and | proceeded toward town when the snow storm of New Year's Eve overtook them. The motor balked future T am expected to gain much |- rudder rope parted and the boat started to fill with water. They finally managed to beach the craft which by this time held consid- | erable water, and fortunately were | discovered by tie cutters who took them to town. The men were C. O. Buck, W. R. Ingram, Nick Dietch, Verne Dick and one other. — ., SEWARD MASONIC OFFICERS ARE RECENTLY INSTALLED ‘With Past Master Charles Lech- ner as installing officer, assisted by George M. Marshand, the fol- lowing were recently inducted into office by the Seward Masonic lodge: Andrew Novak was seated as ‘Worshipful Master; C. R. Morford, Senior Warden; E. P .Harwood, Junior Warden; C. M. Brosius, Treasurer; Derrick Lane, Secre- tary; P. C. McMullen, Marshal; C. T. Hatten, Chaplain; Merril Coon, Senior Deacon; Charles Sheldon, Junior Deacon; C. E. Orlander, Steward; Elwyn Swetmann, Junior Steward; Clark Andresen, Tyler. It is interesting to recall that Mr. Defrick Lane, who was seated as Secretary, was the first to have filled that office at the inception of the Seward lodge, in the early years of 1900. ——.—— CHARLES WHITE SUICIDES Charles White, old-time river boat captain of Nenana, who has been in poor health for the past four years, shot himself in his cabin. He is survived by hls wife and twin daughters. In Our Stock and stopped about that time and upon nearing Hawkms Island the more Hill Estate. Miss Roosevelt's grandfather was the late President Theodore Roos’—' velt. McMillan is 28 years old and an architect. — - NOTED SOURDOUGH HAS | PASSED AWAY IN DAWSON Advices received from Dawson tell of the passing there on Novem- ber 24 after a prolonged illness of | Harry McCrimmon, one of r,he’ best known pioneers of the Klon- dike gold rush. He hailed from! Butte, Montana, where he had| worked in the copper mines. and since then has been a prominent | gold operator in the Dawson camp | and up to the time of his death | was one of the heaviest owners of | silver-lead claims in the Mayo| distriet. Mr. McCrimmon was a member of the Mayo Lodgz of the Yukon| Order of Pioneers. He went to the Klondike in '97, and was associat- ed there in mining chiefly on Lost Chance Creek and Hunker, with Geo. Burke, Ed. Blanchfield and other noted operators of the earl- ier days. He is survived by a sis~ ter in Chicago and a brother in San Francisco. — e ANCHORAGE WEDDING Jennie Carlson, proprietoress of the Inlet Hotel at Anchorage, and Hanstine Hansen were2 recently married at the Cook Inlet metrop- olis. - VAPURE for that HEAD COLD! 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