The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 24, 1934, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24, 1934. RELEWSTO ARRIVE LATE | THIS MONTH President of Water Com-| pany Plans to Come North to Discuss Problems R. F. Lewis, President and prin- cipal owner of the Juneau Water Company, plans to leave Seattle on Ja ry 27 for Juneau to dis- cuss the water storage of the com- pany of the and other details situation with ens’s commit- tee appointed Mayor 1. Gold- stein at the January the Juneau City Coun to letters received tod Mayor and Allan Shattuck, chair- man of the committee. Mr. Lewis wrote that he had just received Empires of January 6 and planned to come north to discuss e details of water storage and her problems of the local situa- | with the committee. Those ng on the committee with Mr. ick are H. L. Faulkner, H. G ng and Councilmen W. S.| rge and George B. Rice in Juneau local water of the ¢ 1, o tion HORACE PERKINS { RETURNING FROM | CALIFORNIA VISIT, Horace Perkins, one of the popu- | lar members of the Empire’'s deliv-| NAVY’S GREAT WAR BIRDS REACH HAWAII AFTER OVERSEAS FLIGHT Three of the six planes which made a non-stop flight from San Francisco bay to Pearl Harbor, Hawail, are shown at top at the end of their aerial argosy. Lower left: Flight Commander Knefler Mc- Ginnis (with Jeis) is being congratulatec by Com- mander E. Wayne Tod (11, commander of the L ALGHAMBER fleet air base at Pear! Harbor on the successful culmination of the “routine transfer” of planes and ; men over 2150 nautical miles of water. Lower Pl right: the sauacron as t thundered over Honolulu. |1 o 1 Wadle to Be Honor Guest at Luncheon To- ~ | NRA OFFICIAL | | sentinel back of Waikiki, is seen in the back- ground. (Associated Press Photos) 4 Diamond Head, extinct volcano which stands as a morrow ir: Bailey’s Cafe With Hugh J. Wade, NRA Ad- ministrator for Alaska, as honor guest,- the Juneau Chamber of Cemmerce will meet at Bailey's Cafe tomorrow at hoon for its regular weekly luncheon, accord- ing to announcement of C. T.| Gardner, President of the Cham- | ber. | A large attendance is expected jat the luncheon to hear the first details of the NRA activities which |will be undertaken in Alaska. | Routine business will be trans- acted. GOV, MARTIN SIGNS STATE LIQUOR BILL | [One Section Vetoed— | Washington to Own and | | Operate Stores i Following his recovery from an operation in London, Cary Grant, film star, announced that he would be married to Virginia Cherrill, movie actress. Miss Cherrill won film fame as the blind girl in Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights.” (Associated Press Photos) a returning passenger aboard the Victoria and, while the steamer ery staff, of several years ago, was HISTuRIc ‘vlc' was in port, visited some of his . many friends. L For the last three months Horace H has been visiting his sister, Mrs.! Eleanor Hart in Los ‘Angeles, Cali- fornia and his comment on the golden state was, “The best bhing‘ I could see about California is that FACE LIFTED o ot e ey eimpecs Famous Alaska Steamship of Wallace Beery, Marie Dressler, | Company Vessels Mod- Joan Bennett, Bing Crosby and| H other lesser movie lights while in| ermzed, Redecorated the southern city. | Horace is returning north well| aodernized and refurbished, the . — L S - —_— P P i ALASKA AIR EXPRESS ! | O , Wash,, Jan. 24.—Gov. o |is Mr. ‘Wilson's intention to have | Clarence D. Martin has signed the SUL ‘ LOCKHEED DUE HERE After a major overhaul in Seat- all passenger vessels of the Alaska |State Liquor Control Bill but he | FROM SOUTH THIS WEEK |tle. the Lockheed seaplane of the Line modernized to meet in ecve {vetoed the section providing for | Alaska Air Express is northbound way possible, the desires of the iremoval of members of the com- company’s patrons in Alaska, and | mission, only through court action, | to provide Alaskans with the latest | {and vesting right of direct control lin accommodations and the last {over the new state liquor control! wWASHINGTON, Jan., 24.—Twen- |8nd Wwill arrive in Juneau from ol i comiort, ! jsystem. ty California Congressmen in a pe- | K¢tchikan as soon as weather p | Probably the proudest officer| | The Chief Executive, under the (jtjon to President Roosevelt yes- |Mits, according to word recei | aboard the Victoria last night was Inew law of the State, will engage terday opposed the substitution of |Nere by Mrs. Thyra Merrill, offizer "W. C. Hubbard, Chief Steward, |immediately in the liquor business, tpe quota system for the Japanese of the company, from Chester Iic- ‘who has made his home on the | selling bottled hard liquor in State- | Lean, pilot. Vi {owned and operated.stores and li- | The seaplane has been in Koi- censing private vendors to sell beer |chikan for several days waiting and light wines by the bottle. for favorable weather conditions to exclusion act of 1924. - -, - | “Vic” for the last 11 rvinz :‘undvr eight different skippers and | with four mates and three engi- WILLIAM E. POOLE BACK satisfied with Alaska and is on his way to Haines to stay with his brother, Tim Perkins. Everybody Wants to Help NEW YORK.-—More than 200 plans for the economic salvation of the world, and especially the Unit- efl States, have been collected by a group of New York engineers. Most of the plans, the engineers <ay, are worthless. | dining salon, with its colorful old | i blue carpeting and curtains and EAY: | burnt orange table coverings; the | presented a1 hall, newly finished and fur- | nished with overstuffed modern | chairs and settees which make it a most comfortable lounging room. g Instead of being confined to the iy monotony of one color, the chairs | and davenports are varied in color giving the large room a homelike | © 'appearance. Carpets can be re- president and general manager. It | 5004 to provide a large dancing ment of T. B. Wilson, new vice- space. | Victoria, famous steamer of the Nome to Seattle run of the Alaska | Steamship Company, far different appearance when i docked here last night than it did when purchased by the com- pany in the early 1900's. | The vessel has been entirely mod- ernized and redecorated under the progressive policy being followed by the company under the manage- husband, Alexis, who sailed from 's-... et ettt i) Add Water KRUSTEAZ—and your pie crust Broadcasting System | { Onme of the outstanding improve- ments is the installation of a pub- — lic address system throughout the pany's West Seattle yards and ap~ | ship, by which talks, from the so- proximately 125 men were employed i cial hall, the ship's orchestra, pho- in rushing the changes to comple- | nograph records or radio programs tion. {from the new twelve-tube all-wave | set, can be heard with equal clar- 1‘ll,y from the steerage messroom | forward to the boat deck aft. Staterooms Improved ‘ All cabins, many of which form- (Associated Press Photo) ———.-——— MR. AND MRS. G. R. JACKSON OF NOME, PARENTS OF BABY Mr. and Mrs. Grant R. Jackson, 1 y - erly contained three berths, have prominent Nome residents, are the 18 read} tO bal\e, been changed to two berth rooms. parents of a baby girl born in ackage 35C ; Decorations in the cabins are pleas- geattle yesterday, according to word p TEREN RN {antly varied and each has an at- | received here. Both Mrs. Jackson tractive and harmonizing painting 'and the baby are fine, the message Princess Barbara Mdivani, mee Barbara Hutton, sailed frem San Francisco for Yokohama on a honeymoon tour without her princely | They will join each other in the: orient. Prince Alexas stayed out of California to dodgc process servers. Aboard the Tatsuta Maru, left to | right: Princess Barbara, Jimmy Donohue, her cousin and self-styled “court jester”; Nancy Allard, secretary, and an unidentified Japanece. |GIRL BORN IN SEATTLE| KWICBRAN —and your muffins are'ready to bake package .. ..40c BISQUICK—and your bischits are ready, package, 35 cents ® [ At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 We Want 6278 22475 11699 T et Second . . . . . B . . . i ® LEADER DEPT. STORE »v_George Bros. Grocery Stores Open Evenings on the wall. New spring filled fhat- tresses and new pillows through- | out, afford luxurious rest, unex-' pected on shipboard. Hot and cold | Tresh running water has been add- i ed to all staterooms and new water | tanks, assuring an adequate fresh' | water supply, also act as a double | bottom, an additional safety factor. | The smoking room, now called fthe club room, has been enlarged | jand a combination hardwood bar {and newsstand installed. Bright/ 1 glazed chintz curtains of rust, beige land black with harthonizing floor- |ing and rust covered settees give |an atmosphere of comfort. | Two thirds of the ship has en- | tirely new carpeting, and through- lout the ship fresh paint and mod- | ern panelled wall finishing combine |10 give the old vessel a most dress- led up appearance. Indirect light- | ing, with fixtures in chromium and i frosted glass has been installed | everywhere. New Barber Shop | | Officers are delighted With the| ,new barber shop, finished in gray stained natural wood, which re- places the old fashioned folding barber chair which inadequately served for many years. | In addition to the improvements to the portions of the ship com- monly seen by passengers, the gal-| oven Buell oil range, 3-oven elec- ley, with the latest thing in a 3- tric steamer and 3-oven electric bakers drum was exhibited by Mr. Hubbard with .a feeling of pride and the steerage quarters, with new sanitary iron bunks, replacing the old built-in wooden ones, is a vas} improvement. ] Officers Aboard ! Capt. H. Odsen, in command of | the vessel, has been on the Victoria for three years; Purser M. J. Wil- cox is temporarily replacing L. J. i McNamee, Chief Engineer Oscar ! Johnson, Chief Officer Ben Lunden and H. G. Porter, Second Steward, are all cf the regular staff and the latter has been on the Vic for the last eight years. All are pleased .and enthusiastic with the trans- ,formation the $50,000 improvements 1hnve wrought in their ship. stated. Mr. Jackson, who is president of the Miners and Merchants Bank of Nome, and one of the most promi- | mnent citizens of the northern part | of the Territory, went south sev-| eral weeks ago to be with Mrs. | Jackson who had preceded him | south on the steamer Victoria in September. - DR. AND. MRS. H. C. TURNER | RETURN TO WRANGELL ON VICTORIA FROM SEATTLE Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Turner re- | turned to their home in Wrangell aboard the Victoria after a shm’ti trip to Seattle. Dr. Turner is! in charge of the Wrangell Hos-| pital. | neers, Glass consumption of hard li-| FROM TRIP TO SEATTLE return to its Juneau base. The | He enthusiastically displayed the quors in public places is pro- | ship, which has been put in first 3 ‘ hibited. jclass condition, should arrive hers | | | Vancouver, B. C., the samne date. ! | CANDIDATE 0F - SENATOR LONG LOSES BATTLE IT. Semmes—W;Imsley Ap-| parently Reelected May- or of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 24— Running on an anti-Long ticket, seeking re-election at the city| primary, Mayor T. Semmes Walms- ley has apparently carried the| whole ticket along with him. U. S. Senator Long’s ticket has been| snowed under according to the un- official returns. el i J. W. GUCKER STOPS OFF | IN KETCHIKAN NORTHBOUND | J. W. Gucker, merchantdise brok- | er of Juneau, stopped off in Ket- chikan on his way north from | Seattle where he spent the holidays | with Mrs. Gucker and their sons, | Jack and Louis. | C Bananas. TELEPHONE 478 l'l‘hewrkvasdmlemmm- L FRESH TODAY! Arrived on Victoria VEGETABLES Rhubarb, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Brocoli, arrots, Green Peppers, Cabbage, Spin- ach, Brussels Sprouts, Parsnips, Beets, Green Onions, Green House Tomatoes FRUITS Fancy Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Grape Fruit, White and Red Grapes and The Best the Market Affords— CALIFORNIA GROCERY - —_ | PROMPT DELIVERY The Liquor Commission will be Roya :/ = today or tomorrow, Mrs. Me: yal Blue Cab Company, return- | _ |composed of three members-t0 8d~ oy from a short business trip to aeldy minister the act | ———— William E. Poole, Senlor, or the Seattle, arriving here on the Vie- | toria last evening. ) ———eee———.. MRS. F. SANDSTROM WILL ACCOMPANY REMAINS OF SISTER SOUTH FOR BURIAL Daily Empire Want Ads Pay To accompany the remains of her sister, who died recently in Cor- dova, south for burial, Mrs. F. ndstrom arrived here on the steamer Victoria. The remains will be brought south on the North- western and Mrs. Sandstrom will return to Seattle on the same steamer. e MR. AND MRS. J. §. JEFFREY ARRIVE ON S. S. VICTORIA SCOTTISH RITE MASONS of all degrees, are cordially invited to attend a dinner at the SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE, at Juneau, 6:30 P. M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934. At 7:30 P. M., the ROSE CROIX degree will be conferred in full form on a class of candidates. Visiting brothers welcome. Mr. and Mrs. J. § Jeffrey ar- rived here from Petersburg on the steamer Victoria Mr. Jeffrey is a well known merchandise broker of the Territory. They are staying at the Zynda Hotel. ——————— MR. AND MRS. S. M. SAVIN ARRIVE ON S.8. VICTORIA FROM HOME, KETCHIKAN Howarp D. STABLER, Mr .and Mrs. S. M. Savin arrived . in Juneau on the Victoria last Wise Master. night from their home in Ketchi- kan, Mr. Savin is proprietor of the Family Shoe Store here. " GLAZO Nail Polish Dance Music = 3 TONIGHT C e Capital Beer Butler Mauro Drug Co. “Express. Money Orders Anytime” Parlors LUNCHES DANCING ® Pull with us and we win! BEER APPLES -- Just Arrived! 25¢ Dozen ROMAN BEAUTIES " GEORGE BROTHERS TELEPHONES 92—95 FIVE FAST DELIVERIES DAILY .