The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1934, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 30, 1934. DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB IS ORGANIZED Many Attend MeclingHeld at Council Chambers Monday Evening anizaMon of a Women's Dem- oc » Club took place last’ eve- ni a well attended meeting in the Coun Chambers of tl C Hall. E jon of officers was held and a platform was adopted. Mrs. William A. Holzheimer, Na- tional Democratic Committeewom- an, presided over the meeting un- til the election was completed when Mrs. G. E. Krause, newly elected president took the Mrs, Krause served as temporary sec- retary during the early part of the meeting. Upon taking the chair, at the Leginning of the meeting, Mrs. Holzheimer gave an inspiring talk | about the part women should take in the political world. Officers Elected Officers elected were, president, Mrs. G. E. Krause; first vice-presi- dent, Mrs. E. H. Kaser, second vice- pr J. B. Godfrey, Sec- Tet: Vella_Truitt Moehr- ing; treasurer, Mrs. Robert Cou lin The Executive board, as selected is made up of Mrs. W. A. Holz- heimer, Mrs. Ray G. Day, M Arthur Riendeau, Mrs.-C. H. Mac- Spadden, Mrs. Robert W. Bender and Mrs. C. P. Jenne. Previous to the election all who desired to be affiliated with the organization signed a roll. which pledged them to the support of the Democratic party, and the principles which the present Ad- rinistration is putting into oper- ation. tncluded in the plafforra is the provision that the club meet on the first Monday of each month with special meetings called at the request of the Presfdent or upon petition of ten members of the or- ganization, Lhc time and plflco to ‘I()umfln Mary Rides |In Little Car of | Brewery W orker CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 30.—Percy Titmous, a brewery worker, drove to town today with Queen Mary riding in his little auto. Town folks stared in amaze- ment. The Queen’s auto broke down. Titmous came along and see- ing Her Majesty's plight, of- fered aid and she accepted. be designated in the call at least two days previous to the meeting All women interested in this or- ganization are eligible to member- ship provided they first subscribe to the roll of the organization which sets forth its aims, objects and shall continue such member- ship unless removed for cause or non-compliance with the Consti- tution and by-laws of the club. Good Film Year Is Predicted by Warner HOLLYWOOD, Cal, | Harry M Warner, president of | Warner Brothers Film Studios, just back from New York, predicted that 193¢ will provide one of the brightest - periods for the motion picture industry in its history. “During the last year been a 12 per cent increase in the- ater attendance throughout thé &n- tire country,” he said. “This indi- cates that economic conditions are improving.” S eee MANY ATTEND SEWING DEMONSTRATION TODAY BY JUNEAU WOMEN'S CLUB Many women of Gastineau Chan- nel took advantage of the sewing demonstration which took place this afternoon at the American Le- | gion Dugout under the auspices of the Juneau Women's Club. All women were requested to bring any sewing problems to the meeting to be solved by Mrs. Wil- liam Jarman, who is in charge of the demonstrations, of which the one today was the first. The next of the series will be announced in the near future. " | steel during 1933, final figures on Jan. 30— | there has STEEL DEMAND ON UPGRADE ON PACIFIC COAST dustry Due Entirely to NRA SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.—De- | velopment projects in the Far West created an expanding demand for |tonnage contracted | awards disclose. Total tonnage in 1933 bookings was 433,307 tons. This was better than a 19 per cent increase over 11932, and exceeded the average for the last twelve years by a good margin. Don Patridge, Associate Editor of Steel, in announcing the figure, said: i “Although the demand for some products was not as heavy as it in major |was in 1932, the steel business generally showed a decided im- provement. N. R A.. Helps Business “This was due almost entirely to | the program of the N. R. A. and the resultant application of the hot | | steel code. “Structural shape awards were| |the largest in the history of the| Rising Book—i:); Felt in In-| All Off with Platinum Blondes, Says Carroll HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 30. —The platinum blonde fad is fading says Earl Carroll, Broad- way theatrical producer on his arrival here Sunday with eleven “Vani girls who will ap- pear in a motion picture. There are four blonds in the group but not one of them is a platinum. BULLET ENDS LIFE OF MAT ARTIST TODAY. ‘Terrible’ Terry, Wrestler,| Is Killed on Highway by Patrolman TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 30.—The career of Rudger “Terrible” Terry,| aged 28, Tacoma wrestler and| referee, ended when Patrolman Cliff Tolson shot him in the head on the highway between here and Tacoma The authorities said the shoot- ing was justifiable and no charges will be filed against the patrolman. _Pacific Coast and exceeded by more | than 170,000 tons the former record | in 1929 of 188,041 tons. The| 1933 tonnage was 250,201 tons.” | The largest contract in Westem lelrnory for last year, P(\Lrld’(‘ said, was landed by the Cqumbla] | Steel Company in May. It involved | 144,000 tons for the San Francisco- | Oakland bridge. | e | WARNING TO MOTORISTS ‘ Automobile licenses for 1934 are |now due and payable. Fees—Ter-| ritorial, $10; city, $5. Cars wn,houn 1934 license plates will be v,aggoJ‘ after February 1st and owners pen~ alized for operating cars without a proper license. ! A W. —adyv. set HENNING, City Clerk. BRI Empire Want Ads Pay TONIGHT Join the Merry Throngs! DANCING ELKS CLUB! EVERYBODY’S TO SWELL AT THE THE WARM SPRINGS FU! CHILDREN \D FOR CRIPPLED A Nation-Wide Effort in Honor of President Roosevelt’s | 52nd Birthday Gentlemen, $1.00 Ladies Free Al to This Space Donated by THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE | | ! | | | | GOING! ) ( | 1 Proceeds Go the Fund! |aim of the bullet and | through the rear window of Tolson said a car containing f persons Taced by him at high spe He pursued the car which fail to stop as the siren was sound Tolson fired at a tire of the speed- (ing car, missed it and fired again A bump in the road deflected the it went the car and struck Terry. The driver of the car, Jack Bail ey, of Tacoma, then stopped. Terry was enroute to a hospital. | Mrs. Terry and another woman were in the car. NEW FRENCH CABINET HAS BEEN FORMED Organization Neflher Rad- ical Nor Conservative —Veterans in it PARIS, Jan. 30.—Edouard Dala dier has formed a clean-up Cabi-| net to guide the Nation out of:the mire of the Bayonne Pawnshop scandal. Daladier’s Cabinet is neither Rad-| ical nor Conservative. It is com posed mainly of veteran states- men, including Col. Jean Fabry Joffres, as Minister of War, which is regarded as a clear indication of a strong defense policy with which France is to confront Hitler. MILLS STRIVES T0 BOLSTER UP - HIS OLD PARTY Former Secrelary of Treas- ury Under Hoover, Is Bound West TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 30.—Pic- turing the perils of governmental dictatorship and asserting the Dem- ocratic Administration has at- tempted to extend the powers of the Federal Government beyond the constitutional limits, Ogden L. Mills, former Secretary of Treas- ury, under President Hoover, last night urged his fellow Republicans to be on guard against unwise pub- lic policies. Speaking to the members of his political faith at the annual Kan- sas Day celebration, Mills said he is opposed to a ‘“revolutionary change without a popular mandate and to a Government by men with- out practical limitations of law.” Mills said he intended to resume his journey to California today, and said the trip was “on business.” Mills declined to discuss presi- dential prospects for 1936, - e Mrs. Rachael Hunsperger Passes Away, Ketchikan KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 30.— Mrs. Rachael Hunsperger, aged 59, resident of Ketchikan for nine years, died Sunday night in a lo- cal hospital. BShe is survived by her husband, I. Hunsperger, five children, all of Ketchikan; three sisters and four brothers, all of Canada. - Alaska occupies the northwestern part of the North American con- tinent. - Daily Emplre ‘Want Afls Pny - BERGMANN | | Table Board by Week or Month | ‘Transient Meals 50¢ | Mr. and Mrs. Mike Daniloff T _BE 1 ! DINING ROOMS | | | | KETCHIKAN MAN COMMISSIONERS ARCHITECT FOR ARE APPOINTED SCHOOL HOUSES BY ALEXANDER Karnes AnEnces Ap-|New OfficizIs—_Are Named pointment of John Today for Skagway, | M. Speer Haines, Petersburg { The appointment of John M.| The appointment of three new | ]S;wm-_ Ketchikan, as architect of | United States Commissioners in this Division was announced today | by Federal Judge George F. Alex-| ander, effective February 1, or as| soon thereafter as they can file| their oaths of office and have their bonds approved. public school buildings under the PWA and Territorial program was announced today by A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of Education, under whose direction the program will | be carried out. A total of $205500 lis ma)lab'le for the work which, it Harold F. Dawes, former Juneau pected, will be completed by m\[ S(pzcmber rcsident and brother of Dr. L. P. { Dawes of this city, was named for Mr. Speer has been head of the v anual Training department in| Petersburg, where he has lived for | Ketchikan High School for the past| the past 10 years, succeeding Judge C. Clausen, Republican holdover. | C. G. White, wellknown resident | of Skagway, was appointed to re-| place Judge J. J. F. Ward, Repub- lican, who has served there many years. | At Haines, O. E. Schombel, ex-| service man and a resident of this| city for several years prior to go- | ing fo Haines, was named ‘to suc- | ceed Judge E. F. Zimmer, another Republican holdover. | five years, and has had experience |as well as technical training as an architect. He will draw the plans and pre- pare the specifications for 19 new | school houses and three additions to old buildings that are embraced on the program, Mr. Karnes said. He will start the work as soon as a relief teacher has been obtained to take his place on the Ketchi- | kan school's faculty, probably about the middle of February. Karnes will leave here on| steamer Victoria late this week Ketchikan to confer with Mr. cer and to select sites for three| in the southern end of the | d]\ sion—at Craig, Pennock Isl-| nd and Wacker. He probably will| be absenf about three weeks. | PR AP Wireless Links Egypt to Libyan Desert Area ALEXANDRIA, Egypf., Jan. 30— | The Egyptian areas of the Libyan desert will in the near future be| “calling” to civilization by wireless. | It is planned to erect wireless | stations in the Kharga oasis, the Fararafra oasis and in the neigh- borhood of Toran on the Sinai| Péninsula. 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