The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1934, Page 2

e ¥ { It Is High Time to SEE Yourself in Piisit! Brand New Spring Dres These prints have depth and shadow and that a blending of color makes them ar- restingly new. | listeners BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY IS HELD BY PRESIDENT Thousands Par ticipate in Great Event in All Parts of Country (Continued from Sage Ome) ers all over the world were thrilled last night by the combined efforts of the two national net work radio chains, the National Broadcasting Company, and the Columbia Don Lee Systems,. in broadeasting the program armanged by the National committee on the President's birth- | ddy celebtafion from various points throughout the United States. The program reached Juneau at 7:15 o'clock last night and econ- tinued until 8:15 o'clock, and many reporf perfect reception throughout. The introductory remarks were | made by Graham McNamee from the Auditorium Barracks of the United States Marine Band in ‘Washington, D. C., which were fol- Jowed by “The Sfars and Stripes Forever,” played only as the United States Marine Band, under the di- YOURS FOR rec’ton of Captain Gaylor Lord, $10.75 You couldn’t find a larger, more diversified collection of new Spring : Dresses. Every new Spring idea | ¢« . in fabric . . . in line .. .in color . .. in trim- ming. YOURS FOR $10.75 Stripes Checks Dashes Dots Geometrics Florals B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. Leading Department Store” 5 | % z | 5 i } Jll”(’llll s D e il Added Up—Perfectlon Plus! Those perfect girls who grace the ads—who are they and how do they et that beautiful w The secret is, they usually are composites. ere are three models selected by artists: (left to right) Sabyna Donnelly, for head and hands; Jane Baker, for ankles, and Estelle Martin, for figure. Add them up, say |hc artists, and you have “merfection plus.” ton Iron Works, in Seattle, which G T ELLIOT IS was shipped to the Interior city ON WAY TO FORTY 135‘! :summer T\\‘o Cleo Tractors M“{E DlSTRlCT ', taken inside by the par- the steamer Alaska as ipplies and gas to begin Grant Elliot, who passed through as soon as the weather per- Juneau on the amer Ala - terday, is on his way to o — ., Mile district where he the Walkers Fork Gold Corpora- tion, situated 82 miles from Daw- son. Aboard the steamer was a party of six men and considerable machinery, bound for the Walkers Fork Gold Carporation property GOOD GMEN, MAYBE NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Jim Craw- d, winner of two straight races President Heard Captain Henry L. Daugherty, Chairman of the Board of the | Committee on Celebration, made a plefl for the Warm Springs Foun- | dation and introduced the Presi- dem of the United States, Frank- |lin Delano Roosevelt, who spoke funy fifteen minutes expressing his wonderful appreciation as Presi- dent of the Warm Springs Foun- dation, for the support and honor shown him as President of the United States in his eforts to pro- vide adequate facilifies in the fight against infantile paralysis. as being waged all over the United States. The President expressed the hope that sufferers of this malady wou'd go to Warm Springs for relief from every stite in the Union. The President's closing remarks were: “T wish T coufd divide myself into 6,000 units which would ' enable me to personally be present at each and every one of the birthday parties throughout the United States which are being held in my honor, and my fifty-second birth- day has been fhe happiest of my life.” ! New March Played Following the President’s speech Martini, a youthful grand opera singer, rendered a solo, the United States Marine Band played a new march dedicated to fhe President. The band for this number was led by the composer of the new march, Lieut. Carl Benter. Mischa Ehlman, accompanied by Howard Barlowe and his orchestra, gave a violin' number, then a switch was made to the Hotel | Biltmore in New York City, where Gene Taylor acted as’ Master of Ceremonies, and presented Paul ‘Whiteman and his ‘orchesfra in “Hail! Hail! The Gang's Al Here,” and an old-fashioried Virginia Reel which should have been well re- ceived by the older: gefieration. Mescage From Byrd During this presentation, tim¢ was taken out to réad a cablégram from the Byrd Expedition, tiow To- cated in Little America, exptressing many happy refurns of the day for' President Roosevelt. ' After this, the broadcast’ went back to Washington for a' song by Madam FElizabeth Westberg whe chose the' “Jewel Song* from Faust. as her best. The Six Jubi- lee Singers followed from Louls: ville, Kentucky, with “Steal ‘Away.” which sutely was met with grem appreciation. An announcér from ' thé White House then statedl that the Presi- dent was ‘in recefpt of 300,000 greeting cards, letters, telegrams cablegrams, from all parts of the world, expressing the birthday thought. Among the 49 hirthday cakes received, ‘oneé weighéd 250 pounds. ‘A telegram was 'Teceived from Fis ‘welwishers “from’ the state of Alabama, containing the to the Warm Spdns& ?oundatwn fund. : Prom New VYork City ‘came t{\e voice of Pranklin Bowers, in'a song “entitled “My " Homhé on the Range,” and ‘then a jump’ of 3000 miles was made where Raymond Paige and his orchestra weré heard from Los Angeles, Californio; then to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City where the Rodse- velt Dance and Birthday party brought forth a huge birthday cake 10 feet high, accompanied by fif- ty-two girls bearing candles, and much oy ‘and’ shoufing. Pittsburgh, Pa.. then presented the U. §. Army band with' several selected marches of stirring music. From there a return was made to the Waldorf-Astoria where George M. Cohan presenfed his new song hit, “What A Man,” dedicated to the President of the United States. This song carried the catch lines of “He Ts the Man of Men,"” “US.A. Has a Lucky Day,” and “How He Leads the Way.” The Army band at Tropical Park, was named for Senator James Crawlord, sponsor of the bill which would legalize horse race betting in New York state, with W. A. Ewing, dredge master in charge. Prom Dawson, they will freight in a dredge built at thé Washing- at Pittsburgh thnhecloscd the :g:::- cal program and the National mittee on fhe Roosevell Birthday Celebration signed off with “Good night, and have a good time.” from streets and highways concentrated drive on crime, but four of the score of desper: does who spread terror through t southwest last summer have bec slain or taken prisoner. Boy) Floyd, elusive Oklahoma ou man; Ed Davis, one of the 11 con- victs who escaped from Kansas penitentiary last Memorial day commit an orgy of kidnaping, ban- ditry and murder, and Richard T Galatas, sought “dead or alive” a charge of participating in slaying of four officers at the Un- jon station, in coffins or in cells. fered when a posse took him pri oner at Shawnee, Okla derhill stage the escape and kid- naping of guards, and their prisoner, Kansas City, was found beaten to death oh the outskiris of Detr Detectives listed him as a gangland boastful desperado, was trapped in Memphis, tried for the Urschel kid- naping and sentenced to life in a enworth went Albert rested in Denver and convicted of and fatally wounded. ransom kidnaping of Miss another convicted accomplice, Clar- e A A “The Law’ ¢ Is Wlmung “Roundup” of Desperadoes Relentless rearch for the desperadoes who terrorized the South- | west last summer has cut the “most wanted” listed to four, Three of the men still sought are, from left to right, Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd, Ed Davis and Cylde Barrow. BIRTHDAY DANCE - NETS 600D SUM By 8. J. McNALLY KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.—Swept by Still at large are Charles (Pretty law; Clyde Barrow, Texas bad- try Celebrating Roose- velt's Anniversary to on the | ~ (Continuea uuvm Page One) the plans for the public dance at las Kansas City, the Elks' Hall were made, and the June. short notice given, the dance was Killed Or Captured decidedly successful and met with Davis’ desperate compani will are Un- an enthusiastic Juneau people. response among Business and pro- derhill, known as a ruthless killer | fessicnal men of Juneau, of both and charged with leading the|political parti neluding C. R break, recently died of wounds suf-|Brqwn, H. C. Perkins, M. E. Mon- agle and others decided on Monday evening that this city should join mith the other cities of the United States in observance of our Presi- two | dent’s birthday Among Democ: Harvey Bailey, who helped Un- the warden and was caught near Faradise atic leaders of Al- Tex., tried for the kidnaping of |aska who were present were Gov. Charles F. Urschel and sentenced [John W. Troy, Judge and Mrs. to life imprisonment in a federa!|George F. Alexander, Territorial penitentiary. He is now in Leav-|Secretary E. W. Griffin, Collector enworth. of Customs and Mrs. James J. Verne C. Miller, accused with|Connors, Lieut. Commander H. C. Underhill and Bailey of a part in|Perkins and Mrs. Perkins. the slaughter of the four officers| A total of $271 was netted on the affair. H. R. VanderLe as a committee of one collected $101, from Juneau business men; $85 was collécied in the Federal and Frank Nash, in oit. vietim. Territorial building, and $83 was Kelly Trapped netted on the dance. (Machine Gun) Kelly,| Mrs. Moder, of Moder's Coffee ‘George Shop, donated a cake which was auctioned at the dance. Bill Wil- liams was high bidder with a $10, bid for the cake federal prison. With him to Leav- Bates, ar- v participation in the same crime. PANTAGE Marvin (Buek) Barrow, wanted along with his brother, Clyde, for murder in Missouri, was chased through central Towa by a posse Kidnapers Caught Walter McGee, charged with the Mary McElroy, daughter of the city man- ager of Kansas City, was caught in Amarillo, Tex.. convicted and sentenced to death. His brother George, is serving a life term and Another—EEo Heard of Case Brought by 17- Year-Old Dancer LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 31— The Superior Court yesterday or- dered Alexander Pantages to pay $15,000 legal fees to C. Bascom ence Click, a term of eight years for the same crime. And here is the roster of the men whom Bailey and Underhill led in their mad dash from the Kansas prison: Lewis Bechtel and Frank Saw- yer, recaptured in Oklahoma a few days after the break. Billy Woods and Clifford Dop- sor, arrested June 10 near San Angelo, Tex. dent Coolidge, former District of Columbia at- torney, for service rendered in the criminal action wherein the the- atrical magnate was charged with attacking Eunice Pringle, 17-year- Kenneth Conn, shot to death at-|old dancer. tempting to rob a bank at A!m- ‘The Court arri",™'at the decision mont, Kas., July 14. | after three arbiters fixed the fee Alvis Payton, seriously wounded |at $30,000. and captured in the attempted Al-| Pantages previously paid $15,000 tamont robbery. but declined to pay the remainder. Bob Brady and Jim Clark, ap- prehended near Tucumcari, N, M., BAYREUTH PROGRAM BEING FORMULATED October 6, after Brady had been BAYREUTH, Germany, Jan. 31.— seriously wounded by officers. WARNING TO MOTORISTS Frau Winifred Wagner has decided that “Parsifal,” “The Mastersingers of Nuremberg” and the “Ring” will compose the program for the Wag- ner festival of 1934 in July and August. Automobile licenses for 1034 are mnow due and payable. Fees—Ter- ritorial, $10; city, $5. Cars without 1934 license plates will be tagged after February 1st and owners pen- alized for operating cars without & proper license. A. W. HENNING, City Clerk. —————— Daily Empire Want Ads Pay - e Reports from Clear Lake, Cal, say thousands of fish are dying from suffocation caused by gases escaping from the bottom of the | 1ake. ~adv, FOR FOUNDATION Juneau Joins Rest of Coun- PAYLEGALFEES T0 2 ATTORNEYS Slemp, former Secretary of Presi- | and Louis Titus, | ‘GHAMBER IS T0 DISCUSS CHILD LABOR CLAUSE Serious Prmems Con-| | fronting Cannery Code | Makers Be Talked Over | Child labor in Alaska canneri | will be the main topic for discu sion before the Chamber of Com-| | merce at its regular weekly meet- ing at Bailey's Cafe at noon to- morrow, it w announced today by G. H. Walmsley, Chairman of the programh committee. The ques- tion is regarded as one of the most serious confronting the code mak-| ers for the industry. | Hugh A. Wade, Deputy NRA Ad- ministrator for Alaska, will explain, the provision relative to the em-| | ployment of minors in salmon can- | neries. It is the stm(lnrd provision | |used in all codes and adopted atl the insistence of President Roose- | | velt who is determined to wipe out | child labor. C The proposed code, it is under-| | | stood, prohibits the employment of any person 16 years old or under| in any salmon cannery. The effect | upon local labor will be discussed | fully at tomorrow’s meeting of Lhn\ Chamber. | ‘ Roy Bishap, taxi driver, took| his cab all the way from Joplin,| |Mo., to Kansas City at the sistence of a passenger who held in- J. 8. DEFARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather the U. 8. Weather Bureau) LOCAL DATA orecast for Juneam 2nd vicinity beginning at 4 p.m., Jan. 31: Rain tonight and Thursday; fresh, southeast winds. Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 pm 3 33 94 SE 10 Cldy 4 am. today 29.53 37 85 SE 10 Rain Noon today 2019 . .35 95 w 5 Rain CABLE AND RADYO REPGRTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 4pm. | Lowesl 4am. Zam. Preclp. 4am. Station ump temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather Barrow -24 i -24 -24 12 0 Clear Nome 28 | 28 30 22 .08 Snow Bethel 30 } 20 20 12 o Clear Fairbanks 8 15 6 . -2 6 14 Clear Dawson 0 | 0 0 0 0 Cldy St. Paul 22 | 22 28 10 .02 Snow Dutch Harbor 32 28 28 26 24 Snow Cordova 30 30 38 12 Trace Rain Juneau 33 37 10 09 Rain Sitka — - — 45 Rain Ketchikan 40 44 8 1.08 Rain Prince Rupert 42 46 36 10 Rain Edmonton 36 30 4 0 Cldy Seattle 50 48 6 .04 Rain Portland 54 46 4 .01 Cldy San Francisco 54 54 46 0 0 Foggy The barometric pressure is unusually low in extreme Southwest- ern Ala: reading 28.00 inches uthwest of Kodiak with gales to the southeastward, and low throughout the Territory ‘exéept the ex- treme north, with rain or snow in Southern Alaska and clear weath- er over most of the Interior. Temperatures have risen’ in'the South- east, Gulf and Northwest and have fallen in the Interlor and cx- treme Southwest. | @ knife at his back. 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