The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 13, 1934, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDA'Y MARCH 13, 1934 Alteratio Sale . . We are remodeling our ready-to-wear department to make 'room for new Spring Coats, some wonderful va Suits and Dresses. lues in new Silk Dresses. L4 For this event we are offering In Two Price Groui)s $7.50 and $9:95 ROOSEVELT HAS THEM GUESSING ON NEW POLICY President Surpnses POlth- ians by Avoiding Open Alignment (Continued from Page Five) come twin engines in the Washing- the Ad-| ton situation. At first ministration had, very definite plans for action on both subjects at this session of Congress. look is thoroughly “confused Officials delegated to see what they could do about the debt| problem have been cautiously feel- ing their way, .and getting no-| where. strong doing sentiment against anything in the direction of scal- | ing down the debts, and it would | be hard to make progress by in-| térnational negotiation without do- ing that. A month ago a bill to author- ize the President to negotiate rec- iprocal tariffs was a rewgmzed item on the legislative calendar. Today, nothipg is heard about it. President Roosevelt's disposition | not to press these subjects is ef- iy ungderstood. P ‘Both war debts and tariffs touch oh foreign relations, and it is Mr. Roosevelt's fixed policy to keep major attention concentrated dur- ing the recovery period on problems here at home. THE TWA AS A MODEL The politicians were quick 1o see something most people over- lgoked in the proposal for a na-| tional system of planned economic organization, now under study by a._ special Cabinet committee Wouldn't it make a wonderful political machine, they asked, if the appointees of such an organ- tion, on a nation-wide scope and with control over agriculture, pub-| facilities, | lic works, employment and a lot of other things, could be welded into a political unit? . It changed the situation " when word was that the Tennessee Valley Authority act was to be a model for the lar- national plan. The TVA contains a section saying “no political test or qual- Now the out- | In Congress there is a| the | @ ® ~1 Gre ‘Juneau’s Leading Department Stere 3 |operation, collective bargaining and| PRINCESS NORAH o ¥ s Co.; Inc. ] play politics) that applicants for | jobs have found letters from their Senators and Representatives in Congress actually a handicap m- stead of helps. | e e — MANDARIN DANCE STUDIO OPENED THIS AFTERNOON | \ Classes hegin this aiiernoon in | the Mandarin Dance Studio which has been opened by the Misses Grace Vivian Davis and Lillian Alexander in the Golgstein Build- ing. All types of dancing, including | tap, rhythmics and ball room, as well as dramatics, will be taught both privately and in class work. it is announced. The studio will be open from 10 o'clock in the morning until 12 o'clock for those wishing information regarding pri- | vate or class lessons and prices, |it was announced. The schedule of classes, which is subject to change, follows: Kindergarten Classes, Monday and Thursday afternoon. Grade School Tap Classes, Tues- ternoons. High School Tap Classes, Tues- day and Thursday, afternoons. Grade School Rhythmic Class- es, Friday and Saturday, after- noons. High School Rhythmic Classes, Wednesday and Fridays, after- noons. Thursday, evenings. Children’s Play Acting or Dram Group Class, Saturday, afternoon. Ball Room Classes, Wednesday, evenings. ——————— | NEW LIGHTHOUSE AT CAPE HINCHINBBOQK 18 NOW NEARLY COMPLETED The lighthouse at Cape Hin- chinbrook is nearipg completion and is expected to be commis- |sioned about April 1. ters for the keepers have been completed and occupied. e, ENTERS HOSPITAL TODAY For medical treatment, D. Ma- tiond, Filipino, entered St. Ann's Hospital today. ———.————— REGISTER Citizens are urged to register now |for the city election April 3. Reg- ister early and avoid the last min- | day, Thursday and Saturday af-!| Adults Tap Classes, Tuesday and | The quar-|) = FiVE INfllGTEflt e KIDNAPING CASE ‘Wlfe of St Louls Doclor and Four Men to Face Serious ‘Charge ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 13— Mrs. Nellie Tipton Muench, mem- ber of a circle of musis devot- ees, and four men, have been in-| dicted on a charge of gidmping Dr. 1. D. Kelly for ransom on Ap- ril 19, 1931. She. is the wife of D. R lmedch ;flfixd-m Lovd } SPAIN. FMES;‘ , BRISlS NOW Government -Mayement of 'Extremists MADRID, March 13.—Rumors of impending anti-Government, movements flood the cwlmm all quarters throughout tion. only a few zplatively insignificant disorders repox:ed as the Ex- t.remlsts su%im to_ extend the al- T0FLY WAL “ON 3 ROUTES WASHINGTON, -March 13—The Army air mail systems, ! [to nine routes in. the intevest of. safety, has been traced across the map of the country today under a Y T 0OS. 0 HAIR, “SONG ON LIPS COLUMBIA, South Carolina, a mechanic, after confessing he. kidnaped and killed Hubbard Ell- Strikes Spread in Anti- ' serschmidt, ell of whom are run- Howeyer, there have heen " i sl ‘fi?‘;, the March 13.—Robert . Wiles, aged. 49, and ris, a school boy and declaring. no. cgtion on Front Street, SPEAKS BEFORE - DEMOCRATCLUB Plans for Public Rally on March 28 Completed at Meeting Last Night (Continued from Page One) Dave Housel, Mrs. Dan Russell and Mrs. Henry Messerschmidt. Candidates Invited Letters inviting them to speak at. the public rally have been sent to. all candidates in the First Bivision. Those who already have expressed their intention of ap- pearing in person are Allen Shat- tuck, now running for re-election | as Territorial Senator; Mrs. Crys- tal. Snow Jenne, John Ronan, R. E. Baumgartner, J. P. Anderson, J. W, Cadwell and Henry Mes- ing for “the Territorial House of Represéntatives. } A number have not yet had time ) .and those who have writ- n will be, unable to be _but will . send . a shott ker ,gnd J. fiprquovlch candt- d;up for, the House of Repre- uve;l,._ . agtically fll ,nlnns are xm; |oqmpleted and while all detalls zally .are under the eCr. the women . of the club, it, is open.jo the public and a hrgg attendance is expected to be present at 8 o'clock, March 28, | at the Moose Hall. ‘The next regular meeting of. the club will occur on the second Mon- day in April at which a subject pertaining to the practical details of the approaching election will be explained by & guest speaker. -———’-’-’—-— iar . LENA PIGG TO LEAVE !on SOUTH ON BUSINESS TRIP OF SEVERAL WEEKS ms Lena l’lzzv proprietor of the Melody Shap, is leaving on the Princess Norah tonight for a busi- mss trip to Seattle and Portland. She will_be away between three mur weeks and upon her xpt\lrn wfll supervise the moving of 1l lhop from dts present lo- to the ute rush. American citizenship and one year's residence in Alaska, six months in Juneau, are the qualifi- cations for electors. A. W. HENNING, —adv. Clerk. g Shop in Juneau consideration” in sel- or promoting the per- 0 mmg ve TVA officials m:‘m (which car- { shall be permitted to “be given one else was inyolved, went to the | Gastineau annex store room, now electric chair today .and, was f,lec-’necl_gued by the Smith Electric trocuted. He was singing “Praise she said. God From Whom .All Blcmw' “During the absence of Mrs, Flow” yghen ;hz electric cumnl Pigg, Mrs. Nate Hardy will be in was tumed charge of the Melody Shop. Daily tmpin Want Ads Pay Shop m Juneau 7 LABORERS HERE | MEET YESTERDAY 170 FORM UNION jBlanket Umpn of Workers Planned—One Hundred Sign Pledge Cards The second phase in the or- \ganization of a general labor group, |to be known as the Alaska La-| i borers’ Association, Local, No. 1,! was entered last night at a mass | meeting <held at A. B. Hall. Be-! tween 200 and 250 persons at-| tended and it was announced to- ' day that, 100 men had signed| pledge cards for membership. The meeting was called to order| |by J. B. Dalton, who acted as tem- |porary chairman. He and Rev. J. W. Cadwell, Douglas preacher, made talks. A. J. Nelson, local| |insurance agent, acted as tempor- ary secretary. | Dissatisfaction with both hours| of labor and wages was voiced by |Mr. Daltpn in his opening mark. |He, however, declared the organ- ‘1za'ion was not being projected for the purpose of fostering strikesand| |industrial discord, but to enable| workers to bargain as a unit with employers. Dissatisfaction was al- |%0 expressed with prevailing hvmg‘ | costs here, the spread between | pwces received by producers and| | those paid by consumers being de- clared too great. | Mr. Cadwell cited his own rec-| ord as a union man and laborer |prior to his professional career. He touched on organization, co-| | current problems. | HERE ON WAYTO | | SKAGWAY MONDAY | On the way north, the Princess |Norah, Capt. W. Q. Palmer, com- | mander, and ®. A. Hole, purser,| {docked here yesterday afternoon | |at 6:30 o'clock and left here for Skagway at 7:30 o'clock. It is due| |here southbound this evening and |is scheduled to sail for the soulh at midnight. Arriving here on the steamer were Mrs. Robert Simpson, F. A. | Roberts, Mrs, N. Carmichael, Don- ald Carmichael, Campbell Church | Jr., R. Veatch and I. E. Foote. | There were forty-five passen- |gers aboard for Skagway and the Interior, in addition to a large cargo of freight. e | Los Angeles police rescued a stray deer from an attack of dogs and took the animal to the police | station to be booked as “Jane| Doe” under a chsu-ge of vagrancy | Motlwr and Three I' " Children Burned to Death in Fire| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 13.| Mrs. Edna Finch and three of her| children were burned to death this morning when the family home | \was burned this morning. 'husband had gone _to work. 11-month-old baby and its grand- | mother were rescued. - Her ( CHARLES A. DEVLIN MANAGER |OF DEPARTMENT AT BAXTER'S | SHOE STORE IN SEATTLE, WN. Charles A. Devlin, former man- .iager of the shoe department of the Leader Department Store and prev- ious to that, proprietor of Devlin's Bootm\ here, is now manager of |the mail order department of Bax- {ter's, in Seattle, it was made known here today. Mr. Devlin expects to make a trip to Alaskan points in the near fu- ture, representing a wholesaler of women’s footwear. - e MRS. M. MYREN MAJOR OPER/ Mrs. Mabel Myren entered St Ann's Hospital last evening and this morning underwent a major operation. iy . Shop m Juneau An| PLANE MOTOR | COSTS BEING INVESTIGATED Congressnonal ProbersFind Differences Between Army and Navy WASHINGTON, Mearch 13. — A wide difference in the prices paid by the Army and Navy for airplane engines was disclosed with Con- gressional investigators starting a hunt for the cause of the gap. Representatives of both services estimated the average cost around $6,000 per motor. Queries centered on two Army | engines bought on competitive bids |at a cost average of $4,700 while a certain number purchased by the Navy cost considerably less. There is some difference in the | engines but the investigators want more information. FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEE ENTERS ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL Matt Laughlin, employee of the United States Forest Service, en- tered St. Ann’s Hospital today to receive medical care. 7. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATEER BUREAU The Weather By the U. 5. Weather Burewu) LOCAL DATA Forecast for Juneam and vicinily. beginning at 4 p.m,. March 13: Probably rain or snow tonight and Wednesday; gentle variable winds. ' Time 4 pm. yest'y 4 a.m. today Noon today Barometer Temp. .30.28 48 30.11 33 30.07 37 CABLE AND RADYO REPORTS YESTERDAY | Highest 4pm. | temp. temp. -24 | 14 | 42 | 34 | 18 32 36 40 40 48 49 56 52 42 66 6 62 Statlon Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau . Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco HumMity Wind Velocity 38 8 7 80 s 8 6 SE 12 Weatne: Clear Cldy Cldy TODAY Lowest 4a.m. sam. Preclp. 4am. temp. temp. velocity Hhrs. Weather | -26 -26 10 Clear 4 4 12 Clear 16 16 4 Clear 8 12 4 Clear 8 10 0 Clear 30 32 Snow 34 38 Clear 32 36 Rain | 34 34 Rain o o Cldy | 32 — Cldy 34 34 Clear 36 36 Clear 20 20 Clear 48 48 Cldy 52 52 Clear 52 54 Cldy 18 ansaer| soak ’I‘he baromctr\c pressure is I ing in Bering Sea. It is lowest ow in Southwestern Alaska but, ris- | in the western Aleutian Islands s “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” “Juneau’s Own Store” DANCE WEDNESDAYS SATURDAYS . Mandarin Ball Room Revelers BOWLING Nothing like the thrill of a ten-strike! Develop your game on the finest alleys you ever played on. Brunswick Bowling Alleys Pool Billlards Bowlhg Cigars Tobacco Soft Drinks Barber Shop in connection Lower Front Street, opposite - Winter and Pond with moderate rain or snow from the Gulf of Alaska westward ex- tending to this vicinity this morning. The pressure is moderately high in Northern and Eastern Alaska with clear weather in Northern, Middle and extreme Southeast Alaska. Temperatures have fallen in the Tnterior and on the Bering Sea coast. 9060000000000 Wéndarin Dance Studio Goldstéin Building ® Studio hours 2 to 5 p. m. and from 6 to 7 p. m. daily for Upden supervision of GRACE V. Tap Ball Room Aerobatic Rhythmic Folk ® Reducing Classes appointment. Private istruction or class lessons available DAVIS i Boat in best candition and engine practically new FOR SALE! G.B.‘Ada May’ for Trolling or Seining Register length 31.3; overall length 39.5; round stern; her register beam 9.4; depth 14 GROSS TONNAGE—10.8 20 Horsepower Heavy Duty Regal Engine o wir % NET TONNAGE—9 George Brothers THE SANITARY GROCERY VISIT THE Salmon Creek Roadhouse ANTON RIESS To Eat AT ANY time—break- fast, lunch or dinner— you'll find at Bailey’s a great variety of tasty dishes. You'll like our special business men's lunch. BAILEY’S BEER —1f Desired FIRE ALARM CALLS Third and Franklin. Front and Franklin. Front, near Ferry Way. Front, near Gross Apts. Front, opp. City Wharf. Front, near Sawmill. Front at A. J. Office. Willoughby at Totem Groeery. ‘Willoughby, opp. Cash Cole’s Garage. Front and Seward. Front and Main. Second and Main. Fifth and Seward, Seventh and Main, Fire Hall. Home Boarding House. Gastineau and Rawn Way. Second and Gold. Fourth and Harris. Fifth andd Gold. Fifth and East. Seyenth and Gold. Fifth and Kennedy. Ninth, back of power house. Calhoun, Apts. Distin and Indian. Ninth and Calhoun. Tenth and C. Twelfth, BP.R. garage. Twelfth and Willoughby. Home Grocery. Seater Tract. opp. Seaview e S | Daily Empire Want Ads Pay