The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 10, 1934, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934. S e ———— e —————————————————— NRA SYSTEM IS D | Westbound 1 3- MAN AFFAIR Every Main Street, Half of Side Streets of Na- tion, Be Controlled WASHINGTON, April 10.—NRA has gone into the department store system. w, one man signs the codes, a her hires the executives and another se that everybod: ef- forts run along the same track. 1 the policies are separated odes and will be ad- r different men jon extending to e and half of the side streets of the country. The 0ld one man show has sud- nly become a thing of t Hugh S. Johnson, the big| who is now enroute to join dent Roosevelt, has clea desk of all small stuff and has S d back to deal only with the biggest customers and the toughest situations. > JACK DIAZ AND MRS. MACKEY BOUND OVER|: Following ination before Judge J. F. Mullea in the United States Commis- sioner's Court yesterday, Jack Diaz and Mrs. Lilly Mackey were held to answer to the Federal grand jury on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor child. Bond was fixed at $1,000 each, in default of which they were committed to jail. They are accused of having plied | unger sister of Mrs. Mackey with liquor in such quantities she became intoxicated, and with hav- ing refused to let her leave a house occupied by Diaz and Mrs Mackey. e e THOMAS HUNTER IS RETURNING TO THE INTERIOR TO LOCATE Thomas Hunter, former post- master at Circle City, is return- ing to the Interior after an absence | of preliminary exam-|* {C(‘pl(‘d a position as storekeeper ror" ‘(hs‘ Fairbanks Dredging Company {on Fairbanks Creek and is a ssenger aboard the! steamer Alaska was in Juneau this morning, Mr. Hunter told friends of the sudden death of Frank L.| Jewett, formerly of Circle City and senior partner of the firm of Jewett and Dodson in that place 15 years ago. His death took place in Portland, Oregon, three weeks ago while he was on his way from Oakland, Cal, to his home near| Uma a, Oregon. Mr. Jewett is su { by his wife, Mr. Hunter said. ., RED L. KNOWLES DIES SUDDENLY LAST NIGHT AFTER HEART ATTACK Knowl well known iember of the colored colony of Juneau, died suddenly last evening in I om at the rooming house which Mose Merriweather is proprietor, it was reported today. His death is believed to have been caused by a heart attack, accord- L s ing to the physician who was call- ed immediately upon discovery of his death. Mr. Knowles, who was 67 years of age, was born in Nashville, Ten- nessee. He is survived by two brothers, Joe, of Louisville, Ky., and Harry, of Nashville; a sister, . M. K. Richardson, who also her home in Nashville and Mrs. Beatrice Honold, who des in Juneau. The deceased had lived in Ju- neau for the last four years, dur- ing which time he was employed at Brownie's Barber Shop for some- time and more recently has been doing general janitor work for Ju- neau merchants. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the C. W. Carter Mortuary and the services will be | held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from the chapel of the mortuary - - re: | E. R. JAEGER ARRIVES | E. R. Jaeger, prominent property owner of this city, arrived here {on the steamer Alaska from the | States. During his stay in Juneau Mr. Jaeger expects to make ar- rangements for the construction of a new building on his Front Street property formerly the site of the Hayes Shop. of over ten years. Mr. Hunter left Circle City in 1921. He has ac- - Daily Empire Want Ads Pay ——— SOAP—P & G Naptha At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 - , 7 large bars ... 25¢ | FORMER ALASKA MINER HEAD OF 8. C. EXPEDITION Capt. R. D. Adams Heads 10 Prospectors on Ex- pedition to Liard River Heading a party »f 10 experienc- ed prospectors, Capt. B. D. Adams, pioneer of Nome and widely known mining man, whose Cocos Island expedition was heralded through- out the world, passed through Ju- neau yesterday on the steamer Princess Norah, preparatory to jumping off for the wilds of north- ern British Columbia. Capt. Adams visited many old acquaintences here while his ves- sel was in port. He was somewhat reticient about his party’s plans and its destination. He said it was headed for the upper Liard River region, which was the scene of an airplane stam- | pede from Detroit a few years ago. He denied it had any particular| area in mind and said it would prospect some of the more likely looking streams. It will go into the country by airplane from Car- cross or Atlin, - e Pioneer Businessman of Everett Passes Away EVERETT, Wash., April 10— Henry Hodges, aged 85 years, pion- eer businessman, died yesterday at his home here. A widow and son, Kenneth, survive, S eea FUNERAL SERVIC HELD AT RUSSIAN CHURCH TODAY FOR MRS. FRANK MERCER Funeral services were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock for Mrs. Frank Mercer who died following an attack during church services at the Russian Church last Thurs- day evening. Mrs. Mercer was rushed to the Government Hos- pital but eforts to save her were of no avail. The funeral was held today at the Russian Church with the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff officiating and interment took place in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery. Directions were under the charge of the C. W. Carter Mortuary. - .- MISSION BOAT PRINCETON ARRIVES HERE EARLY TODAY The Presbyterian Mission boat Princeton arrived in Juneau at 3 o'clock this morning with the party aboard from this city that has been attending the annual Presby- e} tery held in Skagway from Friday until Sunday evening. Pay-Day SPECIALY! FREE at $1.00 With each box of Helena Rubinstein’s Face Powder purchased at $1.00 per box we will include a Rouge Compact valued Absoutely Free! KLARIO LINEN CORRESPONDENCE PAPER and ENVELOPES—Both for 35¢ BEAUTY SPONGES—Miller, all rubber — “A clear skin is a beauty secret”, many colors—25 cents NEW! “LADY ESTER” 4-Purpose Facial Cream! CHAPPELLE’S After Shave Vegetal-25 cents HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” | Democratic Club, and Mrs, DEMO WOMEN HEAR ADDRESS, DIRECT PRIMARY Good Turnout of New Club Hears Frank A. Boyle | Explain Election Law Maintaining its record as “the fastest growing club in Juneau,” the Juneau Women's Democratic Club added more new members to its rolls at its regular monthly meeting in the Council Chambers last night. ‘The speaker for the 2vening was Frank A. Boyle, Territorial Audi-| tor, who addressed the organiza-| tion on the Direct Primary. Mr, Boyle's talk, as interesting as it| was instructive, explained the good | and bad of various election sys-| tems. He opposed strongly the| practice of Democrats entering Re- | publican primaries, and vica versa.| “Each party should nominate| its own candidates for office, and| party lines should be strlcny‘ drawn at primary elections,” said | Mr. Boyle. & | Arrangements were made for May meetings of the Women's Mary Monagle. and Mrs. J. E. Giovanettl by Mrs. G. E. Krause, president of the club. ALASKA AIR EXPRESS| PLANE RETURNS HERE FROM WEST TODAY| | After experiencing thick weather | across the Gulf of Alaska, the| Lockheed seaplane of the Alaska Air Express, pilot C. Gropstis, ar—‘ rived at its Juneau base at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon from Yaga-{ taga Cape, where it was held ov ernight by severe snow storms| on its way here from Seward. J.| V. Hickey, manager of the com- pany, made the round trip from | Juneau to Seward, and W. K. Me- | Mahon was a passenger to Sew- | ard from Juneau. The seaplane left Juneau last Taesday bound for Seward and af- iter being held up at Katalla by severe weather, continued to Cor- dova on Thursday and to Seward | on Friday. I in Seward by unfavorable weath- er until yesterday at 11 o'clock in the morning, when it was able| to take off. Fine weather pre-| vailed and the plane was making | good time until about 1:30 o'clock lycsmrduy afternoon when it struck | a snow storm about 20 miles cast, of Yakataga Cape and was forced to turn back and remain until| this morning at 31:80 o'clock, Mr. Hickey said. “Mr. Gropstis did a fine job of navigating the ship across the gulf with thick weather both on the trip to Seward and on the return to Juneau. It meant working all the time, and he was right on the job,” Mr. Hickey said in praise of the pilot’s work. HIHHm MISS ROCOVICH I | WED TO MR. SEYMOUR | Miss Eva Rocovich, daughter of Nick Rocovich, former Juneau High School pupil and star mem- ber of the girls basketball team there for two years, today became the bride of Mr. Kendrick Irving Seymour, United States Forest Service employee. The ceremony | was performed in the United States ‘Commissioner’s Court by Judge J. F. Mullen. Mr. Seymour has resided here for several months and until re- cently foreman of an ECW trail |crew at Mile Seven on Glacier Highway. He has been connected with tne Forest Service on Kenai Peninsula for the past four years. He and Mrs. Seymour planned to leave on the steamer Alaska to- day for Seward enroute to Hope, where they will make their home for the present. | The plane was held |; CAPT. AND MRS. J. V. DAVIS ARRIVE HERE ON ROEDDA MONDAY After a fine trip north from ttle, Capt. and Mrs. James V. Davis arrived in Juneau on their motorship Roedda last evening at 7:30 o'clock. They made the trip north in four and one half days running time, in spite of the fact that they had a 38-ton scow, half loaded, in tow, Capt. Davis said. On the way north they laid over in Ketchikan for 12 hours and in Petersburg, 9 hours, he declared. Capt. and Mrs. Davis have been visiting in Seattle and the vi- cinity since February 20 when they arrived there on a combined siness and pleasure trip. “Conditions in the Northwest are greatly improved since last year and everyone we encountered felt hopeful and encouraged. One of the most noticeable things in Seat- tle was the great interest manifest- ed in Alaska and the possibilities of mining development in the Ter- ritory. A great many people, who! have a little money, are planning | o come north. They seem to feel | hat there are great opportum‘ties‘ id are only delayed by the| fficulty in getting passage on the steamers due to heavy book-‘ Capt. Davis said. | Roedda left Seattle S he last bound for Juneau. = E3 Bendix E K.Y Su field: gineering th: L ee— Claude E. Ericson, property own- er of this city and former owner of the Gastineau Hotel, arrived in |Juneau on the steamer Alaska. Mr. Ericson was busily engaged during the day greeting his many Juneau friends. VAPURE for Head Colds Butler Mauro Drug Co. “Express Money Orders Anytime” O L= e T T ne extra cos| upkeep. MARK H. SABIN, "PIONEER, DIES IN SOUND CiTY Death of Wellknown Alas- kan Follows Operation— to Bring Body North Mark H. Sabin, about 78 years of age, pioneer of Alaska, died at the Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Sunday morning, following an operation, according to word received 'in Ju- neau this morning from Charles Sabin, his son, who left Juneau for Seattle a week ago. Charles Sabin and Harry Sabin, sons of the deceased, both of whom were in Seattle at the time of his death, will leave Seattle on the Yukon, Saturday morning, bringing the body here for burial. - - ERNEST GRIFFIN RETURNS HERE ON S. S. ALASKA | Ernest, Griffin, until recently proprietor of the Garden Patch| Fruit and Vegetable Store, here, re- | turned on the steamer Alaska this morning. Mr. Griffin will open a modern fruit and vegetable market were appointed members of & com- | Wednesday morning at 7:30 o'clock | here as soon as he finds a suitable | mittee to arrange for a speakex" 1 L e - PONTIAC THE ECONOMY STRAIGHT EIGHT I‘ location. 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Those WHO KNOW cars and realize that the 1934 Pontiac is a truly fine automobile. [ *] 5. Those who weigh value and say—“Get a Straight Eight for Your Money.” 3 EIIllllllllllllllllllllllllI'IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIlIIIIIlllmllllllfllllll