The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 25, 1934, Page 8

;'8 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934. FLORY, MERRITT AND LEWIS ARE GUESTS, . 0.C. Will Be Greeted Tomorrow at Noon Lunch by Cham- ber of Commerce C. H. Flory, Regional Forester, M. L. Merritt, Asst. Regional For- ester, and R. F. Lewis, President of the Juneau Water Company, will be guests of the Chamber of Com- merce at its noon luncheon meeting at Bailey's Cafe tomorrow, <it was| announced today by Curtis Shat- | tuck, Secretary. | Mr. Flory and Mr. Merritt re-| turned here early this week after | an extended official Vi to Wash- | ington, D. C. The latter will leave in about two weeks to assume his | duties as Assistant Regional For- ester for Region Number Six with headquarters at Portland, Ore. | Mr. Lewis arrived here early this week to confer with his local rep- resentatives and the City Council regarding improvements to the water works system. One or two matters of routine work will be submitted to the Chamber by the Executive Board for approval. LAST OF FLEET ENTERS CANAL COLON, C. Z, April 25.— The last of 111 fighting craft entered the canal late last night some 36 hours after the task of speeding the fleet from the Pacific to the| Atlantic Ocean started. It was first | planned to clear the fleet through the canal in 24 hours. JAPAN'S YELP TOKYO, April 25.—Big headlines are devoted today to what the vernacular newspapers terméd the “American Fleet’s Failure” in its attempt to traverse the Panama Canal in 24 hours. “The passage through the canal in 24 hours proved impossible,” one newspaper said. S eee Mining Location Notices at Em- pire office. The | NORTON | CAMERA | 50¢ ; | A sensation — Clear prints and the East- § man Film costs but 15 cents for the 6 ex- 1 posures! | . JUNEAU | Drug Co. “THE CORNER DRUG STORE"f§ | P O. Substation No. 1 FREE DELIVERY PRESIDENT SIGNS POWER INQUIRY FINAL RESULTS OF PRIMARY ARE NOT YET KNOWN Olson Leads Harrais and Shattuck, Kirk in Vote So Far Reported (Continued from Page One) and H. R. Thompson followed in the order named. In the Republican primary, H. G McCain, Ketchikan was lealiing the field of five candidates for House| nominations with 243 votes. Walter B. King was cond with 222, H. R. Shepard, third, 211, Frank Fos- ter, fourth, 206, and Louis F. Paul last with 114. The precincts reported to date are: all Gastineau Channel, Ket- chikan, Wacker, Saxman, Peters- burg, Wrangell and Skagway. Treasurer Race Slow Only a few precincts outside of the First Division had been re- President Roosevelt is shown signing the Norris-Rankin resolution authorizing an investigation into electric power rates throughout the country. Showr with him are co-authors of the measure, Rep. John Rankin (left) of Mississippi, and braska. (Associated Press Photo) ported here today. Cordova, Eyak, McCarty, Nizina and Anchorage gave Olson 201 votes for 135 for Harrais for Treasurer. Combined with the lead given him in this Division, Olson had a total lead of Senator George W. Norris of Ne- BERGSTROM SET FREE YESTERDAY U. S. Attorney Frees Man Detained for Question- ing About Katainen Hugo Bergstrom, detained Mon- day for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Abel Katainen here Sun April 15, was released yesterday after hav- ing been examined closely by Judge W. A. Holzheimer, United States district attorney. He is said to have convinced the autho that he knew nothing whatever about the matter. All clues to date have led the officers to nothing, it was admitted today. They are still endeavoring to find some one who saw Katai- nen after his reported return to town from the highway about 1 am. Sunday, April 15. A diver searched the harbor bottom in the vicinity of his boat at the upper city float without any result. A search has been made along the highway for several miles to no end. So far as can be learned, after Katainen 'parted company with Oscar Hendrickson that Sunday morning he just evap- orated into thin air. ., - ® e e e e 5588380 . AT THE HOTELS . s s e e e e e Zynda Roy R. Oxman, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Cloud Havens, Olympia, Wash.; J. M. Wyckoff, Petersburg; A. Carl- son, Sitka. Gastineau D. E. McConnell; S. A. Light; Elias Hansen, Sitka. Alaskan C. Grosseth, Petersburg; H, Wed- ing, Los Angeles; W. 8. Pekovich, Funter. Associated Press to Install Latest System NEW YORK, April 25— The As- sociated Press announced today that telephotograph systems will be installed in 25 key cities late this year. e Skop in Juneau 503 votes in the two Divisions. No reports had been received | from either the Fourth or the Second divisions. e RODEN ENTERS SENATE FIEHT Wellknown Local Attorney| Freedom of Press Under Newspaper Code ! £ NEW YORK, April 25—Assert- Will Make Race in Fall |ing the Constitutional guarantee of the freedom of the press re- as Independent 'mamod unimpaired under the daily | newspaper code, Howard Davis, Henry Roden, wellknown ]ocaliprp_;idpn[ of the American News- attorney and pioneer of the Terri- | paper Publishers Association, voic- tory, has filed as an mdvpendenl“ed belief that the “newspaper pub- candidate for the Territorial Sen- | lishers of this country have a good ate, it was made known today |code under which they operate.” by Robert E. Coughlin, Clerk of { AT Court. His filing was made late Monday afternoon, supported by Territorial National the proper number of signatures Banks’ Bill Moves Up WASHINGTON, April 25— The on an endorsing petition Mr. Roden was elected First Alaska Legislature, to the in 1913, | as a member of the Senate from |Senate has passed and sent to the the Fourth Division, drawing ¢t House, the Fletcher bill authorizing short term. He has resided in|National banks in territories «@r this city for almost 20 years. possessions to establish branches. Several years ago, Mr. Roden GCRTRI o M R0 was an independent candidate for MR. AND MRS. 0. J. ANDERSON Attorney General, opposing John | 6" Vaeamiox “rE 1P SOUTH Rustgard, Republican, and was de- | feated after having made a vigor- | our campaign. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Anderson left this morning on the Princess Norgh S T for a six weeks' or two months’ va- |cation in Seattle and other Puget !Sound cities. Mr. Anderson 'is |part owner of Alstrom’'s newsstand SCAMIDT'S HOP == BY AIR DELAYED ’BURN NOME, Alaska, April 25— The| B IS COMING! | condition of Prof. Otto Schmidt, leader of the party of Russians marooned for two months on an Aretic ice floe and flown here three weeks ago suffering from bronchial pneumonia, continues to improve. Weather however delays his hop to Fairbanks enroute to Moscow via | New York . | ——,——— GARLAND BOGGAN AND DAUGHTER LEAVE FOR SOUTH ON PRIN. NORAH Garland Boggan, expert floor man, left on the Princess Norah this morning for the south and ex- pects to be away for about two months before returning to Juneau. He was accompanied by his daugh- ter, Miss June Boggan, who has been visiting him here, and who is now returning to school in Se- attle. Mr. Boggan will spend some time in Seattle, Fastern Wash- ' ECW WORKER FOUND [ BARANOF BUSY “FOR TWO DAYS | ON AIR TRIPS [Alaska Southern Airways Seaplane Rushed with | Charters and Schedule 1 On the return trip from Sitka jand way points last evening, the ! seaplane Baranof, of the Alaska | Southern Airways, pilot Gene Mey- |ring and Lloyd Jarman, mechanic, arrived here at 6:30 o'clock. Those returning on the seaplane | were J. B. Warrack, Art Carlson, Elias Hansen, K. O. Scriber and Anthony E. Karnes. The latter two made the round trip from Juneau yesterday. After the return of the Baranof from Sitka it made a special char- ter trip to Hawk Inlet to bring W. 8. Pekovich into town from his | property there. Chichagof Today At 10:30 o'clock this morning the Baranof, piloted by Mr. Meyring with Harold Brown, mechanic, left for its weekly trip to Chichagof and way points with passengers and first class mail. Two trips were required to handle the business on that run today. The plane left on the first at 10:30 o'clock, returned at 1:30 o'clock and left again at 2:15 o'¢lock. Outbound on the first trip W. 8. Pekovich, for Funter, N. ter Troast,” L. J. Hull and LeMasters, for Hoonah; F. S. Sco- bie, for Chichagof. John Ramon was a returning passenger for Ju- neau from Chichagof. On the second trip, outbound passengers were, Miss Arletta Car- ter, for Hoonah, M. Samovich for Funter. The plane was to stop at Hoonah to pick up Mr. Troast and return to Funter, from where Mr. and Mrs. Pekovich and Mr. Samo- vich had the plane chartered to Hawk Inlet. Tt is due back in Ju- neau late this afternoon. DELL TRANSFERRED TO EIDER SHORTLY Transfer of .Capt. Clyde I. Dell, now in command of the Teal in this district, to the Eider, and of | engineer John Belongia from the| {Auklet to the same vessel, was an- nounced today by Capt. M. J. O'- Connor, Asst. Agent of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. | The Eider was scheduled to have sailed from Seattle tdday enroute to Kodiak Island. Capt. Dell and | Engineer Belongia will board it on were Les- Alice | its arrival here. It is understood |~ that Capt. Roy Cole will arrive on the Eider to resume command of the Teal. e g S | DEAD NEAR CORDOVA Nils Otto Johnson, an ECW worker, was found dead yester- day where he was working in a camp near Cordova, according to! an official report received here by | Charles H. Flory, Regional Forest- er. Death resulted from an axe| wound in the neck, and was either | accidental or a suicide, said the ! report. | Johnson had been employed in |the ECW camp for several months. His original home was in Minne- ‘som where his parents still reside. | They have been notified of the | death. — . Navigation opened on Cook In- | let for the season when the motor- | ship Discoverer, Capt. Heinie Ber- | ger, arrived there early on the morning of April 11. One hun- 'dred and ten tons of freight was discharged. ington and Lewiston, Idaho. ma RAY HART BRADER OIL BURNERS @ We are in a position to give you the best to be f | had at any price! PLUMBING ® No Argument! ® No Statement! Can stand against the testimony of our i ny satisfied customers AS AUTHORIZED DEALERS of the’ RICE & AHLERS (0. SHEET METAL “We tell in advance what job will cost” HEATING PHONE 34 | = | ) 4 | The most attractive, Buff, Seafoamy Ivory a .your floors. Dries in Insist on having— FULLER’S HOT for your Kalsomining material including Do Place your FULLERGLO SEMI-GLOSS ENAMEL finish for your walls and woodwork. Easy to apply and easy to clean Available in White, Silver White, Nile Green, FULLERWEAR FLOOR ENAMEL gives you that tough, long-wearing brilliant finish for covers better and is easier to apply. . IMPORTANT We have been advised that all building board, etc., will advance within 30 days. Juneau-Young Hdwe.Co. durable and colorful nd Pale Ivory. 4 hours. WATER WALL job. It goes farther, ors, Windows, Plaster- orders now STUDENTS COMPETE IN ESSAY CONTEST ON ‘CLEAN-UP WEEK’ With suggestions from the lower grade pupils to help them, members | of the higher grades and high school English classes of the Ju- | neau Public School and Parochial | School are competing in a “clean- | up week” essay contest, it was an- nounced today by the Rev. John A. Glasse, Chairman of the Cham- ber of Commerce Clean-Up Cam- ! paign. These essays will be turned into a committee to be judged as to excellence, originality and con- | stuctive ideas and the winner an- | nounced in tomorrow's Empire, R. S. Raven, City Superintendent of Schools, said. The winning essay | will be published in an early edi- | tion of The Empire so that grown- | ups may get the viewpoint of the | younger generation in regard wi BILL APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT | | { Measure Authorizing Issu- ance of $103,000 Here Is Signed Today , ] President Roosevelt today signed | the Juneau bond issue bill, accord- | ing to an announcement made by Mayor 1. Goldstein. Pending receipt | of the law, however, no steps will| be taken to proceed with the pub- | lic improvement program to be fi- nanced by the bonds authorized for issuance. | “We are in receipt of a telegram ' from Delegate Dimond saying that the President approved the bill to-, the benefits to be derived from a | shape.” [ The measure authorizes the city| | issued until ap- N E w M E x I G 0 proved by the taxpayers at a spe- o M | payers voted on the question and Medical Director, Bureau|gave it much more than the re-| g s g | day,” the Mayor Mid. “We appre- | well keP!:i‘dw“er}:"’y' ciate very much the fine work he to issue bonds not to exceed $103,- | \000 for improvements to streets, 10131 election called for that' pur-' | pose. However, at the municipal e 2 ' | quired percentage of votes cast. of Indian Aflal.rs, Will |8 the law is received here, it is Assume Post in July did to get it through in the proper| TRANSFERRED Tu‘sewers, etc. No bonds, it is pm-il | vided, shall be | election early this month, the tax-' not known definitely whether this | will cover the requxiemems, or if, Dr. F. S. Fellows, medical di-' another election will have to be rector in Alaska for the Bureau held. | of Indian Affairs, has been trans-| ppsr g g T ferred to Aubuquerkue, New Mex- ico, to be medical director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the district comprised of New Mexico Deep River is one of the shallow- est of North Carolina’s major streams, | LOCAL BONDING [STOCKS RALLY SLIGHTLY BUT TRADING DULL Foreign Bonds Unsettled by Slump in Japanese Government (Continued from 2age One) fall of more than one cent and fin- ished with a moderate net gain. Small gains were made by some rails. Alcohols steadied. Metals lagged. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, April 25.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, American Can 103, American Power and Light 9, Anaconda 16%, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem Steel 43, Curtiss-Wright 4, Fox Film 16%, .General Motors 38%, International Harvester 41%, Kennecott 21%, Seneca Copper 1} no range; Southern Railroad 32%, Ulen Company 3%, United Aircraft 23%, United States Steel 50%, Sim- monds 20%, Briggs Manufacturing 19, Standard Oil of California 85%, pound, $5.14. sg b ———————— TO ODD FELLOWS AND FRIENDS A special ferry will leave Juneau at 7:30 Thursday evening to take those who wish to attend the Odd Fellows’ Anniversary in Douglas. CHAS. W. CARTER, Secretary. e L e Mining Lo¢ation Notices at Em- pire office. —adv, and Arizona, according to word received by Dr. Fellows today. H The transfer will not be effect- ed until about July 1, when Dr. Vance D, Murray, now medical di- rector of the Spokane district, will succeed Dr. Fellows here, Dr. Fellows has been in Juneau as medical director for Alaska for the last three years. | s Sy | ream muffins a WERNECKE GOES SOUTH | Livingston Wernecke, field en- gineer for the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company, who returned several days ago from the Mayo district, left this morning on the Princess Norah bound for the south. Mr. Wernecke will be away for about four weeks on company business during which time he will spend a short while in San Fran- cisco, New York City and other eastern cities. ! Be sure you get the mew Prescri ptions of Tartar Buking Powder makes biscuits a little lighter— little fluffier—keeps a cake fresh a little longer. It costs only a little more. Isn’t it worth it, when every- thing it touches is just a little better? tim? 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