The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1934, Page 8

i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934. OPPIES BRING Yep, and Again No! And Perhaps, BACKSCENESTQ | vt romorr eUVERSEAS VETS LT Men Who Fought in France Recall Flowers Blooming 1 ’ | Among Comrades’ Graves | g | The memorial popples which the women of the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute here on “Poppy Day,” Saturday, May 26, will recall vivid pictures to the minds of World War veterans who served overseas, according to Waino Hendrickson, Commander of Alford John Bradford Post of the Ameri- can Legion. The poppies blooming amid the waste and destruction of the battle front, and among the hare graves of the dead, left an unforgettable impressian on the American soldiers, he said. “When the American divisions drove forward in the great offen- sive of 1918, they entered a region | “Yes, we have no bananas,” and in fact not much of any cther fresh commodities, ex- cept carrots, if any at all. Stores have pienty, but not an over-abundant supply, of apples, oranges and grape fruit, and oh, yes—dried onions. Display windows lock almost as they do on Saturday nights, when they are stripped for over Sunday. But tomocrrow—som e time— green stuff will be in in abun- dance, when the Victoria ar- rives. desolated and trampled by tremendous battles of history. Destruction and death were everywhere but amid it all the little wild poppies bloomed on. When machine gun and shell fire took its toll from the American ranks, the poppy was nature’s floral offering on the graves of the dead. To those who served overseas those popples seemed Lo symbolize the torn, the most Arriving on the Victoria tomorrow we will have a complete assortment of FRESH FRUITS and brave spirit of their fallen com- rades and when they returned home they made the poppy ihe memorial flower of the American Legion.” | Poppies to be worn in tribute to {the men who gave their lives for America in the World War will be offered on the streets throughout American Legion Auxiliary women. Men of the Legion are cooperating in the promotion of the project. The poppies, paper replicas of the | flowers that grew on the battle | fields, have been made by disabled veterans at the Walla Walla Vet- |erans Hospital. All contributions received for the 'poppies will be devoted to the rehabilitation and welfare work of the Legion and Auxiliary -among the disabled vet- erans and the dependent families of veterans. Under the auspices of the Am- erican Legion Auxiliary, orders are being taken for wreaths from the various business houses, and the resopnse made thus far is greater than in any previous year. 80 far, Mrs. W. E. Hendrickson has | taken the most orders for wreaths. | The Auxiliary is to have a cov- | ered luncheon at the Dugout Wed- nesday, and members will work all Vegetables Our store will be open until 10 P. M. and in addition to our regular deliveries a SPECIAL DELIVERY WILL BE MADE AT 8 P. M. GRADUATES THE GRADUATE DESERVES A WATCH He or she has arrived at youth’s occasion. watch *is the time-honored gift to commemorate the event. We hav There’ll be a diploma of course but a e the new smart styles at the most reasonable prices. most important the city Saturday, May 26, by the | |ley, Mrs. PLANE DOWN IN B. C., WAS ALASKA BOUND Frank Dorb;_d_t Said to Be Pilot — Seven Passeng- ers Reported Aboard VANCOUVER, B. C, May 22— A dispatch from Whitehorse said the unidentified plane, headed to- ward Alaska with seven passengers, and forced down near Quesnel be- cause fuel was exhausted, was not damaged. The plane is believed to be pilot- ed by Frank Dorbandt, Alaskan flier, who is bound for the North- land with one of several planes to establish a new flying route. day on the wreaths, which will be delivered Friday afternoon. Posters advertising poppy day which have been placed about town, are the work of grade school pupils. All grades worked upon original posters and 16 were en- tered in the contest. The winner was a pupil from the Parochial School. Judges of the posters were Mrs. Lance Hendrickson, Trevor Davis and Mrs. Blood. The committee in charge of the poppy day campaign is composec of Mrs. Robert Kaufmann, Chair- man, Mrs. H. G. Nordling, Mrs. Charles P. Seelye, Mrs. E. M. Pol- W. E. Hendrickson, Mrs. R. J. McKanna, Mrs. Victor Man- ville and Mrs. Hazel James Fer- guson. JAPAN AGAIN MAKES DENIAL TOKYO, May 22.—Japanese naval authorities emphatically deny re- ports from Washington, D. C., that Japan intends using Manchukuo for naval construction as a mask for Japanese evasion of obligations under the existing naval treaties. - PEERLESS BAKERY IS RECEIVING NEW FRONT In line with the painting®wike which has struck Juneau this spring, the Peerless Bakery is re- ceiving a new coat of paint on the front. enter Leavesa mildest leay They Tailt Beillr/ FEDERAL BOATS ARE OBSERVING MARITIME DAY May 22 Set Aside Honor-! ing Those Who Follow the Sea in Vocations The Coast Guard cutter Talla- poosa, and vesesls of the Bureau of Fisheries are today decked out in observance of National Maritime Day. May 22 was set aslde by Congress Jast year to be used in honoring those who follow the sea, as a result of the activities of the Pro- peller Club in sponsoring such action. The idea was first con- ceived in the club, and it was largely through their efforts that Congress was induced to take ac- tion upon a resolution setting a date for observance. Due to the Coast Guard's close connection with all matters of maritime interest, Admiral H. G. Hamlet, Commandant of the Coast Guard, decided that that organiza- tion should take full part in the program of observance, and orders were issued to all units to have their craft in full dress today. This action is only part of a nationwide program arranged by the Propeller Club. TWO PIONEERS PASS AWAY IN SITKA HOME Peter F. Martin, of Naknek, died at the Pioneers’ Home Hospital May 8. He was born in Germany April 27, 1859, and naturalized at San Francisco May 17, 1884. Came to Alaska in 1904 and worked as a marine engineer for the Frank B. Peterson Cannery at Bristol Bay. He came to the Home June 11, 1930, and has been a patient in the hospital since that time. Lafayette Dimon, of Council, died at the Pioneers’ Home Hospital May 15. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, December 26, 1856, and came to Alaska in 1898 where he engaged in the occupation of min- ing until he entered the Home in November, 1932. e H. A. FACH KILLED « Henry A. Fach, Seattle optomet- rist, who formerly made trips through Alaska examining eyes was killed recently in Seattle in an automobile accident. [BARANOF MADE SITKA TRIP THIS MORNING The seaplane Baranof, Pilot Gene Me}rmz and Mechanic Lloyd Jar- | man, left for Funter Bay, Tenakee and Sitka at 10:30 o'clock this | morning. Passengers were Sam | Pekovnch for Funter Bay, Miss Anna Sinclair for Tenakee, and | Mrs. Robert Orr on a round trip | to Tenakee. On account of the delay of the Victoria with mail, the Baranof | will make both the Sitka and| Chichagof trips tomorrow. Pilot Bob Ellis of the seaplane| lchichagoi wired that he expected | to leave Seattle for Ketchikan | ‘either today or tomorrow, accord- ing to Mgnager A. B. Hayes of the | Alaska Southern Airways. DR. E. W. NELSON PASSES IN EAST Former Head of Biological| Survey Dies in Washing- ton of Heart Trouble WASHINGTON, May 22. — Dr. Edward William Nelson, aged 79| years, Chief of the Federal Bureau! of the Biological Survey from 1916 to 1927, is dead here as the result | of heart disease. Dr. Nelson was a member of the first party to land at Wrangell! Island. He wrote authoritatively| on the Eskimos and spent a con-| siderable part of his time in Alaska. | Salmon Exports for ! France Reach Limit) SEATTLE, May 22.—French im- ports of American frozen salmon have been exhausted for the period | ending June 30, Seattle office of | the United States Bureau of For- eign and Domestic Commerce has been notified from Paris. All shipments made before last Saturday and now enroute will be ! admitted, however, the French of- ficials said. e, - MISSES HELEN CHESTER AND WANDA SMITH ARE HOUSE GUESTS OF IRVI | 2 Miss Helen Chester and Miss ‘Wanda Smith arrived here on the Yukon from Cordova to visit Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur next week. Miss Chester teaches in! i the Cordova public schools. ~ The clean [3 Luckies are all-ways kind to your throat Asyou can see fromthis pictire—Luckies’ fine, smooth quality doesn’t just happen —for we use only the clean center leaves! Only the clean center leaves—for which farmers are paid higher center leaves are the mildest leaves—they “1e taste better. Then— throat protection. And fully packed with these choice tobaccos — i made .round and firm —free from loose ! ends—that’s why Luckies ‘‘keep in con- : dition”’—do not dry out. Luckies are always in all-ways kind to your throat. “It’s toasted” = ¥ Luckies are all-ways kind to your throat prices— for the s toasted’’ —for every Lucky is’ v €S NAVY'S NEWEST R - | MRS. BESSIE ROWE, FROM I ! at Katalla, ARC. CALLS FOR BIDS FOR NINE (CONCRETESPANS Wlll Open Tenders on Ap-‘ proaches to Douglas Bridge June 18 Bids for the approach spans of the Douglas bridge which will con- | the next six or seven months, will | be opened in local headquarters of red kings. the Alaska Road Commission on June 18, it was announced today, by Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer. Awards have already been made for the piers, on which work is now progressing, and the steel spans. There will be nine concrete spans each 48 feet long and 24 feet wide in the two approaches. Six, of them will be on the Douglas shore and three on the mainland.| The estimates call for 860 cubic | vards of concrete, 178,000 pounds of | Teinforcing steel, and 5,000 lineal| feet of timber piling. Twelve lamp posts for lighting the approaches | are also included. { Bids will soon be called for the! rockfills on both ends of the struc- ture. There will be a total of/ some 1200 feet of these, 700 leet‘ on the mainland and 500 feet on| the island VESSEL MANNED Minneapolis_Commissioned —Cost Eleven Mil- lion Dollars | | PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 22— The U. S. S. Minneapolis, the Navy's newest 10,000 ton -cruiser, | has been commissioned at the Navy Yard. The vessel cost $11,- 000,000 and has a speed of 33 knots an hour. The Minneapolis will carry four airplanes. KATALLA TO VISIT HERE Mrs. Bessie Rowe, school teacher arrived here oa the Irving for the steamer Yukon and will visit with tended Ferguson Mrs. Hazel for some time. James re the | KETCHIKAN MAN CANNING OPENS IN S. E. ALASKA AT TWO POINTS Reconstructed Plant at Taku Harbor Has 1,000 Cases—TakuRun Large Salmon packing in Southeast Al- aska opened last week in the Ju- |nect that town and Juneau within neau and Yakutat areas with a to- tal pack of about 1900 cases, all The new Libby plant at Taku Harbor, now in the last stag- es of reconstruction under the di- 'rection of Supt. Al Minard, packed 1,000 cases. The Libby plant at Yakutat, and the floater Retriever, packed about 900 cases. In addition, the Taku plant mild-cured 11 cases. All of the canned salmon was specially selected and is hand- packed. The Taku cannery alone, Supt. Minard said, expects to pack 20,000 cases in this manner. The Taku River reds, he said, are exceptionally high grade fish and this year'’s run, which is above normal, 1s unusually fine. Gillmet- ters there are making ood hauls. - Bomb Explodes; Hand of Clerk Shattered WASHINGTON, May 22. — A bomb, concealed in a package, ex- ploded in the Dead Letter Office of the Fost Office Department shattering the hand of Myrton Genung, clerk, and also injuring slightly a negro messenger. The inspectors have not disclosed the name of the person to whom ;the package was addressed. il 0 VS S HERE; COMES NORTH ON PLANE W. C. Arnold, former United States Commissioner at Ketchikan, arrived in Juneau by plane ye. day on a few days’ business Mr. Arnold is a practicing atto ney of Ketchikan, having taken over the established office of Los- ter O. Gore, now Federal Judge of the Second Division, e CORDOVANS SOUTH Mrs. Axel Anderson and three children of Cordova are passengers on the Yukon, bound for an ex- stay in California. Mr. Anderson will join the family there later in the year. |