The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 12, 1934, Page 2

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$4.95 - $6. 95 GROWING GIRLS' SILK FROCKS Very Special--$5.00 SUMMER MILLINERY $2.95—$3.95 CHILDREN’S COATS--Redu R RN -8 | stockton high school in 1870 and| NaTEn ENGINEER for a year thereafter taught school | § in that city. Ambitious for a med- | ical career, he went to Germany‘ to study, but suddenly switched to | P A c I F Ic GUAST' engmeermg He was graduated schule, Stuttgart, in 1874, and three years later from the| Polytechnic Institute at Wurtem- burg. Surveys Panama Canal Returning to California, Mr. Car] Ewald G‘unskyv Who Grunsky began his career as a to- Attained National Prom- pographer with a river surveying - inence, Passes Away partment. He continued in the (Continued from lage service of his state and San Fran- sco until his appointment on the One) for the Panama Canal. On March 12, 1884, Mr. Grunsky married Miss Mattie Powers of Sacramento. They had two daugh- ters and two sons. The latter fol- lowed their father’s profession and became civil engineers. Mrs. Grun- sky died in 1921, Besides his work on the sewage | ind water works systems of San B. M. Be “]uneaus Leadlfié Department Store party of the State Engineering De- | commission to complete the survey | §WAGGER SUITS $22.50 and up ced 25 Al i i3 he famolus prett variety of patter COATS . SUMMER TWEEDS Values to $35.00 for $22.50 Values to $22.50 for $17.50 s, including serges, AS LOW AS $35.00 SUIT Top Coats . STETSON and HARDEMAN HATS $4‘ IE‘\"S ST A'f{ BRA\D LEATHER OXFORDS and $6.50 as Iow as $4.50 per pair BDepartment J. V. Hickey Temporary Manager During Ab- sence of Owners The seaplane Patco, Pilot Chet McLean, 'took “off this ‘afternoor at 2 o'clock for Sitka, intending to return “this 'afternoon.” Passengers' for Sitka ‘were Mrs. Winn' and Mrs. Ann Ap- tacker. For the return trip Mec- Lean expects to pick up N. A. Mc- | Eachran, Fred Jensen and E. H. Clifford at Sitka. | During the absence of both C. H. | Keil and C. V. Kay, who are in Francisco, Mr. Grunsky made plans | for municipal electric light and; gas plants, a municipal telephone system, city railway lines, publie buildings and parks. As president of the California Academy of Sci- ence, he aided in the establish- ment of the famous museum and aquarium in Golden Gate Park. For African Museum He continued in active practice to an advanced age and took a leading part in a movement for an e . _CARL. EWALD GRUNSKY _ Reclamation BService, a Ddost i held for three years. i Was Califorman he \Mr. Grunsky was born near Stock- Cal, April 4, 1855, the son of Clothilde Frederica , a African museum in Golden Gate Park, the plans for which included sending of an expedition to the jungles to obtain rare specimens of animals for exhibi- tion purposes. Mrs. Grunsky received the Nor- man medal in 1910. He served as a member of the Board of Review of Chicago’s sanitary district. He was author of several books on en- gineering subjects. deader in! - e came recognized ,"m';' blic of- | WOOD FUR SALE and held 0 Block wood and Klindling. Phone The son graduated from the 358. —adv. Seattle, J. V. Hickey of the Alaska Air Express, has been appointed i acting manager. | passéngers. It left Here at 10 o- lclock in the morning and returned about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Those who left here on the Patco were N. A. McEachran, Fred Jen- sen and Barl H. Clifford, whole- sale representatives. Return- ing here on the seaplane was Mrs. Ask, from Sitka. av e —w”—v—y— MUD BAY m:smmr BAGS MONSTER WOLF b, S Ed Erickson, of Mud Bay. near Ketehikan, recently shot a black wolf said to weigh between 125 and 130 pounds. After reported wolf tracks were seen, Erickson took his rifle out one évening to see if he cotrld find thé animal. At 10 o'- ‘clock in the eévening it was getting | Yesterday the Patco made a)west. round trip to Sitka and return wxm_ - Co, lnc. $23.75 SUGAR FLOOR TAX DECLARED, DATE JUNE 6 Rate Not Yd—_l—:?;éd but Re- turns Must Be Ready to Be Filed TACOMA, Wash, June 12—A processing and floor tax on sugar as well as on all articles processed wholly or partly from sugar, is | declared to be effective by author- ity of the Sugar Act as of the first moment of June 8, 1934, ac- cording to an official announce- ment issued by Alex. MeK. Vier- hus, Collector of Internal Revenue, today. The rate of tax has not yet been announced by the Secretary of Agriculture, but will be made pub- ‘lic shortly. Pundamentally there tis little change in the method of reporting the “Inventory and Re- turn” or payment of the tax from the other commodities previously declared to be basic agricultural commoditie§ on which floor taxes have been imposed. Every person engaged in retail trade must file an “Inventory and | Return” as of the first moment of July 8 on forms which will be supplied by the Collector. Every person engaged in other than retail trade who has sugar, {edible molasses, sirups and any mixture containing sugar, for salc or other disposition, must file an “Inventory and Return” provided for this group as of the first mo- ment of June 8. Payment of the floor tax on sugar for those engaged in other than retail trade is to be made in the month in which the stocks are {sold, or used in the manufacture of cther articles according to rules end regulations prescribed by the k2 i b5 ; v | Commissioner of Internal Revenue | . N " 1 X with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Vierhus an-‘“ MICHAEL-STERN in a wide nounced. All returns must be filed and in the hands of the Collector of | Internal Revenue at Tacoma, Wash- | ington, 30 days from the date on which the tax became ->ffective; that is, on August 8 for those en- !gaged in retail trade, and July 8 for those engaged in other than retail trade. Failure to file within this period will resuit in the as- essment of a penalty of 25 per cent jor the amount of tax due. i ————————— | ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS All Odd Fellows are requested to| be at the I. O. O. F. Hall at 1:3(” pan., Thursday, June 14, for the; purpese of attending the funeral of our late Brother, G. J. Paul. DON W. SKUSE, Noble Grand. e | | KLONDIKE PIONEER DIES ‘ Thomas Muldoon, Klondike pio- | neer, recently dled in Dawson. | —adv. | New Summer Prints | Pay Cash-—Pay Less— | : MUCH LESS i B Sizes 14 to 40—§4.95 | | COLEMAN’S | | discovered two or three of the ani- mals following him. All but one ducked into thé brush, and Erick- son got that ore.” ity Sioie FRANK METZGAR RETURNING NORAH THIS AFTERNOON ! PFrank Metzgar' is' returning here: [today' on thé Princess Norah to spend’ the ‘summer months with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Metz- gar’ after attending’ St. Martin's College at Lacey, Washington, dur- ing the last year. This was his third year at St. Martin's, one of the best knéwn' preparatory schools in the Northwest. o ——t FRANK 'A. BOYLE REYURNING ' NORTH ON PRINCESS NORAH FROM SCHOOL ON PRINCESS! 4 arrived in Juneau on the seaplane Frank A. Boyle, Territorial Aud- itor, is returning on the Princess North from the south after spend- ing more than a month in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, B. C, and Victoria, deded him south and will remain down for some time longer visiting friends and relatives in the North- —_———————— TO MAKE HOME IN JUNEAU George D. Bavard arrived here On the Princess Adelaide to take {over a_clerical position with the Chlifornia Grotery Company. MTr. ‘Bavard is a cousin of Nick Bavard, ‘proprietor of the California Groe: ery, and made his home here about 12 years ago. He has been |living in ‘Tucson, Arizona, more recently and left that place to re- turn to Junea e e ——r CAR Dlml! A"I'ZN‘I‘ION 1f ‘you' drive a car and have nid license for the period ending 31, 1935, pleasé get an operator's license from ‘the City Clek at once. FINAL WARNING. dark, and he decided to give up and go home. Turning around, he C. J. DAVIS, —adv, Chief of Police. B. C. Mrs. Boyle pre-| GEORGE D. BAVARD RETURNS|| MR. AND MRS. GUS ‘GEORGE ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF ELSIE MINCH SATURDAY WHY Not Because We : Are Cheaper BUT BETTER RICE & AHLERS CO. PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL “We tell you in advance what job will ecst™ Mr. and Mrs. Gus George enter- tained on Saturday evening at their home in the Coliseum Apartments in honor of Mrs. Elsie Minch, whose birthday it was. A delicious lunch- eon was served at the end of the evening to fifteen guests, all of fi whom report a ‘marvelous time. | ———————— ARTHUR WOLF ARRIVES BY PLANE TO CATCH STEAMER PRINCESS ADELAIDE SOUTH | Arthur Wolf, superintendent of the Hood Bay Packing Company,; Baranof from the cannery Satur-| day and took passage for the south, on the Princess Adelaide. e — Daily Empire Want Ads Pay by — e} | THE MISSY SHOP | Specializing in | HOBSIERY, LINGERIE, | HOUSE DRESSES | | and accessories at moderate i Salmon Creek Roadhouse U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The Weather (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Junexau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., June 12: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; gentle easterly winds. LOCAL DATA ! Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 p.m. yest'y 30.19 48 14 E 4 Cldy 4 ‘am. today 30.15 42 92 Calm 0 Cldy Noon today 3010 * 56 48 Figit: 4 cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 4pm. | Lowest4a.m. 4am. Precip. 4a.m. Station temp. temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather Barrow . 26 22 | 3 Nome 4 .44 | 42 48 10 0 Cldy Bethel 60 60 | 40 40 0 0 Clear Fairbanks 62 52 | 42 42 4 02 . Pt.Cldy Dawson 60 56 | 34 34 0 0 ,Clear St. Paul 46 46 | 34 38 8 Trace Cldy Dutch Harbor 52 52 | 44 44 6 .06 Rain Kodiak 50 46 ° 4 10 .01 Cldy Cordova 50 50 | 42 42 4 0 Cldy Juneau .49 8 | 42 a2 0 39 " CMy Sitka ... 58 — | 394 — (] 20 Pt.Cldy Ketchikan ... 60 58 46 46 4 o Cldy Prince Rupert 56 54 | 4 46 4 [ Cldy Edmonton ........ 6 62 | 42 44 4 34 lear Seattle 80 6 | 54 54 8 [ Pt. Cldy Fortland .. 88 88 54 54 4 [ Clear San Francisco ... 64 62 56 58 4 [] Cldy The barometric pressure is moderately low, but rising, near the Aleutian Islands. It is lowest south of the Alaska Peninsula with showers over most of Southeastern Alaska. The pessrure is moderate- ly high over the remainder of the Territory with generally cloudy weather. Temperatures have risen in extreme Southwestern Alaska and have falen in most other districts. NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY | SPORT SPECS The followmg new hooks have been received at the Juneau Public ARE KIND TO YOUR EYES Library and they are now on the shelves ready for distribution: Gray—“Pillar of Salt"; Hurst— “Anita’s Dance”; Bottome—“Private Worlds”; Corbett—"House Across the River”; Rinehart—“State ver- sus Elinor Norton”; Cain—The Postman Always Rings Twice”; March—"“Come in at the Door”; Stong—“Village Tale”; Gilfillin — 1 Went to Pit College.” | Nordhoff and Hall—“Men Against | the Sea”; Carlisle—"Cappy Ricks | Comes Back”; LeMay—"“Thunder in the Dust”; Findlay—“Treeless Ed- en”; Walker—“Fireweed”; Feucht- wanger—“The Oppermans”; I .nk- later—“Magnus Merriman”; Two mystery stories. Non-Fiction Several shades of tinted glasses to choose from JUNEAU Ludwig—“Nine Etched from Life” O'Neil—“Nine Plays”; Fleming — Drug CO- “Brazilian ' Adventure”; James — “They Had Their Hour”; Josephson ! [, ) —“The Robber - Barons; Wiison— | [J§ "H= CORNER DEUG STORE “Meriwether Lewis” and Unoffi PO Sxisiavit ot ial Observer—“The -New Dealers.” ,————— Eleven fatal and 18 non-fatal accidents resulted from rabbit hunting in California within a year, a report of the state game commission shows. FREE DELIVERY Old newspapers for sale at Em. pire Office. Edson Permanent Waves $5 FINGER WAVES—Water or Fluid—50 cents TEMPORARY LOCATION—226 Willoughby Ave. PHONE 241 FRESH Radishes and Onions LOCALLY GROWN | CALIFORNIA GROCERY TELEPHONE 478 Prompt Dehvery BEWARE OF FAKERS Certain individuals are fraudulently representing themselves as Singer Sewing Machine Company = agents. Please notify this company at once if someone calls on you representing himself as. above. Ask to see June ldenhfiuhon Badge Singer Machine Company Box 101 v Juneau, Alaska J. H. ANDERSON, Manager et v Juneau Cash Grocery CASH GROCERS Corner Second and Sewa.rd l"me Delivery ’ WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 485 14 - Phone 58 - - UNITED FOOD CO. ~ CASH GROCERS Phone 16 We Deliver Meats—Phone 16 e ol &5 | Old Papers for Sale at Empire Office

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