The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 27, 1934, Page 11

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRh FRIDAY JULY 27, 1934. Federal and Territorial Building ORTOLAN AMONG MOST FFFICIENT NAVY YESSELS b Rescue Ship Carries Equip- Here is hcused all T¢ nie between e Guib’i’i AIR PILOTS PARIS, July 21—K he Alaska Museum, 1 and Fede:rzl a meceea for all other indications about tunnels and di ces in huge letters. letters to be used will be 7x2 feet, of enamel and screwed to wooden platforms. It will be possible to read them from as high as 3,900 feet, They will be placed between tracks and kept clean by ‘track walkers. o — " Motor of 1903 Car ve resulted from read names on stations. ese accidents, the as decided to spend s a part of a public ;sam to put along tracks railways stations and Just Keeps Running WAQNESVILLE, N. C, July 27 —Here’s the record of the motor in an automobile bought by C. G. len in 1903. drove the car for years and then sold it to a taxi operator who | ran it a long time. agencics. This building is on Fourth Ave- ward and Main Streels and eccupies the entire bleck. In the Federal and tourists and other visitors. ment Which Robs Sub Duty of Terrors For a ve rescue and s Gastineaun- C! carri nnel today, probably ng equipment than any other in the navy. She is only 187 feet long, but into her comparative 'small space is crammed equipment that robs the submarine service of its old-time Rescue’ Chamber There is a rescue chamber for | bringing up men trapped in a | sunken submarine; sensitive “me- chanical ears” which locate sunk- en submarines; there is equipment for burning away steel, electrically, at the bottom of the sea and there are powerful air compressors and hundreds of fathoms of 1rmored hose, for use in “blowing” a sunl narine to the surface. “Iron Doctor” An important item of the Orto- lan’s gear is the “iron doctor.” | This is a big steel decompression cylinder, used to prevent the bends | by gradually reducing the air pres- | sure around divers who have been | | working far below the level of ~ |the sea. Thereafter the motor was dis-| mounted and was used to run a concrete mixer. Two years later it was placed in a truck and furnished motive power until that vehicle wore out.| HORSE THIE Again the motor was dismount- ed and for the past 15 years has been turning a corn mill. ' e Bluejays Conquer Cat INDEPENDENCE, Mo,—Sir George, a cat which for s had tormented bluejays but is sum- mer was driven ind by the birds pecking at his eyes, is dead A veterinarian said death was caus- ed by “intestinal disorders induced by nervousness.” | second-class divers. | manded by Lieut. T. J. Eckhoff. The Ortolan carries one master | diver and eight first-class and six She is com- HUNTED NOW FRANKFORT, Ky, July 27— Echoes of olden days were heard here recently when Sheriff ClLff Howard received a rush call to #elp hunt down a horse thief.. The steed, buggy and all, was stolen in the town of Fulton and rewards totaling $100 were offered by the state and the owner for the ar- rest and conviction of the thief. Ono ¢ UNEMPLOYED SCOTS GIVEN FREE FARMS IN DUNDEE SUBURBS DUNGER, Scotland, July 27—Be- tween 200 and 300 Scottish unem- ployed are to turn farmers in an experiment to be inaugurated three miles from here. } A 423-acre farm has been pur- chased by George Bonar, a promi- nent jute manufacturer, and pre- sented to the Department of Agrb‘ | culture for Scotland. Two hundred acres are to be di- vided into acre and half-acre plots | while the remainder of the farm is to be divided into 21 small hold- ings of from six to seven ac and one large holding. The small plots will be turned over to unemployed both to give them healthy out-door occupation and the chance to qualify as farm workers. While the acre and half-acre s will be testing grounds, the la holdings will be available for unemployed of training and character to become self-support- ing. p! I - eee - Shop in Juneau of J uneaw’s Financial Instztutwns THE B. M. BEHRENDS BANK, THIRD AND SEWARD NAVY ACCEPTS NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER e The 13,800-ton U. 8. 8. Ranger, most modern aircra’t carrier afloat Is pictured at Norfolk, Vi, wh | she was formally accepted by the United States n:\) Tle fighting ship was turned over to her co | mander, Capt. Arthur L. Bristol, and will have her “shalicdown” cruise soon, She carries 72 planes ¢ various types. (Associated Press Photo) -~ |irIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIHIII’!!IIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIII|Il!IIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|I|||||IIIIIIliIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|III|l||mIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIuI|IIIIIIIII||||||||IIIIIIII||fl|IIlllIIl|IIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIll!lll!!I!!|‘lll‘r!:“iIlIIII|IIIII||Illl|Il|||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIII HI NAVY! MAKE THE PARIS IN (Four miles out on the Glacier Highway) Your Headquarters WWhile in Juneau You Can DINE, DANCE and BE MERRY Without a Cover Charge MUSIC BY THE WOODLAND TRIO ® FRIED CHICKEN @ BARBEQUED SANDWICHES: @ BEER AND WINES PEARL and BILL n i