The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 19, 1935, Page 7

ELECTION LAW CHANGE ASKED BY EAGLE SOLON Powers WomMove Date of Primary Up from April to March first bill pro- ion be made of contributing to of minors and on conviction of present, one to peitentiary and fine of $100 or definit nquency the felony two years in the Not less than a both. Change in the Primary election case from the last Tuesday in April to the last Tuesday in March, is asked in the other proposal. A telegrap from Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, presented through the Governor's office, was read in the Senate asking that the Legislature prepare a resolution or memorial to Congress request- ,ing suspension of mining assess- ments during the current year. As- sessments were suspended last year. The Eagles Lodge of Ketchikan in a communication to President Tuther C. Mess are petitioning Legislature to make provisions for rayinz a $30 monthly pension to thos2 over 60 who have lived the Te 15 years. tin was r and referred to the Education committee, was signed by Reed Burt, President of the Ketchikan lodge, Ernest F. Jones, Secretary d a committee made up of Harry McBain, Percy G. Charles and H. H. Henning as The upper house voted to have | the chair appoint a committee of three to serve with the House li- quor committee of eight in draw- ing all proposed liquor legislation. ——————— FISHERIES MAN HERE W. W. Kinsey, connected with the Bureau of Fisheries at Yakutat, arrived in Juneau as a passenger on the Northland last vight from Seattle. ———eee MRS. MKINNON BACK After a brief trip to Seattle, Mrs. D. McKinnon, Juneau resi- dent, returned.to the oity night, a passenger on the North- land. " Pay’n Takit George Bros. LOWER LIQUOR PRICES ALWAYS Pay'n Takit George Bros. Phone Your Orders! Store open until midnight HA RO DANCE American Legion Auxiliary ELKS TONIGHT Come! Have ® Admission ® Ladi"h ® Dancing 9: in | The peti- | ' | message in several of the churches. “lin Anchorage and Valdez for the last | Free! BILLS MEMORIALS RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED IN SENATE | 8. B. No. 1, by Powers— 1 Providing persons contribut- ing to delinquency be found guilty of a felony, providing Penalties of one to two years in penitentiary, one month to a year in federal jail and not less than $100 fine or both, and declaring an emer- gency. S. B. No. 2, by Powers— Providing for change in date of primary election from Tuesday in April to Tuesday in March. ]'oooon-oooou —————— e e 00 00 00000 BILLS MEMORIALS RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE H. J. R. No. 2—Urging that Congress give consid- eration to the Townsend Old Age Pension, providing $200 monthly for those over 60. e 0000000000 g MISS POHNERT - TOGIVE TALK, - LUTH. CHURCH |Will Discuss Holy Land| Trip at 11 o'€Clock— Also Sunday School ! Miss Martha Pohnert, well known missionary and christian worker, will tell about her trip to the Holy Land at the Resurrection Lutheran Church tomorrow morn- ing. Miss Pohnert is very well known in Juneau. She spent con-| siderable time here four years ago,| | and at that time presented her| 2l g | Miss Pohnert has been workin and now on| i past four years | st “Many | |her way to the S people have been profoundly in-|J |fluenced by her messages, and it | is a rare privilege to have her with us again,” remarked Rev. |Erling K. Olafson as he made the |announcement this morning. Miss Pohnert will speak to the Sunday School at 10 o'clock and |also at the church service at 11 o'clock. At the 11 o'clock service |Mrs. Harry Stonehouse will sing a |contralto solo. The public is cor- dially invited to take advantage {of this service e BOLSHANIN RETURNS ! Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bolshanin | |are passengers for Sitka on the |Northland. Mr. Bolshanin is De- iputy Collector of Customs there. He and his wife have been visiting !in Juneau recently. e, | [ TUCKER INSPECTS | | Ira Tucker, employee of the Rice and Ahlers plumbing firm here, is a passenger for Sitka on the Northland. He will check final de- | tails of the plumbing in the newly constructed Pioneers’ Home at [ Sitka. e GRIDLEY ADDED Ross A. Gridley, Engineer In- spector for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, is accom- panying the inspection party to the Pioneers' Home in Sitka on the Northland. Other members of the pa.rty, as anounced yesterday, are: E. Karnes, J. 8. Truitt and N. Loslflr Troast. HALL a Good Time! $1.00 p ! 30 ® Dude Hayne’s Orchestra OLD AGE PLAN |Green Offers Resolution to | reported THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JAN. 19, 1935. HOUSE ASKED T0 PUSH TOWNSEND Congress on $200 Pension Program The Townsend Old Age Pension plan made its appearance in the Alaska Territorial House of Rep- resentatives today in a resolution| introduced by Joe Green of Hyder | asking Congress to give considera- tion to the proposal which would allow $200 a month to persons cver 60 years of age. The bill is to be presented in the lower house of Congress by Congressman John Steven Mc- Groarty of California where the scheme originated but, according to wire dispatches, is in conflict with the Roosevelt pension pro- gram incorporated in the social security plan. Asks Erickson Support Speaker J. 8. Hofman, of Sew- | ard, calling Howard Lyng of Nome to the chair, brought up from the floor the case of John Erickson, to have been injured while in the employ of the Alaska Railroad. The 1933 Legislature pe- titioned Congress for action in the matter, Hofman said, but nothing, he declared, has been done. He asked that the matter be turned | jover to the committee on Terri- torial Institutions for investiza- tion and if impossible to work out a plan where Erickson will receive compensation under the Industrial accident laws. Meet 2t 11 Monday | Only a short session was held by the House, the body adjourn- ing until 11 o'clock Monday morn- ing. - BOARON WINS JURY VERDICT IN CASE VS. FRANCES FOSTER With a verdict in 1avor of the plaintiff, Angelo Boaron, the jury in the case of Boaren vs. Frances Foster, came into the United States District Court at 3:30 o'clock yes-! terday afternoon after deliberating | since 10:30 in the morning. Boar- on was awarded $96250 by the jur verdict he case of the Electrical Re- search Products, Incorporated, vs. W. D. Gross was set for trial at 10 o'clock Monday morning, by Judge George F. Alexander in court this morning. The petit jury to report at that hour. Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS 1. Endure ’ 9. Quote 13. 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Bruger, promment cannery man from Wrangell and head of the firm which bears his name, rived in Juneau on the motor Northland Mr. Bruger, deleg from Wrangell, to the (Territorial | Chamber of Commerce, arrived in the city several hours too late to attend the first meeting of that| body, which convened yesterday | afternoon. He was unable to get| ip Mr. Bruger, who recently return- | YES! ed from an extensive trip in con- nection with plans for extending his business during the coming year, expects to remain in Juneau until the southbound sailing of the Northwestern next week. - EX-JUNEAUITE RETURNS George Oja, a former of Juneau and now associated with his father in the transfer business to be admitted to the Pioneers’ latter city on the Northland. R GOES TO HOME E. A. Koons is traveling to Sitka to be admitted tothe Northland. WE'LL GO TO DOUGLAS TONIGHT and DINE and DANCE at MIKE'S PLACE ‘BEER WINES MUSIC LUNCH @ Music by ! iemi and Edwards @ SPECIALS TONIGHT: Bacon in Blanket Sandwiches and Dog my Cats—They Are GOOD! Pioneers’ transportation earlier in the week. Home. He is a passenger on the | ROBERT JONES " HAS FROZEN ~ HANDS, FEET Skinper 'of Loa in Haspital After Shipwreck, Suf- fering/from Exposure After .a harrowing experience which included shipwreck, two days walk along the beach of Admiralty Island and four days without food of any kind, Capt. Robert Jones was brought to Juneau this morn- ing at 2:30 o'clock by A. J. La- Gasa and rushed to St. Ann's Hospital to receive treatment for badly frozen feet and frozen hands. He had been cared for by Capt. Charles Hayes on the barge Grif- fson for several days, but LaGasa arrived yesterday at the Griffson with the first boat to put in during the interim. Wrecked Last Saturday Capt. Jones, who is a well known boat skipper of this city, was wrecked last Saturday night when the engine of the gasboat Lou fail- ed and the boat drifted onto rocks at Point Arden on Admiralty Is- land, and was wrecked. He made his way along the beach to Green Bay, arriving at the Griffson two days later, suffering from exposure and hunger. Capt. Hayes found Jones on shore and took him aboard the Griffson where he gave him emergency care while awaiting the arrival of a boat on which to send him into Juneau. Capt. Hayes is in charge of the Islander salvage equipment at Green Bay. Gn eemn ™:p Jones had left Juneau for Taku | last Friday to take Capt.. Willlam Strong to the mouth of the Taku River. He left the latter at Taku | and started to return to Juneau | on Saturday. During the mght,‘ the motor of the Lou went dead | near Point Bishop and the boat | helplessly drifted onto the rocks | near a little bay at Point Arden. La Gasa had been sent out on 3 second search party for Jones when he found him on the Griff- | o1 The Estehetn, sent out pre- | A N viously had searched Taku @Inlet but found no sign of the Lou. It was prevented by the presence of ice to go clear to the mouth of the river and returned to Juneau. ‘While the condition of Jones’ feet is serious, Dr. L. P. Dawes, who is attending him, said he believes he will recover without serious consequences. e IS HOME BO JID Mrs. J. F. Mullen, wife of Unit- €d States Commissioner Mullen, who spent the holidays in the Routh, is a passenger aboard the Victoria for her Juneau home. 0000000 se e - HOSPITAL NOTES Seeecvcoecsc e Dr. George F. Barton, an influ= enza patient, was discharged from St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday. Robert Wells, who had received treatment for an injured knee, left St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday. A medical patient, Mrs. Theo- dore Hellenthal returned to her home yesterday from St. Ann’s Hospital. Emergency Calls Don’t Mean “'Six Months From Now”'! The physician, the hospital, the dentist, the druggist—are entitled to the same prompt- ness—in the payment of their accounts— as you expect from N emergencies arise, when tragedy impends, they are ex- pected to respond—night or day, in * fair weather or foul—and they do. But, too often, that same promptness is not shown when time for payment comes. Is that fair? ‘They have bills to meet, too! And families to support and employees to I ALASKA them in emergencies be paid—just like the rest of us) And remember, how you pay them is known to the retail stores—and how you pay the stores is known to them also—through your record atthe/ credit bureau. To keep your credit record clear, bl Bl Bl pryapiy—by te wadh CREDIT BUREAU CHARLES WAYNOR, Manager Valentine Bidg. ~esident | | | TO THE Phone 28 ollow the Crowd apital Beer Parlors and Ball ROOI!\ SPECIAL. PROGRAM TONIGHT BEST MUSIC! DOOR PRIZE! PRIVATE DINING ROOMS FOR PARTIES, with Excellent Foods and Service OYSTER COCKTAILS! [ ADDED ATTRACTION— Dance Music by *“Smokey” and “Louie” AND TRY one of those Delicious Fresh Olympia