The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 7, 1935, Page 8

HUUSE DEFEATS | Recent Pictures of Air Suicides BAS TAX, AUTO. LIGENSE BILLS San Diego Fair Measure| Tabled Pending Action | of Appropriations In a short session this morning which was adjourned until 11 o~ clock tomorrow morning, the Ter- ritorial House , killed the .Senate gasoline tax bill and its compan- ion measure which would have cut the automobile license tax, Both were indefinitely postponed. The proposal for appropriating $3,000 for an Alaska exhibit at the ‘World’s Fair in San Diego this sum- mer, was tabled, pending action by the Senate on the $8,000 appropria- tion for fairs included in the ap- propriations bill. The latter bill provides $2,000 for fairs in each Division but makes no appropria- tion for outside fairs. Fails to Concur The House refused to concur in ihe Senate amendment to the min- ing claim bill which limits the number - of . claims. which can be staked as an individual and through power of attorney and a The last committes suicide by leaping ortrads.of Elizabeth Du Bois (left) and her sister Jane whe from a plane flying over Upminster, Eng- land. The sisters were born in the United States but lived in Europe for 60V. TROY-AND J. J. CONNORS BUY BABY BONDS First of Present Issue ofi Savings Bonds Bought from Postmaster Gov. John W. Troy purchased the first four “baby bonds” whicl went on sale at the Juneau post office today, and Collector of Cus- toms J. J. Connors purchased the next two, it was announced by! Postmaster Albert Wile. Gov. Troy | jbought one of the $25 bonds each for his daughters, Mrs. R. W Bender, Mrs. H. E. Morgan, his grandchild. Miss Joan Morgan, and | for himself. These bonds are offered for sale by the Secretary of the Treasury |pursuant to the authority of the| | Second Liberty Bond Act. approved | September 24, 1927, through the | Postal Service on a discount basis| to mature ‘in ten years. but re-| |deemdble before’ maturity at the, |option of owners. They were issued on March 1, 1939 and will be on! sale at post offices of the first,| second and third classes and at| selected post offices “of the fourth| class, in amounts of '$25 (maturity | Bill Growden Gets Good Luck Rabbit’s Foot William N. ' Growden, from the Fourth Division, Ruby, is going to have all the luck in the renuining days of the Leg- islature, he feels sure. He re- ceived today from anonymous friends in Fairbanks, a rabbit's foot; in fact, two, one small and one large and prettily fix- ed up with blue ribbon. 1 “I don’t know who it's from,” remarked the Representative, “but I wish they had thought of it about 53 days ago and may- be some of my bills would {have had a little better treatment.” RADIO BACKER (GOMING MONDAY TO OBTAIN SITE Kraft, KINY Head, Tells| Chamibet in Letter He Will Be Here Day The backer of a proposed -radio station for Juneau, Edwin A. Kraft, is scheduled to arrive here next Because -of - t he - shortness of Kraft's stay here, Charles Naghel, chairman of the Chamber’s local industries committee, urged, at the Tuncheon today, that all interested property owners notify him so that an accurate and comprehensive list of available sites may be. present- ed upon the radio man's arrival. Kraft, according ‘to his letter; will need approximately 3500 square feet of floor space. The letter added that techni- cians would arrive in Juneau to start construction of the <station about April 1. ’ TWO PERIODS IN DUE TOMORROW, Morning, - Afternoon Ses- sions Planned at Resur- rection Lutheran Church Juneau’s observance of the World | Day of Prayer will bé held at the Resutréction “Lutheran Church °to- morrow, ‘starting at 10 ‘o'clock ‘in’ i{he morning. An afternoon session | will start at 1:30: o'clock. { !‘Mrs. J.-C. Cick will preside ‘at both* mestings, Mrs. Hazel James DAY OF PRAYER = d&e s === il's projects will be given by ithe |tank - at'.thé: residefice or place of | Mesdames R. R. Lister, J. M. Clark, |business. © Small or large amounts | Clara Barlow, Erling K. Olafson, |are measured by the new meter John A. Glasse, Ralph Martin, Al |and ‘the ofl is strained and filtered Zenger, Amy Takasado James. }as it is pumped from the delivery Special music will be presented |truck. . by Mrs, C. P. Jenne and Mrs. Glen | Kirkham and the choir of the| ' GEORGE RICE HAS FLU First Presbyterian Church. | 1George B. Rice, of the firm of | Rice-and Ahlers, is ill at his home with a severe attack of the influ~ enza, | Townsend Plan Given ’ Approval by Merriam | The Cole Transfer recently added gl to its servide, eguipment especially | . SAN' FRANCISCO, Cal, March designed for"the, delivery of diesel |7.—Gov.Frank F. Merriam has en- oil in small or Jaxge quantities. sed _the Townsepd plan as the < Al gligeelverell by the/Mew ays-1only iwWerkable basis for. financial at, the oldy, age dxelief. ™ - - - NEW OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM IS SECURED BY COLE TRANSFER BUY MY CAKES AT THE PEERLESS j h A H Furguson’ will be' the ist “dur- conference committee of Nerland, ,mors than ten years, their father Col. Coert du Bois being American Monday. to_obtain a. site for his du Scott and Murray was named ' to confer with a committee from the Senate. Senate changes in the 2- Growden bill providing for r bil- itating telegraph lines between Eu- reka Creek and Rampart and be- tween Nulato and .Unalakleet als failed to meet approval of the House and a committee of Lyng Growden and Green for confer- ence, was appointed. New Bill With consent of the House, A. P. ‘Walker introduced a new bill to- day which provides that prisoners ‘who have served their jail sentenc- es and are unable to pay their fines may take a pauper's oath and be freed from serving out the fine. The measure is in keeping with the federal statute. .- — DRUGGIST RETURNS L Harry Race, proprietor of Harry Race Drug Stores in Ju- neau and Ketchikan, returned to the First City on the Northwest- ern. He arrived in Juneau earlier the eansul-general at Naples, CAPT. LESHER GIVEN LEAVE FOR ONE YEAR Salvation Army Head and His Wife on Furlough —Drive Under Way Juneau’s well-known Army couple, Ca Lesher, are furlough. | Held in high esteem for their many years of efficient welfare work here, the Leshers probably will be leaving Juneau for good if not just for the one year’s leave Mrs. Lesher left yesterday on the southbound Northwestern for Se-‘ Salvation t. and Mrs. R. B. planning a one-year | Juneau plan to find a residence in Seattle. Meanwhile, Capt. Lesher, in Ju- neau, is this week conducting his organization’s annual $1,000 welfare fund ‘drive. Today, Capt. Lesher said that ‘more than half that amount had been raised. “The Salvation Army needs the| $1,000 badly this year. I earnestly appeal to the generous spirit of citizens for aid in this cause,” Capt. Lesher said today The captain, alone, is conducting the drive. It will be concluded at the end of this week. Relative to their furlough, Capt. Lesher added: “My wife and I have been granted a one-year fur- lough. T will stay on here until the fund drive is completed, and, pos- sibly, through the summer. “When our furlough has expired, I do not know where we will be sent. Personally, I should like to return to Alaska, as both my wife and I have enjoyed our work here. I do not know who our successor here will be.” |ure. These savings bonds are not; |transferable and are payable only' {to the owner named except in case| jof death or disability of the owner| or as a result of judicial proceed- ings. The smaliest bond is $25 and the largest’is $1,000. D et YAW RETURNS | { W. L. Yaw, Superintendent of the Sheldon Jackson Indiam School| ot Sitka, is returning to the Bar- anof Island city on the Kenai.| |He took pasage here last night.! ‘after spending a few days con- | ferring with Territorial and Fe eral officers. | |value) and multiplies of that fig-| | day here. | broadcasting - establishment, known as. station KINY. This information was given the Chamber of Com- | merce when Secretary Cuftis Shat- tuck read a-letter from Kraft at the regular weekly luncheon meet- ing of the Chamber. According to' the ' letter, Kraft will arrive on_the Printess Norah on Monday afternoon. He will spend much of Monday night and all day | P® Tuesday conferring with' Juneau | property owners in' selecting a site | he wrote in the letter, to leave for | Seattle on the Norah when she ! returns from Skagway next Wednesday, giving him but one full ing the morning ‘ periafy’and Mrs,. L. P Dawes will be &k; during the Afternoon. 5 The 'moftiing progr: C. C. Personeys; ldnchedn, 12 noou. business 'mieeting;. “Beags ¥e Ote Another’s Burdens,” by Mrs! Click}, bymn, .prayer, responsive ‘reading riod of, thanksgiving, hymn, re-! gponsive reading, ‘period of silent! prayer, 'presentation of projects | for his proposed station. He plans, | SUPPOTied by ‘the Interdenomina- tional Council, . offering, offertory, piano solo by Mrs. Dawes, Lord's Prayer, in unison; prayer, clnsmg! hymn. ‘The . presentation of ~the Cmm-’ "fhercfs no reason in the rld to“ waste an’ after- roop in.a: stuffy Kkitechen ver a_hot oven when it's ; enient: and eeonom- 1681} to: buy - delicious bak- ‘ery goods from us, You "+ canvstop on your way home from. the ¢ard party or matinee and be ‘sure of having ‘a deli¢ious dessert for - the family to enjoy. Start the “Peerleés Bakery « hahit‘today.” You'll like it. PEERLESS BAKERY i ®ececcecesrcevce . HOSPITAL NOTES . CRC RN SN RN S R A ) A. B. Thorp underwent a ton- silectomy at St. Anns’ Hospital this morning. He was admitted to the hospital last night. K. Millard, a surgical patient, was discharged from St. Ann’s Hos- pital this morning. Miss Margaret McFadden, grade school instructor who is recuper- ating from an appendectomy earlier | this week, will be permitted to see ! visitdrs tomorrow, St. Ann's Hos- pital attaches said today. { . e 0 00000000000 . AT THE HOTELS . ® & 00 0 0 00 00 0 0o Alaskan Ben Wilson, Juneau; Sig Heden- stad, Cordova; B. M. Harziff, San | Francisco; S. E. Peterson, Juneau; | Tony Kores, Juneau. Gastineau [ ] ’ Robert C. Wakelin, Juneau; Charles Huntley, Fairbanks; Sam Shucklin, Seattle; E. A. DeWitt, | Olivers’ Inlet; Orris Daniels, Oliv~ Alaska Electric Light and | s G oo 5 Power Co. e JUNEAU—Phone 6 DOUGLAS—Phone 18 S this week on the Victori — e SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST! attle where she is joining MN;; Grace Bender, also a former Sfll-“ n Army worker here. The two New Stock Received & Approved STUDY LAMPS Better Light . . . ... Better Sight Let us add to your reading comfort. Do away with everlasting eye strain and headache. 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