The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1935, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1935. WASHINGTONTAX BILL IS SIGNED BY 6OV. MARTIN [State Incomne Levy and Two Per Cent on Retail Sales Becomes Law OLYMPIA, March 25.—Governor Clarence D. Martin today signed the Washington tax bill after ve- toing several sections, including the graduated license tax on chain stores and the 10 per cent sales tax on cosmetics and toilet prepar- ations. ‘The bill imposes a two percent retail sales tax, starting May 1. The Governor also signed the |income tax measure imposing a | three per cent ta xon incomes over federal exemptions and an extra 'Prosecutor in Chicago Near Death Attempt IsEde on Life of Thomas Courtney— Eight Bullets Fired CHICAGO, M., March 25.—As- | sassins attempted the life of State's Word was received here yester-’Attflmey Thomas J. Courtney yes- day by H. L. Faulkner of the death terday by pouring eight bullets into of W. S. Bayless in San Francisco, | the rear seat of the automobile in caused by an automobile accident.| which the prosecutor was riding Mr. Bayless was struck down by |with Alderman Harry E. Perry. a car on a San Franecisco street Neither were wounded. Wednesday night and died at 8t.| Courtney is active in the war on Luke's hospital the next day with- |labor union: racketeers. out having regained consciousness., Two men were in the car from Mr. Bayless lived in Juneau from | which shots were poured. 1912 to 1917 where Ihe practiced S esarond. e went 1o San| PRGGRESS ‘EDITION GOES TO JAPAN AND OTHERPARTS, WORLD s1300 Prancisco in the fall of 1917 and| had offices in the Russ Building. He is survived by a widow in San Francisco, and one son. He was a close personal friend Of| That the Progress Edition of the Mr. Faulkner. | Daily Alaska Empire is being sent' o iyl | to the far corners of the globe was evidenced today when the circu- lation department received a copy for mailing addressed to “Mr. Y. | Takase, Oita Ken, Japan.” WEATHERMAN SAYS IT'S COLDER AND, Gor. Omimiga D, Msriss s se | A Japanese friend living in Ju- € appropriation bill for ten SURE ,NUF, lT lS neau ordered the copy sent. It million dollars for old¢ age pen- will go out today, along with hun- SIONs. dreds of other Progress Editions, on the southbound Alaska. SeA NN E S 00000 :}:‘ :;:z“(:al:g:n;muld i cold"r Incidentally, congratulatory mes- ® AT THE HOTE They did, as the fourth and rxnh‘fr“hf‘ ;;’p:‘;g";;‘;::f '.rc:mmr i’;,f;‘j ST N T S official days of Spring went into! . . W oovive to the Progress Edi- history here with the merCUry .., morois a typical one received hovering between 25 and 37 degrees vesterday from Foster McGovern, ris, Ketchikan; 8. A. Light, Mrs. above zero. Those, in fact, were v.he etary of the Alaska Commit- J. Neolveol, Atlin, B. C.;, A. M. extremes of temperature noted ¥és- o, of ‘the Seattle Chamber of Rice, Juneau. terday. | Commerce Alaskan On top of that, long-awaited | “.conoratuiations on the Progress Joe Guthrie, Juneau; Malcolm Spring zephyrs turned into fresh | b MO 0 Vkatul and McCalium, Juneau; Jack Reilly, Se- easterly winds, with the velocity!ya) gie information. It is a credit attle; Carl Baker, Seattle; Ed Hi- around 24 miles per hour most of y, Alaeka T have had many in- back, Seattle; Ben Wilson, Juneau; yesterday and this morning. | quiries for coples which I have re- Gust Ronquist, Tenakee. Unseasonable weather was noted ferred to The Empire.” Zynda elsewhere in Alaska, too. Fmrbfmk" Incidentally, there are only a Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lenhart, Camp reported the lowest mercury lefld"l‘ew more wrapped copies available. S; Mr. and Mrs. K. Louring, Se- ing with 36 degrees below zero.\pyo myiive gladly will stamp attle; Stanley T. Zuern, Port Twelve inches of snow fell at Ruby‘mem and mail them to your Ore; Dr. T.J. Pyle, Juneau; Mrs. on Saturday. That makes a total|pengs 4r youll send in 25 cents William E. Stone and children, Ju- of 54 inches on the ground there.| d d h a) Continued cold and fresh easterly‘an "ne dre;: fo.r.caicr‘_co e g | winds is the forecast here for to- STOCK BACK night and tomorrow. W, . BAYLESS DIES, RESULT AUTO INJURY Former Juneau Attorney Does Not Recover Con- sciousness After Accident — - e 1Ten Million Dollars for Old Age Pensions = ST Weatherman Howard Thompson Gastineau R. H. Stock, Petersburg; M. Har- B LEAVES ON NORCO Mrs. M. Kemmerling, the mother S T After a short visit to Petersburg, of Mrs. D. B. Femmer, is travelling NEW LOW LIQUOR PRICES |R. H. Stock of the contracting to Seattle on the Norco. She is are still in effect at THE TOTEM firm of Stock and Wright, returned 'accompanied by a personal friend, GROCER to Juneau aboard the Norco. !Irene Smith. three per cent tax on incomes over | ® 000000000 REGISTER! REGISTER! To vote at the city elec- tion on April 2 you must register. The qualiffcations are—resident of the Terri- tory for one year and the city for six months. If you have not registered yet, do s0 now, at the City Hall REGISTER! REGISTER! WARNING ISSUED ON DELINQUENT TAX LIST COMING Municipal personal and real tax- es not paid or arranged for by April 1 at the City Hall will be placed on the delinquent tax rolls. That was the gist of the an- | nouncement made by City Clerk A ‘w. Henning this afternoon. The final date for payment the second installment of the 1 taxes without penalty was Ma 15. But, in addition to that penalty, taxpayers will be charged added costs if their property is posted on the delinquent list on April 1 tne City Hall announcement said — - of 934 | JACK DIAZ ARRESTED ON ILLEGAL COHABITATION CHARGE; BOND SET $1,500 Jack Diaz was arrested Saturday afternoon and is in the Federal jail pending the posting of $1500 bond set by Judge J. F.. Mullen He is charged with illegal' co-habi-| tation with the late "Millie Maki| who passed away at the Govern- ment Hospital last week. The date for the hearing has not yet bcm set. ————— MISS BELVA WILLIAMS AND MRS. J. GARRISON ADDED T/ | U.S. FOREST SERVICE STAFF Miss Belva Williams and Mrs. Josephine Garrison are temporarily employed in the United States Forest Service office in connection | with ECW work. Both Miss Will- iams and Mrs. Garrison were em- sloyed by the Territorial House of Representatives during the recent legislative session. BROKER DEPARTS N. L. Freeman, merchandise broker who amrived from Prince Rupert, B. C., last week, is south- bound on the*Princess Norah. Vs Do you want to Enow why folks like em Y;)u don’t have to climb a flagpole as high as Jack’s beanstalk to find out — Just walk into any one of the 769,340 places in this country where cigarettes are sold and say— It is estimated that there are this day 769,340 places in this country where Chesterfields are on sale all the time. 1© 1935, LicGaTT & MvIas Tosacee Go, ROOSEVELT T0 TAKE CRUISE Leaves TOI@ for Fish-| ing Jaunt Off Coast of Florida WASHINGTON, March 25.—Pres- ident Koosevelt has decided to leave tonight for a fishing cruise off the Florida Coast. after being assured fhat higjprivate¢ secretary, McH. Howe, i considerably, im- proved tom his illness. 3 o ee— LIGHT ON BANDON _ Sam Light, repfesentative of the Tonkin Distributing Company of San Francisco, arrived here 'from Seattle as a pmen‘er on the Ban- don. ARE RECEIVED HERE BY {CONNORS MOTOR FIRM Four new 1935 Chevrolets, two sedans and two canopy trucks, were unloaded f{rom the Bandon for delivery to the Connors Motor Company, local distributors, The two sedans are on the floor of the Connors sales room, while the two trucks were consigned to Nick Bavard, of the California Gro- cery, and to Charles Naghel. S e EDUCATORS TRAVEL A. E. Karnes, Territorial Com- missioner of Education, and A. B. Phillips, superintendent of Junsgu Schools, are traveling to Vancoi~ ver, B. C., on the Prificess Norah. ‘From Vancouver Shey will go to Spokane, Wash., where both jwill attend the Inland Bupire Ediica- Mon Aamixtion convenuon g FOUR '35 CHEVROLETS| DUDE HAYNES ELECTED AS MUSICIANS’ AGENT F.'E. Mills has resigned as Sec- retary-Treasurer and business agent of the Musicians local and “Dude” Haynes, orchestra leader, has been elected to succeed, it was an- nounced today. The action was tak- en at a special meeting of the lo- cal Sunday afternoon. | - e ALASKANS VISITING NOW AT NEW WASHINGTON HOTEL Among -the traveling Alaskans wm ‘have . registered recently - at the' New ‘Washington Hotel in Se- attle are Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Nor- dale of Fairbanks; Senator and |location on South Front Streef, |has been completely remodelled |and renovated, and the manages ment 4| cooking made the place popular in the past. Mrs. Jack Devine and Howard Seattle, MlDGET LUNCH lS REOPENED TODA! The Midget Lunch, under the management of Tom and Mal | Sturge, reopened today after havi |been closed for some time during | the absence of the proprietors, wl were in the States. The Midget Lunch, in the same will continue the home= and features that hnw .- — XORKES LEAVE conduct funeral services In for their daughter, Joan, " | To Lyng of Nome; S. V. Breedman Who died here recently, Mr. and and Clyde R. Ellis of Cordova, Mrs. J. H. Yorke, accompanied by md Knut Thompson of Petetsburg. | | another daughter, Marion, left for nor 'IN SUNEAD. FIRST! ‘Vancouver B. C, on the Pnncess | Norah. JUNEAU SAMPLE SHOP BARGAINS IN LATEST SPRING SHOWINGS BLOUSES . plaids, and plain colors : COTTON DRESSES . . Just received. All colors, stripes, $1 50 to $3.25. I‘or Two Days Onl\ — One group, sizes 16 to -H, $1.00. One group for $1.95. SILK PRINT DRESSES . . Beautiful line ar- rived this week. Spec1ally prlced from $5.75 to $8.95. % TV\ O- PIFCE SHORTCOAT SUITS : . All wool . . $10.75 to $14. 50 ! CI OSII\G OUT O\ A GROUP OF _ POLO COATS at a very low figure BEAUTIFUL ALL-WOOL SKIRTS in all colors .. Sizes 26 to 32 . < - 0 T 0 0 - ) 0 SLACKS flannel : PIGSKIN COATS . i i | Spring creations . | I persplratlon Just Arrived! .50. -proof lining. See Our New . Now $2. 95 All-wool Beautiful 3 gt with the new Line of SPRING HATS