The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 24, 1935, Page 2

ALASKA EXHIBIT SAN DIEGO FAIR, INKEY POSITION Social Secunly ity Bill Propos- als Include Alaska, Hawaii (Continued trom Page One) House, and the Senate Committee| ordered a favorable report on the Ketchikan Bill without amendment. | The Seward Bill was ordered strick-| en and a new bill was formed, pro- viding for the issuance of bonds redeemable only through the reve- nues of the utilities, and this was further amended to make the bill null and void if the present utilities company should offer to sell its properties to the town for $75,000. | The Committee ordered the Petersburg, Valdez, and Nome Bills| favorably reported with minor| amendments. | VISITS DELEGATE | Mrs. Catherine Palm, of Fair- banks, has been enjoying -a short visit in Washington and called on the Delegate Wednesday. Mrs. Palm expects to return to her | home in Fairbanks early in May. | BOUND FOR NORWAY i Andrew Nearland of Fairbanks,| and member of the Territorial Leg-| islature, arrived in Washington/ Monday accompanied by Mrs. Ner-| land. Mr. and Mrs. Nerland stopped one day to see the city and then left for New: York where they \nll sail on the “Majestic” for England, | and thence to Norway for a short wisit before returning to Alaska UNFAVORABLE REPORT | Seeretary Ickes has reported un- favorably on the bill authorizing the sale and lease of certain lands| near Homer to the Jesse Lee Home. | This will probably mean that even| if the Bill should be passed by Congress, the President will veto it HEARING DELAYED | The hearings scheduled for Thurs- day before the Commiitee on Mines and Mining of the House, on the Pope-Dimond Bill for relief of ec- onomic distress through the devel-' opment of mineral resources, was postponed because of the illness of HIGHWAY HEARING ‘ The conference with the Cana-! dian Minister for discussion ' of plans for the Pacific-Yukon High-\ Way Wwas postponed because thel THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1935 Camel's perfect both for town angd eomntry wear,.,. , and Coats ©f the “‘always good” marvelous for travel. sort, at an “always surprising” Hair; Tweeds; Nubbly wools. In half a dozen or more superbly tailored sports styles which are FIGHT OPENS ON WASHINGTON'S SALESTAXLAW Stale s New Statute Run- ning Into Flood of Court Actions at Outset SEATTLE, April 24—With thej I'yakima clearing house banks re- fusing to handle the fifth of a |cent tax tokens and court actions price. Suits . . . All smart. vidod All reascnably priced. |started here and in Olympia, en- ‘fm cement of the State’s retail sales | tax law, starting May 1, was plung- led into. uncertainty. ] At Olympia the Superior Court |ordered the State Tax Commission | Director to show cause why an |injunction against the act's pro- visions should not be issued at the request, of John Morrow, Seattle | restauranteur. | Seattle litigation was started by |Harry E. Myers, also a cafe op- erator, and resulted in the court jssuing a temporary restraining ‘,,,.. Friraue S Dresses R Paul Sargeant ¢xclusive modes « 4. designerssof flewery printed silks . ... fresh and spring-like . . . sale at order citing the Tax Commission to show cause May 6 why the order should not be made perma- nent. This oOrder temporarly re- strains enforcement of that part of the act which ‘would prohibit retailers from absorbing the two per cent sales tax instead of passing it on to the customer. NEW TAX IN 541 81650 [T asHINGTON i 4 3 jii fFiq 320 5F Sktris a in A v.ufietym styles and colors at prices that pleasc. iouse OLYMPIA, Wash., April 24— Here is what the sales tax will cost the consumer starting May 1. On purchases between 1 cent and 10 cents, inclusive, the tax| will be one-fifth of a cent. The| tax will be the same on a penny| all-day sucker or a 9 or 10-cent| can of corn. | | S b W The rtest of the schedule is as| Hrepart ]uncau 3 Leadmg Drpartmcm Smrc Y T T 7 95 AR Delegate was required to be present at a meeting of the Committée on’CHAmmm m N ’*13 Territories, which conflicted with| TOMORRUW NOOH time arranged by the Minister. | D R The regular luncheor mye;i ol the Chamber of Commerce Will be Wallis S. George, manager of the |Deld at Baileys Cafe at nogon ‘to- Juneau Cold Storage Company, left | MOITOW. for Seattle, via Vancouver, B. C,j While on the Princess Norah. business : Mr. George expects to be away as[EOBRC, 4 18 Proushle: thgt. 89 least a month on business for the | Askal problen;. _plscusgel o Cold % | graphically with Delegate Anthony Cold Storage Company and Will |y pynione o Washington, D. C. |go as far east as New York. City. | this week, will ‘bs 'discussed. He will also spend some time in - San Francisco and Chicago in the GEORGE DEPARTS no definite speaking or program has been ar- i Empire Classifiea Ads Pay. interests of his firm. Is High Grade Eastefn ‘Béef, Séilifig at Popular Prices ON SALE AT ALL Phone 3 - Distributors Pauhc Frunt and Produce Co. i Jpa follows: | Purchases between 11 cents and to and including 20 cents— 2-5ths| of a cent. 21 cents to 30 cents—3-5th of a| cent. 31 cents to 40 cents—4-5ths of a cent. 41 cents to 50 cents—1 cent. ¢ 51 cents to 60 cents—1 1-5th cents. 61 to 70 cents—1 2-5th cents. 71 to 80 cents—1 3-5th cents. 81 to 90 cents—1 4-5th cents. le to $1, inclusive—2 cents. | ©On purchases cver $1 the tax will wuue p;nqeprs ux}pnses for be two cents for each dollar spent, ;wo-yw nr&od gnding May plus the same fractions listed Nlufiuhle at the above. n‘tif o jy Clerk. Fee, $1.| st by June 1. ‘prooure their new | Get them mow |4 and avold the rush. T el A muvtus‘ uctusas READY AZRIOES i ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION {0. F. requests all members of the to meet at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, ‘Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. to CALL FOR BIDS Bids will be .eceived by Qity of Juneau at the Oity Clerk’s teenth birthday of Odd Fellowship office up to 5 pm., May 3, for in America. A special invitation pslnung the exterior of the City is extending to the Douglas Odd Hall building. Specfications on file Fellows and Rebekahs and also at clerk's omcu —adv.(to visiting members. —adv. JUNEAU DEALERS IR, SOUTHWELL | Archbishop Middy of San Francisco. —ady;| 4 Silver Bow Lodge No. 2 A L O.| several branches of Odd Fellowship | the |celebrate the one hundred and six-| RITES SET FOR Elks to Honor Dead Op- tometrist Before Bur- ial ‘at Tacoma Later Ritualistic services for Dr. R. E. Southwell, Juneau optometrist who died recently, will be held in the Elks Hall at 2 o'clock Sunday after- noon, it was announced today by M. H. Sides, secretary of the or- ganization. These services will be held the day before Mrs. Southwell, who arrived here this week, accompanies the body cn the Yukon to Tacoma for burial. Mrs. Southwell requested today | that no flowers be sent to the ritual service Sunday. The service will be held under the direction of John Walmer, Ex- alted Ruler. Pallbearers will in-| clude: James Barragar, Jr., James Connors, Jr., Henry Messerschmidt, Malcolm Morrison, J. Bert Caro, and Mel Grigsby. .- Alaskan Boy Is to Graduate on May 12, St. Mary’s College| ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, Cal,| April 2¢—Among the seventy-five, seniots receiving degrees from this; college Sunday, May 12, in the| SUNDAY AT 2. 4 am Noon Anchorage Barrow | Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson 8t. Paul . Dutch Harbor Kodiak {Gordova {duneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle iPortland San Francisco raining, 40; Sitka, raining, 41; 38; Nenana, cloudy, 38;:Fairbanks, cloudy, 40; Tanana, clear, 26; Nulato, Unalakleet, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The Weather (By the U. S. Weatllier Bureaun) Forecast for junexu and vieinity, beginning at 4 p.m., April 24: Rain tonight and Thursday; m: ate to fresh southeast winds. LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity 29.65 46 63 E 14 29.68 43 k] E 16 29.83 42 82 ESE 16 RADIO 2EPORTS YESTERDAY | Highest 4pm. | temp. temp. | 48 s 4 4 22 46 50 48 30 Time p.m. Weather Lt. Rain Sprinkling Lt.Rain yosk'y today today TODAY Lowest Ja.m. 4am. Precip. 4a.u temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weatlier 28 0 Station [ 28 34 26 24 30 34 Clear Clear: Clear Pt. Cldy Cldy €ldy | Rain 38 Rain 11 Rain 41 2 s & 2 Rain 42 Rain 32 Clear 42 Clear 56 42 Clear 66 62 56 2 Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. raining, temperature, 43; Craig, cloudy, 42; Wrangell, Skagway, cloudy, 42; Anchorage, cloudy, partly cloudy, 40; Hot Springs, clear, 20; Kaltag, clear, 12; 44 46 28 38 46 44 48 52 60 Ketchikan, 12; Flat, clear, 28. WEATHER §YNOPSLS Low barometric pressure prevailed this morning over the North Pacific Ocean and throughout Alaska, the storm area being centered between Kodiak and Cordova, where a reading of 29.06 inches was reported. High barometric pressure prevailed from the West Coast States westward to the Hawallan and Midway Islands. This general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation along the coastal regions from the Alaska Peninsula southward to British Co- lumbia and by fair weather over the interior and western portions of Alaska. clear, impressive commencement exercises | on the college chapel steps will be! A. Dermott O'Toole, son of Mrs. William Grossman of Sitka. He| will be awarded a degree in the cepartment of Economics and Busi- ness Administration by the Rev. Since his entry here, O'Toole, a graduate from St. Martin's High School, Lacey, Wash., has had an impressive scholastic record His name has been included on the honor role throughout his four| years at this college. True to the| territory from which he comes, he has chosen “The Economic Hlslory; of Alaska” as the subject of his senior thesis. | Having always taken an active part in student affairs, O'Toole is a member of three campus societies, the St. Vincent de Paul society, the St. Mary's chapter of the Knights of Columbus and the Ec- onomics society. . GIRLS WIN TREE CU'ITING RACE In a contest at Cataldo, Idaho, Ruth Hoerschgen (left) and June De Graf (right) became champion “lady lumberjacks” by felling a tree 18 inches thick in one minute, 50 seconds. The girls, both more than six feet tall, undercut the tree with an axe and felled it with a cross-cut saw in true lumberjack style. 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