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

WHUR TH LEEPIN' JEEPERS |~ * AR SKIN-ACK-DITTY, GOOGLE - 22 NUVER IN MAH BORNED DAYS HEV I EVER HEERED SICH A BODACIOUS CALLIN' NAME - { LEMON GREEK:. BRIDGE WORK " PROGRESSING Some Troub]c Encountered —Yanborn Tells of Building Activity | Times are good . in Alaska in cofparison with conditions Outside, F. sSanborn, Ef- o of ‘the Warrdck Constriction” Company- offices Seattle;: “There is more "building activity in ‘thé Territory than'*in the State of Washington,” said Sanborn today, “and that statement is based upon actual figures. I have made a careful study of the situaticn” and find conditions cocm- parati¥aly very good in Ala ‘Lem-n Creek Bridge Sanborn, who arrived on thc Northwestern on June 8, will re- main in Juntau until about July 4 in the intetests of the Warrack Company. He reports that abut- ment No. 1 of the Lemon Creek bridge on the Glacier Hig been poured and that th for abutment No. 2 will be today. Some trouble was e cred cn abutment No. 2 wkh delay completion of about three weeks. the abutment d that at vome time previoi to the oldest records on file with the Bureau of i Public Rea exténsive rip-rap work had e on one bank of the prevent cutting away. f the, rip-rip S en thought to be orig- inal g,luund resulted in the delay Steel Is Here sw‘I for the bridge—four 6-ton girders—are in Juneau and will be moved by truck and trailer to the bridge site this week. Sanborn stated that the concrete three-story Decker Building under constructicn in Juneau will reach the rcof level this week. Work on three Warrack Construction Com- pany jobs in Fairbanks i$ progress- ing nicely. The roof is being put on the new wing of” St. Joseph's Hospital there and the top s y of ‘the new bank building is bein framed. Foundations a: in place for the new Fairbanks City Hal. MEHERIN MAhisS FLIGHT TO SITKA; OFF FOR CHICHAGOF Joe Meherin, Hiljs Brothers Prod- ucts representative, was a passenger on ‘the PAA ' Fairchild to Sitka yesterday ‘morning and returned last night. Mr. Meherin has en- gaged passageé on the Fairchild for a round-trip to Chichagof to- day. Nover runs dry in the midst of your work. See how much ink re- mains through the ing rings of pearl and jet! - 2 POINTS IN 1 PEN Vacumati e nl o Rl erfectly lmulzgd—wrlls her i ;.1.\{--E -h-p]eli - equally well on one, your mlun; the n« verse, a thinner, mm icate line. «+. A pen of rare and exdmhp eanty, the Parker Vi ennu c m sde- cessfully imitated. This mar- | vel holds lwleo as nnd\ ink—102% | mce—visible when you hold the Een' to the light. You fl&’m know wl to refill;: At all good stores. ‘AkKer SCHENECTAD S-C-H-E-N-E-C-T-A-0-Y- NOW HURRY--WE ONLY GOT 30 MINUTES TO CATCH TH' TRAIN--TELL LO-WIZIE TO HUSTLE--V'LL MEET in | 3 ' BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG \T'S NOT SKIN-ACK-DITTY, Wi ks NEW YORK --- YOU AT THE TRAIN--- ACROSS lblu!lnn of YuEyrd-y 's Puzzle 8. Hawallar 1. Converse 10. S d:nrxe informally . S0 be it i [CHSTEEREENTULES) 1 st l_fl- fi‘fl'" 4 [PTAIRITEEE IMANIAITIE] 1y Bersan 2. Heavy cor 21. Plaeln 13 Feminine name E.IEIIIE! flmi’!fi INJ T 14. Scottish safe keeping historian 23. Cried like a cat 15. Scandinavian_ 24. Elexator measure v. cdrriage length 25. Leaf of'the | 16. Sea eagle palmyra 17. Quposite of m aweather 26. Angry | 18. Unknowable 28. Kind of meat i 20. Body of land 29. Old French coin surrounded 30. Actlon at law by water 33, Implements for 22. Hermit rubbing out 24 Comnlnlon 36. Word, used in crediting v‘ Southern sutq several (bbr, quotes from 32. Not §o old one author 3 Flaying card 3. Peraining to lameters .. P " ol i 37 Diven scholar® 0% P"muff the 3. Satred 40. At no time and sy gt T 3 Mpnkeis, b G theologian B L . ichine for Ci of the 39 Dressing for a o4 Licks'up with stretching anclent wound e loru:ule cloth h.cennul- I 41. Murmur Pllbfll',l to be 5. Go before 43. S 44, Legislative 5& Ufleflm #hiD . g Organ of 45. Jew ah month body tain hearin {6 Spinning tovs 48. Greedy 57. Gnql,lc 7. Tugelar Roman 49. Contend . DOWN deitles 59 M mxll 51. Pagan god 1. Stuff 8. Swiss cottage IIII % % ///danan A DON MORRISON ARRIVES HERE Don G. Morrison arrived on the | North Sea, accompanied by his wife | and year-old baby girl and will reside here permanently. Morrison has been employed by the Fire Insurance Companies Ad- justment Bureau, Inc. in their Se-, attle, Tacoma, and Washington >fices during the past six years en- gaged in handling fire, automobile, marine, and sickness and accident insurance claims. He will handle a® claim work in Juneau for the Mutual Benefit Sickness and Acci- dent Association for Bert Elsted and will combine this work with adjustment of Territorial Fire In- surance Losses. ‘The various companies which write fire insurance in Alaska aré heartily in favor of the estéblish- ment of a qualified insurance ad- juster in Alaska since they feel; that their policy holders will re- teive prompter and more thorough handling of ad}ustmem work in the‘ T’rrlloty CHARTERS. PLANE. TO. TAKE PICTURES OVER GLACIER BAY REGION The PAA Lockheed Vega flown by Bob Ellis left Juneau for Hoonah yesterday afternoon with A. Pringle, Continéntal Can Company. repre- itative ‘E. Smith apd Mrs. s. While at i Vega was chartered for a photographic flight ovér the/ Glacier Bay aréa by Art A. Welsh, Ji Abwt ‘two hours was i to! .lunenu the Loekheed Vega took off with A. R. Bruger for Wrnngell and H. L. Redlingshafer and’ tldon Daly for Ketchikan. Today the Tockheed Vega will leave Juneau carrying Joe Meherin on a round trip to’Chichagof, Geo. Snyder to ‘Chichagof, and Mrs. J. H. Cann and Johm Hartley Bowen for Lisianskl, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Office of ‘the Aiaska Pioneers’ Hcme Bldg., ‘Commission, Ju- neau, Alaska. SEALED BIDS will be received and publicly opened in the above office at 1 p.m., June 26, 1935, for B(uly Crosg:word Puzsle fl,ll I///,Ilfiflfl Il///l Il // AR Ifilll furnishing all labor and materials| and performing all work for the| Construation. of ihe ‘Proposed. new R\.ISTLE YORE WE-UNS HEV BESN INVATED R A TREID WHUT AILS YE,PAW 2 1. BEEN STANDIN' THAR PONDERIN FUR A HOUR OR MORE BATTIY YORE EVES LIKE A DISTRALKED HOOTY OWL --WHUR WE-UNS AMIN' TER GO, PAW ? 1 - //// // //’///// l L Nurses’ Home, Superintendent's Residence, Garages and Generator Building, Additions and Alterations in Basement, Silent Call System and Weather Stripping for the Al- aska Pioneers’ Home on its Home site at’' Sitka, Alaska, ih accordance with the General Conditions, Form of Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Drawings and Specifications pre- pared therefor by Heath, Gove & Bell, 1701 Puget Sound Bank Build- ing, Tacoma, Washington. All bids shall e accombanied by a certified check (of bid bond furnished by a surety” company authorized to do business in Al- aska) for not less th,n_n five per cent ‘of ‘the basic bid ‘plus all the Alternates. Should the successfu! bidder fail to enter into a contract, and furnish a satisfactory perform- ance bond within the time stated in the Proposal, the certified check (or bid bond) shall be forfeited as liquidated damages. The successful bidder will be re- quired to file a performance bond in the full amount of the ‘contract | price, which bond shall be furnish- ed by a surety company acgeptable {to the Public Works Administra- tion. This improvement shall be con- structed under the contract pro- visions of Bulletin Ng, 4 PWA, "Reqmrementauz:1 to Bids, Con- tractors’ Bond, .and Contract, Wage, and_ Labor pmvufons dated March 1, 1035, and amented {oF Alaska. Attention is *alled to the fact that not less wage rates pi eral Emergen dmlnm.rulon of Public Works must be paid on this project. Labor ‘Tequired for this project shall be' outlinéd in 3 (a) of the Construction Regulations. The right is féserved to reject any and all bids. Bidders xhall address their bids to the officé of the Alaska Pioneers’ Home mmdmg Commission, Ju- neau, Al Drawings and Specifidations may be obtained at' the Architects or the Juneau by any bona Contractor. A deposit of $20.00 is required for each set, which sum will be returned to the bidder pro- vided that he returns the plans in good order. One set will be on exhibition for reference at the of- fice of the Archticts and one set at the office o( the Commission in Juneau. William A. Hesse, Chairman, Frank A. Boyle, Secretary. Juneau, Alaska. Dated: June 12, 1935. First publication, June 12, 1935. Last. publication,: June 38, 1835. ~: ! pilédriver DGUGLAS NEWS P e ‘'OND CANNERY TENDER REACHES DOUGLAS PORT The Mavis, second cannery tender | under charter to the Douglas Fish- | eries, arrived in port last night from the south, to be ready along with the Sampson II, which eamg in 1at week, to begin hauling fish from bsnks, to capnery as sopn as the scason's tun starts. e WHARF REPAIRS COMPLETED Work started last” week at the city wharf by Jake Cropley, and his | was finished yesterday and new fender piling arc now in, piace as a result. Also the city floats have bcen straightened up with braces and guys tp hold them again’t next winter's Taku winds. @PERATUR $TOPS FOR VISIT HERE Australian, Now on World Trip, Handled Old United Station Here in 1909 Al ‘caun of the . world, Juneau's ‘msn wireless operator, back in the days of 1909 when the United Wire- " less Company operated here, Te- ’Lurml to the city yesterday for a' | brief visit. He is ‘D. Ford Willlams of Melbourne, Austtalia, who is a round-the-world passenger on the Princess Charlotte for a side trip to Skazway. He will be returning |south on the Ptincess which is \auhndnlvd in Jungau Friday morn- wgnt on the rocks in Hikish Nar- xo»\s near Prince Rupert on «August | 1909, with a loss of four lives, ‘ammn them the ship's wireless op- erator Gearge E. Eckles, from whom Mr. Williams caught the signals. | The distance from Juneau was about 500 miles and in those days of radio it was considered quite a feat The Australian recalled he was ”mng at his ear phones in the ef morning hours when suddenly he heard a pcrslstent ©QD, the flgnal used for distress before the ladvent of SOS. He¢ Iimmediately | tontagted the ship for further in- formation and flached the news new:papers and in a short time the world was. informed of the, tragedy and help was on the way. Australia Ovmnnws Dcpretflon Mr. Willlams left hete In the fall’ of 1909, quombcr 2, to e exady, for the'old operator has wonderful memory, He has Ilvcd in many parts of the world since but for many years now has been in the radio business on the s thern con- B il B | ing. | tinent. JOHNSONS MOVE | Mr. Williams, now in business in| = Australia,” he reports, has over- Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Johnson have Melbourne and Sydney, is on a' come the deprescion and is again taken the Kilburn cottage on/!leisurcly trip around the globe, hav- making progress. “We have bal- Fourth street which was recenuy ing come m Australia via Ha- anced our budgets,” he sald, “‘and if vacatéd by the Brown family. They,wan and Californid.” After the slde we can get the world to use a lit- formerly occupied apartments ovcrltllp to Alaska he is going ffom 'tle more of our wool and wheat the F:usi hardware store. Vancouver to Tennessee to visit a we will soon have complete recov- - - DANCE TONIGHT Some of the young people of Douglas are sponsoring a dance to be given in the Eagles’ Hall to- night, for the entertainment of all who cnjoy the pastime. The main purpo:e of the nnm is a good time. - GUILD TO MEET The members of St. Luke's Guild | will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2| o'clock with Mrs. Rose Davis in the is | lantic and thence across the for a visit in his native Eng- land and a rof the continent.| Returning, by way of Vancouver, he |wil journey to Japan, China and British Guinea, back in Melbourne by February cf next year {liams will have visited every coun- try in the world, and he has lived in most of them. Recalls Ohlo Dicasier Reminiscing of the old days in ! Juneau, yesterday, Mr. Willlams re- and expects to be} After this trip Mr. wil-' ery.” The unemployment problem was a severe one there, especially in 1031, he sald, but the Australlans con- ceived a rather unique system for colving it which they’ have done to ipreat degree, he stated. Every one gainfully smployed was assessed a cettain sum which was disbursed by ,the government to those without {work or income. As jobs were cre- |ated the assessments were contin- |ued and the money used to furthér public works with the result that Government school. “The afternoon ' caled one of the outstanding events | Cmployment has greatly diminishéd will be devoted to sewing. e SHOP l'N JUNEAU l'lRS 1 MINE" WOR |in“"'his service as wireless operator | here was catching the distress sig- Inals of the steamer omo when she and is virtually at a minimum. D JUNEAU FIRST! tHOP IN enefit Committeemmen ANNOUNCES ANOTHER IMPORTANT MEETING ! A. B. HALL (THIRD AND MAIN STREETS) itk ¥ 10 A. M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) & .4-,' 2 e After todly 's meeting at which a@roxlmately 300 Worken u&d- ed ard confidmble progréss. ma& ‘towards gethng back to flrk, another rudng meeting will be held tomorrow - morning to mlke further plans. BE THERE! ) ] B MINE WORKERS' BENEFII COMMITTEEMAN (Pald adverhsemenl) ] years spent in varlous ghe loca] cable station and Juneaus K [GANADIAN WAR VETERAN LEADS, Tea is am = C ‘eremony \L AGUA JOGKEYS AGUA (,‘\LIE,NI'E Mexico, 19.—Agua Calie the saddle is Ed Jelley, 36-ye. Canadian-born jockey who doesn't mind when his younger rivals call him papa. Juna Most of the apprentices now rid- ing at the Mexican resort were not born when Jalley accepted his first meunt 2l years ago. After se'rvlng four years in the WOfld War Jelley, returned to the saddle. He was wounded three times and gassed once hut he still enters the winner's circle here frequently. e — SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST! "ot Serving fine tea is a £ qfiual of deecp cn]oyment. £ to which the deep rich . flavor of Schilling Tea adds more fragrant pleasure. <5\ Schilling RIS Toasted ed “"The first buildings at the Uni- versity of Narth Carolina were er- ected to form a quadrangle in which the students were locked up at night. i S What Would YOU Do In a Case Like This? A man comes to your door. knock, keeping the safety-latch on the door. You don’t know him, and he can’t identify himself as a representative of one of the es- tablished companics you’ve come to know He’s selling sormething you've and ftrust. never heard of. Question-- Would you open the door? (] Answer-- No. for themsely this community. Reason- is the danger Result- they do. The Not if you're like most of women who keep house and buy things s and their Exporwncg hu~4 tuught thum -thal the greatest danger.in admitting strangers of ‘being sold wnelhhz withogt a reputiition. 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