The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 17, 1935, Page 2

50-inch EXTRA HEAVY SILK DAMASK THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1935 MANY AFFAIRS /| | GIVENHEREFOR 0,E, S, LEADER Mrs. Frances Haun Views § Historical Places— Fet- l ed at Parties, Dinners Mendenhall Gldcier is undoubt- ~dly a receding glacier, according to Mrs. Frances Haun, Most Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, who is spending a week in Juneau. “I can vouch for it that Mendenhall does vecede,” Mrs. Haun said, “after a walk of almost two tmxles each way from the cabin at the rifle range to the farther side of the glacier.” Mrs. Haun, who arrived on' the Reg. $2.50 yd., Clearance $1.45 yd. 50-inch Short Lengths in SILK DRAPERIES and TAPESTRIES $1.00 yard il‘cna Beach, by Mrs. Victoria last Saturday mornibg has been kept very busy by a crowded program of engagements. Sunday she visited Mendenhall glacier and points of interest on Glacier High- way. A trip'to Sitka and return by plane Monday forenoon was fol- l]owed by ‘a luncheon given fn Mrs. Haun’s honor at "Sunset Cottage, ‘Walter *P. Scdtt and Mrs. Arthur Ficken. Yesterday Mrs. Haun was honor | guest at a dinner given by Mrs. Glen Kirkham at her home in | Douglas. A special meeting “of the 50-inch SLIP COVERING and RAYON DAMASKS J S0c yard Big assortment of SCRIMS and GRENADINES for Curtains Special, 25¢ yard B.M. Behrends Co, Inc. “Juneaw’s Leading Department Store” PINKS EXTREMELY (from the Anan Creek area last | week. i Reports from the Bureau's rep- LARGE ‘THIS 'YEAR | crative 15 the Aaces memommn . area today said the pink run was IN S. E. ALASKA good towara ‘tné “mainiand and - séine boats were maklig ¢afches of further indication of the good from one to eight lhousand dBfl)’ eatly run of salmon in the South- | ‘*—M—fl-— o e ek v et THREE HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE erles ‘today from Warden C. L.! Olson at Ketchikan. Olson said the | eatly run of pinks in the southern SETTLE, July 17—The icnith| district *‘was heavy but marked by|came in from the western banks a decrease the last two days. The!today with 35000 pounds of hali- pinks ‘are extremely large, he said, but'and sold for 7% and 6% cents averaging less than 11' to the case a pound. while last year the average was| From the local banks the Lively from 17 to 22. Trap catches are brought in 15,000 pounds and sold Douglas chapter of the O. E.'S. was held in the O. E. 8. Hall in 'Doug- las and was attended by so many Juneau visitors that special ferry service became necessary. An' elab- | orate lunch was served following the meeting. Mrs. Haun visited the Order of Eastern Star members in St. Ann’s hospital this morning and attend- ed a Tuncheon given by Mrs. R. E.| Robertson today. Tonight she wfll attend a meeting of the Girls. Tomorrow there will be a specia! meeting in the Teémple of the Ju- tieau Order of Eastern Star at which Mrs. Haun will condtict a| school of instructidn. Either tomor- row or Friday Mrs, Haun will visit the Alaska Juneau as a guest o Mre. Walter P. Scott. Sees Sitka Mrs. Haun said she is conince she saw more of Sitka in ofie hour durin; the stopover of her plane than the average person sees in''a| week, as a result of the courtesy of | Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Nicholson, Phy- sician-in-Charge at the Sitka Hos- pital, and the Pioneers' Home in- firmary. Mrs. Nicholson met Mrts Haun with automobile transporta- tion and personally conducted a tour of points of interest ‘in Sitka A visit to the St. Michael's Cath edral ‘was arranged Wwhich Mfs. | Haun was in Sitka. Many of the anclent and beautiful art treasures képt in ‘an inner sanctuary, includ- ing a heavy gold chalice of rare | historical value; wedding crowhs of |gold used in old Russian wedding céremonies’ which were too heavy to be worn by the bride ‘and groom but were held over their heads’during the ceremony by small boys; a re- |plica in gold of thé Sitka church |wh1cn was donated by residents of Sitka and chich contains a remov- |able communion service for the benefit of members of the con- gregation confined to their homes by illness; and other priceless treas- Aorma '-, take u; duties u Mhn-m ° sh, as successor to lal dr fi obbins. He is a career has beld various assignments h ) g abroad. Sitka yesterday. A beaumul mar- ine rainbow Wwas observed rrom the plane. Mrs. Haun announced that she hopes to visit the Federal and Ter- ritorial Building and pamculn‘ly the milséu before leaving Juneau. Mrs. Haum, who lives at Milan, Tenn., near ‘Memphis, {5 a native hughtrr of Tennessee PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED TO o MOVE FORWARD Expresses Belief Tax Pfo- gram Will Be Enacted ‘ at This Session WASHINGTO’\I July 17. — Con- fronted by the AAA setback in the courts and Congressional criticism of his foreign trade and tax pro- |grams, President Roosevelt gave as- surance today he had no mtcnuon lof taking a backward step. expressed belief that the farm '\d— ministration would continue to function at least until a Supreme Court ruling on the legatity of the processing taxes; that his tax pro— gram ‘should be enacted befor Congress adjourns and that tra(ln agreements recently negotiated with |Russia and Brazil would result in increased employment in this coun- try. The Senate investigators today heard the testimony of R. P. Her- ron, bond salesman, that the Asso- ciated Gas and Electric Company had sent several hundred anti- utility bills to members of Con- gress signed by hames taken from the ‘city directory of Warren, Pa. The Hoéuse Labor Committee ap- proved the bill to establish the 30- hour week, the present child labor jamendment and the plan for in- | dustries sending products’ in inter- |state commerce. lower," he reported, but seine de- liveries ‘are miore than doubled. He sald that canneries in the south-| for 7% cents straight. The Wesley sold 7,000 pounds for 7% and 7% and 3,000 pounds of sable for 4 ————— FUNERAL SERVICES ures, were brought out for inspec- tion by Mrs. Haun. Mrs. Haun said that many of the ern district took 250,000 salmon ' cents. The Weather (By the U. 8. Weather Buresu) Forecast for Juneau and vielnity, beginning at 4 p.m., July 17: Showers todight and Thursday; gentle goutehrly winds. LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humlidity Wind Velocity 30.25 52 92 s 2 3026 51 94 8 2 3027 54 () 12 RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODA™ Highest 4pm. | Lowestda.m. 4a.m. Precip. 4aG temp. temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs, Weathier 66 - E 51 -~ - 04 Cldy | Time 4 pm. yest'y 4 am. today Noon today Weathe Rain Mist Cld}l' 10 40 34 34 16 Clear 52 50 50 52 6 Cldy 0 62 56 58 Calm "% 14 54 60° 4 ” 72 54 13 Calm §0 48 46 46 56 56 48 50 12 52 50 48 50 56 b4 50 50 53 50 50 51 87 — ey Cidy Cldy |, Rain Rain Cldy Cy | =7 Rain Cldy shRisE Pt.Cldy spondent for historical treasures are in grave need of restoration and rehabilita- tion and that the work of gather- ing funds for that purpose has been undeftaken by Mrs. Nicholson. Views Historical Places Other points of Interest’ In Sitka visited by Mrs. Pioneers” Home, thé 'Sheldon Jack- son Mission Home, the “Alaska Arlington Cemetery,” and thé Me- merfal Park containing” a " massive growth of virgin Sitka sprude. Mrs. | Maidh described the’ Memorial Park as' ‘& “Forest made by God,” in comparing it to Rainier National Park which she said was “man- tinted.” The Block House, and family, burfal and historical’ totem poles were also of interest to Mrs, Haun, Miss' Elsie McCormick, corre- the New York Times n‘nd VOgue, and Liurenée ‘Frosbiirn r“thé’” Pyramid’ Packing Cbi, nery tenders, were also passenfers on the plnne carrying Mrs, Hnun to Haun 'weré the| expwned salmon traps and mw taught -are FOR LARS TOLLEFSON Funeral services were held for Lars Tollefson, known in Tenakee |as Louis Thompson, this afternoon |at 2 oclock at the C. W. Carter i Mortuary. Rev.' Erling K. Olafson officiated and Intérment was in Evergreen Ceémetery. ' Tollefson was found dead in bed in~his home at Tenakee on July 112 by Fred Larson. He was born |in Norway 65 years ago and is re- ported te be 'survived by relatives there. Native Crafts Revived ABIDJAN, French Ivory Coast.— The movement for the revival and ]impmvement of native arts and |érafts has ‘'made a great advance \wml the opening M ‘an artisan’s who | school here. Among the crafts H weaying, . embroidery, dyeing, jewelry, copper work and shoemaking. LITTLE RACER 'AFTER WORLD SF]:'.EB RECORD - FRANK BELL TO ~ START CRUISEBE GUEST AT ~ NORTHSATURDAY CHAMBER LUNCH 4 15" "experted 1 Tu “chalk talk.” b & Honl ¢ Chamber’s Navy Welcome Conflnn- tee,. probably will present a report of the week-end plans of enter- tainment. Secretary Curtis Shattuck said that “another business detail would taken to | o 3 isheries CommlSSI oner New Vocational Educationlto keep! their tourist ships in port Making Annual Visit to Alaska Aboard Brant Commissioner Prank T. Bell of the Bureau of Fisheries is sched- to leave Seattlé next Satur- uled day aboard the Brant, Bureali ves- alk at for longer periods.” et EMERGENCY FLIGHT Director to Thursday A, E. Schoettler, new vocational education instructor for the Terri- tory who arrived from Seattle this An emergency trip to Sitka was sel. for his annual visit to Alaskan|Week to take over his duties, will| madé ‘this afternoon 'by Sheldon waters, Bureau of Fisheries office here. | The Brant arrived in Seattle last night after a trip north with As- ant Commissioner Charles ' E. son aboard. ‘He .visited here several weeks ago, then went on to the Westward and the Bering Sea before returning ‘south. Commissioner Bell’s itinerary has 'hot yet been announced but it is antici pm‘d he will visit most of the Alaska Ixshing groundn " THOBAILOUT IN PLANE FIRE Army Officers; Flying from East to West, Have Accident KINGMAN, Ariz., July 17.—Ini- tiated as a member of the Airmen’s Caterpillar Club, ' Major ' General Gieorge Leach, Chief of the United States National Guard, ' nursed’ a lmmated arm and joked about bail- | t of 4 burning Army plxnel 3 an'l wandering for hours through the Arizona 'wastelands. Major Leach, flying from Wash- ington to Army mancuvers at Santa Monica, Cal, patachuted to safe-| ty when the ship, piloted by Capt.| Charles Cummings caught fire | Cummings carried ‘the plane on about ten miles theén near a ranch house. . Shortly before midnight Major Leach drove info Kingman in a battered ranch truck amx:{' A ?g&y R tramp throligh the eount; — - — — ; RAILROAD FARES MAY BE BEDIIBEB WASHINGTON, July 17. — Al sharp cut in railway passenger fares is recommended to the Inter- state Commerce Commission by Exominer Irving Lynch, after a lengthy investigation. | Lynch suggested a reasonable, maximum feature fare on the hasis| of two cents per passenger mile for coaches and three cents for| Pullmans, The present rate is described as unreasonable, 3.1 cents per mile.| The Pullman surcharge is also| said to be unreasonable, ALBERT WHITE TOSSES HAT EARLY INTO RING; IS BOOSTER FOR BORAH Albert White, former United) States Marshal for the First Divi- \ i sion, announces his candidacy for| delegate to the Republican Na- tional Convention to be held next summer. In the event of his selec- tion by the Territorial Republicans, | he says he will strongly urge the| nomination of United States Sen- ator William E. Borah, of Idaho, for President on the Republican ticket. e FISH PARTY HAS ; AVERAGE LUCK ON | TRIP TO ANGOON; Average luck was experienced byl an ambitious fishing party of four Juneau men who returned to the city Sunday from Mitchell Bay at Angoon. Meémbers of the party were Earle Htumter, ‘Joe¢ Johnson, Dr. G. F. rreghurger. and. A. B. Phillips. They used Dr. Freeburger's craft, the Norah. according to word to the|be the guest’ of honer &t Lhelinmmmst pgzung the .]Alaska Al; Tanspor nson seaplane, witl Chamber of Commerce Juncheon | Dan ‘Moore’ of *the Forest Service; meeting at Balley's Ca‘e tomorrowwwho was advised by telegraph that noon. (& near relative was dangerously sick, land Dr. Willlam P. Blanton, who Also. on the program is Dorothy |, .qathe trip at' Moote’s request | Fisher, a recenf “arrival from Den- MADE BY SIMMONS ... to ‘*preseftt’ “a " short ER A. B. Phillips, Chnlman of; the mfl FI.I s OFF, FIRST LEG NEW YORK July 17.—Bent on be the Executive Board's action | reversing the” route Lief Etleson induce the Alaska Line |1 SuPposed fo have fdllowed to' America, Thor Solberg, Norwegian- American aviatér, and Paul Oscan- yan left the Floyd Bennett Airport today on the first leg of a trans- Atlantic flight fo, Norway. The fliers: will stop first: at Mr.'n SCOTER ON PATROL - S5 The Scoter, Bureau of'. !’lshenqa vessel, left Juheau this morning) te! service stream. guards and- a.*g patrol duty A talented artist, she | in hope that he mightiBe of assist® ff lance in Smm gou’ hb in h’g bailed out |4 -——are Ancient History! IT‘S a fact—and it’s high time we men faced it. Taken by-and-large, there isn’t a more generally intelligent, wholesomely interested,* accurately informed group of people in the world than the modern American housewives. Wamr once (; 'h ghit | | 'Eg,k ,vm\h Even there, we do them an injustice. “housewives” as antique as an antimacas: They’ve made sar (whatever that was!) and we have to admit "l_mme-makers" expresses what they really are a lot better. Men who understand the women of today (comr.ner- cially, at any rate) will tell you this: “feminine intuition” went by the boards Wifl. the rest of the old-fangled ideas. Today, the woman with a top-rankmx as Homemaker is a clever budgeter. ~ She reads the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE and believes what she finds there—and, what’s more, follows its information when she sets out to buy! *—or interesting! 62 62 50 Prifce Rupert ... 56 56 48 Edmonton 80 66 5€ Seattle 74 72 56 Portland 82 82 58 San Francisco ... 82 0 | 60 New York 82 % 2 Washington ... 8 80 8 * The Daily Alnsl«; E‘flpire is delivered daily to-all points on the Glaciér Highway as far as Tee Harbor daily, and Ea gle River ‘on Sat= urdays only, at the same delivered price as in thé City Limits “or in#Douglas, . Treadwell and Thane .. . or at the regulaf, subscription price, $1.25 per month. And when we say delivered dally, we mean daily, AND RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR. Call The Empire or contact the HIGHWAY DELIVERY, author- ized DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE delivery service, .and START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY. o coocolom Cldy Pt. Cldy Clear Clear Pt. Cldy Clear Cldy Clear 9 WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. Ketchikan, cloudy, temperature, 53; Craig, rain, 56; Wrangell, fogsy, 49; Bitka, cloudy, 54; Radioville, cloudy; Soapstone, cloudy, 53; Port Althorp, cloudy; Skagway, cloudy, 53; Anchorage, cloudy, 55; Fairbanks, sprinkling, 56; Nenana, cloudy, 62; Hot Springs, clear, 60; Tanana, cloudy, 57; Nulato, showers, 54; Kaltag, rain, 51, Unala- Kkleet, cloudy, 50; Ruby, cloudy, 60; Flat, cloudy, 51. WEATHER SYNOPSIS ‘The distribution of barometric pressure shows little change this morning with a ridge of high centered west of Puget Sound, extend- ing north over Southeast Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska. The baro- meter is low over the rest of the Territory. This has given rise to light rain over all parts of Alaska except the interior and the extreme north. With the exception of lower Southeast Alaska and around the Gulf temperatures this morning are higher ov Territory. 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