The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 1, 1935, Page 2

August Silk Sale MAKE YOURSELF A NEW SILK DRESb *» We've gay prints . . . striped washable 2 JAPANESE FLEETS ARE silks . . . sheers and heavy silks B. M. Behrends Co,, Inc. Juneaw’s Leading Department Swre! T0 MANEUVER ~The combi Japanese on t in TORYO. and tom Aup. i cond (3 somewhere Northwest > - he anr the I toceed citic The Gin Pots of CONTINEN if operated to capacity ish the entire world with GIN Soft Ll;:(’; Subtle Color Give Neghgees “Allure” White cobweb lace over white crepe makes one of the filmy new Paris negligees. The low V-neckline drooping sleeves, while the girdle is marked by a black enamel Design by Maggy Rouff, flower outlined in silver, of Japan prope ned fleets aua Pa- I adv AL 1d furn- THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 v ALL 39 . WIDE $1.45 Vs GEORCGETTES, yard CREPE CHALET, yard PRINTED CREPES, yard 1.45 2 5 33 in. PONGEE SILK, yard 145 ;11.00 1,00 ANTELOPE SILK, yard CHIFFON PRINTS, yard WU SILK PRINTS, yard ... B PRINTED SHANTUNG, yard RAYON FLAT CREPE, yard CREPE-DE-CHINE, yard SHANTUNG. SOLID COLOR, yard ?l’f”)' r_ HARDESTY TOUR PARTY ON ROBERT CHAMBER SENBS Making her fifteenth tour to Southeast Alaska, Adalepe Hardesty of Columbus, O., is heading a party on the current run of thé Prince BID TO DERN FOR ARMY AIR BASE Robert from Vancéduver, B. C. There are 16 persons who are members of this season’s Hardesty 2 gk i Tour to Alaska. Most of them are | residents of Columbus and Cin- cinnati Executive Board on the discussion - oo —— at.that body’s ‘Tuesday . meeting of Dr. Eddie O'Brien, famous foot- UNe Propossd 13-mile extension of t the Eagle §uver Highway to. Echo ball official e Cove on_Beimer's Bay. While Well- and team physic lan o the Boston Red Sox, was a Sports writer in his youth, and actually |80 Holbtbok, assistant ??;Nw:rfl made a spring training trip as ajioreSten, was reported ““:t ) E- reporter at the age of 16 ing the exiension, Presides Robertson of .the Ohamber ap] ed a aomm!ttu w erstul? t.ha Druposukm b B.iM, Belirends, &,-D/ W"N, L. Faulkner. and:.Chasles. wara named: to: serve op this com- f“': rangs i3, T Slowapt Hnllsrook. arguad;,that «nmn— ulon af the; “qu Inorth of the new ’brmhu for fln] purpcse of providing acceas Lo homesites would be thote. valuable | than the addition’ to 'the ' Eagle River Highway. was reported as saying that tHere wis no need for |the extension to the latter thor- |oughfare as, in. the advemt that it {was used to; transport subjlies for| {the mine at Bernér's Bay, & smpl {transfer ‘wauld he necessary, ‘inas- | {mach as 'the . probgsed road weuld [end at Egho Cove. i Juige:: Lo!m Nm ! _‘L’he final. business detall’ was the !nanting of Judge H. B. LeFevre as | thalrman of a cothmittee to :work *| With the Douglas Chirhibét of Com- thercé in pléntilng a4 aby ate | ééremony . tor the opérilrig of ‘the |new Juneau-Douglas’ bridge. {n: Oc- {tober. Judge LeFevre * whs, chair- {'man af the committes whieh worked fior many years b6 Han ithe “bridge uilh, | Gilests todag. webe, Chpt., H. B. ‘qherlhnn and Capt: Li:V,:Castner cf. Company E frol the' Chilkoat | ‘Atmy Barracks. cmhpuiy E s vis- ‘Mnr Juhéa: 2 | - Gapt. Sherman said, “f am poud ll»fla: atility hciding c..mpnny blll 1935 Lobbying, an Old Roman Custom, A gain Attra(,ts I nterest of Con fln ssthen At (op, members of the Senate Cemmittee, examine evidenges-left to right: Semators Black, bama, Chairman; Minten, Indiana; and Gibson, Vermont. Below are officials of the Associated Gas and Electric Company, who testified - befcre the committee. R. P. Herrcn, bond salesman, left, said he reccived: orders from E. W. O'Brien, E Pa., center, to destroy evidence of the company’s campaign against the bill at Warre Pa. O'Brien said he received the order from U. E. Beach, Kthaca, N. Y., right. Beach s3id the order was issued, after discussion with another official, to agents all over the country. By BERBERT PLUMMER WABHINCTON Aug. 1.—Legis- lative lobbying—an accepted prac- tice since ‘an impetuous constitnent first tugged at the toga of a Roman Prime Weapon—Propaganda Senator—again is an object of The old-time lobbyist dealt in major interest in Washington. {personal corruption of members of Aroused by the tactics employed, C: ress. In the sixties of the last organization has or an un- some not friendly person or either a friendly interest. to defeat the utility holding ecom-!century, for example, many Con- pany Bill, a double-barrelled in-|gressmen accepted stock in - the vestigation is being conducted by‘m'uju'nn( transcontinental rzilroads both. houses of Congress in an ef-'to which ress was then en- fort to pry loose the workings of gaged in granting subsidies. The what has been described as the prime weapon of the modern lob- is propaganda. or Thomas of Colo- rved that “the men s in Congress mdsf powerful lobby ever to operate:d: however, on' eapitol hill. | rmer Sen: THere has been lobbying injrado once wpsmngt,on ever since the founda-| who seek tioli of the republic, but never to today do They rely al- thl extent it is practiced today.jmost exclusively upon the manipu- [e] glnauy a lobbyist was a “per- lation of public sentiment.” sohal contact” man who lay inie Great b 5, reform, Wait for wavering Legislators in cal, professional, cooperative, agri- {the lobby of the capitol and but- cultural and what-not organizations ten-holed them in the interest of fnaintain agents at Washington. the organization or cause he rep- phm: business is to watch legisla- [H. |resented. Now the word has become tion which affects their principals,|. so inclusive that aImosL any at-|or attempts at legisiation, and to tempt to influence legislation wmeg‘report promptly and in detail on under the head of lobbying. \what is going on. X These agents give themselves va- A “Faithful Druage’ | s 3 ; h . iy o . rious titles. Some prefer to be 4 okbylst, ‘}herefa;e‘“ may DClinown as “legislative representa- s#ill’ to-‘beone ‘“‘who s: Velm‘zag_e. tives,” others “public relations :’:‘:‘:‘m:":rt;”’%fl:’eni Tz;is':;'m:::‘counscl“ and others “legislative sec-" A | retaries. All, however, are re- or v,o prevem" legislation, by a leg’,garded as lobbyists, but as a rule lsfiggyi}:t):yihemselves g “_im‘ure eager to escape that desi ‘. Ition and disgu their o 1S this definition. Some, however, go oo S0 (HEY S a bit further . One recently de- o ., i seribed himself facetiously as “a 3 faithful drudge with a hussy's repu- “Net All Bad” tation.” Cne organization boasted of the The pradtice of lobbying is due fact that in one year, to. the fact that scarcely any bill lishing a monthly magazine with of importance is introduced in national distribution, it prepared Cbngrass which does not financially 36 special articles for other period- help or hurt someone, or in ‘which icals and issued in the neighbor- | that {t has bech my p the officer i comfiand. of the Hrs, | infantry detachment to maredver {in - the . vicinity of* Jineai. You ’ho pitality is unexcelled anywhere, { Range P'h.lhe} g | Capt. Castner;, who: received: hi cemmission of prometion from Lieu= | tenant yesterday, safd, match which was held Sunday ¢Hotld become an annuil event: You' people here need not _doff your Hats. to anybody when in comes o petfection in your rifle range.” l’ Other speakers included Charles W, Hawkeswotth, assistant to the director in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who spoke of the pro- found interest in Alaska which he discovered 'in hi§ recent trip ta, Washington, D. C. The Rey. O. L. Rendall, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Chure! suggested that the Chamber take action in the promotion of a swim- ming pool which would be used to instruct the youth of the city to swim. He said , such an actiofy might prevent & drowning traged' sueh, as ogeurred yesterday in th. is accented by the harbor, long ———e——— SHOP v, JUNEAU:. Hege w0 be “Your rifid} If you like whiskey fidf[ BLENDED ! night " bies spending? besides pub- | treat yourself to Hiram Walker’s Jack of Clubs. It’s skilfully blended the old-time way to bring out its rich, natural whiskey flavor. Just try it, ‘‘neat” or in a mixed drink, and taste the difference! Youll | agree with old timers ‘‘it’s the real thing”’. Ask your liquer dealer for Hiram Walker’s ACK OF CLUBS and treat yourself to that I whiskey taste!” LONGSHOREMEN | 'BLOCK ARRAL ~OFB.C.CARGO Juneau L.L.A. Members Re-| ! fuse to Accept Mine Frelght on Steamer Another ({reight shipment Irom: | the: south awas held jup here last | by the Juneau local of the| national Lon3soremen’s As30- ‘cnnb 1 when a i shipment for |a Taku® Rivet » party on the ;':ea'm\r Prirce' Geor which | | | ge berthed here from Vancouver, | was not unloaded. B.C, ILA members said that the freight was loaded on the steamer in Van- couver by non-union men, and that ey weculd not handle it for that son. The disputed’ cargo con-isted of 3seven comparatively small nack+ |ages for the Shar etroit, Mich,, na 3} he White Water group on Taku |River. The freight still is aboird the Prince Robert, now in Skagway. Lcng horemen declared, several | wesks ago when the current British |Columbia longshore difficulties arcze, that they would not handle | freizht from B. C. ports handled by |non-union laborers. Recently, ad- | vices from Vancouver indicated that men not affiliated with striking unicns are performingz longshore work in that port. The Prince Robert berthed at City Dock last night. Today, Mayor Tradore Goldstein announced that had sent a telegraphic query to district office of the TLA. While ne Mayor did not disclose the ex- ecntents of the telegram, it is believed requested information |@s to the authority which the local ad in refusing to work the Cana- dian vessel. I N ok TS AUSTRALIANS HERE Two Juneau visitors while the! ince Rcbert was in port from Vancouver, B. €., were Beatrice H and Ethel M. Romeo, Bundaburg, Australia. residents of nsod of 1,000 separate “releases” to the newspapers. Not even the severost critics of lcbbying howeve 1l say that it is all bad. It is recognized by them 15 an evolution made nece: by the sent era )¢ high spec tion. They realize, 09, that regardless of the character ind caliber of many of the pro- fonal Washington lobbyists, the lobby in itself no longer is a mere parasitic appendage to government, | Actually in some instances it has| proved to be one of the greatest, ind sometimes ‘one of the most beneficent, of the driving forces of | overnmen Parification Attempted Repeated atempts, however, have Leen made by both houses of Con-| sress to purify the -lobbies. Almost, invariably investigations such as, these now being conducted and Lhej tamous Caraway inquiry of 1929~ 30 center around these two ques-! tions: i 12 of American life, Do organizations with head- | resent the people? 2. Whose money are these lob-| | In the present Congress the Sen- ate has passed a bill by Senator| |Black (D-Ala.) requiring the regis- |tration of all lobbyists in Wash- (ington. The House has yet to act. PR WA, | CONTINENTAL JI2IZIES are }' | | PURE and NATIONALLY adyer- |tised. See Wilour Irving, Gas- tineau Hotel —adv. that zastes like whiskey, of Clubs] WHISKEY quarters in Washington truly rep- jj The Weather (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for .v-h vielnity, beginning at 4 p.m., August 1: Clotidy, pessibly shnwers tonight, Friday partly cloudy and warm- er; gentle south te west winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humldity Wind Velocity WNeatnhe 4 pm. yest’y 30.02 62 63 w 8 Cldy 4 am. today 30.04 55 81 w 1 Cldy Noon today 30.08 55 86 s + Cldy . RADIO REPOKTS & YESTERDAY | TOLA™ Highest 4pm. | Lowestdam 4a.m. Precip. 4a.c Station temp. temp. | remn temp velocity 2dhrs Weatlier Anchorage 63 ~— 46 o - [ Clear Barrow % i T 32 34 B Cldy Nome .50 48 44 48 10 02 Rain Bethel 68 54 % 46 — 02 Cldy. Fairbanks 58 56 8 4 T ) % Dawson 68 64 46 46 Calm . 0 C St. Paul 48 48 | 44 . 48 = e Cudy. Dutch Harbor 62 60 | 46 48 6 o Ciay Kodiak 64 64 52 52 4 04 Cidy Cordova 58 56 50 50 Calm 02 CHly Juneau 63 62 | .88 .86 1 0 Clay Sitka 65 — | 52 .— ' Calm: .05 Cidy Ketchikan 4 T4 56 56 6 0 Cidy Prince Rupert 62 62 | 52 54 4 0 Cldy Edmonton 60 60 54 54 6 40 Rain Seattle 64 62 58 58 8 01 Cldy Portland 66 64 60 60 4 02 Cldy San Francisco 66 62 54 54 4 0 Clear New York | ik ek 6 0 Cleay ‘Washington 92 86 4 8 4 .01 Clay WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. Ketchikan, cloudy, 56; Craig, cloudy, 55; Wrangell, cloudy, 57; Sitka, rain, 57; Radioville, showe's; Soapstone, cloudy, 56; Port Althorp, part cloudy; Skagway, cloudy, 56; Anchorage, clear, 59; Fair- banks, cloudy, 50; Nenana, cloudy, 52; Hot Springs, cloudy, 48; Tan- ana, rain, 47; Nulato, missing, 48; Kaltag, rain, 48; Unalakleet, rain, 46; Ruby, cloudy, 50; Flat, rain, 48. WEATHER SVYNOPSIS There was little change in th: distribution of barometric pres- sure over Alaska this morning, stil high over the southern and in- terior parts and relatively low ovir the northern: Light rain has been prevalent during the last 24 hours from the Seward Penihsula to the lower Kuskokwim and from the Interior to the Gulf with the rest of the Territory experiencing fair weather. Showers hnva also fallen over the Pacific Coast from Puget Sound to the Colum- bia. Temperatures over Alaskassh)w little change this morning. Ithe Wickershams while that vessel WICKERSHAMS MEET | WWickers FRl ENDS ON SH‘PV}’C'“”( is President of the Arthur Clark Publishing Company of | Glendale, Cal, and Cleveland, O. Repewin g acquaintances with | Judge ‘and Mrs. James Wickersham night were Mr. and Mrs,| The Gin Pots of CONTINENTAL Arthur H. Clark of Los Angeles. |1t operated to capaeity could furn- The Clarks are round-trip pas-|ISh the entire world with GIN. adv. engers on the Prince Robert frum‘ gy Vancouver, B. C.; and they visited | DAILY EMPIRK WANY .ms PAY! e OPEN ALL NIGHT Alaskan Hotel Liquor Store Dave Housel, Prop. P Phone Single 9-2 rings Dental X Ray Labratofr&fi OUTSIDE PRICES ROOMS 5 AND 6 TRIANGLE 'BUILDIN ALASKA MEAT CO. * FEATURING CARSTEN’S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND ' TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS The Gastineau ur Services to Yeu. Begin and End at the %lank of Every Passenger-Cirrying Boat RICE & AHLERS €O. Heating. = Plumbing . . 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