The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 16, 1935, Page 2

SRR T PR - . G - TR, TR MGV 3 — N T LT RRL, R N, BV + ATTHOMePEeRT g & THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 1935 -lIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIl[]llIIIII[IIUHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIlll. I PAIR’ s M_ A SK A NEW! - DRESSES Shorter Wools and Crepes for MISSES and WOMEN $10.00 irts are really shorter and fuller frequently ; with front gathérs from the. cen- ter waistline. This new mode is beautifully interpreted in a group of dresses . . . with velvet and taffeta details. Each dress has a youthful- ness which you'll find. most satisfying. = Dubonnet,’ leaf brown, forest igreen, hlack. Sizes 14 .to 44. $10.00 A N= New and exciting Felts and Velvets in flat- fering styles becoming to the youthful matron as well as younger women. Swag- ger style—*"“The Hat that Goes With Every- thing.” FLORENTINE BERET back and long in front. Then the “MADONNA HALO” Hat with bandeau of woven velvet — all reasonably priced! — Close fitting B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” L LUNATIC HELD POST, ROGERS DIE IN CRASH, | ABUSIVE TERM (Continuea irom Page One) in future only to be used as terms = of abuse. A recent decision of the plane down on Harding Lake, 50 mental hospitals committee of the miles from Fairbanks to await the‘ London country council forbids the lifting of a dense fog | words being used on any memorial Rogers was on his way to Point|Stone, biass plate or notice board Barrow to visit an old friend,|at its institutions. Charles Bm\&u. known as “King BT T of the Arctic.” Brower operates a| "UN AU nnsrv 'SP v hali tat d trading post. | e i i QfllIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlll MESSAGES SENT 10 TWO WIDUWS Messages of condolence were sent by Gov. John W. Troy to Mrs. Rog- ers and Mrs. Post after he had re- ceived confirmation of the tragic news. To Mrs. Rogers he telegraphed: “The grieved people of Alaska extend their deepest sympathies to you. Everyone feels a person- al loss on account of the shock- ing death of our guest. Please advise me if there is anything I can do.” The message to Mrs. Post read: “We are all profoundly shock- ed and grieved at the terrible accident which resulted in the death of your husband and Mr. Rogers. You have our whole- hearted sympathy. Please advise if there is anything I-can do to < help.” § HOLLYW0OD IS STUNNED HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. 16— This city, the movie capital of the world, is stunned today at the news of the death of Will Rogers and| ‘Wiley Post in the Arctic regions of the American continent. = = § = £ = = Ce R - TRAIL FOUND g - INTHE EMPIHE x i atgph a3y Complete ;hronplogy of Post, Rogers" Last Trip' Recorded ‘Continned '©m Page, One) passport’ to' lamd ' in' Siberia.” The next day, August 1, he and Mrs. Post, not accompanied by Rogers, left in the noted aviator’s new monoplane for Seattle. They ar- |rived in’ the Puget Sound ¢ity that evening anezns'mm ‘Siagfiering Bloyv\ In¢'l'ed— iblc','"";Commefi'ls *Authoy at His Fnend s Pussmg ((;nnlmued xmm Pn e One) the confidence of so many. His sav- ing grace of Humor and philosophy allowed him to approath: anyonte, from Mussolini ‘down. Pgaple trust- hlmumlmtwn s BY AIR CRASH istation ntend®d to bolster- the New DeaPy fatm program against legal challenges and also e b tighten up ite agricultural price efferte, has been sent to the White House by Congress, The Prec’dent's gignature is regarded as certain. Rogers, Post Oulstandlng Americans ' Who Will ‘Be | Greatly Missed, He Says HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug. 1f& { President Roosevelt at Hyde Park he heard the tragic news: “They were outstanding Amer- icans and will be greatly missed.| I am shocked to hear of the trag-| edy. Will Rogers was an old friend | and beloved by all. I had the | NEWS ARRIVES for a week-end vacation, said When || On Friday, ‘August 2, Post’ Was o4 him, corfided in him, ‘dsked his asked by reporters in Seattle when| gqvice. He never Broke their con- |he_would leave for Alaska. He re-! fidence. Hé hever 'violatéd" friend- plied, “How should I know.” Still n" Seattle On August '3 and 4.the flier a.nd his wife remained in Seattle while, atithe Renton -Afrport, on Lake| Washington, ‘pontoou replaced the | | plane’s’ wheels.’« - " Monday, Auguu 5, found Rq;ers joining them. Réporters trailed nnd, !besieged him for ' hours /befdére hé | finally -admitted that’ he inttended | to leave ‘with Post’ for ‘Alaska. The next day, the Associated Press hisit- ed to The Empire that the fa; mous pair “might l;ake oh‘ ‘tomor- | row." ©On Wednesday, Auxust A, "The ! Empire carried & bulletin that in:| |formed readets tHat “Post andRog- lors. arrived “here at 4:35, .0'clock | this afternoon.”. Honored guests: at the - Govérnor's House, the pair later ' that evening, spoke over a radio bmadcast Jointly sponsored | by The. Empire and station. KINY, Laugh wflhnnogem v The famed: humorist spoke at a| Chamber of Commerce luncheon! the next day and kept members in gales of laughter for 25 minutes, That evening, Rogers 'inet' Rex Beach, mnoted author of ~Alaskan novels who had mlvefl by lfiesmer for a visit. | At 12:35 J'elock the ext after: | noon—August ' 9—~the* pate' zoomied away from Juneau, never to. fetury | alive.' ‘At-4:30 a'clock "thbt afters noon, ‘they. arrived ‘at’ Dawson, Y. T. The next day ‘was- spent in ‘the historic - mining eommunity, with Rogers swapping yarhs' wmx mineru from the creeks. o On Sunday, August:11; they took oft' from ‘the’ Yukon 'River ahd made & surprise. visi¢' to - Aklavik, | Canada, where ‘they «'visited': with | N.‘A. Sokoloff, Russian 'agént Who will aid the Soviet:flie¥s' when 'they make another attempt to fly from, Moscow to San Francisco over the North Pole. Fly to Fairbanks Fairbanks residents were cheéred Monday. of this week, when thé big monoplane put in an unexpected appearance on' the ‘Chéna’ River On Tuesday, they were still in Fairbanks, “bumming arvund' as | Rogers put it Wednesday, while bhe munovlane was being servieed for what proved to be the last time, Post and Rogers ‘were flown to Anchorage and. the Matamuska Valley colonization prbject by Joe Crosson, ace pilot for the Pacific Alaska Alrways. At Anchorage, Rogers said “it would be nice if I could come back here this winter | jand hole up with some sour- doughs.” They returned to' Fafr: barks the same day. % Yesterday was'the fatal day. The pair left the Golden Heart of ‘Al+ | aska in the afternoon " for’ Point Barrow, most northerly Amencln‘ possession. At 5. o'clock 'yesterday afternoon, they were instantly kill- a crash near Lhel:z ggst,lnnh 1 in ' Fairbanks 09!}! smp He never failed anyone. % Fopk Stone’s Place My bfl)fllfi-‘hJflW “Fred “Stone was - stoppéd in fhe midst'of & brilliant ‘caveer. by an airplane ‘ac- cidqm ‘When it was known, that Fred' toslan't Xeép his ‘New York thegtrioal lengagements, ‘Will Rog- 'to. New York, at great saciffice of Ms own 'pldns,'to pinch- hit for him.. ¥ou Wwill rémeémber’ the story. Jt 'was a very emotional oc- cutrence. Fred- was- dearly beloved by his' public; the whole country wa§ ' concerned ‘over him; and to ;hwe Rogeérs make thegenerous and | utterly - characteristic. gesture, that | he ‘did—well’ it. brought tears, that = is all.'But' it was the sorf. of thingz he’dfd; it was part and:.parcel of the man. He would ‘make any sacri- fice for = friemd.” And he loved bis ramuy to death.” ‘Beach described lbger.! has hav- ing “done mdre¢ for ' aviation than any one civilian living."™r At Home In Air “He was utterly at home in the air)" said Beach; “and ‘he had the utmost- eonfidénce in ‘aviation, He ‘had been in a few minor crack-ups before, but always hushed them up before they got any publicity; be- cause he ‘wanted nothing to m}\é‘e the future of aviation: He Was. pbsi- tively ‘the most air-minded person I ‘have, ever ' known, There zmd have been no two people, lost were of greater value to the« anee of aviation.” Will Rogers' absolute trust in the flying ability of Post, which he'ex- pressed in interviews' given, here, | was testified to by Mr. Beach. “Just before they left, Will told me that Amelia Earhart had. said she' considered’ Wiley the greatest flier alive,’ said ‘Beach. “I asked Will if that meant he had a great’ deal of confidence and would take tremendous chances. Will said ,'He's as careful ‘as a woman. He makes | Do false move and he watches every thing. He's almost too careful—it isn't exeiting: enough.’ ' I can't be- liecve it -was any error of human judgment that brought about L?.} tragedy. Wiley Post lacked nothif in_ skill, courage, ability, or under-| stantiing of his plané. There mus!.“ havé been some combination of cir-| cumistances ~that' “weré beyon@ hyman lngenuity ‘fo”* cape “with, If| pe*eh‘bt‘herwhe " For members and their friends) | the Juneau Mine Workers Associa<, give a' dance tomorrow | | tion will night in the Elks Ballroom. Dude Haynes orchestra will be ‘on' the Platform. “The dance committee is oomposed of Wiliam Pranks, Ernie Carter, ‘Bob Corey,, Carl and George Ban pi B ,Cflilson @sorg #f o On\ lloughb\ A\enue Alfi;ka $ dwn Produ@ it it e e vk Rogers Famlly at Summer Colony in Maine when Told ‘of Tragedy SKOWSEGAN, Mainé, Aug. Mary Rogers, 19, Will Rogers’ only deughter, was in'rehearsal with Lakewood Summer Theatre Play- s when'‘'word came of her rather s| death. Mrs. - Rogers, the widow -of the man whose humor placed him nigh in ‘American lifs, ‘was' ‘also herc,’ having arrived: from California 16.— Tuesday in company with her sis- - ter, Mrs. Theda Blake. Their 'son; Jathes, planned to ar-| rive here Monday. The Rogers-Post tragedy cast a pall of gloom over the summer col- ony. The Rogers death was of spe-| clal concern here, since Rogers had‘ visited the colony a year ago to sce his daughbeg s;@e uerlotmmce)x ARLY RISING | AT RANCH HOME Latch String Was Alwaya? Out to Friends—Com- ment of Rogers on Flying LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 16— Will Rogers was an early riser. At 5 o'clock in the morning he was up taking care of his ponies and his goats the first thing. He was’ the earliest riser in the movie industry. Latch String Out The latch string was always out to friends. The key to the entrance to his ranch home was hidden in a.notch- ed hole at one side of the gate post !and all of his friends knew where it was kept. His ranch home, as his dress, was unprefentious, Rogers read all of the morning Schlllmg more flavor! Lots of it! Makes'a lot of difference in HARRI ) MALHII\I SHOP | | “ELECTROL | —O0f Course” | pleasure of greeting Wiley Post at| the end of his world flight. He| leaves behind a splendid contri- | bution to the science of aviation.”| PERSONAL LOSS, SAYS HOOVER= CHICAGO Aug. 16. — Former| President Herbert Hoover, who is| here' today, said: | “It 18 a terrible shock to me. I have known both of these fine| Americans a long time and appre- ciate their accomplishments. They are typically American; they were, great souls. I feel a deep personal | loss,” | i papers before breahnst He scsmar-' ed them all over the house. 1 | Saw Humorous Side 4 l He always saw the humorous. side | to everything. \ | | | | Next to love of his family, h;’-scs and flying shared his passion.: Rogers flew everywhere possiblc Despite his fortune, Rogers wis a| frugal lver. His clothing testified | ito that. He often remarked that it | cost him more for newspapers in a |year than it did for his clothes. . | Charmed Life Long ago a friend suggested the‘ powbmcy of danger in air flights. | Chewing gum, Rogers paused, smu- and commented that he bore a med life and expected to live '/0 e at least 100 years old. e SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST! JUNEAU CASH GROCERY It is a pleasure to extend to you this invitation to visit our store . . . Here you will find a store complete in every respect . arranged to make your shopping convenient, pleasant and profitable. @B PHONE 58 Sardines Norwegian in Olive Oil 3 CANS 25¢ Pickles Libby’s Plain Sweet Quart jar 39¢ Ginger Snaps Fresh Crisp Cookies 19¢ 1b. Coffee Alaska Special Cello Wrapped POUND 19¢ | Wedne FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES ‘Grapes Cantaloupes Egg Plant Carrots Peaches Watermelons Peas Lettuce Apples Bananas Green Beans Beets Prunes Oranges Corn v Sweet Potatoes U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., August 16: Epir tonight, Saturday Increasing cioudiness; light to moderate southeast winds. v : LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity =~ Weather 4 pm. yesty 29.99 63 45 swW 3 Clear 4 am. today 30.02 46 86 N 1 Clear Ncon today 30.00 64 45 S 2 Clear CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY . {iz Highest 4pm. | Lowestdam. 4am. Precip, 4am. station temp. temp. .| temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Wcathm Anchomge 7L —_— | 42 — — “; — Barrow 4 44 ! | — — o Y o PR Nome 54 52 48 48 4 Trate * Cldy Bethel 74 68 54 54 4 0 Clear Fairbanks 62 62 | 40 40 4 L3 Olear Dawson of" @l iie0r W 12 0 cuay St. Paul - 50 80 i | aslliig@: i {Ho: 1! lop Rain Dutch: Harbgr ... 68 | 64 | 52 52 181 Trace ! Cldy Kodiak 52 50 | 48 50 4 [ Cldy Cordova 60 60 44 46 4 0 Clear Juneau 66 63 “ 46 1 0 Clear Sitka 62 - 48 -— - 0 —_ Ketchikan 64 58 50 50 4 0 Pt. Cldy Prince Rupert 64 64 46 46 4 0 Pt Cldy Edmonton 52 48 82 32 4 02 Clear Seattle 68 68 52 52 4 0 Clear Portland 70 68 | 52 52 4 0 Clear San Francisco 70 60 52 52 4 [ Clear New York ... 88 6 12 4 4 0 Clear Washington . 92 86 4 78 0 Cldy WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. Ketchikan, cloudy, temperature 54; Wrangell, clear, 53; Craig, clear, 56; Sitka, clear, 54; Soapstone Point, foggy, '53; Port Althorp, foggy; Skagway, clear, 43; Seward, clear, 54; Cordova, ‘clear, 49; Cop- per River, clear; Chitina, clear, 48; McCarthy, clear, 40; Anchorage, clear, 54; Fairbanks, partly cloudy, 46; Nenana, cloudy, 50; Tanana, partly cloudy, 50; Nulato, cloudy, 46; Kaltag, cloudy, 48; Unalakleet, clear, 52; Ruby, cloudy, 49; Flat, clear, 52. ‘WEATHER SYNOPSIS The barometric pressure was slightly -above normal ‘this morning over the eastern and southern portions of Alaska while low pressu:e prevailed over the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. This general pressure distribution has been attended by rains over the Aleutian Islands and the Bristol Bay region and by fair weather over the remaider of the Territory. It was warmer this morning throughout ern portions of Alaska. the interior and west- | McCormick and Judson Brewn and brought to Juneau. He had become Emanual Nelson, pioneer Alaskan |exhausted while trudging along ‘the nearing 80, was picked up on the beach but is much improved today beach of Douglas Island across the |and is being cared for by the Mar- channel from Norway Point late .shal's office, He may he Laken to day by Deputy Marshals J. lbc Pioneers’ Home lt RESCUE PIONEER @B Clean, fresh stock 3 Deliveries Daily Deviled Meats Armour’s Quick Serve Pickles Libbfs Sweet ¢ Mastard: Qudrt jar 39¢ Fig Bars Wholewheat or Plain 2 1bs., 29¢ Cigarettes Luckies, Camels and Chesterfields 2 PKGS., 25¢ CARTON $1.23 Olives Lindsay’s Ripe Pienic Size L 3 cans, 29¢ Miracle Whip SALAD DRESSING Quart jar 43c W atermelon Klondikes or Striped on Ice POUND Eggs Large Standards Fresh TWO DOZEN