The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 17, 1935, Page 8

lEGIflN PI_ANS United States Possessnons~0fler Crmcal Problems | Alas.and Alack; Pat Says BRIDGE QUEEN CONTEST EVENT = Robert Coughlm Is Named cha“n]a“ 0‘ Comml(le(‘ to Work Out Details liveliest meetings the Alford John of the American voted to spon- in connection one of the months, At in many BrBadford Post Legion last night sor a queen contest with the Douglas nd Bridge opening. tentatively set for Oc- tober 12. A similar contest is be- i in Douglas under the of the Eagles i’. Robert Coughlin was appointed | chairman of a committee to work| out the details. Serving with him| % are Dave Davenport, Homer Nord-| ling, John H. Newman and George | Gullufsen. Plans will be announc- ed after a meeting of the com-| mittee which probably will be h(‘ld' tomorrow | Bradford Post delegates to the Department convention which op-| ens Saturday in Seward were in- structed to extend an invitation to the Department to hold the 1936 convention in Juneau. J. T. Petrich, Department Adjutant who is leaving today for Seward on the Alaska, will carry the in- vitation. A. E. Karnes, First Vice Commander of the' Depart- ment, Wil be another at the con vention from Juneau. Excellent success was reported for the Legion booth at the Fai and a rousing vote of apprecia- tion was extended A, E. John-| stone, Dave Davenpoert, Homer Nordling and others who contrib-| uted to making the enterprise the| most successful Fair venture yet| held by the Post — e nal and her colonial possessions States' own difficulties with her and her territorial ment under the war départment, is and friction. Sam’s national defense. REARASE,. | COAST AREAS S. E. ALASKA FAIR| | ww o i BRITISH ISLES tor of the Catholic Church of the \ Nativity, has been awarded the| Ry electric range donated by Minnie| LONDUBI\- i S Fields at the Southeast Alaska ‘“am"I m’(“[‘"&:‘ e | Fair. The ticket number was 349-A.|!D @ gale © BB 8 Rev. LeVasseur did not '\ltend“’“d a naval tug has been sent | the awarding and was unaware of |\ tow Der to port. er Wi st over- his good fortune until early yes-| “(Ij“dH'nf“:;“z” “";(‘15 lost ove: terday evening. boar uring gale. . The vessel was feared lost and ‘I read the winning The Empire,” he said, hope had been abandoned of ru:d- T vers fina much surprised and ple: until searchers e that my ticket claimed t range.” number in “and was her still afloat crew Another vessel is in distress, the * lfreighter Mark Kingsley. The RETURNS “:GME freighter is reported trying to make June Lynch, daughter ot Mr. and |Ialm h after being hit by a Mrs. Martin Lynch, returned from storm last night which moderated St. Ann’s Hospital to her home on this forencon. Glacier Highway today. Miss Lynch| Two other steamers, small coast- underwent an operation for ap-'wise craft, are also reported in pendicitis on September 6. |distress and rescue ships are steam- — e, - |ing to their aid or standing by. MARTHA SOCIETY TO I The storm was general over the HOLD RUMMAGE SALE coast areas. The Martha Society will hold its SEVEN KNOWN DEAD annual rummage sale this year on; LONDON, Sept. 17.—Seven per- September 26. Mrs.’ Ray. Peterman sons are known to be dead as is Chairman. Details of the plans the result of the most violent gale will be announced later. |in recent years. While the gale |has subsided this afternoon heavy seas siill surged at all Channel SAMUEL JUEL BEN DIES, AGE 103 ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 17. Samuel Benn, founder of the city of Aperdeen, died here at the age of 103 years, after several weeks of ilness, He |rated to | 25%, was born in Ireland and emig- w York as a youth, then |came to the site of Aberdeen .in \IESS purchasing all the present business district for $1,000. He stil! owned his original home- site at the time r>r his death. Accommodatwns ON THE i) mPIan HOLD THE FORT! FORTY AND EIGHT BESIEGES CITY Among the American Legion dele- gates aboard the Alaska enroute to the Legion convention at Seward, September 21-24, ere three repre- sentatives of the Forty the “fun” organization of the American Legion. While the Alas- ka was in today the Forty and Eight representatives descended on the town. Carl Drager, Ketchikan! attorn who that his (HICAGG Miwaukee ST PAUL Your trip eastward from Seattle will be a glorious adventure on the elec- trified, air-conditioned OLYMPIAN. It offers every comfort and the satisfaction of riding the one road that travels over its own rails all the way to Chicago. Modernized Tourist Sleeping Cars offer roomy, plush upholstered seats, A countcrpart to Pnplmd s troubles lh her Suez anal, the Panama dependencies. , administered by a military govern- The problem is vital to the mother country for the Canal Zone s a vital link in Uncle Other troubles have con- GALE SWEEPS | Empire’s Teeth Don’t F it Not that The Empire did not do its part—but, unfortunately, Pat Coyle of Kennecott says that the false teeth this paper sent him just aren’t his after all. No, The Empire hasn’t gone into the false-teéth supply business. It's a long story—told briefly. On August 17, this paper receiv- ed a letter from Pa$, ‘saying that heé; like all good Empire readers, had read the “want ads” and that hé had noticed that a plate of false teeth had been. found here. Pursuant to Pat's l‘n&e’nl that he had lost an upper p) % some three months ago, The Emipire sent the teeth to himy ‘ While here | But, alas, alack and Alaska—they Just ain’t Pat's. Here's what Pat wrote The Em- pire: “Dalay Alaskan Empire, “Dear Sir: I am sorry but these teeth isn't myin.. My teeth was new just about a month old when 1 lost | them. “But I am ever so much obllted to you and very Soory you had so| much trouble so good by with best regards from. , “Pat Coyle." yourd!“In the meantimé does any- body- else wani -a fitting? - is the United The is unanswered. beset by unrest creasing populati present a proble Parachute Fails To Open, Man Drops SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 17.— | E. J. Cole, 29, was killed when parachute failed to open 2400 feet in the air. Experts expressed the opin- icn that Cole “froze to the rip cord ring.” PG STOCK PRICES IMPROVE ; LATE | DEALINGS B[lflll NEW YORK, Sep!. 17.—After | milling irregularly for most of the! session, stocks registered quiet im- | provement in late dealing which | were good. Specialties gave the best performance with Dupont jumping to another new year high. Profit taking was absorbed without much difficulty. Today's close was heavy. CLOSING PRICES TODAY ‘ NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Closing | guctztion of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 16, American Can | 144%, American Power and Light 7%, Anaconda 21%, Bethlehem Steel" 39%, General Motors 46%, Inter-| national Harvester 58%, Kennecott United States Steel 47%,| Pound $494%, Schenley Distiller- | ies 37%. i JONES AVERAGES | DOW, ‘The following are today’s Dow,| Jones averages: industrials, 133.10;| rails, 36.16; utilities 25.85. — .- MRS. STEVENS BACK IN JUNEAU TODAY Mrs. Ray Stevens, wife of the City Dock wharfinger and co-owner of the Jones-Stevens shop for wo- | men, returned here aboard the Al- aska from Seattle. Mrs. Stevens had accompanied her daughter, Rae, south after shc¢ had visited with her parents here this summer. While south, Mrs Stevens looked at new models for fall and winter wear, B g fronted the United States for some time. problem of Philippine independence has, for years, been a perplexing one. granted, but observers declare the question still and economic prob|ems. America's bulwark against agression from the East, \“FEDERAL: NIGHT” PROGRAM FOR ELKS TOMORROW NIGHT “Federal night” is planned as a gala event for tomorrow night at | the Elks club. It is the second in |a series of special entertainment | features the lodge is offering this | winter. | €. H. MacSpadden and his “com- | mittee of 58" have arranged a pro- lgram of unusual interest and | Chairman MacSpadden asks that |all Elks be on hand. An air of 1 mystery shrouds details of the en- "nerzamment but ~ promise is made | that it will Le an unusual affair. | Plans are-also being made' by MacSpadden for the annual Purple | Bubble dsmce of the-Elks October| 112 It ‘the outstanding social 'event of the season for the order. 'WENDELL MORAN ON WAY TO NEW POST :The Independence has been Puerto Rico has a steadily-in- ion, promulgating serious social The Hawaiian islands, m of defense. GIRL SCOUTS IN MEETING Honored Guests Are Mrs.| A. E. Schoettler .and Daughter Betty The Giri sccuts Troop, captained Por by Mrs. Milton Lagergren, met yes- terday at the home of Mrs, Willlam | P. Blanton, Advisor afid Treasurer, meeting. Honored guests of the Troop were Mrs. A. B ;Schottler, wife of newly-appointed . Director. of . Voea- tional Guidance, and her- daughter,| Batty. Both Mrs. | Scout work in Seattle and have kindly consenled to'advise the Ju- neau Troop in' organizing its” com- miltes. To Aid Vandah | Wendell Moran, Junior Forester, has been transferred to a shelter! belt project in Jamestown, Norm' Dakota, and left yesterday on the | Yukon for his new post. E. M. Polley, formerly in the Treasurer's office, has taken over Moran’s du-| ties with the Forest Service. | Moran has been here about four years. PONES T iyl MRS. LESHER HERE Mrs. R. B. Lesher, wife of Capt.I | Lesher of the Salvation Army and now with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, returned to Juneau on the Alaska .from Seatile after spending - the summer in the south. B SR DUNLOP A'RRIVES Herb C. Dunlop, marchnndise. broker arrived here on ‘the Alaska from Wangell. thé Troop treasury should be used to. purchass 8 Scout flag. It was also decided that a publicity com-| mittee be appointed and the ex- | 1sting genaral committes be divided | affi- | into groups for the further ciency of thc Troop. The next meeting will be held on the third Monday in October. s g Nl MRS. LOWE HERE Mrs.. A, Lowe, Juneau resident {who has been on an extended vaca- tion in. the south, returned here from Seattle on the Alaska. ot NELSON RETURNS N. G. Nels%n, owner of the Tri- engle Building and associated with the - Triangle -« Cleansrs; kare from Seattlé on the Alaska. He had visitad his wife and daugh- ter, now in''Chlifornia. e SHDl’le JUNBEAU, FIBST! Okeh, Pat—sorry they weren't! ture’ for their regular monthly bum{ Schottler nnu, daughter have’ been lcnve in Gin| It was decided that the money in returned | SKAGWAY HAS SUB-FREETING . TEMPERATURE Thermometer Skids to 28 | Degree on Lynn Canal | i i —36Officially Here At the same time that Juneuu; was receiving its first heavy m‘ |of the fall season early this morn- ing, the first sub-freezing wnpem-‘ at’ a sea-level point in South- }east Alaska also was registered. i | The Weather Bureau here said |that at 7 o'clock this: morning the thérmometer slid to. 28 degrees of here, though, and in the In-* (terior, rain i being oxwrlenceq with mild temperatures.” From Nome to the upper ruchea of the Tanana Rier Valley, weather reports indicated this morning, an average temperature of 44 degrees is veing maintained while low- hanging clouds dump much nln on the nrea HONEYMOONING L C. Denker and bride are { sengers aboard the North Sea whic sailed trom Seattle last night for Southeast Alaska. The bride is the {former. Miss H. L. Hansen, Pas senger ' Agent of the Norfllhna 'I‘rl.nnporufion Company at Seattl¢ and the trip is a combinatiol ‘honeymoon - nflrbudn“ “«» | above zero at Skagway. Two hours| earlier, Juneau’s officlal thermom- | eter reported its lowest recording,| & reading of 36 degrees. | | Howard Thompson, weather Ob- brisk weather is forecast for the immediate future here. | “A high barometer is dominating weather concitions all the way jalong the Gulf coast from the 1Alenthn Islands to the northern | portion of Southeast Alaska,” Thompson said. “This condition |server said that continued tair | Schll'lmg' PURE VANII.I.A ) Its exqumlzflawrnewr i ' out of DESSERTS < freezes FROZEN {should continue tomorrow. South WEEKLY & MONTHLY aleA Assisting the new head coach Ted Bank, will be Al P (above) who was named b; nd to the football coaching staff ai University of Idaho. \(Associated Press Photo) PATGO MAKES SITKA FLIGHT R. A. Gridley, PWA Inspector, and Peter Kostromitinoff were pas- sengers to Sitka yesterday aboard the Alaska Air Transport Patco | flown by Sheldon Simmons. On the return flight Pilot Sim- mons brought Fred Harris and Ada Faneus from Sitka to Juneau. The | plane left at 3 p.m. and returned xz 7:30 pm. - WORLD SERIES OPENS 0CT. 2 CHICAGO, II, Sept. 17.—The world series will open on October 2 according to announcement, eith- jer in Detroit or the National League city which copes the pennant. County Oflwwl “I think I'll have slice ItsUpto Youto , ano;her of BREAD” FROM O_I.IR (NENS and Eight, at Tacoma Freed ' on Technicality TACOMA, Sept. 17.—The grand larceny trial of former County Commissioner John Murphv “e=4 two of his former employees-end+ ,ed here today in dismissal 1Sfv. .~ ly after selection of the L. Su- perior Judge W. C. Chapman: ruled tie grand jury indictment agnlnst CORDOVADO, MINING MAN, BOARDS PLANE A. V. Cordovado, prominent In- terior mining man, boarded the Pacific Alaska Airways Electra here this afternoon for Fairbanks. crdovado arrived here from Se- attle on the steamer Alaska in time |to tLard the airplane. MAKE SURE IT’S PEERLESS He's startlng to' school in { vigerous. life on thie ?Iaygmd will ‘combine to burn up :+energy’ that must iu‘;f!q‘o . qi +if he is'to go through the year with a good record mentally and physical- -ly. He’ll need that “extra” slice of energizing bread for the nourishment it contains and he’ll need your goed judg- ment to buy it for him regularly o making sure it’s PEERLESS and serving it at.every meal. 3 individually lighted berths and larger men’s and women's rooms at about one-half the cost of standard sleep- ing car space. The famous Milwaukee type of all- luxury coaches provides the newest contribution to the lowest cost travel comfort. Reduced dining car prices afford ex- cellent meals as low as 50¢. And there is the Off-the-tray service at your seat—coffee 5¢, sandwiches 10¢, pie 10¢. Por reservations, tickets and information sge your local agent or ask Eaysow, General Agent White Bufiding. Fourth Ave. and Union St. Seattle, Wash LWAUKEE ROAD rified Railroad @ explains name is “regard” spelled backward and who claims to be with the Ketchikan police department, ap- peared on Front Street with Andy Anderson Seldovia seven-foot totem pole, |panied by Dick Scott, dovia. Considerable difficulty was ex- | perienced in getting the totem pole through the door of the Terminal, and further difficulty la drink into the “insides” of the totem pole, but Fc and ght ingenuity overcame all obstacles. of als oof Sel- { - NOYES RETURNS W. W. Ngyes, who operates a |versel on the West Coast, returned WILLIAMS RETURNS FROM VACATION TRIP Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Willlams re- week vacation trip. During that by train, as far East Falls, N. Y. Williams is Assistant General Superintendent of the Al-; In pouring aska Juneau Gold Mining Company. | | Alaska Distributors, -ee FROM SAN FRANCISCO Mrs. Hugh MacKenzie, wife of the passenger traffic agent for the Dollar Line in San Francisco, is enjoying a round-trip voyage on the Alaska from Seattle time they traveled as Niagara | in ‘the, the’ men was invalid because one of ‘the defendants testified’ before the grand jury without being noti- fied of his constitutional rights. The men were indicted for al- encased in a turned on the steamer Alaska this leged misappropriation of county and accom- afternoon from Seattle and a five- funds when Murphy was Commis- |sioner a year ago. ———————— SHYMAN TO WRANGELL connected with the Inc., arpived in wrangell on the Alaska Jfrom | eattle. He prebably will come here soon, perhaps by airplane. Al Shyman. ————e——u 1 PAULI VISITS Fred Pauli, Alaska sales man- ager for the Washington Creamery ,to Ketchikan on the Alaska from company. of her, niece, Joan m-lcomuny. arrived in Ketchikan ‘S«'.A'HP |gins, i ,);mm Senttle or the Alaska, i All Varieties of Highest Quality Bakery Goods! “What Bread Will It Be? Ask Y our Grocer for . . PEERLESS BREAD LY