The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 23, 1935, Page 7

SUMPIN' JEEPERS 1! 1 WOSH SOME-UN WuD KEM IN AN START A GO0D EIS' EIGHT --- T AIR PLUMB FED UP ON LIIN' SICH A 'SPECKABLE LIFE-- Ethiopia Province of Abyssinia Described as Farmer’s Paradi What kind of & place is Ethi- | cpia? What are ifs people, its re-ources, itc custems, its ter- rain? Why is it a coveted prize in the fransmafine coloniza- ticn operations of European na- ticns? All these questions are answered in a series of five ctoiler, of which thic is the | firct, | By CHARLES NORMAN (As-ociated Press Staff Writer) The shadow of Italy’s African le-| gions lies across “the finest piece of unappropriated real estate on the international horizon.” # That is the designation given Abyssinia, the largest and most fer-! tile portion of Ethiopia, by Wil fred H. Osgood, ¢urator of zoology, Field Museum, Chicago. } It is a country that aboundsin i estimated to number mil-, s; cattle, sheep, goats and poul- try are plentiful. It is capable of being converted into one vast gran- ary, said ancther observer. The entire surface of Abyssinia shows traces of past volcanic up- heavals. Now most of the crater shells d with the water*of| the country’s extensive lake system. Much Gold and Silver Iron and coal' are found every- wh Gold is washed from the sand of mountain streams. Godjam is rich in silver, saltpeter, sulphur and copper deposits. Rock Salt is quarried in Taltalis. Cotton and cof- wfee are important crops. Medicinal springs abound. | Abyssinia proper is a farmers’| paradise. Perpetual spring weather reigns in many localities, and in these creps are numerous-and«abundant. Bvery agricultural product can be raized with ease with the assistance | of a bountiful nature, and two or three ores wofhepat | three crops of wheat, barley and; maize offen are harvested in a |, year. ©Only one species of livestock is | conspicuously among the mhsing.; The Ethiopians, Coptic Christians! since about 300 years after the! death of Christ do not eat pork.! Terrain . Rough They like hot, peppery dishes and raw meat, which is considered a great delic; * Between Eritrea and Italian Som- aliland and the Ethiopian highlands| le vast, waterless plateaux covered with grass and scrub growths—an ¥uninviting wasteland through| which invading soldiers would have to pass. The mountainous terrain of the interior reprezents seemingly mJ surmountable obstacles, and thers! ars fow cities which offer effective| targets for artillery or air raidg.| Addis Ababa, the capital; Harrar, center of Emperor Halle Selassie’s own province, and Dire-Dawa are ythe only tcwns of any considerable, "sizc. The rouzh reglons that make| Abyssinia proper a turreted castle of | a country offer slight cpportunities| for landiny -planes cn for ‘their| take-off. ! M’EACHRAN TO KETCHIKAN | N. A. McEachran, Schawabacher | Bros., salesman, left Juneau on the North Sea enroute to Ketchikan. | EOR 'MEDICAL “TREATMENT | Mrs. Carol rpp led for Seat-| tle on the Nortly Sea for medical treatment in the States. { e RETURNING TO SCHOOL | A. Reed, Jr.,"who has been em-| ployed by the Warrack Construc- ticn Company, sailed for Seattle on 4 the North Sea. Reed is returning to school. 3 i [} | L. 3T L } LUCAS GOES TO SEATTLE Harry!Lucas of the Federal Hous- | ing Administration, sailed for Se- | atile onl the North Sea. Lucas will | be goné for about two weeks on personal. business, OFF TO PETERSBURG ) Charles Waynor, of v._‘ ka Credit Bureau, sailed for Peters- ‘bm'g yesterday on the North Sea. ., GOES TO CALIFORNIA Mrs. E. L. Hunter, Sr., sailed for Seattle on the North Sea enroute to California. Her mother died Tre- cently. X ——————— SNUFEY--'S A PITY YOU CAN'T ENJOY SOME OF JUDGE UPHAMS BOOK S~ HE HAS ONE OF TH' FINEST COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTRYY IN THE LIBRARY, RIGHT OPSTAIRS®: Has Its Gardenfi of Plemy ia's province reseurc described the land of Em| ¥rom these (he army would draw eror Haile Selassie will draw heavily to feed and cquip its forces in case of war. Already such plans are afoot. The picture shows Ethicpians dumping grain into huge “storage wells.” of plenty, is bountiful in;natural as a farmer’s paradise from which its grain supply. WALL STREE HAS WORRIES Foreign Developments Are Causing Much Finan- cial Concern NEW YORK, Sept. beating of plowshares into swords may become a new incalculable factor in the world struzgle for eco- nomic recovery. Wall Street men and others, in- ined to look with some complais- ance upon the business created for | steel, copper, and chemicals by re- | armament, are growing uneasy. Se-| curities and prices have taken a pronounced plunge. American markets, long intent upon domestic recovery, are dis- turbed by foreign developments for the first time in more than a year. e SHOP' IN JUNEAU! 23— The| MILLIONAIRE'S HOME IS LOOTED LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 23.— The home of George A. Hormel | millionaire Austin, Minn,, canner. | was broken into last Tuesday night | Non-negotiable securities, value: at approximately one-half million dollarz, were taken, police said. e ———————— CHIPPERFIELD RETURNS W. A. Chipperfield, District Ran- Forost Service, arrived yester- day on the Estebeth from Hoonah. A - TO HAVE TONSILS OUT J. Hill entered St. Ann's Hospital late yesterday. He will undergo an | operation for tensilitis. e RADIO MAN’S WIFE LEAVES Mrs. C. W. McCrary, wife of the PAA radio operator on duty at the Juneau airport, sailed for Seattle on the North Sea. She will return to Juneau in about a month. Head Yofigé—Democmt‘Gmup E. WHITEHEAD ARRIVES HERE BY AIRPLANE Official Comes From Wash- ington—Off for In- terior Tuesday (Continued 1rom Page One) Mr. Whitehead expressed surprise it the order, which was later coun which directed the of Murray Hall, Aeronautics tor, Department of Commerce, >rmanded, an n=p om Alaska to another district, Flies From Seattle Mr. Whitehead travelled from Se to Juneau, aboard the PAA heed Vega flown by Pilot Bob ' ‘THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 1935 By BILLIE D ) went to Seattle to meet >0k, Vice President and Manager of the Pacific ys. Mr. Peck was also on the PAA plane as kan, but came to Ju- General Alaska Al neau aboard the North Sea Satur- day when the plane was delayed at Zeotehikan by unfavorable flying veathe: Mr. Whitzhead did not disclose ation regarding the prob- ocation of the new Air Corps tation nd depot to be located omewhere in Alaska as provided oy the Wilcox Bill which authorizes he establishment of permanent Air jorps stations in the United States s including a station r training under con- itions of extreme cold.” NOTICE TO SHIPPERS Evelyn Berg sails from Seattle, Friday, September 27, at 9 pm Place orders now. D. B. Femer Agent. —adv. Ask your Grocer ior Peerless Bread Bigger! Fresher! Tastier! L R AR s o o wiches;' ed dishes. to old recipe:. grownups need. There’s no monotony when PEERLESS is on the menu! Try it as toast or in sand- serve it as a foundatm? 1t brings a flavorfu And it’s always the most economical of all good foods! BREAD IS YOUR MOST * ECONOMICAL FOOD— ..+ EAT MORE OF IT! t for cream- new charm YOU ALWAYS GET FULL VALUE v 'ien you by PEERLESS BREAD. You get bread that is flavo: perfegt, ti at stays fresh longer and provides all the nutritiv And with the variet you are sure of completeness in ever meal yo: serve. PEERLESS BREAD today. Your faiily deserves the treat. e ¢! ments tha: children and’ of PEEF LESS breads, MARY PICKFORD CURLS STOLEN SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 23.—~Twc of the famous Mary Pickford cur four of which are insured for $10,000 P e e ] DOUGEAS || NEWS | \ by | ENGSTROM GETS CAR BEiten E. En om has the dis- inction of buying the first new | sar in Douglas since the new bridge was completed. The well-Known | fish buyer purchased the Plymouth edan Everett Erickson, Juneau school teacher, was awarded at the Southeast Alaska Fair in the [ire man's tontest. The deal was closad Saturday. - e QUEEN INTEREST GROWS Interest in the Douglas queen ontest is grewing and was given additional impetus thls morning vhen Mrs. Marjorie Movall, in re- ;ponse to many requests, entered he contest. The two others already n the contest to decide who will eprezent Douglas at the bridge :pening are Miss Phyllis Edwards ind Miss Betty Sey, both of whom ave been working hard the past voek and are now more than 200 otes ahead. PUSH WATER P R. H. Stock of Wright & Stock, ntractors, arrived here from Skag- into conference Beers, Doyglas city engineer, and | his partner, O. H. Stratton, reia- tive to the work on the new Doug- las water and sewerage project which Is expegted to get underway shortly. Constipated 30 Years Aided by Old Remedy “For thirty years I had consti- pation. Souring food from stomach choked me. Since taking Adlerika 1 am a new person. Constipation is & thing of the past.” — Alice Burns. Butler Mauro Drug Co.—in_ Douglas by Guy's Drug Store. adv. (O Butler Mauro Drug Co. “Express Money Orders Anytime” . Phone 13a Free Delivery re being sought by poli ter omeone broke a glass display case in the Hollywood Hall of Fame ex hibit at the Exposition and stole them. SR S HERE FROM FAIRBANKS Clarence Jchanson, PAA mechaniz arrived yesterday on the PAA Lockheed Electra from Fairbanks Palermo Linen Shop ARTISTIC EMBROIDERED LINENS Third, nnd Pranklin ;. Get i B i e B Al When you go south this year, enjoy a fast, smooth trip by traio. Leave Segule any eveningand have dinner in San Francisco the next night. Or ed on and wake up in Los ngeles next morning. ‘This ‘year, for no: extra charge, you'll ‘have the added comfort of | air-conditioning if you ride on our crack Cascade or West Coast. The | aif in cars on these trains is auto- matically warmed or cooled to the ideal gemperature. At the same time the air is filtered to make it frésh and clean. B Train travel, with its many advan- ««sand on to ‘Through Pullman cars to Mexico City from Los Angeles on our West Coast Route via Mazatlan and Guadalajara, It's the popular place o go this year. Roundtrip from For folders; teservation 1405 Fourth A Air-conditioned trains to IFQRNIA tages, costs very little, tlt {;Iu; are a thi ‘llunbn? erly. ning car meals at new low And LEil Tares ar8 pow B¢ & aul TO LOS ANGELES From: “vdirp, oo Seattle . . . . $21.50 $34.00 346 Vancogver,B.C. 24.50 39.50 46 ‘These fi 00d i ou.‘qon 3 ful‘e‘:t m: 83 :?:cih ngm:fi Tourist Pullmans, plus berth charge (upper berth from Portland to Los Angeles $3.40, lower $4.25). MEXICO CITY Seattle to Mexico City i of $118.30, on sale every day ul October 15. Low fareys this winter, too. Write for our free booklet, T've Been to 0"’y Southern Pacific r additional inform: Seattle, Wash.; ot C. G. Vancouver, B. C; ¢z J. A, Ormandy, 703 Pacific Bldg., Portland, Ore. n, write to: B, C. 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South and northwest’ were honored by Young Democrats at their convention at Milwaukee by sclect of Frank Wickhem of Sioux Falls, 8 D., as president 4nd ¥r: Galleher, Leesburg, Va., as vice president. FPre ingz the final session .. by radio, struck at r¢ g voters to cham- " i