The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 24, 1936, Page 2

BARGAINS Remaining Stock of Fur-Trimmed WINTER COATS 15 Original Price 15 DRESSES—Suitable for Street, Oifice and Dinner in2 Groups—$4.95 and $l 4.50 GLOVES, SCARFS, BLOUSES Special 95C yard One Lot DRESS SILKS, $1.00 yard 50 in. DRAPERY DAMASK 50¢ and $1.00 yarll s Short Lengths SUNFAST CRE‘!‘ONNE | | Im 25¢ yard TABLE CLOTH YARDAGE, 10c yafll FRINGED NET CURTAINS,; 2! long 81 .9 5 pair Part-Wool DOUBLE BLANKE‘!‘S c; FO NSATION OTHERS Urging Nat. “Healthy Babies” Plan zen living within the Continental of conception and birth of a child, has been formulated and published n pamphlet form by H. E. L. Peli- green, author, of this city. the ' American Medical Assoeiation. Arthur Brisbane, and various other | versons of authority, all of whom have replied promising a further re- port on their reactions, it is reported Briefly told, the plan “offers a ymethod to take care of mothers from the time of conception to the time | of childbirth and for a reasonable | period thereafter, enabling them to get proper foods, medicine and a doctor’s advice and assistance,” this | to be aceomplished by “funds ga!h- efed through a National Lottery or by, Sweepstakes Tickets on hoxs‘ races.” According to information contain- ed in the pamphlet, the total pay- ment—8500—will be distributed in the following fashion: The first cost, $20, for “a physicai and' medical examination, including & blood test, which must be made be- fore the event of pregnancy.” $100 for “care of both mother and baby" by the doctor. $50 allowance to pay a nurse for 10 days® service. $150 t6 be paid to the family im- mediately after the baby is born. ‘The remaining sum to be paid semi-annually, $50 every six months. Administration of Compensation would bé’ handled, says Mr. Pell- green, by the United States Gov- ernment thyough its postoffices. “An administrator,” he suggests, “could be installed in each office, who would |do nothing except check each case as reported to him, and pay al! bills directly upon the first of the month.” It is advocated by Mr. Peligreen |that both the National Lottery and |the Sweepstakes Tickets be “owned lupented. and controlled by the Unit- }ed Statés Government, and held as | head of the Department.” ‘The pamphlet ends with the fol- lowing appeal: IS ADVOCATED Juneau M;n-Pens Book A plan to provide a monetary com- | pensation to every American citi- | United States or Alaska at the time Copies of this pamphlet have been | sent' to Dr. Morris Fishbein, head of | often as deemed necessary by th«-‘ Mr. and ‘Mre. John Jacob Astor 3rd had as their guest of honor Virginia French ' (above), New York debu tante and sister of Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Astor is the former Ellen Tuck French. (Auocmed Puu Photo) F. PERATROVICH IN HOUSE RAGE Pu’sndent of Semers Group Seeks Democratic Nomination Frank Peratovich, President of he West Coast Seiners Association and formerly Mayor of Klawock for everal years, today filed his can- didacy for Democratic nomination ‘0 the Territorial House of Repre- rentativ s with Clerk of Court Rob- 't E. Coughlin. Mr. Peratovich came to Juneau from Klawock two months ago, and is now connected with the FERA offices. He is a past president of the Klawock chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and is a mem- ber of the advisory board of Wran- zell Instityte. - > |MRS. HELEN MODER " GIVES TEA TODAY Members of the La Altar So- lunu were the guests this afternoon of Mrs. Helen Moder, proprietor of the Juneau Coffee Shoppe, who en- | tertained them at a charming tea at 3:30 o'clock in her establish- ment, ANDREW FOSS 81 YEARS OLD ON SATURDAY - Founder of Puget Sound Towing Industry Nearly Half Cenlury in Seattle A birthday partly will be held in Seattle tomorrow, January 25, in honor of Andrew Foss, a pioneer of the Pacific Northwest and one of the founders of the huge Puget Sound towing industry, and known in Juneau Mr. Foss has made martime his- tory on Puget Sound. In 1895 he |built a 21-foot tughoat powereé | with a aptha engine of one and | o horsepower, which was | used to tow sailboats when they | 2 and sometimes to s up the shallow sloughs e other craft could not go, and | arly forty-four years later he built the pride of the Foss fleet, the Arthur Foss, a sea-going tug 120 feet long, equipped with a 700 horse- power diesel engine. The latter vesses has a cnm radius of 10,000 miles. She is not merely a towing machine, but has autcmatic’ refrigeration, moisture- | proof food containers, oil burning 2s, hot and ccld showed' baths, t water heat. a galley as modern »s that on a passenger ship, and me latest radio equipment. One of the most spectacular feat; ever achieved by Mr. Foss was the launching .of the State of Wash- n with steam up and the wheel turning. Mr. Foss wes born in Christiana, | now Oslo, Norway on January 25,/ 1855. Begifning his marine career t the age of 17, he sailed on many | hips beforé he arrived at Quebec| verpool in 1879. After sev- | years in St. Paul and Minne- he arrived in Tacoma in a year before the big Seame Although lte is hale and hearty his 8lst birthday approaches, the business of the Foss company is mow in charge of Mr. Foss' three sons, C. Arthur Foss and Wedell Foss of Seattle, and Henry Foss of Tacoma. Fred Berg, a nephew, is. in charge of operations in Port An- geles. The motorship Andrew Foss, tow, the oil barge Fos: regular visitor to Juneau. with 100, is . 8. DEPARTMENT OF, AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., January 24. ; Saturday increasing cloudiness, moderate east and southeast winds. LOCAL DATA Foree: ly showers by Time Barometer Temp. Humlidity Wind Velocity ‘Weathe 4 pm. yest'y 30.31 36 89 S 6 Cldy 4 am. today 3033 33 93 w 3 Cldy Noon today 3032 31 93 sw 4 Cidy CABLE AND KADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 4pm. | Lowest4am. 4am. Precip. dam. Station temp. ‘temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs Weatbe - Anchorage il 46 26 2 — = I Barrow -12 -16 | . -26 |-10 12 ll Clear Nome 26 26 | 22 22 6 Trace Cldy Bethel 28 28 20 22 6 01 Snow Fairbanks i1 68 4 | 0 30 4 0 Cidy Dawson -12 ~14 -20 -18 10 0 Cleat St. Paul iy 38 vl 28 30 12 0 Pt Cldy Dutch Harbor .. 32 ' 32 28 |, 30 12 0 Cldy Kodiak L. 40 40 | 38 ' 4o 18 .58 Rain Cordova 49 36 | 36 36 20 1.08 Rain Juneau 3 36 29 32 3 04 Cldy Sitka 42 —_ 31 -— —_ 0 R — Ketchikan 44 40 | 32 32 4 .01 Cldy Prince Rupert 46 46 28 34 4 0 Clear Edmonton 34 20 4 4 6 01 Cldy Seattle 50 48 | 40 42 10 0 Oldy Portland 48 48 38 38 4 o Cldy San Francisco 64 62 48 48 6 0 Clear New York .. .10 6 | 2 4 30 [ Clear Washington 16 10 | 6 8 10 0 Clear » WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. moderate fog, temperature 33; Wrangell, cloudy, 83; Radioville, clar, 33; Annex Creek, clearl8; Ju- Ketchikan, Petersburg, cloudy; neau, moderate fog, 30; Juneau Airport, foggy, 29; Skagway, clear, 22; Cordova, ning, 38; Anchoraje, partly cloudy, 36; Fairbanks, cloudy, 32; Nenana, cloudy, 24; Nulato, cloudy, 20; Ruby, cloudy, 28; Kaltag, cloudy, 12; Unalakleet, cloudy, cloudy, 34; McCarthy, cloudy, 30. WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressure prevailed this morning over the north- eastern portion of the North Pac'fic Ocean while high pressure pre- vailed from the mouth of the MicKenzie River Valley southward across Southeastern Alaska thence to Oregen, the crest being 30.70 inches at Fort Smith, Canada. Tais. general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation along the coast between Cor- dova and Kodiak elsewhere over the field of observation partly cloudy to cloudy weather was generally reported. Moderate temperatures prevailed throughout Alaska. Cold weather was reported over the stern States, New York reported a minimum of 2 above zero and W«W’unzxan 6 above. 22; Flat, cloudy, 30; Chitina, ; nounced he will file as a Republi- Sture Is ln Put ) ean n;ndldnte for Territorial High- we L:ngmecr His Hal I“ Rlngw Still standing near Pensacola, Fla., is a forest of liveoaks planted 100 | years ago by the administration of CORDOVA, Alaska, Jan. 24—Roy President John Adams to produce J. Storey, Assistant Construction | timber for naval ships. Engineer of the Copper River = e Northwestern Railway, has SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE I nd | an- glllIIl!lIIIIIImIIIIIIIIIIIII.SIIIIHIIIIIIIill!ill'lIIIH!!IIIIIHIIIIII!‘|IIIII!II!IIIIIIIIiiiIllIIIIIIIIHI|IIIIIIIIIIII!HIIIHlillllI|!'El!llllllI|IIIII!IIIIIIiIIIiIIlNIIH""II"IIIIE’_ “Everybody wno would rather see =— = three or four billions of dollars used, = = ammually, for this plan, than see it go = = to- Poreign countries for lottery and ==r. = i T T : sweepstakes tickets, and lost to the =5 = ml 'H’ E B§‘DSPRE ms various rackets here at home; every = = e woman who has had, or who wants = = to have a baby to love and care for, = = : a baby of her own, and also wants all = = ® those things that will help her when | == = help is really needed; every man who ' == = ¥ loves his wife and realizes what she == = % PR r‘“ suffers that he may see his image = = i FEA‘E &u“ D ?ILLQWS in a baby; every man who has sym- = = pathy for the mother who suffered = = B that he might have life; every phy- =— — i pa‘r sician and’ nurse who would like to == = L & ® be paid (guaranteed) for their scien- = = H tific assistaice with the ‘Blessed = = 1 Event,’ all (every. oue) should de- == = 3 tach, fill-in, and mail to their Con- = = REMN &NT§ - —— E AL? PRICE gressman, the petition which is in- = = t & \cluded in this pamphlet.” = — A The book is copyrighted by Harry = = } E. Lauder, well-known in Juneau. = = ) = = nc 'STEFANSSON WILL = L . Vi, o9 HIBUe § WRITE HAND BoOK g . ] Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, noted = E Juneau’s Leading Department Store Arctic explorer, recently called on = = Delegate A. J. Dimond in Washing- = = ton, D. C., and discussed the con- = = ¢ i il i nection of the wark he is now = ) ! ey 'NE engaged in with his narthern ex- = = Association to safeguard the trol- perience. Hé explained that he has'=— . \ - 2 - NGREss GETS ling industry in Southeast Alaska. W _EDUCATIONAL been eom'mhsxogad by the War & Ladies’ Wool m,s mcK“Y = H R to permit the entrs | SECTIONS PROPOSED Department to compile a hand-] = { ! = i E of mining claims in Glacier Bay Ni BY ALASKA DELEGATE o information for Amy use on = SKst sz 25 i smnrs = Y 1l Monument. Such entry h . living in the North. & = ") ! ALASK A B“_l_s hereiofore been probibited by i mona ity I Zoregate A J. DI-|hp Stefansson's experiences us = : 2 = i servation contained in the procla- |apeng the first, section of the Act | BiveD in his lectures and books have = ; = " mm. n of the President establish- | rocerving lands for edusationn) done much to correct many old =5 3 B e ing the Monument in 1925 v gy US| established falacies as to the! Ladies’ Wool = L [ Elfin Cove Improvemeni i means of avolding and' meeting Ld = The original Act provides that emergencies ' in' the extreme cold. = . x = House Jomt Resolution 410, 15 t. {when the public lands of the Terri- | f'yrevoc e oo 6he Crweme o == SWE ATERS = . 3(:\'611 Measures,TWO Housv wuthorize a prvl.xmmar_v examina- ~.ory are surveyed, sections numbered for this work’ was made on a non- = 3 - E 4 . 1 of Elfin Cove, near Port Al-|sixteen and thirty-six in elich town~ | o oo vy i “pacovee he is the o= A 3 [] = : Jomt Resolutions o, with a view to the improve- [ship should be reserved fram. sale | cOIPIIYE PRSI ecaute he & the == 11 Sizes—All Colors (ol = 7 ¢ Intdidcrd {ment of its harbor facilities. |or settlement for the support f the |y e e o M‘t’hl& Subject. = sm = b n | Iicuse Joint Resolution 411, is to [common’ Scbi;oeo‘lis in Al e lng‘s;:- = \ = - S wuthorize a similar examination, and | tions numbered thirty-three » = i = 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. il.—(Spec- |for the same purpose, at Unga. townships in the Tanana Valley s 4 Wool cfnd Silk b MEN’S 'Y ) c = ial Correspondence) — Seven b >rivate bills were introduced by | $1ould be reserved for the agricultur- 'Efi Ladles, DRESSES ’ .3 , - and two House Joint Resolulions|,. nueate for the relief of the |2l college and school of mihes, now = . E 7 N affecting Alaska and residents of | ) 00T o Lecidents. each of | KROWN as'the University of Alaska. = N - the Territory were introduced b | 1.0, susterea b ldviknch okt o] This ameriduient w:m, if approved, = v : = Delegate Anthony J. Dimond when e gion ster | Make Teservations of sections num- = - < p 5 the second session of the Seventy- - mo‘ ’}ffifi’:"*xfifiéfifi?“}fc bered thirty-three it each township = ® ¢ \ CER ou’ Favmte = ‘ fourth Congress convened on Jan-| i or the postmaster, to the date | NYoughout the Territury for the o ¢ : s : uary 3. Among these, the follow- i\ € € ROSASIER 10 (e 4% | uppart of the University, instead: of i;a dat t “ex‘e | = ing bills are of general interest: e rerat “the oftices (S limiting the resecved land to that e ! (] 0 0s = bl TeramLEmO SR WS = | WOOL DRESS GOODS ol A ritorial Legislature 0 alter, amews | T 0 B LS e | T = " Get Your BETTER TIMES DRIVE = 4 or repeal ertain lats of Alaska Tm- M -‘““_-} e?_ by bk ‘_b‘ e KETCHIKAN MASONS E‘g = 3 posing taxes for carrying on busi- Carric R. Samms, at Kotzcbue; Ga- HOLD INSTALLATION IE mch c BALLOTS at the LEADER = 3 ness and trade. The introduction 'en B 8t Riohgrdsdn. { = AL and PAY'N TAKIT! E ° of this measure is in harmony witi The necessity for thesc bills re-| The annual installation of officers = = the recommendation of Senate Joint |sulted from legal limitations placed [of the Ketchikan Masons was held = = Resolution No. 9, passed by the Ter- on the General Accounting Office. |recently with the following taking ‘E = | ritorial Legislature. - which prevented allowance of the |their positions: W. B. King, worship- =3 = i Herring Measure unts when presented by the Post | ful master; W. K. Wikstrom, senior £ da L H. R. 9474, a bill to provide that e Department. | warden; Dr. W. E. Peterson, junior = = 2 after July 1, 1936, not more than| A private bill was also introduced warden; M. S. Dobbs, treasurer; R. 1= George PHONE = y: thirty per centum of the herring o authorize the reimbursement of |G. Hall, secretary; Dr. G. E. Dickin- = rg = "8 {aken from Alaska waters south of Sam Romack for the loss of his|son, chaplain; Axel Osberg, marshal; = T = B 59 degrees north latitude and east |gas boat which was sunk by the Clifford Johnson, senior deacon; E. =B Brothers 454 1 " of 137 degrees west longitude shall Coast Guard Patrol boat Morris, |B. Houghtaling, jurior deacon; B. A. § D““m sm = & pe used for other purposes than Wwhile maneouvering during a storm | Vig, senior steward; Kenneth Carl- = . = | fooa o for bait o be tsed n the 3t Sevard last September. fson. Junios ghewsed: br. B . 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