The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 23, 1936, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1936 A, R. C. ENGINEER STOCK PRICES = . ABOARD ALASKA FOR VACATION A. F. Ghiglione, Bridge Ex- pert, Reports Knik River Span Nears Completion A. F. Ghiglione, Junior Enginecer for the Alaska Road Commission, is on the Alaska south bound for sev- eral weeks' vacation in Seattle and probably San Francisco. Mr. Ghig- lione is coming from the Westward wl he has been in charge of the crection of a steel bridge for the Commission over the Knik river to TAKE ADVANCE, SLOW MARKET Persistent Gain of Fractions to One Point Made During Day NEW YORK, March 26.— Stock prices slowly but persistently made forward gains today of fractions to one point on a slo A few issues made muc vances. There wast late ing Today's rs today rofit tak- close was firm totaled 1,700,000 connect the cities of Anchorage and ¢ Palmer. Trestle work on the ap- preaches is now being done and the entire structure will be completed n about two weeks, he reports. Road connections, however, are not g completed and will be pushed for- ward this summer. he Knik river bridge, 1,500 feet long, is the longest steel bridge in a, and was erected at a cost proximately $200,000. With the connecting roads completed, there will be a direct route between An- chorage and Palmer, center of the Matar a farm colony. Another 770-foot steel span is to be built at Eklutna on the same route this sum- mer After his return from the States Ghiglione expects to be assigned to work in the Mt. McKinley National Park. While here he enjoyed his first ride over the new Dougla Island bridge on which he did engi neering work during its construction He went to the Westward just be- fore it was completed so that he had he pleasure of riding across it for the first time today. While in the routh, the engineer plans to look over the big Oakland-San Francisco bridge, one of the greatest pieces of bridge construction in the 1d - e WATER MAIN WGRK BEGUN IN WRANGELL Ross A. Gridley, PWA Engineer- Inspector, returned Sunday to Ju- neau from Wrangell on the Patco with Sheldon Simmons after an inspection trip in that locality. Work was started in Wrangell this morning, he reported, tearing up the planking in the main street s that the new water mains may be laid. Planks will be abandoned when the work is completed and a gravel surface put on the street. He reports PWA work progress- ing well throughout the Southeas —.-- McDONALD HERE W. J. McDonald, Regional Forest Inspector at Ketchikan, is in Ju- neau for a few days in connection with administrative matters. He ex- pects to return to his post at the weekend. CLOSING PRICES TODAY Z, March 23.—Closing Ala au mine an Can and Light Bethlehem cago, Milw A cific Railroad 2! seneral Motors 64%, International Harvester 87'. Kennecott 38%, United States Steel 647%, Cities Service 5'2, Boeing Air- plane 23%, United Aircraft 27%, Pound $4.957%. AVERAGES T Jones DOW, JONI The follow! averages toda rails, 47.53; utilities, - e TOWNSEND T SUPPORT BORAH FOR PRESIDENT Senator’s Interest in Re-! volving Pension Motivates | One-Time Independent LONG BEACH, Cal, March 23.— Dr. Francis E. Townsend has af- firmed he will support Senator William E. Borah for the Presi- dency, and also announced he has changed his own registration from Independent to Republican | Dr. Townsend said he was influ- enced in his decision by Borah's friendly attitude toward his old age revolving pension plan. | “Senator Borah hasn't come right| out for our plan,” he said, “but . he has moved a great deal further toward our ideals than any other, candidate in sight in either party.”| - R | LEAVES ST. ANN'S | J. A. Romming, who recently St. Ann’s, day in an improved conditio! il and Pa-| © 1936, LicGETT & Myers Tosacco Co. i AIromad... icsas much a par.t'»r(v')f;;’ : Chesterfield as the taste SATURDAY NINO MARTINT Z ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS 6 P. M. (. T.) —COLUMBIA NETWORK Last rites for underwent a surgical operation in Rowe, who died last Thursday eve was discharged yester-'ning in his Gold Street home after a lingering illness, were held yesterday LAST RITES FOR at 2 o'clock in the chapel of the FREDERICK ROWE HELD YESTERDAY ic Tempie. C. W. Carter Mortuary. Services were conducted by Meunt Juneau Lodge No. 147 of the Mason- A vocal solo, “Absent,” was beauti- fully rendered by Ralph Waggoner. Active pallbearers were the fol- I lowing Past Masters of the Mas Frederick Harold FRESH z: 2D ECONOMICAL s a Did you ever notice the difference in the aroma of Chesterfield to bacco? Every person who knows about tobacco will understand this. . . for to get a pleasing aroma is just like getting a pleasing taste from fruit. Mild ripe tobaccos, home- grown, and welded with the right kind of tobacco from far-off Greece and Turkey (Samsoun, Smyrna, Xanthi and Cavalla). .. ... that’s why Cze:tetfield has a more pleasing aroma. ... with that P/ea.s‘iflg aroma Lodge: H. D. Stabler, M. S. Whit- tier, H. L. Redlingshafer, L. E. Hend- son, J. J. Fargher, H. I. Lucas. following were nonorary pali- bearers: Charles Waynor, A. W. Fox Frank A. Boyle, H. R. VanderLeest, Harley J. Turner, H. C. Godfrey. In- terment was in the Masonic plot of Evergreen cemetery. ° That's what we say about our Spring stocks in three departments, that are bulging with all that is new and desirable—personally selected by us and purchased at prices that will save you money and time! RUGS New Axminster Room Size, 6'x9’ $22.50 Up $22.50 Up ...$32.50 Up Room Size, 9'x12 $29.75 Up RETLOW RUG CUSHIONS in all sizes HALL or STAIR CARPET RUNNERS—27-inch $1.65-$1.75 per yard COCOA DOOR MATS—$1.95 BISSELL'S CARPET SWEEPERS BEE VACUUM CLEANERS—$35.00 $4.50 to $6.00 Congoleum Rug RUGS, 6'x9" . .$ RUGS, 7'6”x9’ RUGS, 9'x10'6” . RUGS, 9'x12" .. RUGS, 9’15’ .. INLAID LINOLEUMS. $1.50 to $1.75 square yard PRINTED LINOLEUMS. $1.00 to $1.25 square yard WALL PAPER: New patterns, new colors for walls, ceilings or borders, personally selected, as low as 25¢ per double roll WINDOW SHADES: At special Spring prices in sizes 86 inches to 45 inches in green and tans— 85 cents to $2.00 KIRSCH CURTAIN RODS: Single or Double 35¢, 45¢, 65¢, $1.00 SPRING SUITS Keller-Heumann-Thompson “Timely Clothes” in a variety of new Spring patterns and fabrics, including the Bi-Swing Back Styles. Sizes up to 44. $25.00 and $35.00 Funishing Department is things. A SPECIAL SHOWING OF ARROW AND IDE SHIRTS, both plain and fancy patterns . . . Aroset Collars are featured for Spring. $1.95 to $2.50 NEW' MEN'S SWING $4.95 *BACK SWEATERS Button and Pullover Styles—All Wool PHOENIX SOCKS All late Spring patterns as low at 35¢ pair SPRING SHIRTS . ...$1.95 Plain and patterned, all collar styles. All pre- shrunk, and fast dyed. Others to $3.50. SPRING TIES New small figured patterns, aisleys, checks, and plain colors Others to $2.50. SPRING HATS ...$5.00 New snap brim models, tyroleans, pork pies and homburgs. Others, $4.00 to $6.50. Our packed with new B. M. BEHRENDS (0., Inc. “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” In New Spring Styles! FOR THE LADIES Complete Rangs of Sizes and Colors Each of you ho_usewwea and business women will want at least one pair and probably more of these distinctive shoes. They're flattering to the foot and comfortable as well! $3.95 Up A Group of School and Dress Shoes FOR GROWING YOUNGSTERS O! Boy! They're good looking and they'll never hurt your feet. You can wear them for school or out in the empty l* ... or even when you go walking with Dad. In all sizes. .+ $2.95 Up An Offering of Quality Footwear FOR BUSINESS MEN Here's opportunity for you gentlemen! Rugged grains, supple calfskins, and rough reversed calfskins in wing tip and plain toe. They're appropriate for every daytime occasion. $4.50 Up An Extensive Stock of Shoes FOR YOUNG MISSES $1.50 Up These shoes have many new style features. Some with square toes, some with semi-round toes and many other popular qualities. In the latest leathers and fabric combinations. “It will pay you to visit our Upstairs Bargain Department” ALEX HOLDEN | PASSENGER ON ALASKA SOUTH PAA Pilot Reports Success- | ful Plane Radio Broad- casts from Interior | | A successful broadcast from the PAA Lockheed Electra at Nome, re- ceived” by the RCA radio station at Point Reyes, California, and re- |leased over the NBC coast-to-coast network, was accomplished on {March 11, according to Pilot Alex Holden, PAA pilot, who passed | through Junesu today enroute to |the States. Pilot Holden arrived in Fairbanks two weeks ago on March 9, with a Fairchild 71 plane which he piloted from the States by the inland route. On March 11,. Pilot Holden said the PAA Lockheed El- ectra, specially equipped for long range short wave broadcasts, flew to Nome and released a broadcast at that point the same day. Pilot Holden arrived in Nome as co-pilot with Pilot. Crosson at the controls of the PAA Ford plane carrying United States mail a half hour |after the arrival of the Electra. A broadcast from the Electra over \the international date line, featur- ing a program released on both Thursday and Friday, the date de- |pending upon which side of the !line the plane happened to be, was scneduled for the following day, Pilot Holden said, but he did not know whether the broadcast was |successfully received at Point Reyes. | On the return trip of the PAA (Ford plane from Nome to Fair- {banks, S. E. Robbins was pilot with {Holden co-pilot, Holden»stated. | — | 'STANDARD OIL MEN | HERE FROM SEATTLE i TO REPAIR TANKS A party of three Standard oil Company welders and boilermak- |ers, headed by K. E. Wilcox, ar- irived on the North Sea from Se- lattle ,and started work Saturday | morning on the task of installing ‘naw bottoms in all the storage tanks at the local *Standard Oil plant. The Seattle craftsmen are being assisted by four local workmen. About 30 days will be required to complete the reconditioning pro- sen, manager of the Juneau Stand- ard Oil plant. e el to Martin Jorgen- | U.S. DEFENSE IN MOCK WAR AT BREMERTON Puget Sound Navy Yard Successfully Resists In- vasion of “Enemy” BREMERTON, Wash., March 23.— The United States defense forces are -ushing troops here in a 22-mile notorized column from Fort Lewis wnd by boat from other forts. It has successfully defended the Puget Sound navy yard from the theoretical “black” enemy in a war game, the glrst of such joint army, navy and marine maneuvers in re- cent American history, Rear Admiral T. T. Craven, navy yard commandant, in a discussion of the maneuver after its success was assured, said it meant a new chap- ter in American defense prepara- tions, “I ‘maintain exercises in coastal defense, which is only one branch of the service involved, are valueless alone,” he said. “How can we cO- operate in war unless we learn in peace?” PARKER NAMED T0 8TH CORPS Major 'GeneEl Fort Ham- ilton to Succeed Disci- plined Hagood ‘WASHINGTON, March 28.—Major General Frank Parker, stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York, has been ordered to the of the Eighth Corps Area formerly direct- ed by Major General Johnson Ha- good. The latter was recently dis- ciplined and relieved of command for calling WPA funds stage money. e ee 00000000000 . AL THE HOTELS L ® 00 e~000 00000 Gastineau John Peterson; Miss Campen, Auk Lake; Richard Wakelin; K. Louring. Alaskan Max Saul, Juneau; Fred Gamble, Juneau; A. Gabriel, Juneau. Zynda J. P. Morgan. —————e _ HERE FROM YAKUTAT __ *~Clara-Bensomn, of “Yakutat, entered the Government Hospital for treat- ment today. She arrived on the SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE IT! sl Alaska. EMPIRE EDITION BEING SENT T0 OUTSIDE WORLD More than 1,500 Extra Qrders Placed Today by Channel Residents The Progress and Development Edition ¢f The Empire, out Sunday, is meeting a warm reception and today mote than 1,500 extra copies had been ordered in addition to the regular Empire subscribers who got delivery of their paper Sunday morn- ing. All parts of the country are repre- sented in the ogders and several for- eign countries. Those buying .papers and regular subscribers were warm in their praise of the edition and declared it gave a graphic and in- teresting picture of Alaska. - High Salaries Are Announced House Committee Releases Report—Movie Stars Are Well Paid WASHINGTON, March 23.—The list of 1934 salaries, made public by the House Ways and Means Committee, is topped by $364,432 paid Thomas J. Watson, of New York, President of the Interna- tional Business Machine Company and $324314 paid the late Will Rogers. * “Shirley Temple received $230,644 from Fox Films; Warner Baxter $180,000, Lew Ayres $103,439, Fred- eric March $157,458, and Clark Gable. $94,666. — e FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT Billy Bevans entered St. Ann’s Hospital , fgr ‘medical treatment Sunday morning. Schilling PURE \/ANILLA retains its delicate flavor in all FROZEN DESSERTS