The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1936, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1936. By GEORGE McMANUS OH,YES ? TAKING MY WIFE WITH ME - THAT'S How 1 GOT THIS WAy ing opening of the highway to the Matanuska Valley The membership of the club is al- ready 109. Auto Association BRINGING UP FATHER | WELL, THIS CAR-LINE 1S ALWAYS LATE - WELL, FOLEY, YOU LOOK ALL N ENEE b /b0 NEED A REST FAKE YOUR WIFE WITH YOU HELLO - HERE COMES FOLEY. o IKAN | GUESS ©.1936, King Features Syndicate. Inc., Gre: SECRETARY OF TOWNSEND PLAN HAS RESIGNED R. E. Clements Quits Or-| ganization—Is Immed- | iately Subpoenaed WASHINGTON, March 25.—Re-[ signing as Secretary of the Town- send Old Age Pension Organization, R. E. Clements had been subpoen- | acd last night to appear tomorrow as the first witness in a special | House investigation of the move- ment which proposes to pay pensions of $200 a month to persons over 60 years of age. Chairman C. Jasper Bell, Demo- crat, Missouri, of the committee conducting the investigation, said that Clements was informed last| night that he would be subpoenaed, and added: “I expect some other resignations to follow that of Mr. Clements.” | Earlier in the day yesterday, Clements said that he was quitting the movement because of differ- ences with Dr. F. E. Townsend, co-founder with Clements of the plan. Clements told reporters that| he was dissatisfied with Townsend’s political maneuvering in Los An- geles. Dr. Townsend announced ac- ceptance of Clements’ resignation.' Clements said that he wanted to keep the movement nonpolitical Chairman Bell indicated that the| investigation will go into details of the Townsend organization| methods, including collection and spending of funds. | WILL PRODUCE RECORDS ert E. Clements said he will appear before the House investigating com- | 'L WALK at Britain rights reserved mittee with a five-ton truck full of records. “I am more anxious that the mem- bers of the Committee to have the investigation,” said Clements. “I have | been responsible for the financing of the Tow! lected around $850,000 and account- ed for every postage stamp. We have built up the biggest organization in the country, one that could not be duplicated at ten times the cost.” oo Former Alask Mining Man Is Funeral SeE;s Are Held Yesterday for Albert L. Snow VANCOUVER, B. C, March 25.— Funeral services were held here yesterday for Albert L. Snow, min- ing man and contractor, who died here last Saturday. A native of Towa, Snow migrated to the West and built the Pend O'Reille smelter at Sandpoint, Ida- ho. He engaged in the construc- tion of the Alaska Central Railway and also developed the Waynoky mining property at Moose Pass, Al- aska. Snow is survived by his widow, four sons and one daughter. R Youth Kills Himself While on Hunting Trip nsend plan. I have col-! | WONDER WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM? Former Alaskan Is Swindled in I” Channel Resident, Is ! Victim of Racket i (Continued from Page One) { troit, the old hotel of that name | _The Farthest North Townsend | which stood at Gratiot and Clinton | clup has been launched here with | Dead, Vancuuwar| avenues, having been torn down some years ago. Knowledge of the existence of a Flint Hotel gave the Detroit police reason to believe that the confidence men were former Detroit residents, but Brennan was unable to identify any of them from police photographs of known swindlers. After paying the cab driver with | silver dollar, Brennan was shown | back to the railroad station and sent on his way toward his home. | | | Local Angle According to M. E. Monagle, locai | attorney and Harley J. Turner, con- nected with .B. M. Behrends Co., | Inc., who both knew him well, Bren- nan came to Alaska in 1898 when he went to the interior where he pros- pected for years. He later returned | to Juneau and was employed at the Treadwell mine from 1904 until the | cave-in. From 1917 until 1925 Bren- nan was engaged at Thane where he worked as a machinist and repair man. For the last 15 years, the old | mining man, who is a Canadian by AND GO AWAY NE) S Detroit, Mich, John W. ‘Br—en_nan, Onetime | | he made a visit here in 1931. Accord- ‘mg to Mr. Turner, who had a let- | ter from him last summer, Brennan | thought of visiting Juneau again, but he has never returned since his last trip. 3Farfl|—fifim_h Townsend Club - Formed, Interior FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 25. ‘20 members effecting a temporary ‘ organization, with F. S. Gordon, President protem, and Mrs. F. J. McDonald, temporary secretary. A permanent organization is plan- ned as soon as the charter roll, now \(-u‘culaung, contains one hundred | names. Gordon, a former Mayor of , Fairbanks in the early days, is now in the mercantile business. Mrs. Mc- Donald is the wife of a member of | the City Council | Yukon Jake Jackson Of Texas Looking {For Brother Steven Yukon Jake Jackson of Abilene, ‘Texas, Steven Jackson, last heard from in | Juneau on July 18, 1934, according to a telegram to the Governor's office. | So anxious is Mr. Jackson to lo- 'cate his missing relative that he says he is offering $100 reward for the information. is looking for his brother,| ** GANG LEADER IS GIVEN 23 YEARSPRISON Tommy Touhy, Convictedv of Mail Robbery, Sent l | ‘ to Leavenworth | | I | | | [ | | MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 25. —Tommy Touhy, the last of the once powerful Chicago mob which bore his name, convicted Monday | in the Federal Court of complicity | in the $78,000 mail robbery here on January 3, 1933, has been sent- | - |enced by Judge Gunnar H. Nordby [ to 23 years in Leavenworth Peniten- | tiary. Touhy was known as “Terrible | Tommy"” in Chicago during Prohi- | bition days. He is the last of the well- | known ganz leaders to either have | | been killed in gang wars qr sent | i to prison. WINTER COATS AT HALF PRICE Juneau Frock Shoppe 1 | “Exclusive But Not Expensive” o | | GARLAND BOGGAN Hardwood Floors Waxing Polishing Sanding | ] 3 | | ] PHONE 583 i SELDOVIA, Alaska, March 25.— | pirth, has lived in Hemingford, Que- Terry Mechan, aged 12 years, ac- hec, where he has cattle and fruit cidentally shot and killed himself|jand which he inherited. He also has Steven Jackson is described as a ——————) man five feet eight inches in ; z height, with blue eyes and dark ' | PR S GRS S SRS | STRATTON & BEERS | | MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS | | SURVEYORS ) | . VALENTINE BLDG. | | Telephone 502 i PAINTS — OILS Builders' and Shelf HARDWARE Thomas Hardware Co. | | | | & MAURICE AKRE [ GUITAR INSTRUCTOR | SPANISH STYLE—Single or a | series of lessons oifered. STUDIO—416 Goldstein Bldg. P N s Italian ay’n Takit Groceries, Meats, Liquors Leader Department Store ! companion WASHINGTON, March 25.—Rob- | calibre rifle, which exploded and|his savings earned while worl when he was hunting with a boy He dropped his .22 he was shot the head, instantly in dying .BAILEY’S REOPENS FOR BAIL Chefs Recommend Mendenhall Dairy Products EY’S Ask the chef at Bailey’s; he’ll tell you that he LIKES to use MENDENHALL milk in his best rec ipes. He’'ll add that he’s proud of the results; proud of the richer flavor, the creamier texture, the wholesome goodness added to every dish. There is no secret about it . . . . MENDENHALL milk does mean better cooking, always. Best Wishes to Bailey’s From [ ] MENDENHALL DAIRY PHONE 985 | considerable Alaska Juneau Gold |brown hair, and the middle finger Mining stock in which he invested |of his left hand missing, also a \g |circle scar on the end of his nose -, U, FIRST! in the Gastineau Channel region. | Brennan was last in Juneau when s e Y SERVED DAILY AT BAILEY’S TRY THEM TODAY! Gleason’s Famous LITTLE PIG SAUSAGES FRESH FROM THE PAY’N TAKIT We Sell for LESS bhecause We Sell for CASH! IDEAL PAINT SHOP 1t It’s Paint We Have I! FRED W, WENDT { | | PHONE 549 SHOP IN JUNEAU? at Aickorage Has Plans for Roads ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25 . president of the , has been elected president of the Anchorage-Matan- uska Valley Automobile Association Club. The club was organized to spon- sor a movement for better roads and enforcement of traffic regula- lations prompted by the forthcom- S IN KETCH! John W. Jones, of the Juneau- Young Hardware Company here, left the northbound Yukon at Ket- chikan for a short business visit in the First City. Mr. Jones noti- fied his firm that he expects to return to Juneau Friday. e THREE CROWN BRANDY “THREE CROWN BRANDY has been aged in the wood for two years! And the price is very low.” —adv. J -e< SHOP IN JUNcAD! Our lumber yards have never been so perfectly and generously equipped to fill every possible need in our fine. The sound of the saw and the hammer is heard again, now that the Better Housing Program encourages homeowners to make needed repairs and thus safeguard and increase the value of their property. Modernization means making old houses more valuable, livable and architecturally charming . . . it also means adding rooms or sun porches . .. remodeling attics and basements into useful rooms. Consult us for details .. . and allow us to cooperate with you in arranging for the loan, if a loan is desired. COLUMBIA LUMBER ' COMPANY BUSI Popular Restaurant Has Been NESS T ODAY Renovated for Its Opening Bailey’s Cafe, one of Juneau's| having been closed for general re-|food quicker and more efficient. novating and improvements of| Mrs. Helen Marlowe Saffold, facilities for handling the trade.| proprietor of Bailey’s is a veteran The whole interior of the building has been newly painted and cleaned{the Arcade Cafe in Ketchikan en- and every known improvement of | joyed a splendid business under her most popular eating places has re-| o oiiviec has been added in the management and Mrs. Satfold opened its doors for business after | kitchen to make the handling of 'hopes to hold all of Bailey's old cafe operator and for many years'Ernie Diem, Chef, on known and popular cooks of Pacifie Coast cities and who has a large following among the lovers of good food. Bailey's is modern, clean customers and to add many new and sanitary in every respect and ones to her patrons. |will so continue with prompt and Assoclated with Mrs. Saffold is |satisfactory service to its customers e of the best!at all times. BAILEY'’S NOW OPEN! UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. HELEN MARLOWE SAFFOLD Former Owner of ARCADE CAFE Ketchikan, Alaska Breakftast Luncheon Short Orders Sandwiches OPEN ALL NIGHT Dinner A la Carte Service