The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1936, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. 1936. MARY JOYCE T0 G. 0. P. SESSION ADDRESS C. OF G. AT DOUGLAS TO TOMORROWNOON LAST 3 DAYS Juneau Queen at Fairbanks | Territorial Convention to! Open at 10 A. M. April 9:1n:1..0: 0. F. Hall recently Rey trip from | vention Ice Carnival to Report on Dog-Mushing Trip orial c o'clock th vee, who open’at 10 € irbanks. re-| morning of April 9 in the 1. O. O. F by way of PAA plane, [hall in Douglas and continue until M. Hirst, Director of|the night of April 11, it was an- e Bureau of I n ' nounced today by the Juneau-Doug- ion for t mber of Commerce at its re- which, with the co-operation of the Terminal Cafe. | makiny arrangements for the ses- Miss Joyce will outline briefly|sions which will name delegates to ghlig of her ad-|the national covention at Cleveland some of the hi venturous trip and will report on(June 9. al in Fairbanks, at| First business will be reading of the official call by Territorial Ci sented Juricau 4 air- | man Albert White and an account | will outline problems | of his stewardship as Republican ogress of his department and [ chief in the Temitory during the information on rs{last threc years. E. E. Engstrom, | President of the Young G. O. P. club State rning Juncau citizens, who|has been selected will make brief talks to the Cham- | Chairman, to serve until the effect- ber, will be Frank Dufresne, Johning of the permanent organiaztion. W. Jones G. Warner, A.| Judge H. B. LeFevre of Juneau Van M rn, and W. B. Kirk. The | will give the keynote epeeck at 8 latter will announce results in the|o'clock the evening of the 9. nt of Alaska naval dis-! The public is invited to all ses- s, it is announced, and a series D | of entertainment features are heinz { planned by the Club and Doug | Chamber to be climaxed by a banc | uet at 6:30 on the evening of Apr 11 in the Dreamland at Douglas | Tickets for the affair are available ¥ | with the Central committee or mem- bers of he Young G. O. P. Club. | | About delega rom out-of- | town are expected, representing | Fairbanks, Anchorage, Cordov L Skagway, Sitka, Wrangzell, Petc Mar Q » e and Ketchikan. Matgctt. o] Francisco A meeting of the Central commit- Head of Pension Plan, i tee ras been callea for 5 p. m., Ap- Charges ‘Political Feuds' | ! 8 in Douglas and at & ofclock tha me evening a caucus of First burg Division delegates will be held WASHINGTON, April 1—Thre: 2y indictments against Edward Mar- gett, San Francisco manager of (e Townsend Old Age Pension Plan, were submitted to the House Investi- gating Committee today by Jame llivan, counsel, who said two arged grand larceny and the other from King County, Washing charged he had accepted the ear SELL, SEATILE SEATTLE, A -Vessels with ings of a common prostitute. halibut arriving today and their Clements, resigned Secretary of sales are as follows the Townsend group, said these in- From the western banks—Omney dictments were probably the basis 31,000 pounds, 7 of complaints he had received re- pound; Resolute, 34,000 pounds, 7' garding Margett. and 6% cents; North, 42,000 pounds, The committee also heard a Writ- 7 and 6 cents; Republic, 20,000 ten statement by Dr. Francis E. pounds, 7 cents straight; Zenith, Townsend, originator of the plan 35000 pounds, 7 and 6% cents; and sole controller of its wealth. “It poytiock, 35,000 pounds, 7 4 looks to me like there might pe mil- oayq lions in it,” he said in a letter writ- p.o the local banks—Fr ten to Clements, in which he urged g0 pounds, 6 and 7 cents that organizers be sent out to “ob- S S EIS e tain membership wholesale. NEW COOLER lS INSTALLED FOR CHARGES “POLITIC SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 1.— Edward Margett today declared the JUNEAU LIQUOR old indictments against him “grew out of political feuds.” ; To provide customers with cold In a formal statement he said he beer and beverages, the Juneau was cleared of all three indictments Liquor Store, Percy Reynolds, man- in Seattle 21 years ago. 'ager, has established on the sales “The first two charges of grand floor, a large, bright red beer cool- larceny were dismissed without trial. ing container. The large Kelvin- The third I answered myself, with- 'ator addition is equipped to cool out benefit of counsel, and the case several cases of beer, and is an of extortion was discharged,” he attractive addition to the store said. ! Rice and Ahlers Company in- stalled the new container, Mr. Rey- nolds said. BIG GROUP COMING TO , : LEGION CONVENTION 5140p4 15 LEAVING FOR SOUTH; PATENT Plans for the Department con-| vention of the American Legion to be held m Juneau next septemver| P ROPOSITION MADE 2, 3, 4, and 5 were discussed at a meeting of the Convention com-| Ed Jahoda, of the sales staff of mittee last night in the Dugout and |the United Food Company, accom- reports indicated that Juneau will be |Panied by his wife and child, will the mecca for a large number of |!eave on the North Sea for a com- Legionnaires from all posts in Al-|bined business and pieasure trip aska as well as a delegation from the|'0 Washington and California States. |points. They plan to be gone for Arrangements gradually are mov- lone month ing forward and it is expected to| Jahoda holds a patent on pa make the session the outstanding for the undercarriage of air event of its kind ever held in the |and his attorneys have advised him Territory. |to go south, as they have a ver i b Bl interesting cash offer for the pat- SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! l.vm. for his consideration L R AT ity SHOP IN YUNEAU. FIRST! — e - SHOP IN sunEaU: Fly from SEATTLE or VANCOUVER to CALIFORNIA and the EAST—low fares United Air Lines, oldest, most popular in U. S, offers 3-mile- a-minute service with 7-ton twin-engined Boeing transports. Only 5'2¢a mile from Seattle and Vancouver to California and 200 major cities in U. S. Here are a few examples of United's fine, fast, economical services to important cities: FROM SEATTLE (Your air fare includes everything —meals—''no extras.”’ 10% off on round trips). 15 hrs. Denver . $ 83.32 1214 hrs. Chicago . 115.00 1424 hrs. New York . . 160.00 1914 hrs. Same fast service to Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Boston, etc. Co., Juneau tle, Wash. will be honored guests of |1as Young Men's Republican Club, | reeting tomorrow noon in the 1 Deuglas Chamber of Commerce, is | s Temporary | ¢ and 6% cents a' ¢ |father in | | | i ) © 1936, LicGETT & MyERs Tosacco Co ‘Al Smith, Jr., Son of New | York Governor, Instructs | Attorneys Press Action WASHINGTON, April 1. — fraud citation against the Nationcl Conference on Legalizing Lotteric. |headed by Mrs. Oliver Harriman New York society leader, and th: Golden States, with which Al Smith, Jr., son of the former New York governor, is associated, has been announced by the postoffice depart- ment at New York. Smith said Washington attorneys had been instructed to press for speedy action in the citation. “Our contest complies with ‘all Federal state laws,” he declared. ————— MARSHALS RETURN U. 8. Deputy Marshals Ben Fick- en and Mrs. Flossie Doolin return- ed to Juneau on the Alaska. Mr. Ficken, who had gone south with prisoners, was informed when he |reached Seattle of the death of his | Hutchinson, Kan., and ent East after he had turned over his prisoners. Mr. Ficken, Sr., was |78 years of age and one of Kansas' |real pioneers, having migrated to |the State in 1872 from Missouri | Mr. Ficken’s ancestors on both sides |of the family came to this counury, before the Revolutionary War. | Mrs. Doolin has been in attend lance at the court term in Ket- ;‘cmkan. {MARTHA SOCIETY IS MEETING FRIDAY | The regular monthly business | meeting of the Martha Society of the Presbyterian Church, will be ‘held Priday of this week, April 3. The meeting will start with a des- sert luncheon at 1:30 p.m., to which all ladies of the church and con- gregation are invited. Mrs. A. E. Schottler and Mrs. Byron Miller will be hostesses. Further plans will be made for given in the church parlors on April 15, as previously unnounced, and according to Mrs. Charles Sey, President. e — M'DONALD ON ALASKA Alex MacDonald, General Agent for Western Alaska for the Alaska Steamship Company, is a passenger aboard the Alaska enroute from a vacation in the States to his head- quarters in Anchorage. FRAUD CITATION SOVIETFLIERS === . 'FILED AGAINST BLAZING TRAIL ~LOTTERY COM. AGROSS ARCTIC Two Plane Expedi!ion Leaves Archangel for Franz Josef Land MOSCOW, April 1 Two Sov- iet Arctic Survey Exposition planes have taksn off from Archangel for h 1sland at the entrance I ¢ enroute to Franz Josel tot Land, preparing a transpolar route to North America 1 - - JOHNSON, HEBER BUY GASBOAT; TO OUTFIT IT HERE Chet Johnson, of the National | Grocery Company and Lisle Hebert of the Schwabacher Hardware |Company, left on the Yukon for Wrangell, where they will take pos- |session of a gasboat recently pur- }chascd. They will use the craft for covering their Southeast Alaska ter- |ritory angd plan to bring the boat !to Juneali and outfit her for a “maiden” trip to Hoonah, Tenakee, jand West Coast points on Prince of Wales Island. They both hold operators’ licen: and when they. {left here, were enjoying a heated argument as to who ‘would. hold the ranking title of Admiral of heir fleet. D BUSINESS ON UPTREND; {F. D. R’s RE-ELECTICN |CERTAIN, SAYS DEVLIN | Charles Deviin, wellknown 'shoe (man, and formerly proprietor of Devlin’s Bootery here, arrived on |the Alaska. He now represents the |Frank Werner Shoe Company of |San Francisco. Devlin is a guest of the Zynda Hotel, where he ex- pects to remain for a week or ten da Accerding to Mr. Devlin spring | | business has already showed a de- |cided uptrend along Pacific | Coast, and Roosevelt w! rely be the the Martha dinner which is to be re-elected President of the United | States. He stated that he would |not be surprised to see the Demo- |cratic majority next November even greater than four years ago. | — - eee - MORGAN FOR KETCHIKAN J. P. Morgan, representing Libby. McNiell and Libby, Food Division sailed for Ketchikan on the Yukon ———r SHOP IN JUNEAY" I want my cigarette mild, of I hardly think anybody enjoys a strong cigarette. But de- course liver me from the flat, insipid kind. » I find a great deal of pleasure in Chesterfields. They’re mild and yet they seem to have more taste and aroma. I enjoy them. They Satle)f i just about all you could ask for —If Your Appearance Is All That It Should Be! Your wife, sweetheart, even your daughter wants to be proud to be seen with you—that is, if you're dressed in a way that will make her proud of you! There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be well-dressed. Good clothes can be had for very little! Make it your business to come in either today or tomorrow for .your Easter clcthes. In that way yow'll avoid the last-minute crowds. FOR MEN- Star Brand All-Leather Shoes—$3.95 to $8.00. Arrow Shirts — New collars, new pat- terns in check and stripes—$1.95 to $2.50. Phoenix Hosiery—35¢ to 75¢ pair. Ties—A Gala Array! $1.25 to $2.50. SLEEVE MODEL! A New 1936 Sports Back 25 30 $35 Designcd especially for men who want rports back freedom and comfcrt without the usual faney backs! Simple underarm pleats, and two side vents, that's all there is to it! TOPCOATS WE CAN FIT YOU! Brand new arrivals in blue mix, gray mix and tweeds . . . A re- ‘markable value at This is another reason why our hat department is recog- nized as the style headquart- ers! The new snap brim for opring has a wider brim and a lower crown. See this and Stetson Hats the other new spring hat b $15.00 and $17.50 | stvies today: | $6.50 .M. BEHRENDS (0., Inc. "]uneéxu’s Leading Department Store”, Tune in on KINY nightly at 7:15 p.m. for Poll Parrot Program! Hardeman Hats $4.50—$5.00