The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 7, 1936, Page 2

From coast to coast, all across the country, smart women are wedaring SUITS with Short Ja Coats . . Finger-tip Jack $22.50 and 1259 Smart Easter ACCESSORIES at moderate cost HATS . . . GLOVES PURSES . SCARES . FLOWERS.. . UMBRE B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. . BLOUSES THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1936. ckets . . Box ets HOSIERY . HANKIES LLAS TRAIN PLUNGES INTO GULLEY AS BOMB EXPLODED Fifty Are Bai—e;ed to Have Been Killed in Mexi- can Outrage VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April 7.— The bombing of a bridge on the Mexican Railway near Paso del Macho buried many dead and | wounded beneath the burned, tan- gled wreckage when the Vera Cruz- Mexico City night train was plunged iimo a deep ravine by the explosion. | The bodies of the Pullman con- ductor and fireman were the first recovered. Toll May Reach 50 It is said the number of victims | might reach 50 if all of the Pullman | car occupants and some of the crew are killed. A group of unknown men, believed |to be rebels, are reported to have | bombed the bridge as the train passed over it last night. The engine, two Pullmans, express and mail cars plunged into the gul- ley but the first and second class !cus did not leave the track. Wreckage Afire The cars in the gulley immediately | Tcaught fire but it is not known whether they were fired by the at- tackers or if fired from the bomb. No foreigners are known to have been aboard the train but several important Mexican officials were ‘laboard, including three candidates for the gubernatorial nomination of the National Revolutionary party in! the primary held last Sunday. ! FERAWORKIN COMING BRIDE IS HONORED, SHOWER A kitchen shower for Miss Mar- garet Robinson, who is to wed Mr. Ernest L. Smith Easter Sunday, is oeing given by Misses Alpha and Linda Furuness, girlhood friends of ‘he bride, at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. About 20 guests are invited to the affair which will be givem at the home of Miss Robinson. e ee—— CANNERY SHIP SAILS NORTH AFTER STRIKE Pacific - American Fisheries Tender Meets Demands of Fishers’ Union BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 7.— The North King, cannery tender for Pacific-American Fisheries, sailed for Alaska late this afternoon, fol- lowing settlement of wage difficul- ties with the Alaska Fishermen’s Union. The tender was scheduled to de- part Monday, but negotiations for the agreement delayed its sailing, members, of the Maritime Federation refusing to man the vessel until the fishermen’s demands had been met, The union was chartered last Fri- day by Harry Stuhr, Seattle organiz- er, who demanded shorter hours, higher prices for fish, and a per- centage on the total number of cases packed in the season. The North King will take 220 can- nery workers and fishermen north. She is the first canrery shiv to leave for Alaska this season WIDE INTEKEST IN JUNEAU IS TO | | BERESUMED All Men Formerly Employ- ed on Projects to Be Returned to Work | A e Federal Emergency Relief Work {will reopen in Juneau Friday morn- _ing, to continue until funds are ‘exhausted, according to advices em- y.anating from the local offices ' today. ! All men formerly employed on FERA projects will be returned to work. Men are asked to consult the bulletin board in the lobby of the Federal and Territorial Build- ing as to when and where they | will report. | ——————— ot VOCATIONAL WORK Vocational education is meeting a warm reception in the Interior, ac- cording to A. E. Schoettler, Director Vocational Education, who has just returned from the Westward. Mr. Schoettler visited Fairbanks, An- chorage, Palmer, Seward, Cordova | and Valdez. Plans are under way to start the vocational work at both Cordova and Valdez next fall, and | probably at Nenana. Wide interest | is being shown at Palmer, heart of the Matanuska colony, and an in- structor in agricultural work will be | kept there all summer. Pointing to the interest among students in practical courses, Echoettjer found 29 out of 36 Seward school girls taking home economics. | D MARRIED Mike Tomanovich of Kimshan Cove and Mary Kardas of Butte, Mont., were united in marriage Mr. | “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” It Will Pay You to Visit Qur Upstairs Bargain Department BUNNELL HERE AFTER MISSION IN WASHINGTON President of Alaska Univer- sity Has Been Work- ing on Bills (Continued from Page One) tion work in the Territory is de- veloped as a Territorial function Federally supported to the same extent and under the same Acts that Federal aid for such work is granted to each of the States and to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The ultimate authorization under all ex- periment station acts for Alaska would be $92,795.60. Aiding Dimond Senator Schwellenbach, Dr. Bun- nell said, is very much interested in all Alaskan affairs, and is very anxious to assist Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond in securing leg- islation of benefit to the Terri- . tory. “The greatest and most difficult problem at the University of Al- aska at present,” Dr. Bunnell said, . “Is how, to take care of the stu- dents. If we had the necessary buildings, enrollment would double in two years. Last year we had accommodations in the men's dormitory for 58 students, and 85 applied for admission. We used | the Eielsen Memorial Building for barracks.” The total number of :siudents registered last year for credit work Dr. Bunnell reported, was 193. About 100 students enrolled for short courses in mining and home economcs. at -the University of Al- aska, and. the University extension service presented the short courses * to about 450 students in Southeast “Andrew Nerland, delegate from _the Fourth Division to the Re- i Territorial Convention at and many other friends Dr. Bunnell aboard the 1 | CANNERY MAN TO WESTWARD here yesterday by U. S. Commis- Bound to the Westward to begin sioner J. F. Mullen. Witnesses were the season’s operations, Frank Mec- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Prpich. Tomano- Conaghey of the Surf Canneries, vich is employed at Hirst-Chicha- 900000000000 000000000 Inc., who has clam and salmon op- 140 of them from Alaska, and antici- |SIDNEY CHARLES HERE | FOR GOP CONVENTION | Sidney D. Charles, former Juneau newspaper man and now publisher | of the Alaska Fishing News at Ket- | chikan, arrived on the Yukon as a | delegate to the Republican Territor- ial Convention, opening in Douglas | | Thursday morning. | Considerable improvements are| | noticeable in Ketchikan, according | to Charles, who named the fol- |lowing enterprises as examples: the Ketchikan Packing Company is put- ting the finishing touches on a large, new warehouse for cannery machinery; the Talbot and Spauld- ing dock is roofing over an exten- sion, and the New England Fish Company has finished improve- ments to its water and power plant. Alse, the Fair Building has been enlarged in preparation for the in- | dustrial fair to be held next fall,‘i and the Alaska Cooperative and Marketihg Association has entered the open market, with headquarters in Ketchikan, and contacts already made for disposal of its catch. “In fact,” says Charles, “to para- phrase Mae West: when you want to | get a glimpse of real prospnmy,' come up and see us some time,” e SEARCH BEGAN FOR MISSING SITKA MAN U. S. Commissioner Henry Bahrt of Sitka has ordered a search start- ed for Elmer Larson who has been missing since April 1, according to word to the Governor’s office today Frank Sutherland reported to the | Commissioner that Larson was be-| lieved lost between Firstead Fur Farm and Broad Island. RO GEPNER WEST BOUND F. A. Gepner, Superintendent of the New England Fish Company plant at Cordeva, is a,passenger abeard the Yukon enroute from the Siztes to Cordova. Mr. Gepner stat- cd that he was advised by radio yes- terday that threatemed labor trou- blet in the Cordova area have been settled. e ———— COCHRANE FOR NOME O. D. Cochrane, prominent Nome attorney, is a passenger on the Yukon from the States to Seward, pates a good year. SHOP IN JunEAU:. OHIO RIVERIS STILL FLOODED ALONG COURSE Second High Water in Month at Paducas— Little Damage CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 7.— The Ohio River stood today at flood stage at its Pittsburgh source, and 12 feet above flood stage at the mouth at Cairo, Ill., with most of the 881 miles between these points re- maining below flood level. Little damage was in prospect from the second high water in less | than a month at Paducas, Ky., where | hundreds of families fled their homes as business streets were inundated. -ee Leland Johnston was discharged from St. Ann's today after recover- ing from a severe attack of flu. { T TAP BEER IN TOWN! [ J {{ Recreation Parloxs and [ I enroute to his home in Nome, i--m—-——--—-.--.p. FOOD CO. “Your Home-Owned Grocery and Market” gof. B e SR WINKLER RETURI M. A. Winkler, well known Fair- banks transportation man, is a passenger on the Yukon, returning to his home after a trip Outside. O O T CASTCGR LILIES Extra Choice TED MISS ROBINSON T0 WED ERNEST SMITH SUNDAY Ceremony WBe Held 8 o'Clock Easter Evening at Holy Trinity In a ceremony on Easter Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Miss Frances: Margaret Robinson will become the bride of Mr. Ernest L. Smith. The ceremony which will be pub- lic to the couple’s friends will be followed by a reception at the Masonic Temple to which guests will be invited. Members of the Hastern Star will assist at the re- ception. Miss Alpha Furuness will be maid of honor, Miss Linda Furuness, bridesmaid, and Mr. Vincent Derig, best man. | The bride, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. W. H. Robinson, and who is a well known Juneau girl, attended |the Juneau grade and high school, after which she was a student at the University of Alaska for one year. She later attended Washing- ton State College. Mr. Smith, who is employed at the Alaska Juneau Mine, comes from La Grande, Oregon, where he at- tended Eastern Oregon Normal. Be- | fore that time he attended high school at Traverse City, Michigan. The couple will reside at the Harris Apartments. - CLAUSONS ON YUKON E. C. Clauson, manager of the grocery department for the North- ern Commereial Company in Fair- banks, and Mrs. Clauson are passen- i gers aboard the Yukon, returning from a trip to the States. T SR A U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) , Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p. m., April 7: Rain tonight and Wednesady; moderate to fresh southeast winds. LOCAL DATA ‘Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloelty Weathey 4 p.m. yest'y 2957 41 81 SE 12 Lt. Rain | 4 am. today 29.60 39 85 SE 12 Lt. Rain Noon today 29.72 41 84 SE 10 Lt. Rain CABLE AND KADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | : TODAY Highest 4p.m. Lowest4a.m. 4am. Precip. sam. Station temp. temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weathes Anchorage 35 - 25 - - 03 —_ Barrow .. 4 4 -2 4 14 0 Cldy Nome 18 16 10 14 16 0 Clear Bethel 10 10 | 4 4 8 0 Pt. Cldy Fairbanks 12 12 | 8 8 8 0 Clear Dawson 16 14 | -4 -2 8 0 Clear St. Paul, 34 28 | 22 22 14 [ Clear Dutch Harbor 36 32 28 28 8 Trace Cldy Kodiak 44 42 | 26 26 6 .02 Clear Cordova ........ 40 38 34 34 10 18 Rain Juneau ... .4 41 37 39 12 178 Rain Sitka .. . 42 _ | 37 - e 42 —_ Ketchikan ... 50 46 38 38 6 1.38 Cldy Prince Rupert ... 44 44 | 36 40 48 12 Razin Edmonton 18 | 18 32 6 .08 Cldy Seattle 56 | 46 48 16 Trace Cldy Portland 56 | 42 44 4 0 Cldy San Prancisco ... 68 50 52 4 0 Clear New York .. 64 42 44 6 22 Rain Washington 62 4“4 4 6 .08 Rain D S O R S 0 134 WEACHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A. M. Sitka, raining, temperature, 38; Radioville, showers, 40; Juneau, raining, 39; Skagway, cloudy, 36; Cordova, sleeting, 35; Chitina, cloudy, 17; McCarthy, clear, 12; Anchorage, snowing, 28; Fairbanks, clear, 16; Nenana, clear, 14; Hot Springs, cloudy, 8; Tanana, clear, 5; Ruby, clear, 10; Nulato, partly cloudy, 10; Kaltag, clear, 5; Unalakleet, clear, 4; Crooked Creek, partly cloudy, 6; Flat, partly cloudy, 16. WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressure prevailed this morning throughout Al- aska and the northeastern portion of the North Pacific Ocean, there being two storm areas, one over the Gulf of Alaska and another over the Aleutians. High barometric pressure prevailed from the West Coast States southwestward to the Hawalian Islands. This gen- eral pressure distribution has been attended by rains along the coast- al regions from Kodiak to British Columbia, also over the upper MacKenzie and Alberta, and by fair weather over the remainder of the field of observation. It was colder this morning along the coastal regions from Dutch Harbor (o Kodiak and warmer ove “£3[[€A OIZUSMIBIN ouj I LYDICK FOR CORDOVA | J. V. Lydick, Auditor of the Copper | River and Northwestern Railroad, | - BOUND FOR FAIRBANKS Max Behlke, Fairbanks merchant, | and Mrs. Behlke are passengers on | the Yukon. enroute froin Seattle ! | Seward. i | TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY | FOR SALE—Studebaker T-passeng- | er sedan. Cheap, good running | condition. See Jimmie Carlson af | Arctic. | | FOR SALE 1929 Essex coach, | good mechanical condition. $100 cash, including license. Telephone 229. | ATTENTION REBEKAHS | There will be a regular meeting at the I. O. O. F. Hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. A large at- tendance is greatly desired. Vis- iting members welcome. MILDRED CASHEN, Secretary. —adv. AR AR INDIAN WOMAN GUILTY LIGHT IIN TOWN Sam A. Light, representing the Tonkin Distributing Company, Inc., | i 1 Mrs. Ehzasern :elds, Indian wo- gm% og;ssenger on the Yukon for man of Hlawidk. was catvicted: of z;r‘:ll(v:)end from Petersburg on the ) slaying her hushand, Clyde, last i November, and was sentenced by o RETURNING HOME the court at Ketchikan to serve| George Hagedorn euered St H. P. Sheppard, interior merchant | seven years at the Oregon State| Ann's hospital this noon for treat- and trader, and Mrs. Sheppard, are | peniteniary. ment for flu. . passengers on the Yukon enroute home from the States. — el - S PETER PAN Beauty Shoppe Announces BIG EASTER SPECIALS From Now Until APRIL 12 Margaret Lindsay Proprietor an Helvi Paulson ! Operator 2 2 l WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 485 B e Juneau Cash Grocery i —————— ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATURING CARSTEN’S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. 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