The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 27, 1936, Page 2

it O Y T SPUD PRICES | TAKE ADVANCE; RECORD BROKEN SEATTLE, May 27—Potato prices broke records today for ten years. New crop spuds sold for $5 to $5.25 a sack on Produce Row, an advance of 75 cents and $!, over rday's wholesale quotations. Certain grades of old supplies are i thausted. There are only small offerings. Spuds are now scarce not only in Washington bu'. in (mluunvn INSURRECTION - NOW CRUSHED MEXICO CITY lowing a series of tles betwee Federal troops and insurgents, in| which many rebels have been killed the War Department announces the insurrection in the States of G ajuato and Durango have \uumll\ been crushed. ye: Juneau Boy Is to ? Receive Diploma GOLDEN, Colorado, May 27. Bennie G. Messer of Juneau, Alaska, is one of the 95 seniors who will receive silver diplomas at the Colo- rado School of Mines’ sixty-second annual commencement on May 29. Messer has been active in sports and is a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He has taken a leading part in various student activities ‘The professional degree of engineer of mines will be conferred upon him. Col. Willard T. Chevalier, pub- lishing director of the McGraw-| Hill Company, and a nationally J known engineer, will deliver the commencement address. COA Dress and Sport Models $9 9 .50 Whlte Coats $l 3 «p‘o—“— e resses als in Silks— DRESS SPEC] qug}tfl‘.frgilgggjg" Satins—Taffetas—Nets! Sizes 14 to 46. - s DlNNER and DANCE FROCKS REPES ACES CHIFFONS - PRINTS hcul Colors and Black—-Sizes 14 to 42 Specially Priced from 51250105225 Special Group AFTERNOON ONE AND TWO-PIECE STYLES Rough Crepes and Silk Prints $l4 50 and $l9 75 Closed All Day Saturday—MEMORIAL DAY B.M.BEHRENDS CO.,Inc. "Tuneau'’s Leading When a bite from an adder he was raising placed Edward E. Smith in_a critical condition, Montreal police called on Florence Zoda, | snake charmer shown here, as the | only person who could safely bag | the cnake which was loose in a hotel room. (Associated Press | Photo) EXECUTED MOSCOwW inchuk, convicted o ror while he May 3 a reigi 27 sem- { of ter- was administrator of Wrangell Island in the Soviet Arc- tic, and his aide, S. O. Startseff were both shot late this afternoon. The two men were condemned by the supreme court tribunal Satur- day night. Four deaths were attri- buted to them and they were charged with starving and mis- treating the Eskimos on the island THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936. e e TS and o bW dBHE | E z a | Department Store" 50 ands | 21.50 Hllllllmmflllllfll'IHIII|I||||III|l|||IIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIN“IIIIHHMMHHHIMIHHHINIHH]II||||II|l|IIIIIIIIIIIIIHllIlIIIIII|IIIl|||||||IIIl_llllllllllllIIIHIIIIlIlHl!!HIIIIIllIIIIIIHIIH|I|||IIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIllIlllIlI IIII|||||I||I[III|I|||II|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'INHIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIII|I|I|I!II!II|I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIl|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIII I Rules Rich Oil, Gas Lands Revert to U. S. WASHINGTON, nay 27.—-Once more overruling the decision of For- mer Secretary of Interior Albert B. Falls it is announced today that Secretary of Interior Iickes has confirmed his ruling of one year ago in giving the United States title to $25,000,000 worth of oil and natural gas in Elk Hills, California. R CHAMBER IS TO MEET TOMORROW NOON,. REPORT ON GRUENING VISIT The Juneau Chamber of Com- merce will meet at noon tomorrow in the Terminal Cafe. The EX- ecutive Committee will make a re- port arising from the conference with Dr. Ernest H. Gruening. D MINER KILLED 1N FALL Lawrence McCarthy, stalwart young miner of Tenderfoot Creek, met instant death when he dropped to the bottom of a 130-foot shaft following the breaking of a cable which dashed the bucket in which he was riding to the bottom of the shaft. McCarthy, who was 22 years old, went to Fairbanks sev- eral years ago from Sumner, Wash., and for the past two summers was employed by the Gunning brothers. He is survived by two brothers, | Ira McCarthy and Adrien Mc- Carthy in Fairbanks. - "ONLY ONE ALASKA” Nicholas Schmidt, Seward tour- ist to Germany, was told by an ardent Hitlerite that there was “only one Germany” and Schmidt replied as ardently that there is “only one Alaska,” and came back home to prove it. Schmidt, an em- ployee at the Jesse Lee Home, gpent six months on a world tour, visiting Japan and China enroute. The people in Germany, he says, are apparently satisfied with'; the situation, but enjoy nothing like )¢ [reedom of speech and action common in America. —_——.v——— There are 4,800,000 acres of land in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico subject to wind |erosion, it was estimated by Prof. lR. 1. Throckmorton of State College. | dia and. sufficiently heavy to cause |{a heavy loss of life in populous ARABIANS IN BEVOLT JERUSALEM, May 27.—Arab andg anti-Jewish terrorism is mounting | and assuming the aspect of a re- bellion in many parts of the Holy Land. This has caused British of-| ficlals to evacuate their families’ out of Jafl‘n RAIN CHOKES FOREST FIRE NEW GRETNA, New Jersey, May 27—A soaking rain has ended all danger of further forest fires in this section. Five persons are known to have Iost their lives in the flames that smt nca!ly 90 square miles. SEVERE QUAKE |S REGISTERED PASADENA, Cnl. May 27. — A severe earthquake, possibly in In- areas;was recorded on the Carné- gie Institution seismograph at 10:30 o'clock last night. It is indicated the disturbance was about 8,000 miles distant. - MISS SKINNER RETURNS Louise Skinner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Skinner arrived in Juneau on the Aleutian after spend- ing two years in schools in the States. Miss Skinner attended the Salem Academy at Winston-Salem, North Carolina last year and grad- uated from Moreno County High School at Thomason, Alabama, this year. Mr. stlnner is Chief Clerk in the Alaska Road Commission. ———el e Orchids growing outdoors in Hawiian Islands” Nve from 50 100 years. AMENDMENT T0 CONSTITUTION 1S ADVOCATED Socialist Convenhon Plank Would End *‘Usurped Power’" of Court CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 27—A platform advoeating a constitution- al -amendment to provide for so- cialization of basic industries and end the “usurped power” of the Supreme Court to declare social legislation, uncons titutional was |adopted by the Socialist Party of America, which convened- in this city. Following its endorsement, for the third consecutive campaign, of Norman Thomas as Presidential candidate, and George Nelson, ‘dirt farmer” of Polk County, Wisconsin, as his runing mate, the conventior adjourned, declaring, in a public statement, its willingness to par- ticipate in the Fedeérated Farmer- Labor Party on a national basis. 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City; John F. Chamberlin, Ketchikan; Ed F. Riley, Seattle; Dr. Robert M. Coffey, Juneau; C. E. McLean, Thane; Chas. C. Walker and wife, Taco- ma; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, Al- bany, Ore.; R. Malson, Albany, Ore.; Mabel Monette, Seattle; Mrs. Fred Jiencke, Seattle; Ken Edwards, Se- attle; P. L. Neil, Manne Meyers, Los Angeles; Joseph R. Werner, Yaki- ma; Earl T. Forsythe, Juneau; Ver- non Bookwalter, Skagway; Merritt Boyle, Skagway; Mr. and Mrs. W. ' J. Mulvihill, Skagway; J. B. War- rack, Ketchikan; B. Maloney, Tul- sequah; James T. Effler. w I il ZYNDA Otto T. McVey, Wrangell; Johnson, Seattle; V. Power; Field, Seattle; Gilbert C. wife and children, Seattle; Burgy, Hoonah; Betty Lokken, Ju- | neau; H. R. Elliott, Tenakee; W. A, f Young and wife, Juneau. 1 Olof G. C. Field Gus ALASKAN Gitti, Helmer Castle Rock, Wash.; and Mrs. Joe La Rue, Juneau; Young, Juneau. - Mr. Jack GET THEM E£RE d. placer location notices (or sale a.t The Emnire office, mining e: versity of Alaska mining short course: in or. Fairbanks, wher mencement versity received his appointment here from Engineer, city on the next southbound steam- er. street and water sy ments under the firm of Wright and Stock to | points Atlin, B. C.; Matt E. 0"" the Ranger IX for the voyage. ENGINEER INSPECTOR Howard B. Wilcox, in charge of ension work for the Uni- who conducted in Juneau and other Southeast Alaska citie ast winter, will spend the summer n Petersburg as Engineer Inspect- Mr. Wilcox, who arrived from he attended com- at the Uni- the Yukon exe of Alaska, on City that Beers, Petersburg and will sail for n I Wilcox will supervise WPA em improve- s awarded to Mr. contr CHIPPERFIELD ON TRIY District Ranger W. A. Chipper- ield of the U. S. Forest Service was eaving today for an inspection trip Haines, Skagway and otl in that district. He drove to Tee Harbor and boarded MOTOR-DRIVEN BRUSH TYPE... GENERAL §) ELECTRIC CLEANER FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY > 4 Warden Donaid S. Haley of Bureau of Fisheries left this morn- ing for his new station at Craig. He | goes as far as Petersburg on Kittiwake and the Auklet. the then transfers to 0 s DEPA RTMENT Forecas* for Juneau and vicinity, 'Fair tonight and probably Thursday; i LocaL Time 4 p.m. yest'y 4 am. today Noon today 291 29.67 29.66 47 39 56 O AGRICULTURE., WEATHER BUREAU "THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity $3495 $4.00 DOWN Immediate Delivery $4.00 PER MONTH beginning at 4 p. m., May 27: light to moderate westerly winds. DAI'A Weatn, | Lt. Rain Cldy Cldy | 80 81 41 N Calm w 4 0 15 CABLE AND KADIO REPORTS | YESTERDAY Highest 4p.m. emp. temp 54 | 28 | .46 42 | 56 56 ‘ @ 8 | I , Station *{Anchorage . Barrow . Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Duteh Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau . Sitka . Ketchikan . Prince Rupert Edmonton ... Seattle . Portland ~ ‘New York . {Washington 28 . 62 42 46 48 52 48 | Lowest4am. 4am. Precip. temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weaih TODAY ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. JUNEAU DOUGLAS s, 32 22 Cldy Clear Clear Rain Cldy | . Cldy Cldy Clear . Cldy Cldy Rain | Cldy Clear Rain Cldy | Rain Cldy Cldy 1 20 4 Calm Calm INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 183§ Trace .22 Trace Pt. Alaska 4 4 4 8 4 8 0 0 O DR S R S e WA WEATHER CONP*TIONS Ketchikan, cloudy, tempedature, {Wrangell, raining, 48; Sitka, clear, Point, clear, 48; Skagway, clear, 43; cloudy, 44; Chitina, cloudy, 40; McCarthy, raining, 40; Anchorage, partly cloudy, 46; Nenana, missing; partly cloudy, 50; Tanana, cloudy, | AT 8 A M. j\ 48; Craig, partly ; Radioville, claer, Yakutat, cloudy, 50; 4; Soapstone clear, 44; Cordova, 4 Juneau Fairbanks, cloudy, 48; Hot Springs, 48; Ruby, clear, 41; Nulato, clear, | 50; Kaltag, clear, 40; Unalakleet, cloudy, 38; Flat, clear, 44; Crook- ed Creek, missing. WEATHER SYNOPSIS | Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. The barometric pressure continues low this morning from Cali- | fornia northward to the Arctic Coast and westward to the Bering | . Sea and Aleutian Isalnds; there being two centers, one being located | a short distance west of Oregon and another over the Pacific Ocean, “near Atka, while high pressure previled over the Pacific Ocean in the | vicinity of the Midway and Hawaiian islands. This general pressure | tion has been attended by to Fairbanks and Aklavik followed hy clearing weather over the northern portion of Southeast Alaska. % prevailed over the western ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATURING CARSTEN’S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND || .TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected Dprecipitation from California Fair portion of Alaska.