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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1936. |HIGH WIND PREVENTS |LAST RITES F | , SAFETY MEETING IRVING PLANE FROM | STURRocK igfififiéwf Y CORPORATION PAPERS SATURDAY NlGHT} The Irving A’:rways Lockheed!nelz::dz;d‘;e SZST::S ;f :Ir‘xglu:t_ \;:-_‘ ful::in\f/})i;o':‘:;:sfi:lang1:;-“;‘:1(\‘;: ATA.B.HALL Vega seaplane, piloted by Gene | ritualistic Masonic services for Alex| A Boyle by the Boris Ma\mds Co, Meyring, which left Juneau shortly| Sturrock, who died last Tuesday at|InC. and Arctic Airways, both to after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon' St. Ann’s Hospital will be held to- | OP€rate at Nome. A. J. Crews to Sign Up for Work to Be Given by Bureau Engineer camp nurse until Sunday, June 21 "ml‘ and clay, cork and pottery THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE She_hag been in Dr. W. M. Wmtc»( classes,. GlRL swUIs'AR'E‘,hcad‘s tfice for two and a half| To Drive Cars \FIRE RAGING AT | years and was trained in the N:\n-! Among the women who hnve} B. C. Miss Peterson's duties at and who will take the girls to the| AMP SATURDAY camp tomorrow are: Mrs. N. Lester | camp will consist in giving instruc- | tion in First Aid, checking the girls| Troast, Mrs. T. J. Petrich, Mrs ’ | A Cars Will Take Campers and Supplies to Eagle Im and out of swimming and being | Harry 1. Lucas, Mrs. Elmer River Tomorrow on the beach while the girls are in| Friend, Mrs. John A. Glasse. A| for Skagway was prevented from morrow afternoon at the Scottish| Incorporators of the former are landing at that port by rough water Rite Temple. Private services wil| BOris Magids, well known Arctic resulting from wind estimated by be conducted at 1:30 p. m. follow- | trader, Elizabeth Magids Chamber= Pilot Meyring at 25 miles per hour. ed by public services at 2 p. m. Iim, wife of Art Chamberlin, Terri- A cather report received here The casket will not be opened in torial Rep.resentalni‘ from tlhc y before the plane took off the Temple, it was announced to- | peoong, Division and O. D. Cocli stated that a 12-mile wind was blow- day, but friends may call at the | jenyocmocratic nominee for e ing at Skagway, but it had appar- chapel In the C. W. Carter Mortu- | joioy s Sonate Capital stock 1§ ently increased in violence before ary between the hours of 7 and 9| geen o prooc00 The firm will o the arrival of the Irving plane, o'clock this evening or before the Lhorc @ 8eneral merchandising buss [ the water. Forest Service truck will take all| Three Counsellors have been chos- | supplies out to the Eagle River Cannery Buildings, Wild en by Miss Alice Palmer to help| Landing e i George Rice, a member of| Life Endangered—Skag- the camp committee plans to go out | | her with the camp's direction. The: Mis. [ y jare Mary Wildes, Sybil Godfr | way CO ind Doris Freeburger to the camp for the first few days ay B i ntrolled R and aid in getting it underway. ¢ Mrs. William Byington who was Miss Wildes is u first class Girl| 4”20 ac aesistant camp director under Miss Palmer was forced to A crews conduc ting for the purpose of en- s of the A. J. mine safety cou to be here H. B. Hum- A forest fire is raging cn a mile front on both sides of Halibut Bay, Kodiak Island, and threaten- With the opeis of the Girl scout camping period at Eagle River be- Scout, and has worked in the scout inning tomorrow, girls with their iness organizaticn in director, Miss Alice Palmer are bus- ily engaged in making final arrange- ments for the two weeks outing Cars will leave for camp tomor- row afternoon at 1 o'clock from Mrs. W. W. Council's. On the re- turn trip the Boy Scouts who have completed their camping period will come back to Juneau. es. money and time have been donated in generous quantiti townspeople, and the Girl Scout organization is duly apprec- jative for the kindnesses of the citizens toward making the camp- ing trip the success it promises to be, leaders of the organization announced today. Also a great deal of credit goes to the Girl Scouts themselves for their activity in selling a large number of tickets to the benefit performance at the Coliseum last Tuesday even- ing. The proceeds derived from the show were very satisfactory, Mrs W. W. Council, chairman of the Camp Committee announced Ready To Go In line with preparation for the camp all of the Girl Scouts who intend to enjoy the outing have re- ceived their health certificates from the doctor and a permit to attend Supy Chicago and Ta- coma. She is an expert swimmer | having learned the sport when she was five years old and has her Girl | Scout life saving merit badge as well as the American Red Cross| Life Saving emblem. She will-con- | duct a class in swimming and arch- | ery, and will also have charge of > 10 minutes of setting up exer- es cach morning-following inspec- ion Sybil Godfrey, a member of the Chilkoot Troop in Juneau, will help | with the supervision of the daily | | bulletin which will be an account | of each day's camp activities. She has been on the Totem staff for| two years and also on the J-Bird staff for that length of time. Miss Godfrey has been placed in charge of the programs, one of which each patrol will be responsible for during | the camping session. She will also | help with signaling cl and games. Doris Freeburger wiu .oulst Miss | Godfrey with the bulletin and with the swimming which will b& direct- ed by Miss Palmer. Doris was as- | sistant editor of the J-Bird last year and is editdr of the publica- | tion for this year. She was also a | give up the posilicn due to the nec- essity of her remaining in Juneau ing the building of the Halibut Bay cannery, according to a message | from the radio operator at Kodiak where she is employed at the Nug- get Shop. Although the weather has chang- ed and rain seems evident, the girls | are not at all worried as plenty of activity has been provided for them regardless of conditions. On Sunday, June 21 which will be visitors day a special program is being arranged which will begin at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Miss Palmer announced. - BUSINESS HUMMING AT PETERSBURG, WHITTIER REPORTS| M. 5. Whittier, Assistant Collector | Ranger Chipperfield has left on of Customs, returned to his Juneau | the Ranger IX on a patrol and in- headquarters on the North Sea spection trip in the Chatham Straits after an official check up trip t0 area which will take him arounl Petersburg. He reported Petersburg Baranof and Chichagof Islands be- preparing for a big fishing season | fore he returns. and spring activity in full swing.| Rising humidity and light The Pacific American Fisheries Cflfl"cased the fire hazard appre: nery has been practically rebuilt|today, Assistant Regional Fo and is anticipating a good season.|Wellman Holbrook reported The shrimp cannery is operaling| was falling here and at Wrar |to the Alaska Game Commission | The entire crew and all available men are fighting the conflagration which has been burning for a week | the message said. | Wild life is endangered as the | flames are spreading rapidly, the operator reported in his message thi morning. The area is not within the national forest. Word to the U. S. Forest Service office here today from District Ranger W. A. Chipperfield said the fire north of Skagway on the White Pass and Yukon is now under con- trol and Gus Frolander has been left in charge with several men to keep the flames in check until they burn out. camp signed by their mothers and member of the Totem staff. She scout captain of their troop. | has been chosen to help with in- Miss Helen Peterson will act as struction in nature stu signaling | VENETIAN BLINDS for HOME and OFFICE While Venetian Blinds have been in use for over 200 years, they are, today, more popular than ever in the modern home and office. Interior decorators and archi are urging their use, both for their orative value as well as utility. They lend a charm and beauty to your windows that can be accomplish- ed in no other way. You can have any degree of light desired as well as ventilation with privacy especially desirable for bed rooms, We have installed Venetian Blinds on the windows in our model rooms in our Furniture Department so that you can see for yourself the advantages they have over ordinary blinds. They can be had in colors to match your woodwork and in sizes to fit any window. JUNEAU-YOUNG HARDWARE GO, tects dec- —————e— — AT THE HOTELS Gastineau Larry Larson, Taku; Colwell, Chadron, Nebr.; Percy, Crawford, Nebr. Zynda Neil Ward; C. M. Addol; Jeanne Lamph, Ketchikan; Bertha M. Ti- ber, Juneau; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jameson, San Francisco. Alaskan Bill Thomas, City; Jim Locke, City; D. Cambera, City; L. Parker, =4 Margaret John W. City. full time now. and it was expected universally Considerable city work is under- | way, the plank streets are being | torn up, widened and will be re-| placed with gravel surface. Con-| crete sidewalks are being installed. | Preparations also are going forward | for the small boat harbor dredging | work to be done there this season.| MRS. ADSIT REPGRTS RAINY OREGON VISIT Mrs. Agnes Adsit, Chief Clerk in| the Territorial Auditor’s office, re- turned on the North Sea from a month’s vacation in the States. She spent most of the time in Portland with relatives and friends and re- ports an enjoyable vacation, al-| though there was an abundance of rain. Last Sunday driving from| Portland to Seattle, Mrs. Adsit said the rain fell in such torrents the| windshield swipe would not carry| it off. It was accompanied by a| stiff wind. While in Portland she read in the papers of the fine sun-| shine Juneau was enjoying and re- turned today to a bleak, overcast day. Mrs. Adsit's brother publishes the Review at Milwaukee, near Port- land. the Southeast. -+ o LARSON FINED Al Lars: was fined $20.in U 8. Commissioner’s Court this morn- ing on a charge of disorderly co; duct. Larson was accused of creat- ing a disturbance in the Federal Building last Saturday morning - D Indians, Because of Flood, Travel Long Distance to Fish VANCOUVER, B. C., June 12. — Seven hundred Indians are ready for a mass migration from their Kitwinga and Hazelton district homes to the fishing grounds at the mouth of the Skeena river, only 50 miles distant. Unable to go di- Ty y because of floods, they will come here by rail and then by boat to the fishing grounds, having trav- eled 1,580 miles. Cannery and fish- the mass movement saying the In- | dians were needed. - CHARGED BY BEAR With only a light rifle for de- fense, Ivar Peterson, well known trapper of the Fort Yukon and Beaver areas, now in Fairbanks, | |defended himself successfully from la big grizzly which attacked him on Mascot Creek while he was hunting sheep. Peterson, who car- ried a 25-20, killed the bear with eight shots. FLAG|DAY EXERCISES Elks’ Hall At 1:30 o’Clock RUBINC TNV ITE Admission Free Sunday Afternoon D every activity. Choose model from the most and sizes! checks, dre young men. Hats T T TR Colors ing fleet representatives arranged | = I MEN’S SUITS SUITS for every hour, every occasion, group . . they're all complete in models Three-piece suits in tweeds and worsteds. London stripes, sporty plaids and plain solid colors. All sizes, all styles for men and = by Safety Engineer from the U cau of Mines, has been called for 8 o'clock Saturday evening in the | A. B. Hall, headquarters of the Ju-! neau Mine Workers Association, it was announced today by B. D. Stew- art, Territorial Commissioner of Mines. The number of clas meeting places for the work program will be after enrollment Satur the Commissioner said. He stated that opportunity was being given by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining | Company to every one of their men to avail themselves of the training The present plan calls for about 30 men each to a class. Those who took the preliminary traiing to serve as instructors have virtually completed the Mr. Stewart said, and are their certificates. It is planned, the Commissioner said, to hold a first aid contest later, probably in the fall, similar s and the mine safety determined ay night, 1 one held four years to winning crews. Eleven teams part contest four years ago. - SKINNERS MAKING TRIP, NORTH SEA Ned Skinner, son of Gilbert ner of the firm of is a passenger aboard the North Sea, enroute to the Alaska Pacfic mon Corporation plant at thorp with a party of cannery wo ers Mrs. D. E. Skinner, mother of C bert Skinner, is a round trip p: senger on the steamer, accompan- ied by Mrs. E. T. Buxton - FORWARD RETURNS Forest Examiner C. H. Forward, who has been surveying in advance of timber cutting crews in the West Coast area, returned to Juneau on the North Sea. He has been gon- about six weeks. Two crews are now working in the district and Forward expects to return later to lay out more work. in the D MRS. SOWERBY HERE Mrs. 1. Sowerby arrived in Juneau aboard the North Sea and will re- ‘ main here for the summer. On her way north she stopped off at Wran- ‘g\"ll and visited with Mr. and Mrs. ‘Z M. Bradford and family » - - | ATTENTION MASONS | There will be a called communi- | cation of Mount Juneau Lodge No. | 147, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 | sharp, for the purpose of holding | the burial services of our late | Brother Alex Sturrock, Sr., by the |order of the W. M | J. W. LEIVERS, | —adv. Szc your favorite suitable price Nationally Known MICHAELS-STERN and “TIMELY CLOTHING" $25 $30 $35 Stetson and Hardeman New Shipment Hardeman Hats in new Summer Shapes and $4.00 and $5.00 B. M. Behrends Co. Inc. Juneau's Leading Department Store Visit Our Upstairs Bargain Department umumummmluumuummmnuuummuiniummmnmmuluummnmum|um’l_mnumuum’nuum,mmilmmumuuuuuumum which made landing dangerous. Mrs. G. F. Frecburger, her daug ter, Doris Freeburger, their house guest, Mrs. Freeburger's niece Doris Kimble, Louis Delebeque, Bert El-| stad and J. C. Massey, passengers aboard the plane, had planned to! spend the afternoon in Skagway {and return last night to Juneau, were forced to remain aboard the ane and return at once. | After returning from Skagway the Iriving plane made a scenic flight over Juneau, Douglas and Mendenhall Glacier with a party of Douglas “tourists” including Alec Gair, Jr,, Bill Robertson, Jack Mills, Everett Martinson, Orin Edwards and Frank Stragier, - NEW DEPUTY APPOINTED A. B. Simonsen has been ap- pointed Deputy Clerk of Court at Ketchikan to replace Miss Ruth Russell, who is to be married June 21, it announced today by Robert Coughlin. - o was of Court ANDERSON FOR SITKA Neill Sitka merchant, is 2 p the North Sea returning to the Mayo clinic Minn., Anderson, ger aboard from a tri at Rochester, | for medical treatment. How to make Good Coffee every time Fohow these directions — use rea- sonable care — and your coffee will always be mellow, delicious and sparkling clear, Use a Drip Coffee Maker Ask your grocer to show you the new model Schilling Drip Maker. It is efficient — modern and inexpensive, . Schifling Use Schilling Drip Coffee It is specially blended, roasted and ground for the modern drip process, Use a Filter Paper They are packed in each tin of Schilling Drip Coffee. Try this triple alliance of special coffee — drip maker — and filie® paper. The result is delicious! I Our Blue Serge Suit is a Knock- out at this price | funeral hour tomorrow. Incorporators of the airway are Mrs. Chamberlin, of Deering, Chess ter G. Brown and Henry G. Miller, | both of Nome Capital stock is list= FLY TO ATLIN FOR THE WEEK | €d at $50,000. END: Special Excursion rates. Good e fishing, beautiful scenery. Leaving BARR PLANE FROM Saturday afternoon and returning ATLIN; OFF SATURDAY Sunday afternoon or you may stop over in Atlin and return on a later _ The North Canada Air Express trip. Comfortable nine-passenger FPilgrim transport plane flown by L. plane. Make your reservations at F. BaIr arrived from Atln at 4:20 the Gastineau Hotel or Phone 10. ©'clock yesterday afternoon and will _ady. leave Juneau for Atlin tomorrow evening. - > — AIR EXCURSION CORBY'’S 8 YEAR OLD CANADIAN $1-75 $340 Full Pint Full Quart PAY'N TAKIT GEORGE BROTHERS LIQUOR DEPARTMENT OUTING TOGS JUST ARRIVED. . .'the very swank, light gray, all-wool, zipper-front FLANNEL ¢ SUTTg The Coat at $6.50 and the Pants at $6,50 or the complete Suit is $12.00. The pants can be worn with an odd coat for afternoon or evening and either garment is a wonderful value. NECKTIES — A very complete showing for summer wear from $1.25 You will find all of the new items of Ready-to-Wear in our Men's Department. STAR BRAND ALL-LEATHER SHOES For Every Member of the Family!