The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 8, 1936, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936 Iill"llIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIIII!IIIII!IHIIHIII|IIHIIIIIllllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIIIIIIIIIHIIII]E 7 Be"am:a Tmem! FURESTS ARE : RATTLERS IN COURTROOMTO Patcoon Trps SET BLAZING learance v o e e BY LIGHTNING on U. S. DEPARTMENT O} AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. 3. Weather Burean) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m. July 8: iz Cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably showers; light to mod- erate southerly winds. | | LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloclty =~ Weathet 20.73 56 91 s 6 Rain 29.79 53 98 Calm 0 Cldy 20.73 57 8 s ¥ Cldy CABLE AND KADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 4pm. Lightning flashed from rafnless| o0 sy e = ::;:t:nz» V:l?)‘cnlll:y ?u.fx?‘w::; | clouds here today setting three more Ty 52 d 7 g | {forest fires in the drought stricken| ARCHOrag i - Wyoming and Montana forests. ' | BAITOW | 2 Most of the Montana fires were| NOWe 36 Jack Roehm from |reported under controel until the new| Bethel 6 defendant. |Chichagof, L. Lizyansky, and two outbreak today. Fairbanks 48 The woman’s husband, Robert |others | One thousand men are fighting,| Dawson 46 James, is charged with slaying her| The Patco, also of the Alaska Air |almost hopelessly against Wyoming| St- Paul : #“ by allowing rattlesnakes to bite her|Transport Company, with Pilot|fires in the Newcastle area. A | Putch Harbor % foot, which he held in a box of the|Jimmy Rinehart at the controls, left|shortage of water is hindering oper-| Kodiak 30 reptiles, and that failing, drowning|at six o'clock this morning, on alations and beating the fires has| Cordova 54 her in a bathtub and later placing special trip to Tenakee for Mrs. H. 1bec'n resotted to. Juneau 53 the body face down in a fish pond Irving. | ————— Sitka ; ?: to make the death look accidental o =g iExPLUsIUN Ketchikan 3 TCHIGHERIN Attorneys said that the re-enact- Prince Rupert 50 | PASSES AWAY 5 LONDON, July 8.—An explosion ment will be to determine whether Edmonton 44 MOSCOW, July 8.—George Tchi- Charles Hope, who confessed the tor- Seattle 36 turing of Mrs. James, was tellirg Portland 58 {in the Woolrich Royal Arsenal this cherin, former Foreign Affairs Com- afternoon killed five persons, the missar and an old revolutionist, y the truth when he said that the San Francisco 52 rattlers would strike a swiftly mov- | New York 64 5| War Office announces. One person dead here at the age of 64. He was seriously injured. ing object. They declared that Washington i 68 4 snakes have bad eysight and cannot WEATHER UUA2STIONS AT 8 A M. was one of the Soviets ablest states-| " The cause and extent of the dam- men. He relinquished his post injage is not disclosed Time 4 pm. yesty 4 am. today Noon today ENAcT scENE Sheldom Simmons, returned from {oth { Drought Stricken Wood| Sitka yesterday evening with the James’ Attorneys Claim ; e Sections of Two following passengers: W. B. Hed- that Poisonous Snakes States Afire rick, insurance man; Ed Berndt, National Lead salesman, and Mrs. Have Poor Eyesight Tyrra Wahto Nelson. This morning the Bellanca, car- rying U. S. mail, took off for Chich- |agof and Port Althorp with the fol- Plans to bring a live rattler to court|lowing passengers: J. L. Freeburn, to enact with an artificial foot the superintendent of the Chichagof snake torture which the state alleges|mine; Charles Nelson, diver, for Al- preceded the death by drowning of [thorp; Mike Goldberg, Kimshan Mrs. Mary Busch James were an-|Cove. On the return trip the Bel-| nounced today by attorneys for the|lanco carried LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 8. SHERIDAN, Wyoming, July 8— 26 0 04 24 Trace Clear Cldy Cidy Cildy Clear Rain Cldy Rain . Cldy Cldy Cldy Rain Clear, Cldy Cldy Cldy Pt. Cldy Clear Coowscas Sw SILK PRINTS—NOVELTY CREPES $1.00 yard RAYON FLAT CREPES—RAYON TAFFETA 65¢c yard GEORGETTES—PRINTED CHIFFONS $1.00 yard VELVET CORDUROY Semecnl s <] 0 0 0 0 0 see what they are striking unless Ketchikan, cloudy, temperature, 57; Craig, cloudy, 58; Wrangell, cloudy, 56; Sitka, cloudy, 57; Radioville, cloudy, 60; Juneau, cloudy, 55; Skagway, cloudy, 54; Soapstone Point, cloudy, 62; Yakutat, cloudy, 57; Cordova, raining, 53; Chitina, cloudy, 55; Portage, cloudy, 56; Anchor- age, raining, 52; Fairbanks, cloudy Hot Springs, partly cloudy, 54; Tanana, partly cloudy, 62; Ruby, cloudy, 45; Nulato, cloudy, 44; Kal- the abject is still. GOV, MARTIN IS 75¢ $2.75—$ WHITE GOODS—Nainsook, Voile, Sateen Printed Sheers, Cretonnes, Glazed Covering, Drapery Gauze 50 in. MONKSCLOTH—Red, blue, natural 50 in. DECORATIVE LINENS for draperies 50 in. RAYON DRAPERY DAMASK 36 in. wide—25c yard = = = = = = Illfll[lL“l!llHlH[llj\[Iljllll|I||Ill!lJJlIl||||I|!!||||I|ll|imm|flllHII'HIIIlIIII[[I_I 2 WOOLEN FABRICS—Regular NOVELTY WOOL CREPES $1.00 yard Batiste, Flaxon, Percale, Pique, Dimity, Dotted Swiss, Nurses' Suiting, Checker Mesh Clearance 25c yd. COTTON CREPES — Broadcloth, Tissue Gingham; 50c and $1.00 yard BRIGHT NEW COTTON PRINTS B. M. Behrends Co. Inc. “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” yard T0 RUN AGAIN Announces Candidacy for Reelection as Chief Ex- ecutive of Wash. 1.95 yard OLYMPIA, Wash., July 8. — Gov Clarence D. Martin, Demoerat, in a statewide radio talk last night, an- nounced his candidacy for re-elec tion and asked for a vote of confi dence in his conduct of the state ad- ministration. — - SALE POSTPONED Sale of the Nelson property on Douglas Island, north of the bridge. has been postponed until Monday t 2 p. m, according to U. 8. Com- issioner J. F. Mullen. (3 ML R T DISMISSED Charles Cook, who has been rc- ceiving treatment for an eye disor- der, was dismissed from St. Ann’s , Broadcloth, g2 00O AT Chintz, Slip ... yards $1.00 ... 75¢ yard Special 95¢ yard w 3 g 8 £-9 5 BABY ARRIVES Mrs. R. A. Roche gave birth to an 8% pound baby boy at 5 o'clock last evening at St. Ann's Hospital. — .- NEW BUSINESS IN HOMER Charles Sharp, Seldovia merchant, i feported to be breaking ground at Homer for a large store build- ing to serve the rapidly-growing farm colony. ——.e——— | HOTEL CHANGES HANDS | Mr. and Mrs. I. E. VanKirk have taken over the Seattle Hotel in An- chorage. The VanKirks are well known in the Territory. LTI T NS INDIAN CARTOONIST RETURNS Al White, only Indian cartoonist known, has returned to Seward after an absence of ten years. Al was born on the Yukon and edu- cated at Chemawa, famous Indian school in Oregon, and is famous for his comic cartooning. ———— i I A e PRIZE WINNERS and the meat supplied to the needy. ’medmely, Democratic leaders from And down in Texas, there wasithe President on down sought to havoc from that catastrophe of na- ‘gmn a reconsideration. Such pleas please se Guy Smith, Juneau, for Tug-of-War team winners, I)oug-l las Fourth of July program, will | WEEK'S NEWS IN REVIE (Continued from Page One) [ ture, floods. The Guadalupe river | was flooded by heavy rains; the| death list neared 30, with millions | in property losses | GOVERNMENT FINANCES The Federal treasury closed the 1036 fiscal year on June 30 with | the National debt standing at $33,- accomplished such a purpose in ex sellent fashion PIwnm\ Haile Selassie was called |913,000,000. : upon to speak, at the opening ses-| The accumulative deficit in the sion of the League, he walked with |last six years had been $19,386,000,- his usual dignity to the rostrum. 000. Of this amount, $13,969,000,000 There was a wave of applause from has been incurred since the incep- the spectators' gallery {tion of the New Deal. From one end of the press gallery,| In reporting on the condition of where the Italian journalists were |the Treasury, Secretary Henry Mor- gathered, there came pandemonium. |genthau said the Nation's revenue Several Fascist journalists jumped|was on the increase, the Federal up, shouted exercrailons and abuse Government’s expenditures on the at the Emperor. They added to the |decline, uproar with whistles. Other news- - n;-n sought to pull them down into ACADEMIC FREEDOM their seats; but it was not until the At its annual meeting in Port- Swiss police yanked them out of the land, Oregon, the National Educa- assembly hall that order was re-/tion Association issued a warning stored and Selassie was allowed to against Academic restrictions. deliver his plea. They constitute, the Association e |said, “A danger to the fundamental principles of democracy.” Teachers should be accorded the full right of all citizens,” the Asso- NATIONAL AFFAIRS The Federal Government poured | out its resources to relieve the ! drought-suffering agricultural areas. ciation said, “to express their views Sporadic rains late in the week . and ally themselves with or: brought some relief, but there could ganizations of their own choosing.’ be no minimizing the seriousness of ~ There was also criticism of the the situation in the Dakotas and | compulsory oath-of-allegiance laws sections of Minnesota, Nebraska, for teachers. Typical of the restrl_ct- Wyoming and Montana tions on academic freedom, which So far, however, conditions do not the Association criticised, was the appear as devastating as in 1934. |ban in the District of Columbia Quick action followed a White against teaching the principles of House conference and Secretary | Communism. Henry A. Wallace left immediately for the drought regions. From Duluth he messaged Instructions to the De- partment of Agriculture to prepare for the purchasing of cattle forced off. the Northwest ranges. was the decision of Governor Her- This was principally a precaution- bert ¥ Lehman to seek a third gry measure, but five million dollars term in New York. was made available at once. Pur-| Some weeks ago, Lehman said he THE '36 CAMPAIGN In contrast to recent weeks, all was comparatively guiet politically, Of major importance, perhaps, brought a “Draft Lehman” demon- stration at the Democratic conven- tion last week in Philadelphia. Last week-end, Lehman visited the President at Hyde Park; and the de-| cision to run again was issued Tues- | day. Lehman, in his annpouncement, said he could no longer resist the pleas of his party and of those “with whom I have waged the fight for equal opportunity and social se- curity.” Republican leaders, who obviously were pleased with Lehman's an- nouncement of some weeks ago not to seek a third term, said his decis- ion to run again would make no dif- ference; they held to their predic- tions of a G.O.P. sweep in New York State. awards. —adv. ———— TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN _From on and after this date, July 6, 1936, I will not be sponsible for debts contracted for by my wife, Jean Hedges. adv. (Signed) FRANK HEDGES. T fsdiction of the League e In recent Government of Germany has stead- fly increased. In the last election, the Dahzig Nazis gained control of the Free City's Senate. This week the Danzig Govern- ment decided to ignore the sessions of the League; it sent no delegate. This decision was reached after con- sultation with Berlin In buildihg this control in Danzig affairs, Germany has gained an- other vantage point for bargaining with the European powers who seek Hitler’s return not only to the Campaign plans were discussed not only at the White House; but at the Estes Park, Colo., ranch where Governor Alf M. Landon finished up a short vacation. A vacation in July and August was ‘ahead of thé President, with his cross-continent campaigh tour | opening early in September, Mean- while, James A. Farley, the hational chairman, will direct the campaign- ing from New York and Washing- ton. Farley will devote his full time to the campaign. opean security pacts. HEADLINERS Ill—J. P, Morgan, head of the In- fernational Banking House bearing his name, was taken to his Long ing from neuritis. old. Separated—Count Alfonso Cova- donga, former Crown Prince of The Communist party ticket for Spain, prepared to file suit for an 1088 a2 annulment of his marriage three For President — Early Browder, |Vears ago to Edelmira Sampedro, daughter of a wealthy Cuban, Dropped—After severa) days of He is 69 years 1 | Secretary-General of the party. For Vice-President — James M. Ford, Negro party organizer. trial, Carol Frink, Chicago critie, | The nominations were made, and |dropped her alienations of affections \the platform directed, at a mass |Suil against Helen Hayes, the got- meeting in New York's Madison Iess and wife of the playwright, |Square Garden. . |Charles MacArthur. Miss Frink was In the midst of the Ethiopian |MacArthur's first wife question, the Free City of Daneig| Supicide — Alexander provided anether problem for the|Khown with Emma Goldm: League of Nations, of the leading Anarchists, Danzig was opened as a free eity |Self to death in his pove Berkman, an as one chased cattle would be butchered)would return to private life, Im- Tty-ridden after the world war, under the jur-'home in Nice, France, months, the influence of the Hitler: League, but his adherence to Eur- Island home on a stretcher, suffer- * shot him- 1930 due to illness. RIFLE CLUB GETS GUNS, AMMUNITION The Juneau Rifle Club has re- ceived two 30.06 rifles, two .22 caliber target rifles, two cases of ammunition for the large" rifles and 12,000 rounds for the 22's from the National Rifle Association through the Director of Civilian Markmanship for the War Depart- ment. Announcement of the receipt of the expected guns and ammuni- tion was made by Secretary Leo Jewett of the club today and now plans are under way to resume shoots at the Mendenhall Rifle Range. - - HALIBUT SOLD HERE; TWO BOATS ARE ICED The Missouri, Captain Ole Jack- son, sold 5300 pounds of halibut | to the Alaska Coast Fisheries at 6.70 and 4.80 cents, in the only fish sale on the Juneau Market today The Sea Foam, Captain Ted Jones, and the Tern, Captain Andrew Ros- ness, took bait and ice for the banks The Tern is due to leave early to- morrow morning. D MASTOIDECTOMY PERFORMED Susie Gregerioff was operated on for a mastoid this morning at the Lovernment Hospital, Charter No. 5147 = REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE First National Bank of Juneau in the Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on June 30, 1936. RESO & Loans and discounts Overdrafts United States Government obli ly guaranteed Other bonds, stocks and securi Banking house, $56,500.00; Fu; Real estate owned other than 4. T 1 9. process of collection TOTAL ASSETS LIABI Demand deposits of individua porations Time deposits of individuals, tions checks outstanding | (@) investments ) and/er investments | (©) TOTAL DEPOS; 27. (30. Capital account: Common stock, 500 shares, share SBurplus Undivided profits—net i TOTAL LIABILITIES United States Government obli guaranteed Pledged: savings deposits { Against State, county, m® ) | Territory of Alaska, Town of June: and belief. | Directors. (SEAL) Cash, balances with other banks, and cash State, county, and municipal deposits United States Government and postal saving deposits Deposits of other banks, including certified and cashiers’ Not secured by pledge of loans Interest, taxes, and other expenses accrued and unpaid. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNT MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities Other bonds, stocks and securities TOTAL PLEDGED (exeluding rediscounts) (a) Against United States Government and postal TOTAL PLEDGED I, E. McClain, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemmly |swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge Proof on his homestead entry, An- Correct—Attest: W. G. SMITH, JOHN RECK, GEO. AN PARKS, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of July, 1936. NORMAN C. BANFIELD, Notary Public for Alaska. Fire brigades aided the Arsenal| (ag cloudy, 46; Flat, cloudy, 46. |squad in extinguishing the flames| which followed the explosion and | |then rescuing the dead from the| | debris. tians, e ALEX HOLDEN WILL FLY OUT OF JUNEAU mouth of the MacKenzie River. grees. the lowest reported pressure being High prsesure prevailed over the Pa- cific Ocean from the Hawaiian Islands northward to latitude 50 de- This general pressure distribution has been attended by un- WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressure continued this morning from the Aleu- the Bering Sea and the Arctic Coast southward to California, 29.38 inches at Aklavik, at the | | settled and showery weather over the greater portion of Alaska. | Articles of incorporation have been |filed with the Territorial Auditor | by Capt. James V. Davis, Alex B: {Holden and M. E. Monagle, all of | |Juneau, for the Marine Airways, Inc., with a capital stock of $25,000. The company proposes to operate| ACROSS 1. Descended and Solutlon of Yesterday's Puzzle Daiiy Cr;)ss-word Puzzle 9. Cringing 10. Adaitions to settled . Shoe latchet seaplanes out of Juneau with Holden buildings 11 Bar of a as pilot. The latter is now in Cali-| knock-down . Playing cards fornia where he plans to purchase | Facts soap frame 16. Walked one ship for use this season. The |company plans that more planes| | will be added in another year. . Literary tragments . Tree trunk 5. Settled A[Z|O|T! pompously Protector Peer Gynt' mother Lumberman’s 20. 22, 24 § distaste | 17. Nocturnal ‘TRIPP RITES HELD MG half-boot Long narrow inlet 2. 26. Decreed Take solld AT CARTER CHAPEL 54, 27 food = R A Y S adroitness Funeral services for B. L. Tripp, | . By birth . High pointed hill 1. Title of a monk who was found dead on the even- Z > ONP>[A|m| . Kind of miT| o> NM TN R0[0|0 <[ PN ZIMXNM|<[O]A! m|0[O|” IMH[Z[P>NNZ|M|<|m| &5 A L = R S = E Period of time ing of July Fourth at his Ferry mim| > Nom—=p>[R[m o) Gz AN IMON O] > monkey . Flushes with 23. . Coplous 28. Very hard variety of quartz Rooms lodgings, were held from the | 31 Melody C. W. Carter Mortuary chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock with Dean C E. Rice in charge Pallbearers weree: Si Coyne, Pat| Rollins, Howard Ryan, Oscar Red- | don, John Winn, and Neil Galla-| |gher. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery. | 45. Rub out 49. Search 50. Style of furniture 52. On the shel- tered side 53. Not profes- sional 54. Gave informa- tion 55. Marries 56. Rather than 57. Epic poem . Military student . Bright-colored bird . Title of Athena . Small fish | Having a chemical combining ower of hree Reserve District No. 12| 'URCES $ 478,143.56 | 2,511.86 gations, direct and/or ful- 327,590.00 ties 246,450.00 rniture and fixtures, $5,- 61,500.00 5.00 e good il il R banking house 4 items in 5173,850.96 $1,690,411.38 LITIES Is, partnerships and cor- $ 43304432 | 75824411 | 192,398.27 | 92,768.78 | partners, and corpora- 19,319.43 | Total of items 14 to 18, inclusive: Secured by pledge of loans and/or success . Expose to the action of air Passageway 2. Melt . Regulation Burn 46. On the highest point of Composition for one . Terminals . Hole in a needle Japanese porgy Wild ox 7. The game of hockey 8. Opposite to or away from the mouth 34 dEEEN BT T ud// Hd W7 Hududd $ 277,084.24 1,278,690.67 BRITISH OFFIGIAL 1TS $1,555,774.91 par $100.00 per - 50,000.00 32,236.47 Capt. Anthc;Eden Near- ing Another Break- down—Orders ~$ 13223647 $1,690,411.38 | physicians ordered Capt. Anthony rest. The Foreign Secretary, over | a year ago, was forced to leave his | office for a month and recuperate 211,100.00 | from heart strain. 145,900.00 gations, direct and/or fully $ UNITED STATES | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR $ 36700000 " GENERAL LAND OFFICE | District Land Office | Anchorage, Alaska. 156,100.00 | May 11, 1936, 210,900.00 | Notice is hereby given that Dan- iel W. A. Pederson, entryman, to- gether with his witnesses, Roy H. Osborn and Robert C. Jones, all of Juneau, Alaska, has made final 3 and municipal depesits $ 367,000.00 au, ss: chorage 07926, for a tract of land embraced in U. 8. Survey Nb. 2136, situate within the Mendenhall Elim- ination from the Tongass National Forest northwest from Juneau, lati- tude 58 degrees 21’ 55” N. longitude 134 degrees 37’ 30” W. containing 159.63 acres, and it is now in the E. McCLAIN, Cashier. My commission expires Aug. 8, 1938, IS TO TAKE REST LONDON, July 8. — Last night | | Eden to take at least one week of | |files of the U. 8. Land Office, An- chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office | within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said fina) proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. | First publication, May 20, 1936. JLBst publication, July 15, 1936. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. January 30, 1936. Notice is hereby given that Salma | Padmeister, entrywoman, has made | proof on her homestead entry, An- | chorage 07887, together with her | witnesses, Mrs. Linda Anderson and | Klaas Grondsma, all of Juneau, |Alaska, for a tract of land situate |on the Glacier Highway, one mile northwest of Juneau, Alaska, em- braced in U. S. Survey No. 2130, containing 0.76 acres, latitude 58 degrees 18’ 25” N. longitude 134 de- grees 28’ 01” W. and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no pro- test is filed in the local land of- fice within the period of publica- tion, or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and | final certificate issued. GEORGE A. LINGO, Registrar. | First publication, June 24, 1936. | Last publication Aug. 19, 1936,