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

UNIONS WALKOUT AS COMMISSION CALLS HEARING Admiral Hamlet and Sail- ors’ Attorney Clash at Opening Session (Continued from Page One) | FEDERAL INTERVENTION SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.—Pros- pects of Fec 1 intervention in the Halil;ut Schooner Sitka Wili Take Mail to Seattle Mayor I. Golds that his halibut scheduled to arrive ) reported today schooner here November 5 or 6 and that any wishing to send first class mail south aboard her may do so by con- tacting him e vessel is going on to Seattle from herc - 48 PASSENGERS OUT ON NORAH maritime strike came from three| Apriy in Juneau this morning sources today as seamen spread a[ay 5:30 o'clock, the Canadian Pa mpathy” blockade to Eastern |cific steamer Princess Norah sail- and Gulf ports. led thbound at 7 o'clock, ‘ILHIR‘ Admiral Harry Hamlet, repre- (48 passengers from Juneau, as ml»‘ senting the Maritime Commission, [lows: 1 summoned both sides to a hearing| Mrs. N. Hybeck, Mrs. M. Davis, | which twice has been postponed Mrs. Barksdale, P. Nolan, Mr.| Employers were 'reported consid- and Mrs. C. Wiley, Mrs. Frank A ering a request for Navy “safety |Boyle, Willlam Cook, Miss M.Lund | crews” on the tied up ships. As-|Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Verde, Mrs sistant Labor Secretary Edward F.|P. H. King, Col. and Mrs. G. W. McGrady declared the “Government |Rathjens and three children, A. C.| must challenge” the positions of |Landwehr, G. R. Watkins, Keith| both sides, P. Johnson, N. Hijbeck, Claim Tie-up q T. Stoner, | The Seamen’s Defense Commit- | 1. Bloom, | tee in New York, a in defiance iney, L. A of “no strike orders” from the In- |1 S. Ridout, ternational Longeshoremen’s Asso-|W. H. Poson Moran, J. W. Ed- ciation officials, claimed 57 vessels|wards, D. J. Cornw A. E. Zi- were tied up in the East and Gulf |beth, A. And: , S. Fairclough, ports O. Leihman, W. Nixon, C. deHaan, All Western ports were ominous-|J. Tones, C. Gibbs, H. Gibbs, L. ly quiet. Police and union pickets|Sather, L. C. Griffiths | were patrolling the \\':\Lm‘lrunbl] - Four officers went aboard the| freighter Meplee in San Pedro to| protect the Captain and Chief En-| el | gineer against asserted intimida-| Bringing Jack Gucker with a fine| tion bag of ducks and geese from the There was no indication that any |Siikine flats, Bob Ellis, in the Ellis request for aid had been made to|Air Transport red Waco seaplane, President Roosevelt although he|arrived in Juneau at 12:30 this af-| was reported keeping in close touch with the situation. cl mail and a message. NEW YORK, Wov. 2—Up and down the waterfront went word for the seamen to “sit down on their| jobs™ to demonstrate support to the| Pacific Coast strikers | Joseph Curran, Chairman of the Seamens' Committee said: “The only purpose of striking is to show sympathy with West Coasters | in their strike. As sogn as that is| settled we will call ours off.” | At Newark, the freighter Amer can Oriloe failed to clear port the seamen were “sitt their jobs the Ellis Mrs. passengers. pick up Mr. and Mrs. Har and return with them to Ketchi- n D JEFFERYS RETURN TO JUNEAU as|represents M. Seller and Comp ing down” on’in quarters in GUCKER on. He hopped again at 2 o'-| ock for Twin Glacier Lodge with Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, will fly to Craig, with Mrs.| D. L. MacKinnon and son as| At Craig, the plane will Hanson | - RAIN TH BAG OF DUCKS‘, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE MONDAY NOV. 2, 1936. OCTOBER WARM BUT SETS NEW 'RECORD |7.61 Inches More than Nor- mal Falls During Month —Little Sunshine The month of October just passed was warmer than normal, with pre- | cipitation decidedly above the nor- mal, and the percentage of possible sunshine much below normal, ac- | cording to the monthly meteorolo- |gical report issued today by the |Juneau Weather Bureau office. he average temperature for the month was 46.9 degrees, which is 3.8 degrees above the normal. It was the second warmest October in Ju- ince records began, covering iod of 42 years. The highest ature during the month w: 60 degrees, on the 11th, and the low- est was 29 degrees on the 31st. The higi temperature on record over the 42-year period was 66 degrees in 04, and the lowest over a similar period 13 degrees in 1933. The first killing frost in the autumn oc- curred on October 19, and the last in the Spring was April 10, giving a growing season of 192 days, or 26 days longer than the average. The total precipitation for the month was 18.71 inches, or 7.61 in- ches above the average. It was the wettest October on record in Ju- 1 over a 42-year period, and the ird wettest of any month on rec- d. The wettest month on record was that of January, 1891 when 20.51 inches fell and the second wettest month was 18.85 inches in ptember, 1924. The maximum amount of precipitation last month within a 24-hour period was 2.14 in- ches on the 15th and 16th. At Perseverance Camp the total precipitation last month was 40.14 inches, the largest monthly 2mount on record for that station, exceeding the previous record by 8 inches. ‘There were two clear days, three partly cloudy, and 26 cloudy days during the month. Out of a pos- sible 319.1 hours of possible sun- hine, the amount of sunshine re- ceived was 30.1 hours, or 9 per Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jeffery return- ed to Juneau on the Northland from |ive, trip to Ketchikan. Mr. Jeffer Alaska, and makes his head Juneau (zeorge Bros. ISSUE Statement IRREGARDLESS OF FAILURE TO UNLOAD SHIPS AT JUNEAU PORT OUR Low Prices WILL NOT BE RAISED SO LONG AS PRESENT STOCKS LAST. Pay’'n Takit George Bros. nt. From October 1 to 28, inclus- 1e amount of sunshine received {was 2% percenteof the possible amount The total wind movement for the month was 5,694 miles, or an aver- . age hourly velocity of 7.7 miles. The [ VARA KAY METZGAR 18 maximum velocity for ‘& Sustained CHRISTENED ON period of 5 minutes was%30 miles | {from the Southeast on the 5th Vara Kay Metzgar, who will be The average relative humidity at | six months old November 10, was 4 a. m. was 90 per cent; at noon, 85 christened yesterday during |[FINAL RITES HELD | HERE FOR DELANEY Funeral services for Edward C. the | Delaney, world war veteran and DAY per cent; and at 4 p. m., 85 per cent. All Saints Day service at Trinity widely known merchandising broker Auroras were observed on the Cathedral by the Rev. C. E. Rice. who died last week, were held yes- 16th, 17th, 30th and 31st. Miss Elisabeth Kaser and Mrs. Ro- | terday afternoon at the C. W. Car- bert Jernberg were godmother and ter mortuary with a color guard Dr. W. W. Council, godfather. |anq firing squad from the Alford Following church services, Mr. and | john Bradford Post, American Le- Mrs. Jack Metzgar, parents of Vara |gjon, forming the escort. Burial Kay and Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kaser, | was in the Legion plot in' Evergreen her grandparents, were hosts at a MRS. SIMPSON WILL SPEND WINTER SOUTH Mrs. Robert Simpson was a ; Cemetery. outhbound passenger on the Alaska | SMall reception in honor of the | pibe e ol leaving Juneau Saturday night, | Christening |SALMON SOLD HERE Mrs. Simpson will be in Seattle RBTTSERE R B | OVER PAST WEEK-END for awhile before joining her son “‘”H“’i““'* SN EORELE nd daughter Robert and Anabel| D:M. (Milt) Bothwell, wellknown | my, packers and one troller de- n California where they are at-|Juncau merchandise broker, is in|jyereq trips on the Juneau fish ending Stanford. St. Ann’s Hospital suffering ‘mm}market over the week-end. The Se- |a stomach complaint to which he | jastian-Stuart packer Ya Sure, |18 -subject. |Capt. R. Fitzgibbons, brought in PULLENS LEAVE ON ALASKA FOR SEATTLE Their plans changed because of the maritime strike and conseque cancellation of steamship sailings Bothwell became ill at Anchor- age, boarded the Alaska at Seward and when it arrived in Juneau Saturday was taken by ambulance to St. Ann's. His condition is some- what improved today, according to his physician, Dr. L. P. Dawes. 7,000 pounds of king salmon and the Co-op packer Elfin II., Capt. E. O. Swanson, delivered 1900 pounds of salmon. The troller Wash- ington, Capt. George Dalton, sold 2,000 pounds of king salmon to the Mrs. W. S. Pullen and her daug Alaska Coast Fisheries. ter Miss Elizabeth Pullen left G BT Boats taking ice were: The Elfin the Alaska Saturday night for S MRS. ”E(?TO]{ M’'LEAN WILL II, Washington, Ya Sure, Avona, attle, instead of waiting until Ni- VISIT SONS IN SEATTLE|Gapt. Olaf Larsen; Sadie, Capt. S. vember 16 as they had planned P |A. Stevens; Hicks, Capt. Tom For Miss Pullen, who will be mar- Heclor McLean was a pas-iyeite, and the Tern, Capt. A. Ross- ried in Seattle December 17 to Em-|5¢¢er on the Alaska leaving Ju-|peg erson Skinner Ellett, of Der neau Saturday night for Seattle. Tne pherring sewner Wilson, Capt. Mrs. McLean will visit in Se attle, | Martin Holst, was in this afternoon, sons Joseph and Herbert|put had not yet weighed anchor attending the URIVersity of nt press time today. S shington, and in Portland before returning to Juneau. JACK KIRMSE LEAVES FOR Colorado, Mrs. R. J. Sommers and Mrs. M. D. Williams were hoste at a luncheon and linen shower Sat- irday ———— BPWC”MEET]NG WILL BE vixs. SRR WINTER IN CALIFORNIA MOTHER 1IN Jack Kirmse, of Skagway, \tvhol had been in Juneau for several| days with his mother, Mrs. Hazel Kirmse and his aunt, Mrs. J. F. Malony, left on the Alaska bound 'ICTORIA 1 IN CITY HALL TONIGHT| | Frank A. Boyle left on the | The report of the dance com-|py Norah for Victoria where | mittee of the Business and Pro-;she will visit her mother Mrs. Eli- fessional Women's Club Sixth An-sabeth Morris Mrs, morning at 10 o'clock with Mike | Zizich and Frank Vareln as pas- | sengers to Chichagof. This morning Simmons arrived back in Juneau |at 10 o'clock with Mrs. Claude | Rhodes and infant, Mrs. G. J. Counter, Bill Bowling, and William Henderson, from Chiehago! and Clarence Converse, from Hirst-Chi- chagof. Simmons left again at 2 o'clock this afternoon, empty, for Hawk Inlet, where he picked up W. S. Pekovich, Henry Roden and two others, returning here with them at 3 o'clock this afternoon. - R o S BEERS RETURNS FROM KETCHIKAN WITH CONTRACT Returning from Ketchikan on the Northland Nelson I. Beers, at- torney and engineer of the firm of Stratton and Beers, in this city, reported that Ketchikan has ac- cepted the PWA grant of $64,000 for street improvements, which will include an 85-foot concrete bridge, near the Federal Building. Stratton and Beers are city en- gineers in charge of the prospective work for Ketchikan, and while in that ¢ Mr. Beers started pre- liminary field work for the im- provements. ARSI A g TRADING SCHOONEh FERN IN PORT ON WAY SOUTH Capt. Pete Wohl and his trading vessel Fern arrived in Juneau from Good News Bay yesterday morning and remained in port over Sunday, leaving at 2:30 this afternoon for Seattle. The vessel, which operates be- tween Seattle and Good News Bay, made her last trip north about two months ago, and is now returning to the States for the winter. Aboard the vessel are several men from the platinum workings in the Good News Bay district. All reported an excellent clean up this past sea- son. nual Educational Fund Ball will; SAEGY SR |for California where he will spend be made to the BPW Club at it TEBETH IN PORT |the winter. Kirmse, with his moth- regular business meeting in the| Bringing seven passengers for [¢F OPerates the Kirmse curio shops Council Chambers, Ci 7y Hall, to-'Jjuneau from nearby island cities, |\ Skagway and Sitka, long famous night. Ithe Motorship Estebeth, arrived in |[f their Alaska curios. ->->e | Juneau last Saturday at midnight, &~ R N |SHELDON SIMMONS | MAKES FLIGHTS TODAY | Estebeth were: Bad weather held Sheldon Sim-| From Sitka—H. B. Crewson. mons, flying the Alaska Air Trans- From Tenakee—Mrs. S. W. Devine, Port Bellanca, overnight in Chicha- | itmm her regular weekly run. Passengers for Juneau on ELKS CABARET DANCE SATURDAY the | Among the entertaining fall af-| fairs planned for members of (i }}h'.\_ A. Osborne, Mrs. A. Alto, P.|{g0f on his hop there yesterday, | Elks Lodge is the cabaret daace|C0ldnason. ’but he was able to come on in scheduled for Saturday night. The | From Funter—Mr. and Mrs. H. E. |safely this morning. event, expected to be one or the|SUTmODS. Simmons left here yesterday| bright spots of winter entertaining,| i /R = |-‘ e e is for members only and those| PUPONT MURPHY LEAVES planning to attend are asked to| FOR SEATTLE ON ALASKA | R. E. Murphy, who for the last| |summer has been representing the ont Powder Company in Alas- | left on the Alaska for Seattle | ard. iy i PARENTS ARE TO HEAR 2 BANDS THIS EVENING ™" | >>o GIL RICH AT GASTINEAU Gil Rich, representative of the sal of all band instrument players|Black Manufacturing Company, ar- in the Juneau schools starting |rived in Juneau on the Northland 7:30 o'clock in the Grade Schoo!{and is at the Gastineau Hotel. auditorium. > The affair depends upon the in- SHEPARD sov‘n; terest of the parents as well as the | john G. Shepard, Engineer-In- musicians. The general public ls‘,;;,,uw,- for PWA in Alaska, went | invited. |south on the steamer Alaska to The night has been arranged by | o npg. Shepard who is now in| Supt. A. B. Phillips and Byron: L ¢he sonth with her mother, who is Tonight is Parents’ night rehea 3 al Miller, “E"d_“f“’r' {1, and to visit his own mother DEATH OF MRS. J. R. SAFFORD | Scattle. R PR ) | 1S LEARNED BY FRIEND. 2 HERE | \1SS LUND GOES SOUTH | ON VACATiON JOURNEY Friends in Juneau will regret to| learn of the death recently of Mrs. | R ; Miss Maxine Lund left for the John R, Satford of New York, ¥ho|couth on the Princess Norah. She | with Mr. Safford was the guest for |, . 3 = 3 will continue her trip to California | ten days during last summer Ofynere ghe will spend a vacation be- | Mr. and Mrs. John Newmarker. MX. | ¢or. returning to Juneau. Safford, an old friend of Mr. New- e Nk 4 marker, is superintendent of build- TONSILECTOMY ings at Copper Union Institute in, A tonsilectomy was performed New York. {upon Jack Warner, of Douglas, at! Mr. and Mrs. Safford made many ' the Juneau Medical and Surgical | friends while visiting here. {Clinic this morning. | — i 1st Prize . - 2nd Prize. - - - - | i — e | MRS. PAUL RETURNS FROM | AT ST. ANN'S [ 3rd Prize . - - - - TRIP TO CALIF()RN!A. Marvin Johnson, a medical pa- | tient, was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday morning. D Mrs. E. O. "Cu Davis, and her new daughter, Caroline K. re-| turned to their home yesterday af- | ternoon, from St. Ann's Hospital. | - The seat of the chief silver mines | of Bolivia is Huanchaca, with aw‘ population of 1,100. Cotton is related to the plant fam- ily, to which the hollyhock also is related. | Mrs. G. J. Paul returned to Ju- neau on the Northland yesterday after visiting friends and relatives in California for the last two months. AthPrize . . - - - 5th to 9th e s, inclusive, R e LEGION MEETING Regular weekly meeting of the Alford John Bradford Post, Ameri- can Legion, will be held tonight in the Dugout at 8 o'clock and all members are asked to be on hand. ical properties. their famil advertising agency are not eligible. your own name and address. No c tive presentation. of Pacific Fisheries; of Northwest Association; and of the Indust agency. Judges’ decisions will be ties duplicate awards will be made. | dustry, 6. Entries will not be returned agree that all sloge used in Industry advertisi by mail. You'll be pleased with the high qua.g tasti- ness, and low cost of meals served table d'hote or a la carte in the air-conditioned dining car of the luxurious Empire Builder. Low Fall and Winter round-trip fares to Twin Cities, Chicago and East for all classes —First, Tourist, Coach. Ask about them. RIDE THE RIR-CONDITIONED EMPIRE BUILDER R I suggest the slogan: Name. $100 CASH PRIZES! ... $50.00 - 200 Follow these simple CONTEST RULES L. Write an advertising slogan (10 words or less) about Canned Salmon. Include the words ** Salmon.”” Do not mention varieties or claim med- 2. Contest open to all residents of Alaska and to all employees of the Canned Salmon Industry, ies, Canned Salmon brokers, their em- ployees, and families. Employees of the Industry's 3. Submit as many slogans as you wish but each must be written on separate blank or sheet with 4. Judges will be a representative of Association | 5. All cotries must be transmitted so as to reach | this address not later than midnight, Dec. 1, 1936. | Address to Slogan Committee, Canned Salmon In- 440 Exchange Bldg., Seattie, Wash. | submitted become the prop- | erty of the Canned Salmon Industry and may be e ¢ in any desired manne Winners will be notified, and receive their checks, ——,,— NOWELL AND CHILDREN MRS. LEAVE FOR SOUTH ON ALASK. Mrs. Everett Nowell and small children Sylvia and Phillip left on the Alaska for Seattle where they will spend the winter. Mr. Nowell will join his family in Seattle in Decembe; MKALLICK TO ~INSTALL MILL ATMINE CLAIM Forms Company with Hermle and Thibodeau to Develop Property Extensive developments of the Michael McKallick mining property near Chichagof was revealed today in the filing of articles of incor- poration with the Territorial Treas- urer by the American Gold Mining Company. The incorporators are Mr. McKallick, John Hermle and Joseph Thibodeau. Capital stock is listed at $1,000,000. Mr. Thibodeau said today that the company was planning immediate development at the property and would install shortly a mill and compressor and operations would {be continued during the winter. | This summer Mr. McKallick and his crew worked the property y hand mining and took out consid- erable pay dirt. | | | \LIEUT. ANDERSON AND \FAMILY RETURN HERE ON NORTHLAND SUNDAY Lieut. Chester A. Anderson, Mrs, Anderson and their small daughter, | Sanda, returned to Juneau on the Northland yesterday. Lieut. An- | derson will join the Tallapoosa, |upon its return to Juneau from the “W\w\mrd. in about two weeks, as executive and engineering officer, For the last two months the An- | dersons have been touring the Unit- | ed States by automobile, traveling as ifar south as Mexico, through the south and east. Little Sandra, who was not well when Mrs. Anderson and Sandra left Juneau in May, is in fine health and she and her parents are glad to be back in Ju- neau again. A few of the friends of Lieut. and Mrs. Anderson gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Van Ackeren yesterday afternoon to weicome fthem back to Juneau. Writé' a Sl;gan fvdrr CANNED S (W ~ $50% FIRST AWARD Get into Help to andits g Canned 25.00 10.00 5.00 Put on your ‘‘t $50, $25, $10 Canned 5 A mit this as you of the kind of redit for decora- Salmon Canners ry’s advertising final. In case of as many sloga In addition and contestants partto spread t Salmon to fa ——— (Write 10 words or less including ‘‘Canned Salmon’") ...Earn welcome cash... while cash awards. They're all offered you free for best slogans about Canned Salmon. Canned Salmon has been called —‘our greatest food from the sea.” Do not sub- test. Just tell —in 10 words or less — the most appealing reason, in your opinion, why people will do well to eat more Canned Salmon. Read the contest rules carefully. They give you all the information you need to win. Note that you are invited to send in unlimited winning opportunity. an extra inducement to enter this contest: Youcan take real satisfaction in doing your helping to increase sales and benefit the entire Territoryl, — ——[ ENTRY BLANK—SLOGAN CONTEST | — — — Committee, Canned Salmon Industry xchange Bldg., Seattle, Washington ALMON this easy contest advertise Alaska reatest product, Salmon . hinking cap” ! 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