The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 5, 1936, Page 8

% = * ““THE DAILY ALASKA'EMPIRE, THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1936. it bk = ST — PSRUS—— i OUTSKIRTS OF MADRID GIVEN BOMBARDMENT Air Raids Taking Place— Artillery Shelling Is Started DECISIVE BATTLE NOW BEING FOUGHT Two Insurg;FPlanes Re- portedS hot Down Over Capital City MADRID, Nov. 5.—Heavy aerial and artillery bombardments shook the outskirts of the city this af- ternoon as Fascist insurgents start- ed a decisive battle for possession of the Capital City. Air raid sirens sounding almost ceaselessly PLANES SHOT DOWN MADRID, Nov. 5—Two insurgent combat planes have been shot down in a stirring fight over the heart of the city. Thousands of militiamen streamed out of the city this morning to push a counter offensive. It is reported that Fascist officers | in Madrid are; 1ave posted artillery at Avila, four miles from here, and said ‘“some well placed shells will be fsed into the center of the city.” - e MARRIAGE OF OLDTIMER IS . GELEBRATED Mrs. Cora May Minzghor and Jen- kin M. Williams, both widely known Juneau residents, the latter being one of the city's pioneers of 40 years ago, were quietly married last night at a brief ceremony in the office of U. 8. Commissioner Flix Gray. The well known young couple were at- tended by Mr. and Mrs. John Homme, daughter and son-in-law of Mrs. Minzghor. Mr. Willlams is owner of exten- sive property in Juneau. Mrs. Wil- liams has lived in Juneau for the last nine years. Besides Mrs. Homme, two other daughters in Ju- neau and Mrs. Ed Sweum and Mrs. Jerry Green. The bride and groom, whose mar- riage came as a surprise to their many friends in town, are at home at Mr. Williams’ residence at Sec- ond and Franklin. TROAST RETURNS FROM SITKA; ON The Triangle is TOPS... 1. We have the most modern “ Prosperity ” fully enclosed auto- matic dry cleaning system, using the best synthetic solvent that science has perfected. Each garment is care- fully finished by workers having years of experience, assur- ing perfect work at all times. All replaced, small rips missing buttons and repairs are made without extra cost. A pick-up and delivery service that is Prompt ....Courteous and Dependable. 507 After making a round trip to Sitka on the Northland, N. Lester Troast, local architect, returned to Juneau aboard that vessel this morning Mr. Troast went to Sitka to make a final inspection of the Oja Build- ing, containing apartments, a gar- age, and offices for the Railway Ex- | press Co., and the Alaska Air Trans- port, which was erected there this past summer, with N. Lester Troast and Associates as designers. | While in Sitka, Mr. Troast also did preliminary work for projects to be erected under his firm's super- | vision next summer. The proposed projects include a new Presbyterian Church at the Sitka Mission. Mr. Troast reported that, though ! Sitka residents are short on some | | eroceries and on fuel oil, the refusal INSPECTION TRIP| | Mr. he does not, his attorneys can tell| to unload the Northland was most | detrimental to them, because of | building supplies aboard to be used in reconstructing the power plant on Sawmill Creek, which was re-! cently flooded out. Materials for | the road work being constructed by the Wright and Stock Company also are aboard the vessel. Mr. Troast, commenting on the | reported dispute in Sitka over the | stated | unloading of the Northland, ing a part. - e SHRINE ANNOUN&': DANCE SCHEDUL The Juneau Shrine Club an- nounced its dance schedule for the | winter season today and invitations will soon be issued. The program | calls for social affairs on November 28, December 19, January 16, Feb- ruary 22 and March 27. — - Miss Stephenie Africh, from Doug- las, entered St. Ann’s Thursday mornlng for medical care. |ious intention. |liams’ denial of access to the smp‘ NORTHLAND €0 ORDERS VESSEL BACKTOSEATTLE Efforts to Get Special Dis- pensation Not Success- ful This Afternoon |Contmuea from Pagc One) a shortage of food in Alaska soon. Our Northland. now moored at Ju- neau with 200 tons of food and supplies aboard. May we suggest you assert all authority vested in you to have these much-needed supplies removed. We will hold Northland in Juneau until midnight hoping you may get some action.” Manager Semar also said the Governor could order the U. S. Marshal to help unload the North- land. The Governor replied: “This office assserting every ef- fort at its command to get North- land unloaded and have been do- ing so for several days. The Gov- ernor has no means at his com- mand and no authority to compel either the longshoremen or seamen | to unload the ship and no authority |over U. 8. Marshals, who function under the Department of Justice. Semar should know this. If him.” Few at Dock On the arrival of the Motorship Northland in Juneau this morning at 7:30 o'clock, she was met by a gathering of a few local merchants, {who were anxious to know whether the ship would be unloaded, some longshoremen = pickets, and several curious townfolk. As soon as it became known that no further orders had been receiv- ed as to the unloading of the ‘.’83- sel, most of the crowd disbursed, including Chief of Police Roy Hoff- man and Officer Ken Junge, who were on deck to see that all re- mained serene, but were not called| upon. Reporting on the trouble at Sitka, the crew of the ship declared it to be but a gesture on the part of some Sitka merchants, with but little ser- On Capt. L. Wil-| all threats were dropped by the Sit-| ka storemen. REQUEST TURNED DOWN SEATTLE, Nov. 5.—Spokesmen of the joint strike committee here said |today a second request from Mayor | month. charge of the cargo on the Motor- |ship Northland now in that port | has been refused. They said also <Lhat they had wired the motorship tarr at Seward, “in view of Sew- rd being unsafe harbor, we request |erew to stand by to perform only necessary duties, but crew to keep up steam to facilitate handling ship.” Rigorous conditions, it was an- nounced, would permit the strike bound Eldorado here to unload 10 tons of meat, butter and eggs with the stipulation they be given to the Salvation Army, Similar requests were made from the West Camar- go, Peter Helms and Magmeric. |Complete Information For- |to best estimates, |to carry on approximately sixty |days unless unforseen eventualities would be grevious mistake. It would immediately create an unemploy- ment situation and a demand for i relief beyond ability of Territory to care for. Railroad deficit would be easier to care for than the ex- penses that would f llow closing. Motorship Northland now in port has considerable cargo of supplies and other essential needs that was loaded by union labor in Seattle, and so far all efforts to get cargo discharged unavailing.” Trinity Choir Sponsors Dance for Organ Fund Than ksg;i—n g Festival Dance Scheduled for Nov. 21 at Elks A Thanksgiving Festival Dance, ALASKA SURVEY OF SUPPLIES MADE BY GOV, warded Dr. Gruening in Strike Situation (Continued from Page One) shrimp cannery will necessarily be closed. it : “Douglas, November 4, perishable goods three days, bakers yeast from two to four days, meat for one week, staple canned foods from one to two months with canned milk suffic- ient only for two weeks. “Sitka, November 3, all stores es-\! timate about two weeks' supply of perishables, meat, canned foods, sta- | ples, fuel, drugs and miscellaneous, sufficient clothing to carry through | sponsored by the Trinity Cathedral winter. Pioneers Home has fuel for |Choir's organ committee, has been two weeks and food for approxi- announced for Saturday, November mately three weeks. |21 in the Elks' Hall by Miss “Haines, November 3, perishables Elisabeth Kaser, chairman of the and meat for 12 days, staple, cannrd‘dance committee. foods for 12 days. Sitka, November| Planned as a means of raising 3, no perishables nor butter nor|funds to assist in the purchase of eegs on hand, no cured meats on|a new organ for Trinity Cathedral, hand but with fresh meat for two|the dance on the Saturday before weeks, milk and flour for two weeks, Thanksgiving promises to be an other staple supplies from one|event of importance on the fall month to five weeks. clothing ap-|social calendar. proximately six weeks; dairy feed| At a meeting in the Cathedral supply for only thirty days. |hall last night arrangements for “Cordova, November 4, no p(-r»}thé‘ dance were made and commit- ishables on hand, fresh meat for|tees appointed. three weeks, staple, canned foods| On the refreshment committee and other necessities for approxi-|are Mrs. Kenyon MacLean, chair- mately three weeks. | man, and Mrs. W. W. Council, Mrs. “Seward, November 3, perishables Robert Rice, Mrs. Arthur Judson, eggs thirty days, fresh meat thir days, well supplied with staple, (Wildes, Mrs. E. H. Kaser, Mrs. canned goods, sufficient drugs for|Katherine Jarman, Mrs.C. P. Jenne, ordinary use. ‘MBS Lucille Fox, Miss Helen Tor- “Anchorage, November 4, butter and | kelson, Miss Elisabeth Kaser and eggs for ten days, other perlshab]es;l\"-\’v Sam Feldon. exhausted; fresh meat for ten days,| Mrs. William Walthers is chair- staple, canned goods thirty days, man of the decoration committee sufficient clothing, drugs, etc. for|and Mrs. Robert Rice, E. M. Polley considerable period. |and Jackson Rice, committee mem- “Fairbanks, November 4, perisha- |bers. bles for thirty days with ample, On the advertising committee is supply of home grown produce Mrs. W. W. Council, chairman of available, staple canned goods !ox\the poster committee with Mrs. thirty days, clothing thirty days, MacLean, Mrs. Delebecque, Mrs. drugs, some few items short. Judson and Miss Fox committee “Valdez, November 5, food sup- members, and Mrs. Robert Bender, plies probably sufficient for sixty Publicity. da clothing ninety days. Miss Kaser is ticket chairman “Alaska Juneau mine, according and in charge of arrangements for have materials the dance. Rands’ Orchestra will music for the evening. Tickets may be secured through any members of the committees. SIMMONS MAKES ISLAND FLIGHT THIS FORENOON provide occur. tinue Mine management will con- operations to last possibly “I have urged operators and em- ployees to cooperate in getting Al- aska excluded from strike and have | suggested that Alaska Steamship, Company and strike leaders send' one boat a week to Seward and at least one to Southeast Alaska each| week. These, if the Alaska Rail-| road will continue operating, will| put Alaska out of immediate dan- ger. I urge that the department do Leaving at 10:30 this morning in the Alaska Air Transport Totem, Pilot Sheldon Simmons took four passengers to Chichagof and Hirst~ Chichagof. He returned to Juneau at 2:15 this afternoon, with three passengers inbound. Bud Bodding accompanied Sim- mons as flight mechanic. Passengers outbound with Sim- mons were: Mrs. M. E. Tippetts, to Hirst-Chichagof and William Hen- derson, Ed Stormyr, Mike McKal- everything possible to bring about this arrangement. If that cannot be done suggest Government ships be procured to perform that ser- vice. I am getting protests from everywhere along railroad against closing of railroad. I thing closing Adults. ... 25 cents BASKET BALL DOUBLE-HEADER Friday, November 6 OPENING SEASON OF 1936-37 KRAUSE vs. DE MOLAY 7:30 P. M. DOUGLAS EAGLES vs. GRAVES 8:30 P. M. HIGH SCHOOL GYM 6th Street Entrance ONLY Students.... ... (Grade or High School) ;= lick, to Chichagof. Passengers for Juneau were: Ernie Olen and A. Running, from Chichagof; and Lee Clare, from Hirst-Chichagof. Simmons will leave at 8 o'clock to- morrow morning for Prince Ru- pert. MISS CLARA ROGNAN { | Calvin Steele, both former residents of Ketchikan, were married at 8 o’'cloek last night by the Rev. Erlmgt K. Olafson. Witnesses were Mr.| and Mrs. O. L. Everetts. | Mr. Steele is one of the popular | |operators of the Signal Corps of the Juneau radio station. The new- lyweds intend to make Juneau their { home. | e JUNEAU MAN STABBED Charge of assault with a dan- | gerous weapon was filed by the | | District Attorney’s office this after- |noon against Harvey Allen as the result of an altercation on Lower Franklin Street this morning. Allen is alleged to have stabbed Jasper Frambo in the temple with a knife. The latter was treated '@t the Clinic and jif was reported not necessary. for him to go to hos- pital, Allen is. in the l'eder,f Jail. —— -l GRIMES TO KETCHIKAN Ben. L. Grimes, territorial sani- | tary engineer, is to be a passenger | |to Ketchikan on the Northland, | leaving here for that city this eve- ning. | It is raporwd that Mr. Grimes is to pass on new water improvements, | including pipe lines, which are un- der way in Ketchikan, e ee——— SEATTLE, Nov. 5—The News- paper Guild, striking workers of the Seattle Post - Intelligencer, have published a statement they have sent to William Randolph Hearst, in New York City. The statement says: 15 cents “The elec- velt p the | 6" of this W | Mrs. Louis Delebecque, Mrs. Keith | MR.LLOYD C. STEELE, | WED LAST EVENING| Miss Clara Rognan and Mr. u:)ydi | e e the| * GLASS BRINGS ONE HERE ON SEATTLE HOP Sikorsky Makes Brief Stop Here This Afternoon —Seven for South Anchorage to Seattle bound, the Sikorsky amphibian plane, piloted by Don Glass and Vernon Mc- Kenzie, arrived at the PAA Air- port at Juneau this afternoon at 1:30, from Cordova. After refueling and a stop in town for lunch, the plane took off again for Seattle, shortly after 3 o'clock. The Sikorsky left Anchorage on its second Seattle flight yesterday, stopping overnight at Cordova. The fliers reported that they were buck- ing strong headwinds most of the way. The plane wil probably lay tonight at Prince Rupert or Bella Bella. A full load of eight passengers, seven for Seattle, and one for Ju-| neau, were aboard the plane on its arrival here. Among the Seattle passengers was Arthur Woodley, of the Woodley Airways, near Anch-| orage. | 10 ARE FLOWN | | FROM INTERIOR Electra Makes Fast Flight, | .| hospital immediately upon his ar- Returns to Fairbanks for Others ‘ Leaving Fairbanks this morning azf 8:30 o'clock, on the first of several| flights to be made by the Pacific Alaska Airways to Juneau this week, | the Electra, piloved by Joe Crosson and Walt Hall, arrived at the Ju-‘ neau airport at 11:45 this forenoon. The plane left again for Fairbanks, via Whitehorse, at 12:30 this after-| noon, carrying mail and two pas-| | sengers. A fast trip back to Fair- banks was expected, because of a| following wind most of the way. | Ten passengers were aboard the Electra for Juneau were O. H. Lipp, | W. L. Paul, William Aley, C. E. Layman, W. R. Heitman, Thomas; Hunter, Walter Nord, Victor Gaus- trom, George Warbold, Emil Laur- in. | Passengers from Juneau to li‘ah"-‘K banks on the return flight were: H. J. Mesta, from Finleyville, Penn., who is bound for the University of| Alaska for a short time, and also| expects to do some hunting; and Thomas Sommers, who is going to Fairbanks in the interests of the U. 8. Smelting, Refining and Min- ing Co. It is expected that another Fair- banks to Juneau hop will be made tomorrow. i COOPER OPENS HIS OFFICE IN JUNEAU James C. Cooper, certified public accountant who recently arrived from Anchorage to make his home | here is now residing in the new Shabalack Apartments, and has of- fice space at the Ketih Wildes in- Miss Joyce's place. Also making the surance office at 205 Seward Street.! flight to the lodge in the plane was In addition to his regular account-|A. Zimmerman, who is to be care- ing business which he has practiced |taker there this winter. in Juneau for the past several years,| Lloyd Jarman made the hop as Mr. Cooper said today that he williflight mechanic. Holden took off establish a complete bookkeeping|from Juneau at 11 o’clock this morn- service, arranged particularly for !ing. smaller business firms, affording them monthly operating statements, and tax service under the supervis- ion of a certified accountant. ! b o e ] BOTHWELL, IN ST. ANNS, IS | RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS The condition of D. M. (Milt) Bothwell, in St. Ann's Hospital suffering from a stomach ailment is improved, according to his physi- cian, D. L. P. Dawes. Bothwell was taken ill in An- chorage recently, came to Juneau aboard the Alaska and entered the MARY JOYCE GOES BACK TO TAKU IN HOLDEN SEAPLANE Ice running in the Taku River and low water was reported by Pilot Alex Holden, of the Marine Air- ways,. on his return this noon from taking Miss Mary Joyce, back to her Twin Glacier Lodge. 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