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

B Ty e COUNCIL VOTES FULL AUTHORITY T0 COMMITTEE Emergenc Furids to Be Dis- bursed {)y Group Ap- pointed by Mayor By unanimous vote, the City Council at its regular meeting last night voted to leave disbursement of emergency funds raised in the recent distister up to the Emergency Committee and Mayor I.° Goldstéin and endorsed all the actions that bad been taken by the committee and the Mayor thus far. voted that the committee, conver- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1936. Queen Mother Does Her Christmas Shoppiny MERGURY RISES FALLING TODAY Thestnasster at |2 Above with 1.5 Inches of Snow at Noon—More Forecast With snow starting to fall short- ly after 7 o'clock this morning, the above zero at 3 a. m. today had snow continued. The total fall up to noon was 15 inches with the| mercury which stood at 10 degrees! risen to 12 above at noon as the| It was sant with the entire enterprise, was in the best position to continue with the work until completed. The Mayor pointed out that it may be even spring before the work is entirely cleaned up and as yet a complete check of. all expenses has not been made The to- tal subseriptions so far amount to $14,652 of which more than $13,000 has been pald in and turned over to the city in a special fund. City Attorney H. L, Faulkner, member of the emergency committee, said there was still some money coming from the Outside which had been subscribed before thé campaign closed and estimated that the total would run well over $14,000 which is believed by officials ample to take care of the needs in the emer- gency. In addition to the $14,652 subscribed to the slide fund $1,000 was set aside by the Territorial Highway Com- mission, made up of Gev. John W. Troy, Highway Engineer William A. Hesse and Territorjal Treasurer Oscar Olson. This money was used in paying wages of workmen from Freed in a measure from the arduous duties of the in Buckingham Palace Road, London, recently, Christmas, This excellent picture was taken through t! ESKIMO GOES SOUTH; 1S T0 TAKE UP ART Howard Eo_;k, Aboard North Star, Is Am- | bitious to Advance ! Howard Rock, Eskimo from Point the first night of the avalanche yop on board the North Star, and would bring the total cash do- nations to well over $15,000 when ~all subscriptions are received. Firé Chief V. W. Mulvihill re- ported that 1500 feet of fire hose wds damaged during the work on the slide on Lower Franklin Street and the Council voted to place an qrder immediately for replacement, cpst of whieh will'be charged up against the -emergency fund. i Contract with The Alaska Rail- road for ‘use of the City Dock in the ' loading - and ' discharging of government-chartered shjps was ap- proved - by the Opuneil. Wyatt Kingmdn has beén named as agent for the railroad here. The' Cregoent Shows, which play- ed at Firemen's Park last summer, expects to make another visit here next July, according to a com- munication to the Council and ask- ed for permission to show in the city. Pire Chief Mulvihill reported the firemen had agreed to make the same arrangements with the show for use of the park as last sum- mer. most anything. 1 TWO FIRES IN JUNEAU PETE BATTELLO DURING PAST 24 Hotmsl With the surceasé of rains, fires commence. . Two calls in Juneau during the past 24 hours, the second and third this month, have already nearly equalled the total fire calls turned in durig all of last month. At 9:30 last evening, the Juneau Fire Department was called to the new Light Company building at Becond and Pranklt, where a pri- vate automobile was reported afire, as a result of a short circuit in the wiring. The owney, however, after turning in the call, was able to disconnect the wiring and put out the blaze before the department arrived. At 11:3' this forenoon, another call sent the firemen fo the L. L. Reid home in the Seatter tract, where a small oil blaze had been started while thawing pipes with a blow torch. That fire also was exting- uished, without damage, before the arrival at the soéne of the Fire De- partment. last night told how he had become interested in oil painting. | In perfect English he,said: “One day I went to call on Mrs. Ruby Dingee, who taught school at Point. Hope, and she was finishing a paint- | ing which she was going to give away for a Christmas present. She! asked me if T would like to try and| paint something. The colars fas-| cinated me and from then on I “It i from the small portion of|térday afternon in the chapel of have always wanted to learn moreothers, who won't work that all the | the Charles W. Carter Mortuary for about art.” i Howard is now on his way to the| University of Washington' to ful-{ fill his ambition and hopes to open a studio in ‘the States when he| completes his courses. Alréady hel has sold several pictures which are to hang in the social hall of the North Star. At Point Hope most of the Eski- mos live in Igloos but he was very proud that his father erected a frame house for the family a few years ago. He prefers reindeer meat to walrus or seal but for the sake of art he is willing to give up SERVICES SUNDAY IN MOOSE HALL Last rites for Pete Battallo, vic- tim of the recent slide, will be held at the Moose Hall Sunday afternoon selection. MATANUSKAARCHITECT SIDES WITH COLONISTS AGAINST SEN. THOMAS ! ‘Arriving in Juneau on the North Star, from Palmer, where he has| been connected with the architec- | tural staff of the Colony for the past two years, Robert Abernnthy.‘ reported that very néarly the entire bujlding program for the Matan- | uska Colony has now been com- pleted. Abernathy, who is returning to Seattle to continue his architec- tural studies at the University of Washington, left Palmer before the recent vote of the colonists taken! there which excepted to Senator ,Elmer Thomas's opinion of the col- jony’s future, but declared that from his observations while at the colony for the past two years, he believed that success was assured for at least seventy-five percent of the colonists. “Most of them are doing well, and are entirely satisfied,” he declared. tomplaints come, but under the work credit system recently com- menced, lazy ones should soon be weeded out.” from Juneau to Seattle on the Prin- | cess Louise next week. {NORTH STAR OFF ON LAST LEG CF TRIP SOUTH FROM ARCTIC Leaving Juneau shortly after 10 o'clock last night, the Motorship North -Star, Indian Bureau vessel, headed out on the last leg of her voyage ‘south to Seattle from the Arctic, From Juneau, the North Star is to go to Haines, Sitka, An- goon, Kake, Wrangell, Ketchikan and then to Seattle. b, o o commmmnd FOR ITEMS UNUSUAL, exclusive and reasonable, be sure at 2 o'clock. The ritualistic service of the lodge to which he had devoted much of his time and interest will be fol- lowed. Members of the lodge are re- quested to be at the hall at 1 p. m. Pallbearers, friends and fellow lodge members of the deceased, will be Ed Rodenberg, John Pastl, Grant Baldwin, James Milligan, Fridolph Erickson, Robert Light and M. Mor- tenson. —— SONS OF NORWAY TO GIVE DANCE TONIGHT Following their meeting tonight at the Odd Fellows' Hall, the Sons of Norway will give a dance. Miss Doris Swap and Rae Jorgensen are in charge of the arrangements and the public is invited. They'll more than admire your selection of a gracious s 50 gift of B ?t » » « they'll treasure it mt;lny._ many 4 e incom- k’lfl; S oul et Service for Six . . $30 erware array. Silver-plate Tray . . $5 to visit the Nmet Shop. adv. Lode and placer location mnotices | for sale at The lninln office. e court, England’s Queen Mother spent two hours shopping buying & fine lot of dolls for her royal grandchildren’s he window of the shop as Queen Mary made her Mr. Abernathy will be a passenger | Petersburg, | creasing cold and moderate to fresh :ast and southeast wind. The wind reached its maximum | velocity of 24 miles an hour last i :ording to U. S. Meteologist Howard J. ’I'hompson MRS. ERSKINE, DELAYED |ON JOURNEY HOME BY PLANE, IS ENTERTAINED Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Council were T |at home to a few of their friends Friday afternon for Mrs. Wilson Erskine of Kodiak who is in Ju- PRUPUSAL MADE’ neau awaiting good weather to con- FR I s c 0 STR|K E |tinue her journey home by air- plane. way to her home in California on |board the North Star after making SAN P'RANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 5vilthe round trip aboard the ship from | Florence McAulitfe, Mayor Rossi's Juneau, was also a guest of the i Couneils yesterday. conciliator, announced this after- - noon that the Warehousemens' As-' Mrs. Erskine was the guest at sociation has accepted the compro-|'inicheon today of Mrs. mise plan designed to end the 36! day warehouse strike. The proposal is to pay $5.60 a day| to regular warehousemen on a 40- hour week basis. The proposal will | be submitted to the members of the | union Monday night. EREEPENSL. 'MRS. GEORGE LEE, |L. Freeburn and ,Metbum, Mrs. Erskine fnd Mr. the Governor's House, As soon as weather permits, Mrs. | Erskine will continue her journey to Sikorsky on which she traveled from Seattle. Alaskan Gene Comer, Nome. Mrs. Lee, one of the fifteen vie-| | tims who lost their lives in the |slide, was Miss Callie Barragar be-| fore her marriage. Her parents who survive her, are Mr. and Mns. Fred Alfred Barragar, of Seattle. Lee Barragar, brother of the de- ceased, and his wife arrived from Anchorage by airplane to attend the funeral. ! Mrs. J. E. Barragar and family| of Juneau are also relatives of Mrs.! Lee. i - e GOES TO HOSPITAL William Steinbeck, medical pa- tient, was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital today. | Empire ads are read. o Best Dance Daily Cross-word Puzzle Floor in ACROSS Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle u goor covering Iuneau & Fndera i Supborting l"'"dl"‘ 1 Gu!de"'l’“l‘;l‘;n 13, Carumonul course of E‘gguf';#r- A e encas di 23. Worthls d! 4. d\?& fia dye :;‘Wf;:ln'“- 15. Protecting M1 [LIKIMIA] thing: 17 Behold ) e 25. Takes Lhe chiel 18. Faucet l-lld['w'\m (RIODIEIO] ‘meal Green b IOIVIAILINSIOILTETS MC | 21. Quick to learn 3L God of focks , IGIETIMSICIAI IDIISIHITINIE] 55 R and pastures - 30. rd with. SILUPIPIEIRIEECTL IADED deforence HIUNGINOICIAIF] a1, gl rervee 33. Blanches § s % kit . Historical word L | i ut'fl'-'e obl l'!ld"lfl OITITIEIRMMGILIETE] 5. P"b"c lc lodging 3 .+ 36. C 1 tial i E"{ 45 Noteof the 3 Homeota ‘3§ sg:::;,n m‘,’f,‘.’ i Bodient fluids 46 Amhundon \zard 39, Shelter for 38. Bushy llllml (‘ Blondn rod 4. Held a session small anl : Than's tame 8 Trew trunk T Mongrel dog 4L Lodco‘m&(jvl i N g:nllnl toa DONN 9. Keen from -;e‘{ter. certain Greek 1, Kind of bestle ‘oceedin 41 Proceed 2. Profuse talk 10. En‘!llh lfhool . As far as ClI forecast for more snow with de-| AS SNOW BEGINS | | | | night, but was subsiding today, sc-| Miss Louise Jeschien, on her _ . Goldstein. blizzard is Thursday night, with Mr. James the Canadian prairies and tempera»f Miss Annabel ture in this section is below zero. Airplanes are grounded and high- Don Glass, were dinner guests at way travel is perilous. ets two thirds of the state. the westward aboard the Don Glass NO PLANES IN THE DETOUR FOR FIRST SNOWSTORM Scenes like this were common in Denver as one of the worst Sep- tember storms in years broke trees and power lines. Motorists were forced to detour through alleys and over sidewalks in many places to reach the downtown district. Thousands of trees were ruin:d. (Asso ciated Press Photo) BLIZZARD HELENA, Montana, Dec. |Elks’ Memorial Services' at 2 P. M. Tomorrow 5 — A| sweeping down from | Snow blank- > for the services. —————— AIR ;BECAUSE SNOW LAST RITES FOR MRS. LOTT — e Today's News Today- the off. Empire. The annual Flks Memorial servic- »s in honor of the memory of de- parted brothers will be held in the Elks’ Hall at 2 o'clock tomorrow af- ternoon and Exalted Ruler Walter P. Scott urged today that all mem- {mers of the Juneau lodge be on hand Star Airways in the Anchorage 260 REINDEER ARE SOLD HERE FROM Ready Dem:'igfor Meat at 10 Cents Per Pound Due to Maritime Strike A total of 260 reindeer were sold in Juneau yesterday from the North Star, Bureau of Indian Affiairs vessel, according to Charles W. Director, who returned here on the vessel after four months in the Arctic. He estimated that there were about 1,450 carcasses on the ship when she arrived here from the north. The meat sold at 10 cents a pound with 50 cents per carcass for wharfage charges and | the animals averaged around 90 to 130 pounds each. { The city, which usually buys | around $600 worth of the meat for ! relief purposes, did not purchase any of the deer meat this year, but there was ready sale due to the shortage of meat here because of he strike. DIE N FLAMES CHICOUTIMI, Quebec, Dec. 5— A report reaching here says Mrs, Louise Bassard, of St. Ambrois, and her seven children were all burned to death in a fire which started in the family home this morning caus- ed by the exploision of gasoline The father and eldest daughter es- caped. e g BUGGES GIVING COCKTAIL PARTY BEFORE DANCE Mr. and Mrs. Erling H. Bugge are entertaining a few friends at a cocktail party this evening before the Shrine Dance. Those who have been invited are: Mr. and Mrs. tered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical care. VICTIM OF SLIDE, |+ S FILLS ALL THE AIR| " ar cuurcn oF NarTiviTy George Leveque, Miss Ann Boyer, | r. Jacl effreys, ss Catherine i IS LAID TO REST i AT THE HOTELS Because Juneau's first real snow-| Funeral services for Mrs. William | Cheney, and Mr. John Cheney. Fidiathe storm of the winter kept the sky too | Lott, victim of the slide, will be B { Gastineau full of snowflakes to leave any | held at the Catholic Church of the | FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY |, Buneral services Were uplL Jes |« wii)lam Dunkle, Anchorage; H. room for airplanes today, no flying | Nativity, with the Rev. W. G. Le- FOR MRS. MARY SCOTT {W. Strafuss, Fairbanks; George L. was done out of Juneau and Gas- ‘Vasseur officiating, Tuesday at) |Harris, Fairbanks; Willlam Justin, tineau Channel. 19 am. In the Chapel of the Charles W. Mn“mf:fi;ie‘:';immsf zlg_St her life| oirbanks; Harry Ullrich, Fair- Among the planes grounded, for| Interment will be in Evergreen |Carter Mortuary, funeral services The Rev. John A. Glasse offic-|8nks; A. S. Day, Valdez; E. C. which tentative hops had been Cemetery. were held today for Mrs. Mary jated |Jacobs, Fairbanks; O. J. Leland, planned, were: the PAA Electra, - Scott who died November 29 at her Pallbearers, friends of Mrs. Lee|F@irbanks; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mac- AAT, North Canada Air press, DUNKLE, JR, HERE NOW | home in the Indian Village. and her husband, were Har Lean; Walter Hall, Fairbanks; W. and Glass Flying Service William Dunkle, Jr., son of the| The Re_v. A. P. Kashevaroff read | Thomas, Lee Bean, T. H. Allen, Avl"' Jones, Fairbanks; J. J. Mec- — e e - — prominent Willow Creek mmer.‘ ar- the services. Interment was ip I Martin, Jack Laurie and Art | Kensie, Nome. SMITH LEAVES HOSPITAL rived in Juneau from Anchofage Evergreen Cemetery. | Knighteliffe. Zynda ! George Smith, medical patient, and Fairbanks yesterday afternoon — | Interment was in Evergreen ceme- , Mr. and Mrs. Ford Butler, Ju- has improved and was able to leave aboard the PAA Electra on his way KIRKWOOD IN HOSPITAL i tery. ;neau. St. Ann’s Hospital today. to Seattle. He is an employee of| James Kirkwood, A. J. miner, en- | AND HER MELODY BOYS INVITE YOU TO DANCE AND DINE TONIGHT AT THE Booth Service for Parties PHYLLIS ENERBERG Y CLUB E DINNERS .SERVED AT CLUB OR SENT OUT COME TO THE CITY CLUB FOR A REAL GOOD TIME M.S. NORTH STAR | Hawkesworth, Assistant Educational , |