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

TALLAPOOSA IS BACK FROM FAST TRIP TO KODIAK Good Weafl:;Encountered All the Way Until Re- turn to C. Spencer Reporting good weather and @ fast trip for nearly all the cruise, the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa returned to her Jumeau base last! evening at 6 o'clock. Carrying in all, approximately 1,900 sacks. of mail during the entire cruise, the Tallapoosa made stops at Yakutat, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and Ko- diak. Stopping at Yakutat outbound, the cutter's personnel gave a third- class radio - telephone operators’ examination to Mr. Morlander,| teacher there, besides rendering | medical attention to three Indian: | and one white. Arriving at Kodiak on the morn- | ing of December 1, the Ta]lapoosat received a report that Mrs. H. \ Vincent, the wife of the princ&pal‘ of the Territorial school there, was ill and after the ship's doctor had diagnosed the ailment as acute appendicitis, she was taken aboard | and rushed to the hospitel at Seward, where she was successfully operated upon. Leaving Kodiak on| the afternoon of December 1, the Tallapoosa made the run to Seward in the fast time of seventeen and one-half hours. Outbound to Ko-| diak from Seward, the cutter car- ried Deputy U. 8. Marshal and Mrs. Joe Zimmerman and eight other passengers. Tows Siarr On the return to Seward, Lieut. Camdr. N. G. Ricketts, in com- mand of the Tallapoosa, conferred with Alaska Steamship Company officials there and took in tow for/ Cordova the mail steamer Starr,| which was lying in dangerous an-| chorage at Seward, exposed to‘ winds which might have caused it to drag its anchor. Conglderable | difficulty was met with in ralslng' the Btarr's anchors, one of which| was on a chan and the other on al ceble, and the two having become intricately entangled by the swing- ing of the vessel. By means of plane after he had taken delivery Col. Charles A. Lindbergh (arrow) is shown in the cockpit o through its paces. He expressed himself as of it in Reading Airport, f his newly-purchased, speedy, low-wing mono- England. Lindy took the ship up and put it thoroughly satisfied with its performnn PRIN. LOUISE ARRIVES HERE | Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Louise, delayed by snow storms, arrived in port shortly after 3 o- clock this afternoon from the south with the following passengers Ior Juneau: Mrs. E. L. Erickson, Mrs. O. An- son, A. W. Henning, Mrs. D. Adler, Mrs. G. A. Hyner, Miss V. Brown, R. Kilburn, Mrs. G. Anderson, W. ends, W. Paxson, R. Dixon. ROBERTSON FAMILY i GATHERS IN SEATTLE | | FOR XMAS HOLIDAYS Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson and Mrs. Jessie F. Robertsons Mrf Robertson’s mother, will leave on| <he Princess Louise tomorrow lor Seattle to spend the Christmas | holidays. Since her arrival here with her son a month ago Mrs. Jessie Rob- ertson has been the inspiration of much entertaining On her first trip back to Juneau in her honor. in nine years she has been renew- ing old friendships in town. She will spend several weeks in Seattle good luck and excellpnt seaman- {with Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and chip the Tallapoosa was able to pull visiting nieces there before return- alongside the Starr. and circled | that ship around seven times, un- winding the cables so that the an-. chors could be raised. A good deal| of the credit for the successful ac- complishment of the feat was given to Lieut. C. A. Anderson, executive officer, und chief engineer. The remainder of the towing of the Starr to Cordova was unevent- ful, and after moring her at the Ocean Dock there, the Tallapoosa! continued on toward Juneau, meet-| ing with excellent weather until alter rounding Cape Spencer, when | a blinding snowstorm was encoun- tered which reduced visibility prac- tically to nothing, causing the cut- ter to anchor overnight at Dunbas Bay, from where she came on into Juneau yesterday. Medical Attention While at Koaiak, the ship’s phys-! iclan gave medical attention to five Indiens and two whites, be- sides Mrs. Vincent. From Seward to Cordova the Tallapoosa carried one passenger, and from Seward to| Juneau twenty-one passengers, in- cluding: Postal Ingpector G. M. Marchand, Mr. and . V. M Blackwell, Robert W. Cowling, of the Gastineau Construction Com- pany; M. W. Winters, city attorney| for Valdez; H. C. Cooper, C. Lov- eite, Joe Leahy, John Wilkins, W. M. Motts, M. W. Jasper, C. V. Titcomb, L. C. Gleason, O. North, C. Paddock, F. Curran, L. Mc- Learken, H. Milroy, A. Englebreth, G. Turnquist, Alec Karviuk, and R. S. Marsh. Unless unexpectedly called” out for emergency duty, the Tallapoosa will remain at Juneau for about two weeks, during which time her boilers will be cleaned. It is ex- pected that she will then again carry mail to the Westward, follow- ing about one week . behind the steamer Arctic. ———— Brothers Battle Cancer But on Opposite Coasts BERKELEY, Cal. Dec. 8—On opposite sides of the country, Prof. Ernest O. Lawrence and Dr. John H. Lawrence are conducting twin experiments to find a cure for can- cer. Ernest, at thn Unlvmuy of Cali- fornia, and John, at. Yale, have Jjust announced that their ‘“neu- tron” radiations have proved four times as syccessful as X-rays in destroying sarcoma 180, a cancer- like growth in mice. They say the results of the experiment, while inconclusive in a bread therapeu- |ing to her home in Missouri Valley, lowa., Duncan Robertson, a student at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Celifornia, will join his brother and sister, Elliott and Carol, Univer- sity of Washington students, to |spend the holidays with their par- lents and grandmother in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson plan to return to Juneau early in January. R } “COWBOY” DURYEA IS HERE FROM KETCHIKAN Schuyler Duryea, better known to his many friends in Alaska as “Cowboy,” iIs in Juneau from Ket- chikan aboard the motorship Spen- u.nd goodies all day. cer. SO 5 TR Duryea, formerly purser abanrd Alaska Steamship Company ships, is assistant agent for the Alaska . 8. Company in Ketchikan. AUDITOR PATNE HERE; ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AGENCY AT KETCHIKAN Elmer Payne, traveling auditor for the Alaska Steamship company, who arrived in Juneau Sunday from Ketchikafi by AAT. plane, an- nounced today the transfer of W. E. Brown, 'agent for the company in Ketchikan, to Seattle, and the appointment of Roy E. Veith as his successor. Brown, who has been with both in the Cordova and Ketchi- kan offices, will have charge of can- nery work for the Alaska Steamship in Seattle. ground for his new position, Mr. the Alaska Steamship company for the last two years, and previously | has served with other transporta-| tion companies in the Pacific north- west. Since. his arrival on his pusent trip several weeks ago, Mr. Payne will leave on the Princess Louise tomorrow for Seattle. FOR CALIFORNIA TRIP Mrs. Wellman Holbrook will be a southbound passenger on the Prin- Portland and spend Christmas with his mother in Walla Walla before continuing her trip to California. — d Gloves BATTELLO OPERATES recently returned to Juneau, is now | ihkhhcmtmbuwmted in partnership with his uncle.. derson, Mrs. 1. P. Taylor, T. Martin- | Irving, W. J. Harrison, M. Dnm-‘ the ' company for a number of years,! company. From April to September | of each year he will be in Alaska,’ and his winter headquarters will bel His successor has a good back- | Payne said. Mr. Veith has been with | has visited «all ‘ports his company | services in Southeast Alaska. He| MRS, HOLBROOK LEAVES cess Louise sailing from Juneau. She | will visit Mr. Holbrook’s brother in' TRANSFER COMPANY | Giido Battello, nephew of Pete| Battelho, slide disaster vietim, who | operating the North Transter, with | Wants Some Cash Mrs. Gladys Luckenbach, fourth | wife of Lewis Luckenbach, member | of the shipping family, won an order | for separate maintenance from the San Francisco courts but went back again for a hearing to determine the amount her husband must pay monthly. She is pictured as she appeared in court to testify that he had not paid the $250 monthly temp: ararily ordered. She asked for $1,000 a month, but said she might “get by” on $400 or $500. (Associ- ated Press Photo) How Much Dust in Anr7 Professor Can Tell You MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8. — When Professor Frank B. Rowley of the University of Minnesota says there’s dust in the air, he knows exactly what he's talking about—how much dust, and what kind. He finds out about these matters by using a pair of machines he re- cently invented in the engineering experiment laboratories, of which he is the head. - SILVER TEA Lutheran Church, Thursday, Dec. 10, from 1:30 to 5:30. Sewing sale —adv. 'LEGION JigeS DINNER IS SET, Legionnaires Is Being Considered by Post | Another Jiggs dinner will be held | | | |by the Alford John Bradford Post, it} |American Legion, December 21, \wu decided at the weekly meet- ng of the Post last night in the \Dugout. Dave Davenport was nam- ed chairman of a committee thim will be Commander W. O. Johnson, Tom Hutchins, |tee headed by | Commander A. E. Karnes was nam- | ‘mntter. It is hoped to form new group in the near future. | pairing the Dugout, |Johnson has called a meeting of the Executive Committee for 7:30 Thursday night in the Dugout and urges that all members of committee report. S - i FRANK RUCKAR < DIES Frank Ruckhart, 19, born in Anchorage and attended |school there, died recently at Spo- kane, Wash., of a frosted lung. He is survived by his sister, Mrg. Inge- borg Frawley; a brother, Fred ! Ruckhart, and a half-sister, Miss Marcella Leckwold, all of Anchor- age; and a step-father, Ole Jen- sen, of Lucky Shot. Banana Eater HALAKOFF, Tex.—Nathan Boyd, 63, veteran of the Spanish-Ameri- can War, eats 20 to 30 bananas at a sitting. His record is 42—'cobs and all.” He's never had a day's illness. Daily Cross-word Puzzle 1 ACROSS L N ¢. Invit l:: Rightful 18 1 power Greek market gllco Biblical character 18. Goddess of discord I’, Comfort 2l Article 22 Aromatie plant 25. Ridicule 27. Grayish tinged with blug o Worthless dog 28 | 30. 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At no time vehemently Pertaining to 4, particular !m-ll lhnl- DOWN Sets out on & voyage Pertaining to a wall Dlvld.l into two' equal parts That thing Color Instances Flowering nlm 1L Pr oceed 12 Root out ii///flfllilfl N/ JNNaE Wfl Wl v wh //{// DECEMBER 21 Organization of Sons of | Seelye, Al Zenger and H. E. Iffert.| Tentative plans for formation of | a Sons of Legionnaires organization here were discussed and a commit- ! Past Department | led to gather further data on the the To consider further plans for re-| ppp Commander that who was SHORT-HANDED GRAVESMEN TO MEET FIREMEN Juneau High Hoopsters En- counter Krauses in Op- ening Exhibition Though the Tallapoosa is here, the Sailor team has been without practice too leng for them to take the floor for their last schedulcs! encounter of the first round in this season’s City League basketbell play, leaving it up to the Juneau |High School cagers to again sub- |stitute for them in tonight’s open- ing engagement, an exhibition meetimg with the Krause team. The high-riding Graves team, which last week defeated the De- Molays to take the inside track for the first round championship, will meet the Juneau Firemen in the second contest. The Clothiers are short-handed because of the loss of their two star forwards, Eddie Lawson and Bl O’'Malley, who sailed for the |States last weck, and the Firemen look to give the Gravesmen every bit of competition that they can handle. With Doc Hollmann pac- ing them, the Firemen have given la good account of themselves in all their battles this season, even though defeated in a pair of their | tussles. The re-vamped Graves lineup is Iexpected to show Gorden Gray iand Bob McPhee at forwards. Bill iRobertson at center, and Bud Fos- lo‘tfl and Jack Gowdy at guard posts. arrange the affgir and serving with e il chariey| WINN GODDARD IS JUNEAU VISITOR E. M. Goddard, former civically {prominent Juneau resident, return- ed here Sunday evening from his home in Ketchikan aboard the mo- orship Spencer, which is owned and operated by his brother-in-law, Capt. Don S. Wright. Goddard, who left Juneau two years ago and is agent for the Alaska Transportation Co., at | Ketechikan, plans to spend Christ- mas at a family reunion with his mother at Goddard Hot Springs. Mr. Goddard will return to Ket- chikan with Capt. Wright aboard |the Spencer, where they will pick up Mrs. Goddard and Mrs. Wright and their families for the trip to Goddard. e e Farm Income Up SACRAMENTO, Cal.»—Cash come. of California farmers in 1935 was 10% per cent greater than the year previous. According to A. A. Brock, director of the State De- partment of Agriculture, the total of $522,886,000 makes California the richest farm State in the Union. e COLLINS 'NEAR WAINWRIGHT Collins to the Alaska Game Com- 'misslon today from Point Barrow ig that the wolf-reindeer situation is "extensive enough to warrant ev- ery possible control, glthough some reports have been exaggerated. He reported he is planning further in- vestigation in the district south- \east of Wainwright. in- Report of Game Warden Grenold | FASHION FOR FASHIONABLES| e Winter in California means winter sports in Southern Cali- fornia. Sc pretty Joan Davis, Santa Monica, Cal, beawly, wore this attractive play suit to the beach. It features a cotton | jacket coupled with a polka dot | cuit. The shorts are bex pleat- | ed. Woven white string on ! wooden | shoes. | Find Old Jail Tree HARLINGEN, Tex.—A “jail tree,” used by Texas rangers in turbulent border days, recently was discov- soles constitutes the ered here and identified by a chain | imbedded in the wood. Rangers tethered prisons to Lhe “hitching post” with a chain until | they could be removed to the coun- ty jail at Brownsville. The jail tree was surrounded by a corral. g e WANT NEW SCHOOL Pointing out that the Anchorage grade school building will not ac- commodate the growing enrollment, | the School Board recently suggested to the City Council that an ap- plication be made for construction of a new grade school building with PWA funds. IALEX HOLDEN JUNEAU BOUND FROM SEATTLE Flier SpentTight in Alert i Bay — Hopped Off ! This Forenoon | Alex Holden, flying a Marine Air- |ways plane, who left Seattle for jJuneau yesterday forenoon at 10 o'clock, spent last night in Alert, B. C. He hopped from there this | forenoon at 10 o'clock and if there is favorable weather along the route |1s expected to arrive here during |the afternoon or evening. Pilot Hoiden has two passengers !o,bo:rd the plane for Juneau, one |being Sam Price, according to a Iradio received at the Airways’ office here. i Sl T R | | NEW JEWELKY STORE | Carlquists, the jewelers, have op- ened a new store on the lower |floor of the new Anchorage Hotel Annex. i | i l | | | MOST... Delicious Meat on the Market CHOICE BABY BEEF IIlIlillllIIlIllllIIlIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIII“III!III!IIIIIHllIllllllImlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII NEW SHIPMENT trawberr Point HOICE BE All CUTS PARKER BE Phone 534 From Government Inspected Herds CASH AND CARRY TALK 2,000 MILES Thomas K. Orr, standing in the Signal Corps office in Anchorage, heard his wife's voice by radio- phone nearly 2,000 miles away the other day. Mrs. Orr had been on a trip in the East and reached Se- attle after the strike tied up steam- er travel. She told Mr. Orr over the radiophone that she expects to be home “in about 10 days.” e g L SEWING SALE At the Lutheran Church starts 10:30 Thursday, Dec. 10. Also goodie sale. Silver Tea, 1:30 to 5:30. adv. e “Holeproof” Hosiery. B Try a classified—Emplre. Give adv. elicate~ The flavor lasts Schilling PURE fllll]/fl Wrist Watches in all values from chil- drens at $2.50 to choice Hamiltons at $75.00. We have some special values on last year’s models. If your gift is silver, che years justify your selec- tion. See our presenta- tion before you buy any gift. fllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIlI!IIIII!IIIIIIII‘II'III'I'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHn L “IIIIII"IIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIfllllllIlIIIII||IIIIIIIIIIIIlllll|||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIII