The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1937, Page 8

BARR BOXES HIS Reviewing WHEELS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE HOP North Canada Air Express Plane Lands Here from Taku Successfully taking off from Bul- lard’s Landing on improvised skis Pilot L. F. Barr, in his North Can- ada Air Express Pilgrim plane ar- rived at the Juneau airport from his Taku hermitage at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon Pilot Barr brought with him Miss Mary Joyce's effects which she was forced to leave behind when she made her hurried departure for Juneau on Christmas Eve, with| Sheldon Simmons. Barr will not take the air again for several days, | being immediately concerned with | reconditioning his plane after its| long stand in the open Barr became stranded when he was forced to leave Tulsequah in a snow storm by the threat of the river, but could not come o Juneau because of the weath- and after he landed at Bul- lard’s, his plane was soon snowed The skis which Barr improvised | for his take off were three-sided boxes about a foot and a one-half wide and ten feet long, into which he ran the wheels of his plane Sliding over the snow in the boxes | until he had gained flying speed,| he lifted out of them, and came | to Juneau—leaving his crates be- hind B 175 Killed in Merrymaking on New Year's CHICAGO, Jan, 2.—Fatalities and violent deaths claimed 175 lives thrroughout the nation in New Year’s merrymaking. About 150 of the deaths are re- ported to have been caused by auto accidents. e, - | | | L2 LSTOCK QUOTATIONS | New NEW YORK, Jan. 2—The York Stock Exchange held a short| session today, the first of 1937 Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 117, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 53%, Bethlehem Steel 74%, Calumet and Hecla 16%, Commonwealth and Southern, 3%, Curtiss Wright 6%, General Motors 62%, International Harvester 105%, Kennecott 61, New York Central 40%, Southern Pa- cific 43%, United States Steel 76%, United Corporation 6%, Cities Ser- vice 4%, Pound $4.91. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 179.52, down 1.40; rails 53.28, down .33; utii- | of the popular “typical prairie state” day after a ities 34.66, down .17T. ! * By VOLTA TORREY AP Feature Service Writer Jubilantly the Grand Old Party trumpeted against the alphabet agencies in June, 1936, “For more than three long years,” boomed Keynoter Steiwer,” we have had a government without political morality.” “Three chimed in. Blind Mice,” the band “See How They Run.” Overnight the chant rang 'cross the nation. wree long years!” “There are multitudes of people who have listened to the song of sirens,” Herbert Hoover cautioned. “Have you determined to enter into a holy crusade for liberty?” He was cheered 37 minutes. I{'s Landon and Knox “America is in peril,” the Cleve- land piatform began. Budget-bal- incing Alfred M. Landon read it in Kansas and made three notations: Merit system, gold, constitutional amendment, if necessary. (A week previous, five Supreme Court jus- | tces had held New York's mini- num wage law for women unconsti- utional.) Up shot the sunflower; away went Senator Borah, only man besides Landon to get votes (19 against )84) before the Republican Presi- dential nomination was made unan- imous. way home after a week of “Oh, Su- sanna,” Frank Knox heard he was to run for Vice-President. June Days 0 rare Tht postman, hardly ever having to ring twice, left $1,- 650,000,000 in bonus bonds for 3,000,000 war veterans. Manhattan had more brides than in any other June since | 1929 Nicaragua bad a revolt, but | the U. S. Marines scarcely cared | Schmelling knocked out Louis. | Congress and schools let out. | Zioncheck escaped from a san- itarium. New York welcomed the Queen Mary. House Speaker Byrns, Wheat- | Trader Cutten and Russian- | Novelist Gorky died. 1 The Democratic Show | To Philadelphia, while radios poured out an interlude of “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” |the .new machine for registering !mass roars was toted There James A. Farley, (Post- master dubbed jobmaster); phrase) presented a wordy show The First National Bank TUNEAU [ ] CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$75.000 @ COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGE ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts S| NEW STOCK RECEIVED Aladdin Non-S BRIDGE pot Parchment SHADES FLOOR LAMP SHADES BED LAMPS Use Better Light See Our IES Table Lamps Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. his extra-: 1 e Seldom had there been a June the despos THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 1937. DEMOCRATS | AR hEEL st & — | practically dev of suspense de- spite “the thesis nailed to the door” y Al Smith, Bainbridge Colby, James A. Reed, Joseph B. Ely and Daniel F. Cohalan. Between speeches there was little (to gab about save the Liberty Bell's !sound and the question: “Could Lehman be drafted, to strengthen | the ticket?” | Not until the convention was over did the Democrats regain their rep- Lulallun for showmanship. Then with |a symphonic accompaniment, Quar- Pausing in Michigan City on his| terback Roosevelt brought the weary rooters to their feet as he called the first play of the second half: A smashing attack on “economic | royalists.” torship” wrapped in “the robes of ‘ legal sanction.” Frenchmen Strike 1 From 350,000 Frenchmen, rean- | while, American labor was learning Stampede Is ~ Disclosed by - G.Goldstein | Juneau Fur Dealer Stresses Importance of Prompt | Action, Wolf Menace | | | Returning to Juneau aboard the three weeks’ flying tour on which he covered the Up- |per and Lower Yukon regions and the Kuskokwim district, Charles Goldstein, reported that he had had a “tough trip.” Mr. Goldstein brought to Juneau first news of a new gold strike at |Good News Bay, which has started jquite a stampede to that district. He has talked with several oldtime | prospectors who were on their way“ there, and he remarked a great | many others are crowding all avail- | |able planes to get to the Good | News district as fast as the weather | | permits. | In addition to uic Good News| stampede, there is a tremendous | |amount of activity throughout the | Interior, in not only prospecting, | but locating, all available placer |ground, of grades from high to low. New Mining Outfits “I look for the biggest season of mining activity in the Territory of | any time, this present year,” Mr. Goldstein predicted. “There is a| great many new outfits bringing in| dredges and dragline outfits, to operate both new and old proper- ties. Large areas of ground are | being prospected with airplane; drills. Everyone who can lay his| hands on the equipment seems to, be intent on seeing what's in the | ground.” Wolf Menace The wolf menace throughout the rest of the Territory is much worse than people in this section realize, Mr. Goldstein declared. “The wolves, running in large packs, are making great inroads, not only into the herds of caribou and reindeer, but also into the fur bearing animals, “I encountered many spots where whole herds of twenty to twenty- five caribou had been slain by the wolves, only a little hair being left to show how the wolf packs had devoured every bit of the herd, be- fore moving on to the next. “Something absolutely must be done about it—and very soon!" ————————— The mid-south area, of which Memphis, Tenn., is the hub, is said tion's cotton crop. e ——— You know WILBUR IRVING and dancers. Tonight's —adv. to produce 36 per cent of the na-| RENAME F. D. R. & CO. BONUS a new technique, the sit-down stri Steel executives were notify "prl\‘xleged D“‘_‘Fes" and their employees they would protect|the Westward as Dutch Harbor. m of “industrial dicta- them from intimidation and coer-|Capt. Ricketts prophesied that the cion. C. I. O’s drive was starting Farmers were fighting grasshop- pers. On June 30, Lehman said he'd run. POPE FACING GANGRENE | OPEN WOUND Varicose Vein in Left Leg Bursts—He Discusses Church Affairs VATICAN CITY, Italy, Jan. 2— | Weakened by lack of sleep and fac- author|PAA plane from Fairbanks yester- |iNg danger from gangrene in an open wound, the burst of a varicose vein in the left leg, the Pope today | insisted on discussing church prob- lems with Archbishop Chollet of France. 64-Day Walkout Belifled Ended Employers Compromise of 72V Cents Believed Ac- cepted by Strikers SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 2— There was one bright spot today in the West Coast labor picture, outside of the maritime strike, when representatives of 350 milling warehousemen considered the em- ployers’ offer of 72% cents an hour after asking for 85 cents. A com- promise was offered at 75 cents and the employers came back with |the 72% cents. Employers anticipate acceptance of the 72% cents an hour and they are planning on opening plants on Monday and the strikers will be back on the jobs after a walkout of 64 days. MAYOR MULVIHILL OF SKAGWAY GOING SOUTH; PLEASURE W. J. Mulvilhill, Mayor of Skag- {way for many terms, accompanied by his wife, is a passenger south on the Princess Norah. They expect to be out for several weeks and will visit various points of interest along the coast, inspecting the new bridge at San Francisco, and drop in on Hollywood and see how the pictures are made. i Mr. Mulvihill said he expects to forget for the time being that he has gone without ham and eggs and other necessities to maintain the in- ner man on account of the maritime strike. ‘While the steamer was in port, Mr. and Mrs. Mulvihill ted briefly | with their two sons, V. M. Mulvihill, |agent of the Canadian Pacific, and W. R. Mulvihill, agent for the Amer- ican Express Company. e ‘Today’s News Today—Empire. TALLAPOOSA ON MERCY MISSION T0 PRIBILOF ISLE [Cutter to Leave Monday on_ Mail Route to Unalaska, | then on to St. Paul ‘ | l ‘\ Paul Island, most northerly |of the Pribilof croup, not just Kodiak, will be the destination of |the U. 8. C. G. cutter Tallapoosa |when she steams out of Juneau |early Monday morning. | Originally ordered to make a mail cruise as far to the Westward as | Kodiak, new instructions were re- | cetved by Lieut. Comdr. N. G. Rick- commander of the cutter,| morning, stating that Mrs. lks, wife of the Navy radio op- |erator stationed on St. Paul Island ; is reported by Dr. Collins there, as needing hospital treat- St tts. {inis his urgently ment | Under its new orders, the Talla- poosa will proceed direct from here to Seward, then deliver mail along the Aleutian Peninsula to Kodiak. From Kodiak, the Tally will call | at Dutch Harbor, then head for the Pribilofs, to take Mrs. Fulks to the nospital at Unalaska. Enroute back to its Juneau base, |the cutter will then pick up mail rom the Westward. The Tallapoosa this morning started loading mail for the West- ward and Interior at the Pacific | t Dock, and when she leaves Y will have aboard about 1,000 sacks and boxes of postal matter, leaving about 500 sacks still on the dock. Every nook and cranny of the cutter is jammed with mail. The Tally is authorized to carry necessary passengers, and Capt. Ricketts announced this morning that there is still space aboard the‘i vessel for a few more passengers.| All passengers and mail for Valdez nd Cordova will be discharged at eward, from where they will be conveyed to their destination by he Coast Guard patrol boat Morris. The Tallapoosa will also carry |passengers from Seward as far to lcruise should take the Tallapoosa |from 20 days to one month. | Some difficulty is being encount- ered in arranging for sufficient llubricaling oil for the vessels jcruise, and departure may have to |be delayed beyond Monday morn- ing. B |[ESTHER MORRIS TO ! SPEAK, FORUM CLUB Experiences on a recent trip to |the interior will be related by Miss Esther Morris, Supervisor of Home {Economics under the Territorial | Department of Education, tomorrow night at the Forum Club. All young people in the commun- ity who have finished school are |cordially invited to attend ‘the meetings which are held every Sun- day evening in the Church Parlors |of the Northern Light Presbyterian l‘Church. R Lode and piacer location notices ‘or sale at The Empire office. It’s 00000000000 PHONE 28 PAUL WENDEL donind, the ing. . GEORGE McMAHON threw & pistol at King Edward. . NELLIE GRANGER, plane stowardess, brought Yo the only other wrvivor of air crash, . DR, Virer. MRS, BERYL MARKHAM so- loed the Atlantic westward. DR. D. E. ROBDINSON came out ofter being buried 11 days . BISHOP A. W. F. BLUNT shet the first verbal dart ot Edward Vil MARY ASTOR succoeded only partly in boeping hor diary out of court. LEROY HARTMAN an- nounced ¢ mew footh desensi- conforted, then tidaop- injus OPEN FORUM TO BEHELD MONDAY Legislative Matters to Be Discussion by Wom- an’s Club Legislative matters of vital in- terest to women and children will be debated at a forum Monday night in the City Council Cham- bers scheduled for the next regu- lar meeting of the Business and P:ofessional Woman's Club. Members of the Juneau Woman’s Club, interested in proposed leg- islation to be presented before the 1937 Legislature have been invited ito attend. A debate on proposed legislation will be heard with Mrs. R. R. Her- mann, local attorney and prominent club woman on one side of the question and a lawyer of equal ability presenting the opposing side, according to Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, Legislative Chairman of the Business and Professional Woman's Club. Discussion from the floor will follow. The forum Monday begin at 8:30 o'clock. night will An Old ‘J‘ AT THE HOTELS | | Gastineau William Kruse; Jane Harrop; Mrs. Joseph Smith, Bettles, Alaska; William Strandberg, Anchorage; W. J. Joones, Fairbanks; Mrs. J. O’Connor, Fairbanks, Walter Hall, W. J. Jones, Fairbanks; Mrs. J. | Holdsworth; J. Peretti; O. Miller; Fred Kubon, Nome; Nels Westlin, Fairbanks; W. G. Heidinger, Sitka. Alaskan Alfred Tilson, Juneau; M. Saul, Juneau; A. C. Chapman, Menden- hall. Zynda Einar Olsen, Sitka. = S N, JUNEAU MOTOR MANAGER GOES TO SEATTLE ON SHORT BUSINESS TRIP | Elroy E. Ninnis, manager of the Juneau Motor Company, is a south- hound passenger on the Princess Norah leaving Juneau this morn- ing. Mr. Ninnis will be in Seattle about three weeks on a business trip. .- IN HOSPITAL FROM SITKA William G. Heidinger arrived from Sitka today and entered St. Ann’s Hospital for medical attention. I ' TREAT YOUR CREDIT Chinese Custom N CHINA, the ancients, at the be- ginning of the New Year, followed a time-honored custom, called on all their creditors—and paid their bills— in full! The New Year resolutions—a good is a time of good time to arrange to pay all past due bills and then — ar- range finances so that future bills can be paid promptly when they are due or according to agreement. Prompt payment builds a good credit record and promotes prosperity. A good credit record is priceless. Pay all bills promptly and protect it! Alaska Credit Bureau CHARLES WAYNOR, Manager FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. (Ground Floor) WILLIAM CLINE BABY FOR 1937 Official Check to Be Made Before Merchandise Awards Made First to claim the honor of first born '37 child in Juneau, William Bradford Cline, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradford Cline, of Ju- neau, has entered claim for awards offered in The Daily Alaska Empire baby contest. The proud father called at the office of The Empire this morning to place on record the claim of Wil- lim, Jr.,, through a duplicate copy of Territory of Alaska Certificate of Birth. Dr. W. M. Whitehead was attending physician. Mr. Cline is employed at the Al- aska Juneau mine. Due to the fact that other claims may be presented and in order that vital statistics may be checked at the Territorial Building Monday the award of merchandise offered by local merchants and The Empire, will not be made until claims are proven definitely. Awards will be made on presenta- tion of vouchers issued by the Ad- vertising Department of The Em- pire. i PRIE TGS el O MORGANS ENTERTAIN AT FRITZ COVE HOME Mr. and Mrs. Tom A. Morgan en- tertained thirty guests on New Year's Day at their home on the Fritz Cove Road. The guests began arriving at 10 o'clock and started the day with skiing, sleighing and snowballing. Some preferred the warmth of the house and spent the time stay- ing-in and playing games. When the others returned from their out- door sports all joined in to eat heartily of the New Year's spread, _¢ |after which games were again re- sumed and more pleasant hours were passed on the first day of the year. SONS OF NORWAY MEETING 8 o'Clock TONIGHT 0dd Fellows’ Hall Installation of Officersb followed I)amy:ing and Refreshments | AS A P o) i EWMmummmumm|m|n|lu|mm||uuumm