The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1937, Page 2

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIlII||IIIIllIlIIIIIIIIINIIIllIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIINIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Baby Sweaters $ Each Coat Sw Children’s Pajamas Chilgren's Women Each ’s Gowns $1 Quting Flannel $l Pink and Blue—7 yds. for Fr B 1 Uniforms Waitresses’ 1 Vests 3 isrs s l NEW REMNANTS Silks—Woolens Georgettes—Velvets Cottons—Draperies At Halt Price 1 eaters $l | Pair 2 for 3 for 5 yards Yard Cotton 8 yards Ladies’ Tr Scarfs TR Women's Rayon Union Suits 3 for Feather Silk Rayon 3 yards .. Women's Hayon OO EXCEL I IR SO Winter Gloves $l Wool Anklets Rubber Aprons $l Flanelette Silk Pri Wash Prints Pillows Hosiery RUMMAGE SALE Upstairs Items Too Numerous 2. M. Behrends Co. Inc. Juneau's Leading Department Store THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE T L E G l s L ATUR AWAITS ARRIVAL FIVE MEMBERS :- Dean Rice Elected Chaplain of House, Rev. O. L. Kendall of Senate sent members, two in the Senate and three in the House, the 13th Territorial Legislature convening this afternoon put over until to- morrow the formation of a perma- nent organization. The House will meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow after- noon and the Senate at 2 p.m. and expect to proceed with organization at that time unless word is received that the five delayed Legislators are to arrive shortly. The members being delayed in Nome and Fairbanks by bad flying weather are Senators John F. De- vine and John B. Powers and Rep- resentatives Andrew Nerland, John Lictenberg and Tolbert Scott. Dean 1 ints this afternoon and the Rev. O. L | Kendall as Chaplain of the Sen- ate. The Senate also elected J. C Arms and Miss Marjorie Fox of Douglas was appointed temporary Mesenger until the arrival of Mar- garet Scott from Fairbanks. The House committee on perma- ent employees is Leo Rogge, Mrs. Nell Scott, George Laiblin and J P. Anderson. House Committee on Mileage is Leonard Smith, Dan iangle SLIDE VICTIM FILES ACTION AGAINST A. J. Gust Erickson Asks $23.- 593 Damages from Mine as Result of Avalanche meg s 1 Suit was filed in Federal District Court today by Gust Erickson, whose wife was killed in the No- vember landslide on lower Franklin Street, against the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company asking total to Mention. damages of $23,593. LENT BARGAINS! of Mrs. Erickson and property dam- age to the Erickson property on lower Franklin was due to neg- ligence on the part of the mining {company in permitting logs and irocks to lie on the mountainside |which were loosened by the flood }and roared down on Franklin Street. Erickson, = = E = E = = = g g = % = = s £ £ = = = = £ who is represented by ‘White, asks $10,000 for loss of his (TN + reported he had already cntacted the “Exterior Department” which directed him to write to the Gover- nor at Juneau, although, he points out, “I know Nome is the capital of Alaska.” Being the young man was so well informed, the Governor's office wrote explaining it had nothing to offer. Well Informed Young Man Wants , Lcme North Milton E. Blodgett years old and resident of Quincy, IIl, wants to come to Alaska, according to a letter to the Governor's office. In is communication, the young man, — who says he is an expert rifleman, “Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson. wife, $4,500 for loss of his house and balance in contents of the house. ROTARY CLUB MEETS RS Es METZGAR RETURNS L. H. Metzgar, General Superin- tendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold The Rotary Club members held their usual Tuesday noon-day lun- cheon at the Terminal Cafe. Sev- eral matters of business were dis- cussed. Visitors included Roy De- Long of Seattle, Dr. Howard Hughes of Nome, and Dr. G. Reeves, of Se- attle. A Fathers and Sons get-te- gether will be held by the Rotarians on March 16. neau last night on the Princess Norah after a several weeks trip to San Francisco where he attend- ed the annual meeting of the company. Movws aml Airplanes Are Inspmng Designs for 1937 F rocks INFLUENCE FROM PARIS As modern as the New Year is this advance spring silk print inspired by the Paris Exposition of 1937, Its de~ sign, in green and beige tones, depicts the Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings. The bag and belt worn with the short <leeved frock are of green suede. FROM this da are by A pattern of multi-colored airplanes covers the tasseled hat dark blue. by American designers. THE SKY LK rk blue bolero frock. The blouse is red, The print designs Schiaparelli and all the dresses made silk crepe frock. accent the belt and high Pending the arrival of five ab- © C. E. Rice was elected permanent Chaplain of the House ° |Davis of Juneau as Sergeant-at- Green, Ed Coffey and J. V. Davis. TUESDAY, JAN. 12 {JOAN LOIS COHEN HONORED, BIRTHDAY Honoring Jean Lois Cohen, on her| fourteenth birthday, a surprise din- was given last night at her mother, Mrs. Kenneth ner party home by her '\u en jons were in pink and green e birthday cake was the| raction. Games were the dinner. yresent for the birthday Lois and Merle Jacob- Bothwell, Josephine wart, Betty Wil- cox, Laura Jean Clithero. Ruth Allen, Barbara Hermann. R GROSS GOING D% Juneau theatre is taking passage for Seattle Canadian steamer Princess hen that vessel sails south tonight. is making a business and l'u la center Pl were B b SOUTH W man on the from here Gro; and will be in the States for|, time. .~ DR. HUGHES ON WAY NORTH Dr. H. G. Hughes, dentist at me, is now stopping in Juneau Gastineau Hotel. Dr. Hughes od last night on the Princess 1 and plans to continue on to plane as soon pos- \definite N by as - SCHOETTLER BACK Schoettler, Supervisor of mal Education for the Ter- returned to his Juneau head- ters last night on the Prin 1 after spending some W the South in the interests vocational Department - GROCERY EXECUTIVE L. DeLong, Credit Manager for National Grocery Company, ar- rived in Juneau aboard the steam- Princess North and is stopping the Gastineau Hotel while await- plane connections for the In- s in of | ———————— | JOHNSON BACK | Paul Johnson, former Royal Blue Cab employee, and City League basketball referee here last year, a passenger from the South arriving in Juneau last evening on was | year | Past Matron's Jewel serve OFFIGERS ARE INSTALLED BY | 2 ORDERS HERE 'Eastern Star and Masonic Body Hold Doings at Scottish Rite Temple Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, Showers turning to s clearing and colder; mode northwest Time Barometer 4 pm. 4 am. Noon toda today Installation last night in the| YESTERDAY Scottish Rite Temple marked the| Highest 4p.m. beginning of a new term and a new | temp. temp. for Juneau Chapter No. 1, 38 36 Order of Eastern Star, and Mt. Ju- 42 neau Lodge No. 147, F. & A. M. Mrs. Florence B. Oakes was in- stalled as Worthy Matron by her mother, Mrs. Josephine Boyd. Mrs. Boyd is Past Matron of O. E. S, No. 37, of Steilacoom, Washington. Mrs. Howard Stabler, Past Matron, ind Installing Officer, significant- ly turned this part of the ceremony over to Mrs. Boyd who had come to Juneau to visit her daughter during the holidays and to see her installed | Worthy Matron. Jewel for Mrs. Stabler 2 ‘\Edmonlon Mrs Stabler was presented with a|gaqiije and was com-ipgilang term of office|g,n prancisco Mrs. EAwin | new vork Washington 3 | Station Atka Anchorage Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson {St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka | Ketchikan p {Prince Rupert plimented for her during the past year. Assistants Sutton presented tne Jewel to her. Mrs. Howard Siabler was assisted in the installation by Mrs. Ralph Martin, Installing Marshal; Mrs J. C. Thomas, Installing Chaplain, and Mrs. Clarence Rands, organ- ist The Seattle, foggy, temperature, 15; 30; Alert Bay, cloudy, 30; showers, 42; Bull Harbor Ketchikan, showers, 37; Craig, Petersburg, misting, 33; Sitka, 38; Juneau, misting, 35; McCarThy, foggy, 26; Anchor: 10; Nenana, cloudy, 8; partly cloudy, 0; Nulato, clear, clear, 10; Flat, clear, -1. installed who will for the en- officers for the Chapter suing year are: Florence B. Oakes, Worthy Mat- ron. Walter Dora Maurice Patron. Lilian G. Watson, Secretary. Gladys Stabler, Secretary. Rena Leivers, Conductress. Elizabeth Carmichael, Associate Conductress. May D. Godfrey, Chaplain. Mildred Wyler, Marshal. e, P. Scott, .eney, Associate S. Whittier, ‘Worthy Patron. | Matron. Associate WEATHER southern Bering Sea has of Alaska and this omrning the terior ing 29.48 inches at Mayo. {of Southern California. cre: one over the lower and 30.72 inches over the itheast Lowest4am. 4am. Precip. temp. temp. velocity zahrs Weather Triple Island, cloudy, 29; showers, raining, Cordova, clear, 3 clear, Hot Springs, clear, 5; zero; The storm area noted yesterday moved rapidly eastward acr ana Valley southeastward to Alberta, Low pressure also prevailed over High barometic p: ing from Barrow southward to the Hawaiian Islands, there being two Kuskokwim Valley, Pacific Oecan U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHKR BURKAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau, Leginning at 4 pm., Jan. 12: and colder winds, tonight, shifting Wednesday to fresh LOCAL DATA Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity ‘Weather Lt. Snow Lt. Rain Cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS FODAY 4a.m. 36 24 42 10 Rain Clear Clear Clear Snow Snow Rain Cidy Clear Clear Rain Rain Rain Cldy Clgar Cltar Cldy Cldy Cldy e Somens| - oo 8 4 14 4 38 32 36 36 40 Trace WEATHER CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY Blaine, clear, 12; Victoria, cloudy, Langra Prince Rupert, heavy rain, 36; 41; Wrangell, raining, 35; 39; Soapstone Point, misting Cape. St. El clear, 41; Fairbanks, partly cloudy, Tanana, cle -4; Ruby Kaltag, clear, -6; Ohagamute, cloudy, Island, SYNOPSIS morning centered over ss the in- it extended from the upper Tan- the lowest reported pressure be- the coast ure prevailed this morn- as being 30.68 inches at Bethel, at latitude 46 degrees and from the west- the Princess Norah. D BUS WRECKED AT A bus, intended as an addition to the fleet of eight school buses | Blanche J. Finlay, Organist Mabel Monson, Adah. Helen Webster, Ruth. Gladys Forrest, Esther Margaret Kiloh, Martha. longtitude 152 degrees, Low pressure also prevailed ern Aleutian Islands southward to Midway Island. Heavy snows were reported over the interior of Alaska and over the upper Yukon Val- ley, and precipitation along the coastal regions from the Prince Wil- liam Sound region southward to northern British Columbia, followed by clearing early this morning over the Prince William Sound re- now in operation at the Matanuska colony, has been wrecked at Seward while in transit, acerding to word to A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of Education. The bus went north on the Gorgas. The Commissioner re- ports that the large number of school children at the Palmer proj- |Time Comes” | You.” NEW TALLY OFFICER Lieut. (jg) G. W. Collins, arrived in Juneau last evening aboard the Princess Norah. Lieut. Collins is now stopping at the Gastineau Hotel, awaiting the return to her Juneau base of the U. S. C. G. cutter Tallapoosa, which is now == |Attorneys Henry Roden and Albert o cryise to the Pribilof Islands. and he was assisted by Walter Lieut. Collins was recently trans- ferred to the Tallapoosa from Port Angeles, Washington. AR PR Missouri edu- is the busi- to ‘“educate them,” says | Col. A. M. Hiuch, cator who believes it ness of universities students, not flunk Mining Company, returned to Ju- there are 50,000,000 potentiai col-|Junior Warden. lege students in the United States. Y e 5 July is the only month of the year | in Mongolia when the temperature goes above freezing, | Deacon. |ard. Steward. | stallation The suit charges that the death gof yequires a volume of bus trans- patricia Harland, Margaret Harl jand Edith Bavard Kyler, Electa Clara McKinley, Warder. Alfred E. Lundstrom, Sentinel. | Mary Jeanette Whittier, Bearer. {gion. Fair It was much colder last night {continued below normal over Color |portions of Alaska and warmer over Southeast Alaska. Pacific Northwest States. weather prevailed over western Alaska. over the and wooter Temperatures interior LEGION POST - TOENTERTAIN Elba Rice. Color Bearer. Completing the Eastern Star in- a trio of Rainbow Gir and Phyllis Jenne sang “Winter and “But Where Are | Masonic Affair Walter Peterson sang “A Dream” ‘Just For You" before the in- stallation of the Masonic officers. | Due to the absence of Martin S. Jor- | gensen, Lance E. Hendrickson, Pflsl‘Jl%gS Dinner Event Planned Master, acted as Installing Omcon for Janugry 25 at 6 30 il in Legion Dugout | | | | | { | | | Scott Installing Marshal. The officers for Mt. Juneau Lndm" for the coming year who were in- Members of the ferritorial Leg- stalled last night are: lislature will be guests of Alford Forest Reuben Bates, Worshipful |John Bradford Post, American Le- Master. gion, at a Jiggs dinner to be served Daniel R |in the Dugout on Monday evening, Charles |January 25, it was decided last night jat a meeting of the Post. It is the biennial custom of the urer. |Post to play host to the lawmakers James Wilfred Leivers, Secretary.|end this year, it was voted, should Howard Douglas Stabler, Chap- 'be no exception. Invitation will be lain, Homer Griffith Nordling, Marshal. | Representatives to be on hand for John Hulbarto Walmer, Senior| the affair which will start at 6:30 Deacon. land will be limited to members of Ralph Baughman Martin, Junior | [ the Legion and Legislators. Poli- tics will be taboo at the gathering. Former Department Commander A. E. Karnes was named chairman of the committee on program and ‘«ntrnainmem and assisting him Senior Warden, Wesley Hawkesworth, Heisel, Treas- Walter Benjamin Vergne Loring Hoke, Senior Stew-| Alired Fugene Linds! . Junior extended to all the Senators and| will be former Post Comman M. Polley, and Lew Williams. Te Leonard heads the committee (o arrange the dinner and servin: with him will be Commander Wil- liam O. Johnson, Victor Manville and Steve Vukovich. B KING MANAGER GOING SOUTH ON PR. NORAH Leaving on his annual business and vacation trip, C. B. Arnold, manager of KINY, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Arnold, will be a passenger sailing for the Pacific Northwest on the Princess Norah from Juneau tonight. While in Seattle, Mr. Arnold will discuss problems of the station at the headquarters of his company mainly points connected with the proposed increase of power at KINY. Mr. Arnold will also contact the station’s advertisers in the North- west. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will then go to Spokane to visit there with Mr. Arnold’s brother, who is assistant regional director for the Soil Con- ser vation Commission in the Northwest zone. Mr. Arnold and hi motherd plan Mr. Arnold and his mother plan to return to Juneau after about two months in the South. Samuel Feldon, Orga: The black and white bow ties the modern Beau Brum- mel. wears at night furnish the pattern for a deep gray White leather makes the bows which same leather makes the bag. The hat is white straw. | Jusep)) wnbut Woodford, Tyler. S [ESTEBETH DUE BACK TONIGHT; IS TO SAIL | FOR SKAGWAY AGAIN, Returning from her regular. run | to Sitka and way points, the motor- | | ship Estebeth of the Davis Trans-| portation Company is scheduled \‘ to arrive in Juneau sometime to- | night, and, according to prespnt1 plans, will leave tomorrow evenng| on another special trip to Skagway | with supplies for t¢hat ecity. ‘This was announced this afternoon by Capt. James V. Davis. CAPT. BENSON HERE ON MINING MATTERS | Capt. John C. Benson of the Al- aska Bay Shore Dredging Company arrived in Juneau on the Princess Norah last night from the States on mining business. Capt. Benson, a pioneer Alaskan, is plamning to start work in the Lituya Bay region as soon as weather permits in the spring and reports his company has ‘equlpmem awaiting shipment. e TALLAPOOSA REPORTS According to information receiv- ed by the Juneau Weather Bureau | this afternoon, the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa should arrive at Unalaska tomorrow, weather per- mitting. The radio said that if the weather was favorable, however, the course might be steered direct to St. Paul Island. - e — ‘Today’s News Today—Empire. neckline of the bodice. The | FRESH TENAKEE CRABS EVERY MONDAY California Grocery THE PURE FCODS STORE Telephone 478 Prompt Delivery N2z Wally Bergstrand You ‘are invited to present this coupon at the box office of the . Capitol Theatre and recelve tickets for yourself and a friend or relative to see “3 Wise Guys” As a paid-ap subscriber of The Daily Alaska Empire Good only for current offering. Your Name May Appear Tomorrow WATCH THIS SPACE

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