The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 14, 1937, Page 2

B RS BUY SPECIAL Men’s An showing tles. vance, thus enabling for immediate wear impressive y M. Behrends Co., Inc. Juneau’s Leading O e Brought to you weeks in THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, 'l'HURSDAY, JAN errrrrrrerrememy | sitice sunshing records began in Ju- neau 20 years ago. The average |temperature during the month was 150 degrees, or 15.1 degrees below the normal. The previous coldest February was in 1890 with an aver- | age temperature of 22.4 degrees. The llowost temperature duting the |month was 5 below, on the 5th. There have been lower temperatures | |recorded in previous Februaries, but | none have averaged so low as Feb- ruary, 1936, The miaxithum witid| | velocity during the month was 80 miles from the ndrtheast, on the 24th. Much warmer weather pre- viiled on the last day of the month. At the close of the month the snow |depth averaged 22 inches. March The month of March averaged cooler than normal, with precipi-, |tation above normal, and the per- | centage of sunshine about nhortal. | The total precipitation during the montH was 7.74 inches, as compared with an average of 5.45 inches. The | unmelted snowfall amountéd to 30.7 inches, or 174 inches more than usual. At the close of the month the snowfall only averaged 15 in- ! ches on the ground. | Aptil | The mean temperature for the month was 42.0 degrees, or 1.4 degree above the average and precipitation |amounted to 7.18 inches, as com- pared with a normal of 542 inches. | The maximum depth of snow on the | ground during the month in the vic- inity of the Juneau Weather Bu- | reau office was 3.5 inches on the 5th and 6th. The last snowfall of the | spring season occurred on the 14th |and the ground remained free from | snow in the vicinity of the Weather Bureau. Robins were observed on \the 16th, NOW! Ties of quality ad- to buy e e T U SRS ol ou | May | Precipitation in Jureau dtring |May was somewhat above normal, | otherwise other meteorological ele- |ments averaged about normal. The total precipitation was 5.59 inches, or 0.35 inch above the average and the temperature averaged 48.0 de- grees, or 0.3 degree above the av- erage. June The month of June averaged the warmest and driest bf any Jute on record. The monhthly thean temper- ature was 60.4 degrees, which 1§ 6.2 degirees above tne average. There were 17 days during the month when the maximum temperature was 70 degrées or Highér, as com- pated with a fiormal of si%. The previous greatest number of days with 70 degrees ot higher was 13. The total precipitation was only| 0.54 inch, which is the least on rec- ord for any June since the Juneau weather records began. The norml‘ amount is 3.79 inches. 1t is inter-| esting to note that out of the totai! of 54 irch of precipitation, 047 inch fell dufing the perlods between 4 p.m and 4 a. m, and only 0.07 inch durihg the periods from 4 . m. to 4 p. m. Dry weather pre- vailed throughout Southeast Alaska during June, 1938, with forest fires| § prevailing in some sections, partic-! _ {ularly on the 14th and 15th. i Department Store Last Year Was Second Wettest mugmme Total Precipitation Reaches! 103.58 Inches—20.89 Inches Over Average Despite the fact i:ay the weather ng the summer months of 1936 Juneau was unusually pleasant, with precipitation below the normal ond temperature and percentage of itle sunshine above normal, yei ) course of the year's record for 1936, Juneau had the second wettest year on record since weath- er records began here, covering a period of 43 rs, according to the U. 8. Weather Bureau annual report prepared by Howard J. Thompson Meteorologist. The total precipitation (rain, melted snow, sleet, and hail) receiv- ed in the Weather Bureau’s rain gauge on the roof of the Federal and Territorial Building during the year amounted to 103.58 inches, or 20.89 inches above the average. The great- est annual precipitation on record for Junéau over the 43-year period was in 1917, when 106.52 inches was recorded. The maximum depth of snow on the ground in the vicinity of the Weather Bureau office dur- ing the year was 220 inches on February 28-29. The total Snow- fall (unmelted) for the year was July 1402 inches, as compared with a‘ The month of July had more cloud- normal of 110.5 inches. |iness than June and precipitation The average annual temperature was much heavier. The monthly| for 1936 was 422 degrees, or 0. 'mean temperature was 574 degrees,“ degree above the normal. The high-| lor 0.5 degree above the normal. est temperature for the year was Aligtist 80 degrees on June 8th, and the low-| Precipitation was decidedly below est was -5 degrees on February 5th. normal clring August, and the per- The highest temperature ever "e';cenmge of possible sumhlue cor- corded was 89 degrees on July 26, respotidingly above normal. The to- 1915 and the lowest was -15 degrees|ta) precipitation for the month was on January 20, 1916, also on Feb-|only 276 inches, or 4.51 inthes below ruary 1, 1917. the average. Almost three-quarters There were 1637 hours of sub-lof that amount occurted during shine recorded during the year out|the perods between 4 p. m. and 4 a. of a possible 4521 hours, or 36 Per|m The maximum araount that fell |the party of five marooned at the 'WOMAN HURT IN EXPLOSION, SPOKANE P, 0, Only Victim Has Crushed | Hand, Also Broken F orearm C SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 14—Mrs. Mabel McGowan, the only victim of the post office steps gas main ex- | plosion, has a crushed right hand and a broken forearm. It may be necessary to amputate the hand. There were two explosions short- | 1y after 12:30 o'clock yesterday af- ternoon. The concrete steps of the post office were blown into bits| and great chuhks were hurled about ' the sidewalk. | Mrs. McGowan Was just starting| up the steps when the explosion oceurred. Company officials traced the leak that caused the explosion, a dis-| tance of 150 feet from where they| oceurred. RESCUE PARTY OVER HALF WAY T0 MAROONED 5 Stiow Drifted #toad Being Tackled on Long Trek to Mine Cabin LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 14— The relief expedition on the way to Nevada-Maryland mine, is reported ' to have penetrated the snow drifted roads for a distance of 68 miles.| The distance is 120 miles. The writing in the snow on the roof of a mine cabin saying, “One| dead, three sick, need medical aid,” |18 spurring the rescue parties. The | | message Was discovered by an air-| mdn flying over the Gold Range| REPORT ISSUED BY JUNEAU C. C. gro cook ard Fred Miller. Is it not known which one of the five —— - | The hotise in which Gen. Sam (Continued irom Fage One:; "Sculptured" Sill Cotoa brown sheer silk jersey makes one of the most striking year. Shirred on the shoulder, on Grecian urns. gem-studded bracelet. |1s Head. Hotiston, liberator of Texas, died at Huntsville, Tex, has been re- |stored and opened to the public. — o Ohio takes its name from an Iri-; quois word meaning “great.” Istated they had taken out first pa- pers. These men have averaged 15 the month was 18.11 inches, or 761/ .1 ong g months in Alaska; many ‘?}ch” B ey o scord. in| 0! them have had additional U. §. seven aliens stated nu” length of {ih Juneau, representing a period| . jence in the Territory, and their o 44 i 8 traceto‘f, snov{ average was 11 years and 2 months. s measured during Oclober at\mye conclusion to be drawn from r|these figures is that these men ap- lal:c}f:;np}’:}fgrewx:s ?es‘sw::;:: g tlhg parently have no intention of be- = ; il coming citizens. They desire to elevated regions in the vicinity OIishare in the advantages enjoyed by Jubeau at the clome of Hhe it 3| citizen, at leas to e etxent that the ground in the vicinity of the ::.e{l “M;t _"f“,“',bm ‘)I"’ £a0 T3 *sadale” on Mouit Roberts. { 15, to au_ ‘_m_\ of the responsi- Noveinber bilities of a citizen. Following the wettest October on| During the lasi 1wo years Juneau record, November, with a total pre-|Das had its share of labor trouble. cipitation of 2587 inches, set an all-|Many persons have expressed their time record for the greatest preci-|Pelief that most of this trouble has The unemployed cent. There were 73 clear days,|within a 24-hoyr period was only 47 party cloudy, and 246 cloudy days,|0.64 inch—on the 29th and 30th. and 229 days on which 001 inch of|The average temperature for the, more of precipitation occurreg. The | mohth was 57.8 degrees, which is 2.4 last killing {rost in the spnng‘ol degrees above the mnotmal. There 1936 was April 10 and the first kill-|nave been only three warmer Aug- ing frost in the autumn was OCto-|ysts in Juneau since weather records ber 19, giving a growing sedson of hegan in Juneau. 192 days, or 26 days longer than September. the average The “rainy sedson” began thiy SUMMARY BY MONTHS month. The total precipitation for January the month was 12.34 inches, whi¢h 1§ The year opened with normal;2.08 inches above the normial. Show, temperatures and with 1.4 inches|amounting to a trace, fell on the 9th, of snow on the ground. It grad-|this being only the second tirie in ually grew colder until the 14thjthe last 20 years that snow has when a temperature of 10 degrees)fallen in September in the eity of was recorded, being the coldest for|Juneau. The average temperature the month. The monthly mean|for the month was 50.0 degrees or temperature was 26.6 degrees, or 0.9]0.2 degree below the normal. degree lower than the average. The October maximum velocity was 25 miles {rom October averaged warmer than the east on the 12th, and at the[normal, with precipitation decidedly close of the month the snow on the|above the average, and the percent- ground averaged 7.2 inches. age of possible surShine corres- February pondingly below notmal. Thé aver- The month of February was by|age temperature for the month wds far the coldest February on record,|46.9 degrees, which is 3.8 degrees with precipitation less than half the|above the fiorifial, It was the sece normal, and sunshine the gredtest|ohd warmest October on recotrd ih percentage on record for any month Juneau. The total precipititioh for pitdtion in any one month in Ju-|COme from aliens. mil even exceeding the, record es- lists showed 22 who are known as téblished in January, 1891 when 51 inches was recorded. The|tom of most of Juneau's labor un- rest; most of ‘hem are agitating monthly mean temperature was cor- more trouble here now. Of thes! !22. 15 are aliens. Local residents respondingly above normal, being the warmest November on record.| 8 5 The monthly percentage of possihle"Sho“ld definitely oppose giving any the men who have been at the bot-| MODES MOMENT | | | 24; Juneau, clear, | Nooti | Barrow |Nome | St. Paul | Dutch. Harbor | Sitka ... |San Francisco | New York U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHKR BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weatlier Bureau; Forecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 4 p.m., Jan. 14: Fair tonight, Friday partly cloudy; moderate northerly winds. LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloclty Weather 20.99 19 38 E 5 Pt.Cldy 29.94 14 4 N 3 Clear 2008 21 56 NW Cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY TODAY Highest 4p.m. Lowestda.m. 4am. Precip. 4am. temp. temp. temp. temp. veloeity 24hrs. Weather 40 40 44 24 Rain -22 Clear 18 Cldy 32 Cldy Snow Snow Rain Cldy Clear Clear Clear Clear Cldy Clear . Cldy Cldy Rain Foggy Foggy Time 4 pm. yest'y 4 am. today today Staticn Atka | Anchorage | | Bethel Fairbanks Dawson Kodiak Cordova Juneau Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland 20 Trace 8 Trace WEATHER CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY Seattle, cloudy, temperature, 34; Blaine, cloudy, 26; Victoria, cloudy, 33; Alert Bay, cloudy, 32; Bull Harbor, partly cloudy, 30; Digby Island, partly cloudy, 28; Langara Island, cloudy, 23; Triple Island, cloudy, —; Ketchikan, clear, 25; Craig, clear, 24; Wrangell, clear, 15; Petersburg, clear, 3; Sitkp, clear, 18; Soapstone Point, partly cloudy, 13; Skagway, clear, 13; Cordova, clear, 23; Cape St. Elias, clear, 32; Chitina, clear, -8; McCarthy, clear, -12; Anchorage, clear, 6; Fairbanks, snowing, 12; Nenana, cloudy, 8; Tanana, cloudy, 2; Hot Springs, snowing, 5; Ruby, cloudy, 9; Nulato, cloudy, 6; Oha- Washington gamute, snowing, 30; Flat, cloudy, 30. | Cordova southward to Oregon, k Goes to Dinner treated to give a sculptured effect at-home dinner gowns seen this under the arm and again at the waistline, it falls in soft rich folds which suggest the draped figures The only jeweled accessory worn with it is a i | maritime unions and all other un-| ions should be encouraged to gwe‘ preference not to aliens but to citi- zens. The men who are citizens have accepted a responsibility not accepted by the aliens, and as a re- ult are entitled to preference for jobs. It is the duty of local unlons to realize this important matter. in figures pxevmusly‘ in this report, there are some un- jemployed who ate not entitled to, relief. Bona fide unemployed should | clean their lists of the undeserving, compile complete data on the un- employed who are honestly in need of work and are unemployed} through no fault of their own, and submit this list to the various of- fices handling relief funds. | > man cn the unemployed list, white citizen, recently made a trip to Seattle in the interests of union labor. This particular man is one of the most active labor agi- | ators in the Territory, and has been | the bottom of a good deal of local bor disturbance. Relief Iund.s uld be administered in a manneri t will not st in the continu-| e of radical labor agitation. Local resic s who make a m-mg‘ from longshoring had an excellent | opportunity to. make some money | when the M. S. Northland was in Juneau on its last trip. With no attempt to take sides, on maritime |strike issues, the facts are that the hip was loaded with the permis- | on of Seattle unions, that Juneau | business men were informed that their freight would be unloaded As shown A itude 42 degrees and longitude 154 degrees. AT CHAMBER FOR lor repeal, sunshine was far below the normal. At the end of the month mild| welither prevailéd and no snow on the ground at the elevation of Ju-| feau. ‘ December The month opened with mild wea- ther but cooler weather began on the third and lasted until the 7th, the 5th being the coldest day of the month, the maximum tempera- ture being 14 degrees and the min- imum 10 degrees. The mean tem- perature for the month was 27.8 de- grees, or 2.9 degrees below the nor- mal. The total precipitation amount- ed to 9.11 inches, as compared with a normal of 744 inches. The total amount of unmelted snow was 482! iriches, or 199 inches above the ave erage. At the close of the ycar pleasant weather prevailed and there | were 95 inches of snow on the ground. form of relief to the aliens on the|when it arrived in Juneau, and that unemployed list who have had an'when it arrived the local longshore- | lopporunity to become citizens of the! men refused to unload the North-| {United States and have not done so0.|land. If they desire to become good Amer-| 1n conclusion, the existing agencies ican citizens, they should be helped;| handling relief are doing their best those who wish to continue labor|to conduct expeditures as efficient- agitation should be deported. ‘Without doubt there are a num- ber of white citizens on this list of unemployed who are entitled to and should receive relief as soon as pos- sible. Assuming that some of the unem- ployed were receiving or had re- {reived employment on the docks in {Juneau, a checkup was made to de- termine how many had done long- shore work during the last few !months, including longshoring of |government chartered ships. As nealy as could be determined, 37 have received some longshore work. Of these 37, 21 are aliens. Local .ly as possible in view of restrictions | and regulations placed upon them.| I'he present unemployment condi- ions in Juneau do not warrant any blanket request for relief funds, when considered in connection with the personnel of the two groups| requesting relief through the Gov-| ernor’s office. ; In considering this report, it should be emphasized that there are a certain number of local resi- dents needing and deserving relief, {just as there are a certain number of unemployed who either do not need relief, or do not deserve it, or both. BRINGING UP FATHER WELL=l THINK ME ANKLE IS ALL RIGHT AGIN - | DON'T WANT TO SLIP LIKE THAT © 1936, King Featores Syndicate, lnc., World rights reserved =19 THIS 'S, By GEORGE McMANUS SIONER ? LISTEN, THIS 1S MB Gas- WEATHER SYNOPSIS The harfimetric pressure was below normal this morning from the lowest reported pressure being 2978 inches off the coast of Oregon. High barometric pressure prevailed from Bethel southward to the vicinity of the Hawaiian Island, the crest being 30.80 inches over the Pacific Ocean at lati- The air pressure was falling over the sotehrn Bering Sea. Snow was reported over most of the interior and western portions of Alaska, rain over the south- ern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, also over the West Coast States, while fair weather prevailed along the coastal regions from Kodiak southeastward to northern British Columbia. It was colder last night over Southeast Alaska and warmer over the interior and westen portions of the Territory. 'BIG ATTENDANCE shlps were to make 12 trips they | wouldn't be able to handle the | shipment of fish from Ketchikan wwhich is being held up by the strike right now. Other guests introduced at the Chamber were Frank Lloyd of | Retchikan, and Lieut. G. W. Col- |lins, new officer on the Talla- poosa. Termitial Filled with Mef"Anchorage Sl.ye;u chants to Give Views on ) Is Given 15 Years Merchant Marine Act in Federal Prison (Continued irom Page One) | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 14— ‘Roberto Deonico, a Filipino, has been sentenced to 15 years at the McNeil Island Prison aler he plead- ed guilty to stabbing Primo Jerial in a lonely cabin near here last March. Deonico stabbed Jerial, then sent 15 bullets into his body and spent several hours trying to burn it in a bonfire. merce, who was a gues, of the chamber, added an interesting point when he said Ketchikan was not interested in either suspension but rather in adequate service that would enable the large consignment of fish in Ketchikan storehouses to move south to mar- ket. He declared that if Canndmn | PHONE 556 THE TERMINAL “Deliciousty Different Foods” Catering to Banquets and Private Dinner Parties For Prompt, Safe, Efficienz Service CALL A CHECKER CAB FRESH TENAKEE CRABS EVERY MONDAY California Grocery .THE PURE FOODS STORE Telephone 476 Prompt Delivery P E.P. Pond 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 “Moonlight Murder” As a paid-ap subscriber of The Daily Alaska Empire Good only for current offering. Your Name May Appear Tomorrow WATCH THIS SPACE