The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1937, Page 2

2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 1937. EIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllIIIIIIHIIIIllII||Ill!|IIIIHIIIIIIlIIIl!llllll]IIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIIllllllllllllllllg CHANNEL CITY IN SMOULDERING | ©.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHKR BURECAY T SIDELIEHTS — = v 4 = = THE WEATHER =8 N ® = RUINS FOLLOWING WIND-FANNED | : = = ; i v | (By the U. S. Weather Bureau; = = [ .| Forecast for Juneau and vielnity, beginning at 4 p.m., Feb. 23. = = E X Cloudy, tonight and Wednesday, probably snow; moderate to = = fresh easterly winds. = = — ¥ - By 7 o'clock this morning it was A et e S g s v O g SR £ > o b & Thele” A - ' Bk I = (Continued from Page One) " most difficult to get transporta- | LOCAL DATA = H = M i v - F"eme" save |tion to Douglas, the taxi service Time 3arometer Temy. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather = WINTER COATS | DRESSES = oo FIlE i ERT R B = = v 4 a.m. Today B 52 NE 18 Cloudy = ==|and Jensen Hardware store, and By 7:30 o'clock the high: be- |12 noon toda 29.64 24 53 E 16 Lt. Snow = . 3 fr in-. == popping cans of food in the o £his s SRWay: be- i e et % . " = We have just a few fur-trim- | Three groups of dresses in- & popping cans of foad in the groc- wuman a"d TW[] ltween Juneau and Douglas was RS nan s = med coats left — Slashed for { cluding Wool Sports Dresses, & wind as those whose homes lay in [blocked three quarters of a mile A = i ilk Af D d = the path of the flames fled with H from Douglas and traffic men Sk o faBAY = Quick Sale— Silk Afternoon Dresses and ZBIN Pe’ deir personat telonsin | m" 0 ay were emplojed’ to Keep vehicles| Highest dom. | Lowestiam. fum, Procp. dam _— 3 1 ; s | Station temp. emp. temp. temp. velncity 24hrs, Wealher = Evening Gowns. ==!as they could hastily gather. | moving. ; 4 = $75.00 Coats $60.00 Coats g = | But though willing ‘hands aided | PN ‘ r s Atka LR @ oW PO = oi == the refugees, the exodus was made | | Household goods were packed half | Anchorage - e s ¢ £ oo oo e Group VU $26.50 == |difficult by the continuous stream Byrns Are Suffered by a mile away from the blaze center | Barrow ¢ -6 -8 3 -6 6 0 Cloud = -4 S5 |of embers and the pall of smoke H s Fi ¢ fight “". "7 land stacked along the Duuglas-'got’;"‘l 1i> g -:2 -g 2 8 g:m‘ = == |filling the air. Added hazards were eroic rirelighters in Juneau highway. | Bethe 2 - - ear = s 095 = |the many sections of red-hot iron Rescue Work | Fairbanks 4 2 2 2 & - Snow == = S 1 PPR e . | Dawson [ -8 -22 -4 0 0 Cloudy = v l t $29 75 = siding and roofing hurtling along i e | Many fire sufferers found tem 4 4 = alues to ' == |on the breast of the gale. porary lodgings in Juneau, after‘g:'m_};“z]{ B g; 3: §§ g? *13 :’y gi“}‘&" = one Group"values to $25‘m g Forward-thrusting ienzcles of Various acts of heroism were re- they secured transportation. | Kodiak ) 36 36 30 30’ ']'0 0 C()l;n\r E s so * == |flame from each blazing structure ported today r the fire was over - 4 {Cordova 40 40 | 2 30 4 T Clear = e == licked fiercely at the fire-fighters, by Fire Chief “Penny” Mulvibill and| The men' were too busy fighting [ g @ T 10 - 3 18 T Cloudy == i o, § and scarcely a one of them but cther he scene of the disaster.|the fire but some qr the women, | g i 43 e 27 il " 00 Y = == |bears mute testimony of the grim g , _ seeing their life-savings go up in Ketchilk: | 32 3 P i = ALL SPORTS COATS &5 |battle in scorched face or hands. Mike Pusich chicf of the Douglas shed tears unabashed and |prrcl gt o B 4 G AT oy = . == 'Defying the flames, firemen of both Fire artment, and first person s felt for them. & % 5 & 4 = ONE-HALF PRICE % All Other Dresses in Stock 5 clies, held steadfastly 4o the batile- t0 reach the fire this morning, was by e, L o R hpe Y BT = 7 £ |line, often being forced to direct burned about the hands and: face. ryycks were on the scene early |portiand 91 ) | - b . P oy TR cvvcrrrrrcr et rrrirrrr s e e ONE-THIRD OFF ==|the streams of water from their|His injuries were being cared fOr gogisting in ‘moving household | Rt b N = 3 = | . 5 i San Francisco 64 64 48 43 4 0 Clear = Z=|hoses on each other to extinguish |by Juneau Fire Chicl Mulvihill this go,45 out of the danger zone. |New York 2 3% 28 28 6 0 Clear = i it B i T | IR TR |afternoon. SIS Washington 4 36 | a2 32 4 0 Pt Cldy - ET . ==| Twice the Juneau firemen were e CCC men were taken to the fire = =| { Mrs. L. W. Kilburn was rescued | CCC m ;i 2| WEATHED, CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY = . El{)‘;fig t:xoe e ::'e?he biaze, ::::: troth et burnifig heme by Howard |10 /he ‘big troaks fnd asbURS thed © B LR VU AE R R S e 38; Blaine, cloudy, 38; Vic- = : ' 's Del =) eD. ¥ Buttons, of the Juneau Fire De- fire fighters or the householders| =eaitle (awport), & SPTDTHINS J ;. RAER, SR Eln e = Misses and Waomen's De ! == |only after a pad of paper under"‘ stient) St e HE Bnining in removing their goods from|toria, cloudy, 42; Alert Bay, cloudy, 40; Bull Harbor, cloudy, 42; Lan- = : e | 3 == the driver's seat had caught fire. P bl gttt s homes that seemed doomed. |gara Island, sleeting, 40; Triple Island, raining; Prince Rupert, rain- = Monte, all wool tdllored Jack ! All W.001 Sweaters_in ,StOCk =| Finally forced to dispense with n¢ fell in ; : ing, 38; Ketchikan, raining, 37; Cralg, raining, 35; Wrangell, snow = ets in plain and plaid de- including Coat and Slip-On Z|the aid of the pumps on the truck,| Emmett Bothelho, a volunteer five oo TR0 g ing, 347 Petersburg, snowing, 37 Sitka, cloudy, 33; Soapstone Point, = : i 1 = |the firemen found themselves fur- fighter who was helping in anyway cause many an adult to for-|cloudy, 83; Juneau, snowing, 35; Skagway, cloudy, 28; St. Elias, clear, = signs. Sizes 8 to 18. E styles to close out— = |ther handicapped by & diminishing|he could, assisted by another by- MY 1St TR A5 SOLE Vs Cordova, clear, 31; Copper Rive:, clear; Chitina, clear, -18; Me- = ¢ = |in water pressure through their stander, rushed into the home of " én a5 scene | Carthy, foggy, -8; Anchorage, clear, 5; Fairban snowing, 2; Hot = Final Close Out ONE-THIRD OFF ==|hoses, as the city's water supply Grant Logan and rescued two small ff;m‘hl: i]ol:nfl‘;léfutliz:xh ® m;;c:‘xj Springs, snowing, 4; Tanana, cloudy, 4; Ruby, clear, -1 Nulato, = o X == |was exhausted. More than one Ju- children in the family just as the i julh an infant. To the extra- 18T, -26; Kaltag, clear, -12; Unalakleet, foggy, Flat, clear, 5; = Women's Skirts and Blouses = |neau fireman in the thick of the back wall of the house caved in. B e neas Just that, | Ohogamule, clear, 6; Savoonga, cloudy, 4. = B == | fight had good reason to be thankful parents thought that the children ° ’[*; il v e g le; L a e = ONE-FOURTH OFF for the new type helmets Wwith were already out of the building, “Nd many were St WEATHER SYNOPSIS = which the department was recently |and were attempting to save house- ot the Douglas blaze this ‘“”’l",j‘l‘“ Low barometric pressure prevailed this morning from the Prince RSSO USUUUSUUUUSRRRPPRR PR SS S # 4 2 # 2 2 2 4 outfitted. - Bob -Duckworth, 4n Par- |hold goods, it was reported, when (13t sympathized with the DUEh!|winiap Souna region southward o California, the lowest reporicd = £ |ticular was felled by & plece of fly- |Botnelho and his companion saved Of the mother, whose mind Was pessure being 20.20 inches about 200 miles west of Vancouver Island = £ |ing sheet iron, but due to the pro- the children. The youngsters were "0t 50 much troubled by the 05| another storm area prevailed over the Aleutians, while high baro- - NO EXCHANGES*NO APPROVALS tection afforded by his helmet was uninjured and Bothelho suffered °f Ner home, as with the finding| metric pressure prevailed over the interior, western, and northern = unhurt. |a scorched neck and burned cloth- ©f & rubber nipple, or a likely sub-|portions of Alaska and over the Mackenzie Valley, the crest being B e e e et Oddities, as well as disasters were |, stitute, through which her 0“'}30.53 inches &t Fort Simpkan, “Précipitation was Yeparted. this. mérn- == apparent as the flames later this = .o ool oo SPHNG could sip his breakfast. |ing along the coastal regions from Juneau southward to Seattle, also = morning began to subside, ~after| | 010N KAy, O DU B ¢ {over the Aleutians and over the lower Tanana Valley, while fair wea- = running their course. One outstand- "' “f“ i i : Then, there was the homeless|ther prevailed over the western portion of Alaska = o e ren s o° n' " ing freak incident was the manner but resourceful Douglas resident| It was warmer last night over the interior of Alaska and colder = (] in which the flames leaped entirely s]( I b who after succoring a few of his|over the Seward Peninsula. = ‘ : over the partially finished Bacon ates Into Jo belongings from the ravages of the — = Juneau's Leading Department Store e ! ates elonging: ges ‘ o g as they spread from Front flames, found no means of trans-| filllIlIIIIJIIIIIllllllIllllll]IlIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIlIIIIIIIIl]IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIE5 Street, leaving the new structure almost entirely unharmed. Though | the blaze burned to the ground the |Simin Grocery building, the old NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS! ; ' porting them to place of security, - | ofhers H so proceeded to bury them in the| When you buy o automo- snow for protection. |bile remember transaction must be | registered with City Clerk. Also as- In treating your family's colds, don’t experiment | before Mr. Roosevelt had estab- Sunday Scheol Hero g EcKfl DR H|GH NUT |lished himself in the White House, | Dr. High has piloted himself into PAnk structure but a few feet awey, Though escaping destruction in|certain of taxes thercon have been | 4nd don't take B § 4 1 | Dr. High had established himself | the most advanced of the advance Wh h “l “:: p— b lm.ll- the holocaust this morning, L)‘cy?illd as car is iauuje(‘( to atmcmnvnt[ i v Vapo as the hero of aggressive church |youth movements as a sort of scout|Church. was left with but 4 Coliscum Theatre in Douglas, has|{of delinquent payments, regard- | Wi WORRIED OVER F.0. R CHOING chiding words will disturb greatly. | there is no wolf. |and civic groups. So staunch are|on the lookout for better ways. If |many of Dr. High's following that | sometimes he sees wolves ahead that it 15 doubtful if even the President’s | the rank and file do not see, pef- them | haps he can be excused if on ecea- | |sion he shouts “wolf” when really Dr. High likely will go right on more than the paint blistered. Though without the experience of the regular fire-fighters, the entire crew of the Coast Guard cutter Tal- lapoosa was on hand to aid in the stripping of belongings from fore-| doomed buildings, and their com- forme: ¢ had less of ownership. A. W. HENNING, City Clerk. only wide open spaces where| y it boasted windows er localion notices npire Office. Lode and p for sale at The |adv. ater part of the damage| rccomplished about 11; forencon and the Ju-| The gr: n o'clock ¥ # Daring Young Man mander, Lt.Comdr. N. G. Ricketts| neau fire truck returned and tired . acvance scouting as he has since 3 gl [ el e | g iremen ki ater i . z | Dr. High, who organized th:|” jreceived the blessings of many a| Douglas firemen kept water pour-| Is Said to Be Daring Young; “Good Nelghbor” League for the |VCIY €arly after the war. He is well iy ) ™0 00 yater or shivering | ing on smouldering embers. Fire-| Man with Plenty of | Democratic party during the cam- B k | paign, said in his article that many acking old line Democrats, especially pre- 1 |valent in the south, must be shaken | WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Those out of the party while the New who think President Roosevelt's re- Deal-minded younger followers take buke of Dr. Stanley High for say- over under the Roosevelt banner. ing startling things in “The Satur—‘ Naturally Mr. Roosevelt couls day Evening Post” will knock this | scarcely allow that to go unchal- spokesman of the “advance” move- lenged as something he had told | ment into a cocked hat may be wise | Dr. High over a friendly cup of | to wait and see. | coffee. No doubt it took much of the| VYet it is easy to imagine many curl out of Dr.High’s crest te have Mr. Roosevelt say so positively that some who write as “authoritative” spokesmen for the President are realv nat so very authoritative. But Dr. High s a very bright Yo.ug man indeed and even long d | Stanley High. pecting the President was forced | by these very same old-time Demo- crats to sort of repudiate Dr. High for the sake of peace, regardiess of how near the truth he may have | been. 1,032 Chinese students abroad. American and women from China. Our Sincerest colleges nually enroll about 300 young men | liked and highly admired among | the secular groups who read him | most, and more than one Sunday | school teacher has told his charges that unless they stop taking those late Saturday night joyrides up the! |river they won't grow up to be like R BUTCHER TO SOUTH ‘W. H. Liebe, prominent |company operator of Cordova, {among those aboard the Yukon, en- of Dr. High's earnest followers sus- |Toute to Seattle from the Westward. i i ‘ Japan attracts nearly half of the! studying an- meat 15 fl | Egypt to ascend the throne inter- homeless one, when he ushered onto the scene a squad of his men bear- ing a huge pot of hot coffee and a | box of sandwiches. | Capt. Ricketts’ gesture was soon seconded by the American Legion Auxiliary, which dispensed coffee | and doughnuts. i — i Boss Joins | Sitdowners. in i His Plant ; S | DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 23.—Pres- | ident Walter L. Fry, of the Fry| Products Company, has joined his; 150 sitdown strikers in his plant.! |He said he will stay as long as they |do unless he is thrown out. | | “If they don’t work, I won't. Un- less I work and sell they won't have any work to do,” said the boss. — e,——— King Farouk, whose recall to |rupted his studies in England, will | return to Great Britain next sum- mer to renew personal friendships Teddy Blue After roller skating from her | home in Duluth, Minn., to Holly- | wood, a distance of more than| 2,000 miles, in 34 days, Teddy Schilling men maintained their vigil all af-| rnoon, as the wind continued, and | 11 be on watch throughout the; night. i unk line of the Jun i 1} Telephone is maintained 1 Juneau to the main office in Douglas, but there is no switch- board in the Douglas office. It is | mpossible to make any ccnneetion | with homes in Deuglas. Linemen will be busy for several days re- pairing lines for resumption of ser- | i ;(5(;|Ixzxued on Page Eignt) ol Condolences to You--- | e | 4 b S| A LN | | il New Stock Received Our Neighbors | TONS OF FURNITURE Awpadrgpmelgp?vla Prices, $1.50 and up New models in famous LE.S. Study Lamps $3.75 and up New LE.S. 3-Light Floor Lamps $10.50 and up { Improve Your Lighting | BETTER LIGHT .. .. BETTER SIGHT Alaska Electric Light - & Power Co. After months of waiting we are again well stocked with a grand variety of FURNITURE and RUGS. Approximately 65 tons or 2500 cubic feet of Davenports, Chairs, Dining Suites, Bedroom Suites, Studio Couches, Magazine and Radio Tables, Club and Lounging Chairs. ' Styles to suit every home—EARLY AMERICAN, TRADITIONAL PERIOD and ULTRA-MODERN. NEW RUGS — direct from America’s most prominent manufacturers—Firth’s most outstanding Perfect Nat- ural, Axminsters and charming oval braided Colonials in various sizes and colors. VISIT OUR FURNITURE DEPARTMENT and see the vast assembly of new and attractive articles. Juneau-Young Hardware Co. In Douglas Alaska Realty Company CHAS. WAYNOR, President | H. C. REDMAN, Project Manager THE TERMINAL “This Is Something Different That You Will Enjoy.”