The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 6, 1937, Page 2

Opening Values| ‘ - ® Smart Spring Suits ! Need remind that no complete without one of these it 1ts or at modest in- Y that will you man askh htness and Good 1 vou wardrobe is a repay imes jon-rig \pt- priced from $ 13.50 $4§.oo || B.M.Behrends Co.,Inc. jun au’s Lcading D(‘parlm('ut Store FLIER., PLANE THROUGH yesterday from rela- ed her T with him aboard the ship tives cf Mrs. Lizzie Dalton, who re: a Bellanca plane he recently pur- cently died at the Government Ho chased in the States, Oscar Win- pital here, instructing the Charles chell, {formerly pilot with the Star W. Carter Mortuary to send the re- Airways, is enroute to Anchorage mains to Ketchikan for burial p- hoard steamer Mount McKin- ment will probably be made this vl he plans to aperate a fly- week on the motorship Northland i this season, - - o The Prince of Wales theatre in REMAINS TO BE SENT London, & burlesque show, is to be rebuilt at a cost of nearly $2,000.- Word from Ketchikan was receiv- 000, It will be wired for televis- NAZIS PROTEST ‘INSULTS’ This picture 1s one of the latest of Adolf Hitler to arrive In the United States since Mayor LaGuardia of New York suggested a “hall of hor rors” at the 1939 World's Fair include “that brownshirted fanatic.” German newspapers assailed LaGuardia and the United States for per mitting such “insults” to Hitler. In Washington Secretary of State Hull formally expressed his regret to the German nmbany.. Hitler Is shown with Prof. Albert Speer Inspecting Berlin rebuilding plans. (Associated Press Photo) | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1937 Veils Unveil New Chic INCREASE IN Hats WORK RELIEF & in‘S yle Qf pring | N MONEY MADE 2 | Jobs for Million Workers at | Annual Wage of $800 Asked of Congress WASHINGTON, April 6. — The eering committee of the House Representatives, including Rep- resentative John M. Coffee, Taco- | {ma, today demanded a $2,400,000,000 (two billion, four hundred million) | {works relief program for the next fiscal year Preside.y, Roosevelt had recom- | | mended $1,000,853,000, almost a bil-| {lion dollar cut from this year. After a meeting in the office of | Representative Maury Maverick, | Texas, the committee issued a state- | | ment suggesting that the money | they requested provide for a million jobs at an annual wage of $800. iMeekenEsbnat - Murder Suspect, - Theught Insane Is Taken to Ketchikan in | Straight Jacket to Face Trial for Slaying Partner y | i i ist A tall pheasant feath black straw Paris togue. reflects the vogue for veils. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 6 Accused of the shotgun murder of his partner aboard their 35-foot gas- (boat Frolic, Arthur Meeker, 55, is being watched closely by officers to | determine if he is deranged. | U. 8. Commissioner E. C. Austin |said Meeker admitted killing Jo- |seph Faden, 62, after dinner last | Wednesday while the boat was at Craig. Meeker charged with first |degree murder when the fisheries iboat Teal arrived here today. Fad- {en’s body was found by officers of the Teal when they boarded the Frolic in response to a call for re- | pairing the boat. Meeker was placed in a straight jacket when he became | violent. Faden and Meeker had built the boat in Seattle three years ago and made a living trapping and hunt- ing. Meeker formerly worked for the street railway in Seattle - WILL AROUSE er set The lip-length veil of crisp black Lorsehair Design by Eneley Soeurs. EVANGELISTS COMING HERE The Rev. Sandall and Wife Due in Juneau Aboard Princess Norah The Rev. T. A. Sandall, District Superintendent of the Northwest Superintendent of the North West District of the Assemblies of God, L MRS. SANDALL is expected to arrive in Juneau on the Prin Norah Friday. The Northwest District of the Assem- sS |blies of God includes Washington, 8; Oregon, Idaho, western Montana and Alaska with more than two hundred Assemblies. Rev. Sandall is accompanied by Mrs. Sandall. Rev. and Mrs. Sandall are evangelists and singers and while in Juneau will conduct evangelistic in the Bethel Pentecostal of God on Main street. The services will start Sunday morning, April 11, and will con- tinue every night except Saturc for about ten days, when they leave Juneau for Ketchikan, where they will also conduct services. SITKA INDIAN SHOOTS SELF s Assembly SITKA, Alaska, March 31. — (Special Correspondence) —Funeral services for Charles Kitka, 24 old son of Mr. and Mrs Kitka, who committed suicide on the halibut boat Buddy early Sun- day morning, were held at the fam- ily home in the Indian village Tues- day afternoon. The result of the Commissicner’s hearing held on the has U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHKR BUREATJ THE WEATHER | (By the U. S. Weather Bureau, | Forecast for Juneau and vieinity, beginning at 4 p.m., April 6. Showers tonight and Wednesday; moderate southeast winds. LOCAL DATA ‘ Time parometer Temj. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 p.m. yest'y 40 81 SE 12 Lj. Rain i) |4 am. today 36 13 s 7 Lt. Rain |12 noon today 40 80 s 14 Cloudy CABLE AND RADIG REPORTS ! YESTERDAY FODAY Highest 4p.m. Lowestda.m. 4am. Preclp. 4am. Station temp. temp. temp. temp. velocitv 24hrs. Weather | Atka 38 38 30 32 4 08 Clear | Anchorage 41 - [ 191, it 0 | Barrow -0 -10 | -18 -18 12 0 Nome 34 34 24 24 4 : " Bethel 34 34 10 10 6 7 | Fairbanks 28 28 6 8 4 0 r Dawson 26 24 | 24 24 20 10 Pt Cldy S&. Paul 38 32 | 26 28 16 0 Clear Dutch Harbor 34 34 30 32 18 08 Snow ] Kodiak oA g el 8 4 0 Clear | Cordova 44 42 34 36 4 0 Cloud Juneau 2 10 36 36 7 19 Lt Rain sitka 46 ¥ — — @ § | Ketchikan 50 46 38 38 4 22 Cloudy Prince Rupcert 52 50 36 38 4 02 Cloudy Edmonton 46 44 24 24 4 T Clear Fl Seattle 54 44 40 42 10 08 Cloudy | Portland 58 44 ‘40 42 8 14 Cloudy ’ Saa Francicso 58 52 48 48 10 38 Cleas {New York 56 46 46 56 24 90 Rain Washington 62 58 58 62 3 §2 Pt Cldy | WEATHEP. CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY 2 Seattle, (airport). cloudy, temperature, 41; Blaine, partly cloudy, i 38; Victoria, clear, 44; Alert Bay, raining, 40; Digby, cloudy, 38; Bull Harbor, raining, 43; Triple Island, cloudy; Langara Island, cloudy, 38; | Ketchikan, cloudy, 38; Craig, cloudy, 39; Wrangell, raining, 41; Pete burg, raining, 37 Sitka, cloudy, 35: Radioville, cloudy, 38; Soapstone s Point, partly cloudy, 36; Juneau, snowing, 34; Skagway, raining. 37: St. Elias, cloudy, 38; Cordova, cloudy. 35; Copper River, snowing; Chit- ‘ cloudy, 24; McCarthy, cloudy, 24; Anchorage, partly cloudy., 26 ks, cloudy, 14; Nenana, cleir, 4; Hot Springs, partly cloudy, 8; Tanana, clear, 0; Ruby, clear, 0; Nulato, clear, 10; Kaltag, clear, ; Una eet, clear, 12; Flat. partiv cloudy, 7; Ohogamute, partly cloudy, 14; Savoonga, snowing, 11. WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressurs contin ed this morning throughout Alas- ka and over the northeastern port on of the Norith Pacific Oc there bejig two storm areas, one ceitered over the Gulf of Alask o another ‘over the Pacific Ocean at !atitude 44 degrees and longitude degrees, where a pressure of 29.10 i iches prevailed. kigh barometric pressure prevailed from the far western Aleutian Islands southward to the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. This general pressure distribution been attended by precipitation throughout Southeastern Al and southward to San Francisco, over the Aleutians and at Dawson and by f weather over the remainder of the field of observation It was warmer last night over the niterior of Alaska and colder over the Bering Sea coast. a treatment for a broken arm, sus-(Mrs. J. Earl Chennett were at home | tained when she slipped and fell|to their friends Tuesday evening while walking on the grounds of the|with a cocktail party. Sheldon Jackson school Saturday|guests called to congratulate evening | nostess. The annual silver given b_vl members of the Sitka Girl Scout|scheduled to arrive here from thi Council for the benefit of the Girl| Puget Sound Navy Yard and Thir- Scout Camp Fund was held recent- [teenth Naval District April 1, will ly at the home of Mrs. R. W. De-{not arrive until April 26, acc: Armond. Bri early spring afternon streaming|Although no definite statement t through the windows added to the|been made as to what the party is attractiveness of the rooms which|to accomplish during its stay Le were prettily arranged for the oc-|it is believed that repairs will About forty the tea The working party which jant sunlight of the|ing to advices received this wyek. s | AID FOR FDR case Monday established the fact'casion and decorated with early made to the old Naval radio sta- { that death occurred from a self-'spring blossoms. Council members|tion at Japonski Island so that it | —_ inflicted wound, fired with suicidal include Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, chair-|may be used for a base for U. S. ¥ J SEATTLE, April 6.—The Wash- intent. The young man, always man; Mr C. Berg, bpcy‘_\tarlr-l f planes during their mancu- ington Commonwealth Federation popular in local Indian circles, treasurer; Mrs. Foster Mills, camp!vers in Alaska. |today began a campaign to organ- leaves to mourn his loss his par- chairman: Mrs. R, W. DeArmond| ——————— |lze state-wide support of the ents, several brothers and sisters and Mrs. John J. Conway. Assist-|" b7 Lester D. Henderson. President’s court reorganization and a young widow, the former ing the council members at receiy-|—————————= ————— - rogram. Lilly Joseph t,0 whom he was mar- ing were Mrs. Benjamin F. Ficken] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, | The Federation scored State Dem- ried last May at one of the largest and Miss Louise Berg. Leaders|that on April 6, 1937, in the Com- 4 v ocratic leaders for not taking the and most impressive marriage cere- in scout activity who also partici-|missioner’s, ex-officio Probate, Here is a new note in veile—a doited diamond mesh drawn |initiative in behalf of the proposal. monies to be held at St. Mich- pated in the affair were Mrs. Ruth|Court for Juneau Precinct, at Ju- | smocthly over the face and tied in a bow in the back. The dark blue | — - ael's Russiah Cathedral here. Al- Manca, Miss Louise Brightman,|neau, Alaska, Daniel Rpss was ap- straw teque has a crown massed with forget-me-nots and ventered though no church - services were Miss Ossa Duff and Miss Helen|pointed administrator of the estate with twe pink roses. (Design by Howard Hodge.) | |KERS held, the remains were interred at Roan. Presiding over the dainty|of Catherine Blanche Ross, de- e e = = _— _ jthe Russian cemetery. tea table were Mrs. W. P. Mills,|ceased. All persons having claims | . . — | Miss Zoe Porter, Miss Madge Mc-|against said estate are required to ’4 ‘l'n‘) Of Gr(lCle Fl()l(ls | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.,, April 6.' va. am.i.v Mrs. A'rthur Peterson, Rae and Mrs. Raymond L Wol?e. Prefient thenp. w:(h_ t.he proper vou-A & % |—Striking WPA workers gradually Whose marriage was a recent event This was the fourth affair of its|chers, to said administrator at the eturned to their jobs today &s a in Fairbanks, arrived here Sunday kind to be given for the raising of | office of his attorney, Howard D. M‘lkes H()r a Pr()l)l(’m conciliatory spirit developed with t0 make their residence while Mr. funds for the new scout camp,|Stabler, Shattuck Building, Juneau, 3 the ‘Administrator’s orders for re- Peterson is employed by the War- crected three years ago at Point|Alaska, within six months from the }sumpmm of work. rack Construction Company on the Neva, about seventeen miles from|date of the first publication of this By ROBBIN COONS | be in‘churgv of enlarging her fame,| Alex Noral, state organizer of erection of the new Federal build- here. notice. i HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 6—the fans idolize her. Merely her|the Workers Alliance said: “If w ing here. | LAl DANTZL ROSS, Having seen America’s highest-paid ame over a theatre means a sell-|pA officials assure us there will | .To celebrate the event of the Administrator. tress (Mae West by the statis- out. In America? Well, they hopelpe no reduction in WPA rolls dur-| Mrs. J. Barbeau receiving birthday of Mrs. Chennett, Mr. and | Publication dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27 i tics) I fell obliged to see the 0 l‘;“;‘”m\{’ ll‘l"" ‘:“;‘;“”‘“‘l'}"’“?"“Ijing May and June, I am quite, ok PR S s AR B et e g e e = ] world's perhaps Waace Beery, tor her firstisyre of a settlement on that basi 'v Sk’ W' R O S And Gracie Fields is here, ana Picture. After that, he implicd, she| He contended that an 8,500 in- | eteran IPPCI' s nace to PCII €aso1 e honor guest at a studio should be able to “draw” on hcrwrease in the California WPA! 3 ¢ N, & =i lundhean! the AiNer day: TThdE RIARIORILAmE alene. “quota” had been ordered as a, NG T 3 e ; o, investigation easy. We had quite Accent is Negligible |cleancut result of this strike. | v bt . : e st - 1 tete-a-tete, Gracie and I, she at From Banks (who was ~»1Llingl TSR i Yo 55 : . | one end of a 30 foot table and I close by) we learned probabl mm-p‘Air Line i 2 ically at the other. That's{about Miss Fields than Miss Fields | tive thing about these in-/would have told. His e asm Celehratu | Al f luncheons. You can't tell' made him sound. num-v like her pres: JAnnive“ary | a thing from where the flowers are agent than her producer. He said, | | spotted |for instance, that Gracie had no| g 4 | "ahe was late, and she breezed in!mind for money, that she un.;elj’s:;‘;“"kfm‘:}é’r‘;;rsl—o;rfl?I;Smi‘;‘;‘ as natural as a gust of wind. She told quantities of it to charity, and | yjin .o o o i s :s and commercial air mail j flashed a big, honest-to-goodness hated to have it known. (She struck fnerationg smile, ..:};m.\\lrd.z_ed introductions mn personally, as that kind of per- The “ir‘mu“ il gk openedl | en masse, pushed her hat back son). S Sy fné Dufted Aitines when Mut with a broad comedy gesture, said| A,’m‘f'v d ( x:nu (-ry..rn Fields) |yeon D, Cuddeback flew the first| 5 | something ‘This makes me I ascertained that those storles|y i petween Pasco, Washington, | } feel like a bally queen!” and .s;\t‘\::g‘(nl:eln t:lc.&:;n:m:\x.u too (hick t"";and Elko, Nevada. i A down erica were gross- | mpe comng 3 M Never Seen In America Iy xaggerated. She sicaks With|goq st e, s Hawn 10 From then on there was prefty|an accent, but it is quitc intelligi- el o4 ST 1 continuous merriment from her end |ble. | | of the table. From ours, by leaning | “You know,” sne said, “half the Ccc ACTIVITIES | over a trifle, you could catch glimp-|time I can’t understand what T'm ARE CENTERED AT ses of the Fields pantomime on quoted as saying in dialect. My { which some, but mnot all, of her|father and mother really get quite MONTANA CREEK fame rests. And to judge by theiannoyed about it. Oh, I dom't { laughter, the stories she was telling ‘mind . .. " CCC activi re being concen- e must have been good. She looks —_— trated at the Montana Creek camp like a hit Una Merkel began her film ca-|for the summer, it is announced by That makes her one of the strang- reer as a double for Lilian Gish, |the U. S. Forest Service. The Tee | | est “selling” problems ever a stu- Louis Hayward was half owner |Harbor Camp is being abandoned dio faced. Not one of her many|of a stock company—until the com-|30d the men transferred to Mon-i To the whaleback steamer, South | { British pictures has been shown in|pany played “Camille” with him|tana Creek and all operations dur-| ';“,rk: captained by the veteran this country, where for 20th Cen-las Armand. Then it broke up, |ing the summer will be from that| ;oz’cfi_e%f‘y‘zfim“- 'l;;‘;l"l-vg;fl:x: tury she is to make her first Hol-| Writer William Conselman col- |Camp. BACIAD ataaes oo At Coat TaRRt: | Iywood film. at $260,000 per. Prac-'lects casts of hands. He has 600,| Many of the men who have been| ne South Park completed its no one in America recog- including onme of Napoleon's right|in the camps during the winter are! trip from Detroit to Cleveland s her name. Her British pro-'hand. now securing work in private in-| with a load of automobiles only ducers never have woriied over an ' * ——ee dustry, officials explained, with the| minutes ahead of its rival, the ol American release for her pictures, ENTERS ST. AN result that CCC enrollment is de-| William Fitch. The Coralia, un- for the simple reason that the films| James O'Neil entered St. Ann's [creasing. der Capt. Elmer A. Massman, who no matter how poor, clean up a ' Hospital this morning for medi Many Juneau and Gastineau| Das won the race for many years, 3 s 8 ] ical e b was eliminated when the boat was fortune in British theatres, treatment. Channel residents took advantage caught in the ice outside Cleve- | In England, said Monty Banks,| ——— . aof “open house” Sunday and vis- 1and harbor. . actor-director-producer, who will' Today’s News Today—Empire, ited the camps. k :