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Fr———————. 3 FESTIVAL STUDENTS DUE ON NORTH SEA Miss Coffin Reports Suc- cess of Ketchikan Con- certs, Special Events Due to arrive aboard the North gea, the 31 Juneau students who traveled to Ketchikan for the South- cast Alaska music festival are heduled to return here tomorro following a week’s trip south, mark- ed by presentation of concerts on Friday and Saturday evening, and by various spe ocial and musi- cal events According to word received here fcday from Miss Ruth Coffin, di- ctor of vocal music in the Juneau hools, the festival was a compl s and Juneau's participat was enthusiastically commended Welcomed upon arrival by a spe- cially staged pep parade, the Ju- neau group took part in various spe- cial events. Thursday noon the “Hungry Five,” Byron Miller's mina- ture bAnd, played at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon, and during the day the Juneau band paraded the streets receiving a warm ovation On Thursday evening the entire Juneau group was entertained at the Methodist Church, and the rest of the week was filled with pep pa- rades and group entertainment r ulated by organized housing hours Because of lack of adequate ac- ccmmodations, the Alaska was un- able to bring the group here as was ccheduled, and arrangements were completed with the Northland Transportation Company to have them come in aboard the North Sea In charge of the con arrang ments were Miss Ruth Coffin and Byron Miller of Juneau; Gifford rter, musical director of Douglas; 1. Marshall Hohn, musical director of Petersburg; Miss Marjorie Miller. vocal director at Ketchikan; George Weeks, instrumental director at Ket- chikan; Mrs. Charles White, musi- cal supervisor at Wrangell Institute The festival program included the following selections: Tschaikowsky Suite, “March of the 1 Soldie “Sweet Dreams,” “Hu- “Longing,” and m- (Russian Dane “Un- S ymphony,” Schubert; “Baraders.” Elie; “Ballet Dornroz- chen.” Tachaikowsky, played by the Navy’s Big Ships Ready for Maneuvers Four of the United States Navy’s big battleships are pictured lying in Los Angeles harbor waiting start out on the 1937 war games in the Pacific. Left to right: the U. S. S. Arizona, Nevada, ldaho and Texas. ‘STBIKE CALLED U.S.C.G.Ingham SIMMONS BEATS 'COPPERRIVER& Stops in Juneau - NORTHWESTERN Union Men Refuse to Work et ) | \‘\'l[h N()n'unlon Cl‘aflsmen —Mediation Board Acts Refusing to work with bridge and building craftsmen who seceded from the union last fall, union workmen on the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, running from Cordova to Kennecott, have called a strike and all trans hhave stopped operations, according to work received here through the As- sociated Press 3ov. John W. Troy was in receipt of a message from Senator M. E. S. Brunelle, Chief Dispatcher on the line, that negotiations were under- way toward settlement which he believed would be reached. No trains, however, were running today, a message from Cordova said. | A statement from the office of Mediation Board’s secretary expr ed hope the men would return to work pending the arrival of a media- tor as provided for in the Railroad Act, recently held constitutional. On Wafllestwam Cutter on Way to Unalaska on Bcl'ing Sefl Pa‘ trol Duty oOne of the U. 8. Coast Guard’s newest cutters, the Samuel D. Ing- ham, arrived in Juneau Saturday night and is scheduled to continue on to Unalaska on Bering Sea patrol tomorrew. sommanded by Commander M. J. Ryan, the cutter comes north from its newly assigned home base, Port Angeles, Wash., and will return there following completion of Ber- ing Sea patrol during the next two or three months. Another recently built cutter, the U. S. C. G. Duane is to relieve the Ingham on Bering Sea duty this summer. Captain H. R. Searles, command- er o fthe Bering Sea patrol cruise, is traveling aboard the cutter to the ward. Arriving here aboard the Ingham Saturday were James Plant, sanita- tion engineer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and F. M. Mason, construction engineer. The cutter WEATHER FOR ? FLIGHTS SUNDAY AAT Plane and Pilot Out to Hawk Inlet in Morn- ing—Sitka Later Though the weathed stopped his flying today, Pilot Sheldon Sim- mons was able to get in two flights with the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed Vega seaplane yesterday before the sleet came to put an end to his soaring Out at 9:30 o'clock, Simmons flew L. L. Allen to Hawk Inlet, and re- turned at 10:20 o'clock yesterday forenoon with Ivan Johnson. Taking off again at 11 o'clock, Simmons piloted the Nugget to Tenakee, Inian Cove, Chichagof and Sitka. He carried as outbound pas- sengers: G. Sullivan, to Inian Cove; | Francis Smith and Frank Luyckfas- seel, to Chichagof, and two round- flight passengers to Tenakee. At Chichagof, Simmons picked up C. Armstrong and flew him to Sitka, from where he returned to Jumeau at 4 oclock yesterday afternoon with J. B. Warrack and R. 0. Pet erman, from Sitka, and the round- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1937. 38, E ALASKA CITIES APPLY FOR INDIAN ACT !Sitka, Angoon and Hoonah | Plan to Take Advantage of Reorganization Setup Three Southeast Alaska cities have decided to take advantage of the Indian Reorganization Act which z permits them to do business’@is a corporation, according to announce- | ment today by William Paul of the | | Bureau of Indian Affairs, who has | |charge of the work. The cities are | Sitka, Angoon and Hoonah, and they | have drawn up constitutions and | applied to the Washington office of | the Bureau for charter under which they can proceed. [ More than a hundred signed the | petition at Hoonah, Mr. Paul said and on the constitutional committee were R. J. Grant, Frank O. Williams | and David Morgan. The committee at Angoon is Andrew A. Wana- maker, Samuel G. Johnson and Sam |E. Jackson. At Sitka the consti- tutional committee is made up of Frank Price, Andrew Hope, Peter| Simpson, Louis Shotridge, Ralphl Young, David Howard and William Walton. Mrs. Helen Rust Dies in Tacoma TACOMA, Wash., April 26—Mrs. Helen Rust, widow of William R. Rust, Tacoma financier, smelter executive and philanthropist, died last night. She has been in ill- health since her husband died nine years ago. Legion Re[;;s‘ $510 Received In Its Ice Pool ‘ There is a net of $510.65 in the American Legion ice pool whici closed Saturday night, it was an- nounced today by officials of the Alford John Bradford Post. A total of 601 tickets were sold, the Legion check shows. Ten per cent, or $60.10 oes to the Post, and expenses in- (curred in distribution and promo- Roxanne Sand (left) and Jewel Sothern pose nonchalantly ina New York court where their boss was haled by John S. Sumner, who charged that their strip-teasing was a questionable performance. The girls couldn’t convince the judge that the show wasn’t vulgar, so the manager was found guilty. (International Illustrated News) Strip Teasers Tell the Judge ESTEBETH BOUNCES ON WAY BACK FROM MAIL RUN TO SITKA ; After a rough trip through the gale-swept seas of the passages be- tween here and Sitka, the motor- ship Estebeth, Capt. G. Gustafson, arrived back in Juneau from her |regular mail run about a half hour before midnight Sunday. Seven passengers were aboard the Purser Dave Ramsay. Fro mKim- Purser Dave Ramsay. From Kim- akee—Charles Erickson, B. Huslik; from Hoonah—C. G. Hillman, H. Moses, William Paul. AT AR | COL. KUMP COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING ON APPOINTEES {Mayor Calls Special Session for 8 o’Clock to Con- sider Positions Mayor Thomas B. Judson today called a special meeting of the City Council for 8 o'clock tonight to con- sider the balance of the appoint- ments held over from the last regu- lar meeting and to take up other business. Appointive offices on which the new Council has not acted are: City Clerk, for which A. W. Hen- ning, incumbent, and H. R. Shep- ard, are candidates; Magistrate, Al- bert White, candidate; Health Of- ficer, Juneau Medical and Surgical {Clinic applying for appointment; | City Engineer, M. A. Lagergren, in- cumbent, and Frank A. Metcalf, can- didates; Building Inspector, George B. Rice, candidate; Radio Inspecto:, E. E. Stender, candidate; fire alarm caretaker, H. M. Porter and W. R Norton, candidates. MAN MISSING FOR 2 WEEKS Chief of Police D. Ralston Makes Inquiry— Wants Information field there, Don Brady is enroute| Joseph Pausewang, about 60 years to his home in Fairbanks aboard the steamer Baranof. teamer was in port here Saturday vening he visited several friends. . Brady is the son-in-law of Victor C. Rivers, Territorial Sena- | tor from the Fourth Division. ->oe - E ARRIVES ON INSPECTION TRIP Col. George E. Kumpe, head of the Estebeth, booked for Juneau With|y g signal Gorps, ety ety 5 and Capt. Paul Edwards arrived here shan Cove was A. McDonald; from|on”tne' cteamer Baranof Saturday night on an inspection trip to Sig- nal Corps stations in Alaska. (of age, has been missing from his iap«rtment. No. 2 in the Bay View Apartments, for two weeks. Chief of Police Dan Ralston has been |making inquiry concerning the miss- ing man but so far no light has been {thrown on the disappearance. Pausewang has been a relief work- er. He weighs about 150 pounds, is |five feet ten inches in height and |his hair is gray. ————— HESSE RETURNS William A. Hesse, Territorial High- {way Engineer, returned to his Ju- neau headquarters on the Baranof ‘#m a trip to Southeast Alaska points on duties of his office. e s orchestra. i as originally schedul carry |trippers from Tenakee. {osine ilnbers: e Dyie i o officers of the Bureau of | Simmons @ (el 4 eay o:. deduction of 89035, leaving a bal- PURCHASING AGENT S ARRIVES ON CUTTER the West,” Sherwin; “Ye Watchers § gl s wer cials L as forced back. in the Westward, but plans were |ficials but was oS Complete report is to be made at; J. J. Lichtenwalner, assistant to 0. Fe Mol Onme/l. Wre Mariny AMABES altered yesterday, and the officers - - e D are to travel westward by plane EATH ELAYS 3 w ER D A | Federal Purchasing Agent J. R. Orcadelt; “The Glory of God in o 3 + | tonight in the Dugout. The Ingham, which was construct- INDIAN BUREAU Ummel in Seattle, arrived in Juneau Nature,” Beethoven; s Torrents | ] , Cal., April 26 \ 1936, is 320 feet long and | k T w- ved to be of incen- carries the latest U. S. Coast Guard Boo 2 D“ke Of wmdsor lon the Coast Guard cutter Samuel v’]‘hr Girls’ Chorus presented diary ori sed $140.000 dam- equipment. Included on the staf! INSPECTION TRIP\ Obiected to, Withdrawn D. Ingham Saturday night, and will W:tl} I:m,lp Golden sandn]_ ages here S The places ‘de— of officers in addition to Comn - EENEN “ be here several days in connection wald; “When Roses Bloom,” Reich-|stroyed or demaged included a fur- er M. J. Ryan are Lieutenant Com-| Accompanied by Charles W.| 1ONDON, April 26.—Newspapers with purchasing duties before re- h;:‘ilxiae Clouds Filled with Light, \nwm‘f and auto wrecking company mander W. Kenner: Executive Offi- |Hawkesworth, A“Nflmdmm%‘;; ofl."md L L hation Ciate fare mitatae B " | warehouse. cer; Lieutenant Commander J. H.|Education for the Indian ice, o hook which the Duke of Windsor TARIRY it The Boys' Chorus sang “Bende-| i Byrd; Lieutenant K. G. Phillips|Willard A. Beatty, Indian Bureau!;iected to, has been withdrawn| Sadch ’l“()' '“'mBANKS FOR HOMES AT meer's Stream,” Irish Folk Song: | SECOND SON BORN Lieutenant H. T. Diehl, Lieutenant|Education Director at Washington,|from sale. The book accused the| Returning to Fairbanks after sev- Noah,” arranged by Wood { (j&) T, J. Fabik, Ensign James Muz- |ana Hans Stamm, architectural en-|Duie of “muddiing, faddling and eral months spent at San Diego Rice & Ahlers Compan The Mixed Chorus presented TO E. KOHLHASES .y, nsign ®. W. Blouin. gineer for the Bureau, were Plan-|meqqling while King.” I California, at the aviation training p y ‘ “Drink to Me Only with Thine Ej - - 1ng a visit to Indian stations a Puaws ik i e e — - Old English; “Ezekiel,” spiritua ‘ A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Angoen, Si Hoonah and Kake, “Vale of Tuoni,"” Sibelius; “Glor | Ernest Kohlhase at 11 p.m., yester- PI.AN TO OPERAT Lo vy, but af taking off with| Cadman |day at St. Ann’s Hospital. CANNERY AT UYAK |Pilot Sheldon Simmons this morn- | ‘Minstrel Man," Talbot; “Prin-| The boy, who weighed nine £ ‘ng were forced back by bad weath-! India," King; “Semper|pounds and nine ounces at birth, A ticles of incorporation have been | % If the weather permitted they| “s“’Ell\'(-s l\lznncle(" is 1'1m second son u‘f l.h(‘ I'(o'nlhas",.\ filed with the Territorial Auditor expected to get away this after- i i b'cfhe»tb das 3 \v\hu are fox ranchers at Harbor by the Frank McConaghy Company, noon ] 5 i Zamenik, play y e band. "l land. Inc., of Cordova, which proposes to Ri*uxmna here, Duelctor Bcattktly‘ PR -oe operate a cannery at Uyak Bay.|iS Planning on proceeding o the| GRIDLEY TO KETCHIKAN Grasshoppers in larger numbers (“:‘pnul is listed ‘;y[ Sl.UDO’ and in-|Westward in company with C. M.! Ross A. Gridley, PWA State Engi- | this summer than the millions that c;rhorators are Frank E. McCon- Hirst, Alaska Director of Edn(‘utionl neer-Inspector, sailed for Ketchi-|svarmed over Missouri crops 1ast’yony paward F. Medley and Mil-|for the Bureau | kan on the Mount McKinley on an|year have been forecast by Dr. dred Servin of Seattle. i >-oo—— — | nspection of PWA works in the Leonard Haseman, Missouri College - Try The Empire classifieds for Southeast. of Agriculture entomologist Try an Empire ad. results. DO YOU KNOW? RAY DIESEL and FUEL OIL BURNERS are leaders throughout the WORLD. SEE THE NEW 1937 FULL AUTOMATIC DIESEL BURNER HOW DO PEOPLE GET IN DEBT? NATURAL NEGLECT FAMILY TROUBLES MISMANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT SICKNESS HOW DO PEOPLE GET OUT OF DEBT? The Pooled Account Plan BY THIS METHOD YOU MAY PAY ALL YOUR DEBTS AND STILL KEEP OUT ENOUGH TO PAY ALL CUR RENT BILLS! The Supreme Court—Informal Poses Of The Justices “TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED TRUST Alaska Credit Bureau First National Bank Building CHARLES WAYNOR PHONE Seldom in ihe history of the United States kas the supreme court been the center of a more bitter dispute than the one which fol- Mcmager 28 lowed President Rooseveit's proposal to enlarge it if members do not retire at the age of 71. The senate judiciary committee is believed to be nearing end of hearings on the plan. These photographs of the nine justices, rarely snapped so informally, are the latest taken of them. Top row: Stone, Cardozo, Roberts, Butler. Bottom row: Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland, Hughes, Brandeis. (Asso- ciated Press-Paramount News Photos)

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