The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1937, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937. PR SR e el O i " 14 AMERICANS | FORMER DANCER DIVORCES CUDAHY SCION - PRESENTED T0 e mposing Structure Proposed for Juneau; Theatre, Apartments MAIL IS TO BE/ SENT SOUTH ON M. S. NORTHLAND Company to Take Dispatch for Seattle. Free of Charge, Wile Says of Postmaster Northland will on the present Throueh activity Albert Wile, the carry mail south trip. As no south from Ju day and there ment of mail a y in the Ju post office, Postmaster Wile radioed Seatile, asking if mail could not be dispatched on the Northland ing south early in the morning The answer came back that the Northland Transportation would gladly accept Juneau mail “free charge.” steamer was scheduled reau until next Mon- is a large consign- sail- of - PACKAGES FOR DUKE, WALLIS, ARE EXAMINED French Police Scrutinize Mail—Royal Attend- ants M-:ntioned Fran May French police are closely examining <11 packages mailed to the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, ng that possibly some crank send bombs. The Duke has composed his own vedding march and the is mow being arranged for produc- tion The Duk2 and and the Earl and Cour wood will probably be t resentatives of the Roy Family to attend the wedding ch will probably be one waek after the coro- nation, The Duke of Windsor pla honeymoon in a southern & castle MONS, 6. The e f Kent of Har- > only rep- - - JMILL CO. EXPERTS HEAD SOUTH FROM POLARIS-TAKU MINE Having completed their work in preliminary mine, George and F. J. Bar- erts for bulld- milling eouip- ment firms, were flown into Juneau last evening by Pilot L. F. 5ar1, wuu were to leave this afterncon with Pilot Sheldon Simmcns for Prince Rupert, where they will board a couthbound steamer. Coming into Juneau from the mine last evening with the two ex- perts was Bert Maloney. mine forn- man for the Polaris-Taku work- ings. Ariving here, the three men were joined by H. C. Stratford, master mechanic at the Taku River mine. Both Mr. Maloney and Mr. Stratford were to head south with Mr. Griswold and Mr. Barthol- omew. The two machinery compan; ex- perts arrived in JSuneau last w aboard the steamer Princess Norah, ) company with D. C. Sharpstone, consulting geologist for the mine, and immediately flew in to the Taku development. Mr. Sharpstone is remaining at the Polaris-Taku workings for the present, while Mr. Stratford came into Juneau from tLe mine just this week. ., - FAIRBANKS MOOSE v, tiold A mininv Th~ following new officers were recently installed by the Moose at Fairbanks: John Dunn, dictator; vice dictator, J. M. Pearl; prelate, Arthur Hering; treasurer, Jake Marks; trustees, C. A, Creamer and James Vernetti. Joe Nadon and Sam Hjorth, guards, were re-elected. el sPerioti e SEE FEMMER FIRST For all kinds of feed, also fertilizer. Phone 114. adv. GROSS -TWENTIETH CENTURY THEATE JUNEAY ALASKA ~ Plans and spe NAESTER TROAST & AISOTIATES ~ j | | | | l | | 4 i | | | | E & APARTIMENT BLDG. ABCHITECTS tions are now in the hands of contractors fo cesls covering the construction of the new Gross 20th Century Theatre and Apartment Building which will be located on Front Street betw en the Triangie Corner and Seward Street with a Front Street front- age of fifty feet, extending to a de {en apartments of 3, 4 and 5 rooms each and a pent house of eight rioms. EROWN BEAR DUE l HERE ON MONDAY | FOR ALEUTIANS L | The Game Cominission vesse Brown Bear is expected to arriv in Ketchikan tomorrow and pro-| bably will get to Juneau Monday morning, according to word to the headquarters office here today. The Brown Bear has aboard several EIk which are being brought from Woodland zoo in Seattle for release in the Ketchikan region. | Coming north aboard the vessel of which John O. Sellevold is cap-| tain are Olaus J. Murie, senior bio- logist for the Biological Survey, Wil- liam Steenis and Dr. Victor B.| Scheffer, also of the Survey. They, with Warden Douglas Gray, will make up the party going to the Aleutians this season to continue the work carried on there last summer. R i Try The Empire cuassifieds for results. YES! WE HAVE NO CARNATIONS FOR MOTHERS' DAY! (Due to labor troubles in Seattle) BUT we have lovely POTTED PANTS from our greenhouse, and about 2,000 DAFFODILS of our own — if the sun continues to shine! FIRST COME! FIRST SERVED! 'JUNEAU FLORISTS We Wire Flowers Anywhere 311 Seward Street Phone 311 P.S.—We will be open Sunday 9A Mtol2A M. pth of 200 feet. be fireproof i IFC REPORTS ON LANDINGS OF HALIBUT Statement Made of Fish Re-i ceived from March 16 to April 30 SEATTLE, May 6.—The Interna- tional Fisheries Commission reports that from March 16 to April 30, thel United States Fleet landed 3,401,000 pounds of helibut and the Canadian Fleet landed 2,347,000 pounds from Area No. 2. The United States Fleet landed 4,259,000 pounds and the Canadian fleet 100,000 pounds for Area No. 3. In the same period last year the total of both fleets landed from Area No. 2 was 5978000 pounds and from Area No. 3 3815000 pounds. > FORMER SKAGWA GIRL WINS PRIZE IN STORY CONTEST A uews item from Toronto, un- der date of April 23, says Mrs. Flor- is Clark McLaren, of Victoria, B. C., won the first prize of $50 in the Women's Canadian Club shorc story contest, it was announced here recently. Second prize of $30 went to J. Rae Tooke of Winnipeg, and third prize of $20 also went to a Winnipeg resident, M. T. Agnew. The competition brought in near- ly 200 entries from every province in Canada. Mrs. McLaren's prize story, entitled “It Isa’t the Gold,” s a vivid portrayal of a crisis in the life of an aging prospector. Mrs. McLaren is a Skagway, Alaska, girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Clark of that ecity. She has many acquaintances in Alaska and the Yu- ikun Territory l Mr. Tooke's story dealt with the 1 every respect. Ringside Dope From Peterson Creek, Cutthroats! Spring is here, and all’s well. The cutthroats are running in Peter- son Creek. Local fishermen are doing much talking and consider- able examination of fishing gear in anticipation of the week-end. Cihief of Police Dan Ralston started all this fishing business. Back from out the road this noon he reported & 33-igch cutthroat caught. * Another sure sign that spring is here and the trek is afield. “Red” Williams, the barber, shot a wolf in Granite Creek basin yesterday. relief situation in western Canada. It was entitled “The Red Coats.” Mr. Agnew's third prize winner, “Desperate Ills,” drew from Hectot Charlesworth, judge, warm com- mendation for its portrayal of the westerner’s struggle with drought. - { GEORGE POWELL DIES AT SITKA, PIONEERS’ HOME Grorge A. Powell, wellknown pio- {neer and former resident of Juneau, died at the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka and funeral services were held there yesterday afternoon. This is jaccording to advices received by | John Reck from Eiler Hansen, Sup- lerintendent of the Pioneers’ Home. | - - - E MOTHER AND BABY OUT Accompanied by Mrs. F. W. Jienche, a nurse, Mrs. H. W. Han- son and her recently born child will sail south from Juneau to Se- attle tomorrow morning aboard the motorship Northland. Mrs. Hanson will be returning to her home in Seattle for the first itime since her coming to Alaska ! last summer. She is the former Ma- bel Monette, and was married here last autumn. 1 | | i -re ) *Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson The building will = >ntain Alaska’s most modern theatre with a seating canacity of 1200, The building will be of cencrete and steel construction and will OF A. . BELOW MARCH FIGURES SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. — The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany reported April profits of $203,- 000 compared to $240,800 for March, in the monthly report issued today from the company headquarters here, i BASEBALL TODAY The following are results of zames played this afternoon in the two major baseball leagues: National League Chicago 1; Philadelphia 0. Game called in fifth on account of rain. Pittsburgh 5; Brooklyn 9. St. Louis at Boston, postponed on account of wet grounds. | American League { Philadelphia 3; Chicago 1. y ‘Washington 2; Cleveland 4. e AT THE HOTELS | | | Gastinean | George J. Griswald, Jr., Butte, Montana; F. J. Bartholomew, Van- couver; W. A. Shemore, Juneau. Alaskan B. Maloney, Tulsequah; John Nel- son, Sitka. AL S R WED AT FAIRBANKS Audrey E. Byers, beautician, and A. A. Lenon, employed at the Pig- gly Wiggly store, were recently mar- ried at Fairbanks by the Rev. John E. Youel. e FLEISCHMANN or. .ins means he same as 2¢ KARAT on gold— and it costs no more than ordinary gins! Available in either DRY or SLOE GIN! Ask your dealer. adv. a BRIT. ROYALTY Jewels Spa;fi; Forth and Costly Gowns Are Paraded at Event LONDON, May 6. — Millions of dollars ‘worth of jewelry and costly gowns will be worn at the corona- tion and social events now under- way here The famous Kohincor diamond flashed from the Queen's new plat- inum crown last night when the so- cial season opened and 500 debu- tantes, including fourteen Ameri- cans, made their bow before the King and Queen. CHIEF JUSTICE GIVEN CHEERS FOR REMARKS Address BeE; Law Insti-| tute Approved by One Thousand Persons WASHINGTON, May 6. — Chief | Justice Charles Evans Hughes, of the Supreme Court of the United States, said that a “competent, in-| dependent Judiciary” must parallel legisiative and executive institu-| tions in order to safeguard the in. dividual rights of the people. The Chief Justice addressed the | American Law Institute and 1,000 hearers arose and cheered his re-| marks, cently won an The couple was married in 1933. Jklyn Roth Cudahy, former dancer and wife of Michael Jchn Cu- dahy, scicn of the wealthy Chicage meat nacking family, who re- interlocutory decrce of divorce from her husband. Mrs. Cudahy testified her husband barred her from their heame when he entertained guests. Five Thousand Women, Children Fleeilg Bilhao British Warships Protect Evacuating Spanish Ships —Revolt in Barcelona { — | BiLBAO, Span, May 6. — Two| Epanish liners, the Habana and Iz- | arra, loaded with five thousand wo- | men and cnildren bound to France | to seek refuge from the horrors of use rivers and harbors commit- the civil strife rampant on the Iber- fce today told Alaska Delegate An- jan Peninsula, today steamed out of [thony J. Dimond it would be im- the war zone, piercing the Insur- gent blockade of this port under| ol pretection of the bristling guns of cousc of the Presidential reg the Br h Navy. {that all new flood control leg In an effort to overtake the re- lation be withheld for the time fugee laden Spanish vessels, the being. Rebel cruiser Almirante Cervera Dimond said he would attempt to hove out of the mists, but with- obtain funds for the work, which is drew from the chase when the Bri- on Lowell Creek from the PWA since tish battleship Royal Oak and two |fected by the project which has the of Britain's destroyers formed a War Department approval. It in- protective flank for the e\'acuating‘\clv s the diversion of Lowell Creek ships, | waters through a 2,000-foot un- {nel nto Resurrection Bay. REVOLT-TORN SECTION | e VALENCIA, Spain, May 6. — The| Try The Empire classifieds for Loyalist Valencia Government, in quick results. HOUSE REJECTS DIMOND FLOOD - CONTROL PLAN Delegate Will Make Effort to Get Lowell Creek Funds from PWA WASHINGTON, May 6. — The project near Seward be- Black potteries, believed relics of the Shang dynasty (1766 to 1122 B. C.) are being excavated in Hang- chow, China. Schilling Chili Powder ble to approve a $179,000 flood |~ RURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY’S MECHANICAL REPRESENTATIVE C. H. Andresen, is now in Juneau on his regular an- nual trip, rendering such service as may be needed for your protection through the ensuing vear. Call Gastineau Hotel move to re-unite Republican | Spain against the Insurgents, has |} assumed direct control of the Army | and Police forces in revolt-torn Catalonia. 1 Two strong Government forces'| have been sent to Barcelona to quell the bands of roving anarchists | ¢ in armored cars carrying on street | | fighting there, despite earlier re- | ports that the revolt had been| stillad by truce. The death toll | the anarchist revolt at Barcelona has mounted to more than a huu-l‘ red. | 400 KILLED PERPIGNAN, On the Franco-| Spanish Frontier, May 6. — In an| annocuncement broadcast by a Bar- celona radio station at 5:40 o'clock | this afternoon, it was reported that four hundred persons have been killea and more than one thousand | wounded in the Anarchist revolt in that Spanish city. D Mation Picture Stie 1l O Craftsmen Turn Down Pro- posals Which Were Sub- mitted by Own Council SHELDON SIMMONS Chief Pilot Alaska Air Transport, Inc. STINSONS—LOCKHEEDS—BELLANCAS LEAVING FOR CHICHAGOF, SITKA, WAY POINTS TUESDAY and FRIDAY ON CHARTER TRIPS Will carry passengers on these trips for scheduled fares. “JIMMY” RINEHART Pilot HAROLD R. BROWN, Agent HOLLYWOOD, Cal., May 6. — Striking motion picture craftsmen have appealed for a nation-wide boycott and picketing of movie the- atres after rejecting peace propos- als which omitted to mention the ‘closed shop or union recognition. Movie producers here said they accepted unequivocally the terms of the plan which had been submitted by the Los Angeles Central Labor Council. ! Charles Lessing, head of the; striking craftsman, said, “The strike is still on.” “ Lessing said ‘he had sent mes- sages to labor groups in all key, cities of the country asking for a boycott and picketing. DO YOU KNOW? RAY DIESEL and FUEL OIL BURNERS are leaders throughout the WORI SEE THE NEW 1937 FULL AUTOMATIC DIESEL BURNER FOR HOMES AT Rice & Ahlers Company