The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 18, 1937, Page 2

L ACCESSORIES fox 4 Graduation Gnhs ALL PROPERLY WRAPPED FOR GIFT-GIVING SCARFS, GLOVES PURSES, NECKWEAR COSTUME HOSIERY, HAN LINGERIE PERFUME C‘v VA AU And Other 1 JEWELRY DKERCHIEFS COMPACTS TOILETRIES NK BOOKS GRAPHS, FLOWERS Every Jsetul and Beautiful Gift Sugge . Behrends Co. Inc. juneuu's Leading Department Store stion siprnsonflremenfiprenfipe Ui rmee i st rrmee forrmeef el T | Juneau Lumber Mills about three hours later. BARR, SiMMEAS BOTH ARE K:PT HOPPING TODAY AAT Planes Out on Flights| to Sitka, Lisianski, Hoonah, Etc. L. F. Barr started out his labors for the Alaska Air Transport with a full day's flyng yesterday. He returned from Wrangell yester- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with W. H. Troster, Princess Louise at Wrangell and for whom the ship was held here yesterday afternoon. Out again at 6:30 o'clock last evening, Barr flew the Stinson to Skagway with Bob Webster and Ralph Henderson, returning empty at 8:30 o'clock. Pilot Barr started out today at 6 o'clock this morning when he flew llu tinson to Hoonah with Andy rtelson and A.M. Geyer. At Hoo- wh he picked up Frank Wright, Jr. superintendent of the Icy S ts Packing Company cannery the and flew him to Tenakee, from where Barr returned to empty at 9 o'clock. Heading for Hawk Inlet, Ba off again this afternoon at o'clock with W. S. Pekovich, hort and George Pilot al took 2:10 Jack RS D Hawk Inlet he was to fly to Tenakee "to pick up Frank Wright, Jr., for %Hoonah; Joe Ratkovich, sdnlet; and George C. Penny for Juneau, returr here about 4:30 o’'clock here this morning at k in the AAT Lockheed Pilot Sheldon Sim- m Dean, Floyd Sawyer, to Chich- A. Ciothier and C. C Camp to Lisianski. He was to re- urn to Juneau about 3:30 o'clock Ris afternoon with J. B. Warrack Land two passenge from #Btka f@gof, and G other GDUNA _ SCHARCLE OIL, TAKES ABOARD - LUMBEFR, TIES HERE! Hcaded, u and Carmel freighter Ocduna, Cap arrived night Channel on her second ve this year BShe brought tens to Juneau f neariy all charged for u ’ganik Ling Jacobson. yasti . au th A la. L last abot 100 th outh wilich she ¢ andarc Qil Coui- pany at the T Oil Dock on the Thane Road, before coming port. She arrived at the | Bbout 5:30 o'clock last even came around the rock dump o the bulk il doca | chikan Juneau | Ramstead | ngers in the Stinson. From! for Hawk' The Oduna sailed from here for Sitka shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, after taking aboard about JUDDO revt n{ lumber for Shepard’s 107,000 feet of ties for | ut\\urd al the Juneau Lumber Mills. | She will discharge a small cargo of lumber at Sitka before heading |for Cordova and other Westward | ports. Before arriving here last eve- ning, the Oduna had called at Ket- and Skagway. She dis- charged gasoline at Skagway. She is carrying about 1,900 tons of car- go for the Westward; including six tractors for Interior mining opera- | tions, an ore crusher for Cordova, | forty tons of powder for Cordova. Also among the cargo booked for the Westward with Purser H. J.| piling for Westward canneries. Ning Are Due Aboard Electra The PAA Electra left Fairbanks fat noon today and was due to a rive here at 4:30 p.m. today with ' | the following passengers: William Porter, Mr. and Mrs, A.' Bastress, Agnes Morland, W. Green,' C. Robe, Mrs. Charles Huntley ana child, Art Martin. Th2 plane was piloted by Jerry Jones and co-pilot Al Monson. BON VOYAGE PARTY METHODIST CHURCH | At the Methodist Church'last ev- ening, a bon voyage party was given | in Thonor of Mrs. Floyd Dryden,| Mrs. Willard Eyers, David Eyers and Wesley Jean Eyers, assembling Imany guests for the occasion. | Given by the Ladies Aid Society | and the Sunday School depart- |ment, the party was featured by the {showing of Alaska motion pictures by Mrs. Martha Refsland of the jBureau of Indian Affairs, who re-/ cently returned from a trip through| the Interior. The children played! during the evening, and re- fre l cre served | { Remcinbrances were given to the {buior guests. | Mr. and Mrs. Dryden are leav- ing for Mrs. Dryden's former home near Lewiston, Idaho, where they will spend the summer. The Eyers are leaving for the States to make HELD YESTERDAY AT " |Jim Glasse, FIND BODY IN REFRIGERATOR Mystery Cane Develops Aboard Steamer—Of- ficials Say Nothing KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 18.— | The autopsy findings into the death (of Christ Gjerdes, aged 30, whose ‘budy was found in a refrigerator room of the steamer Yukon when it was opened on arrival here yes- who had missed the py o o considerable quantity of |terday, are withheld by the District ‘Am)rneys office. No comment is forthcoming and it has been decid- ed to await the return of the liner| here from the Westward for pos-| sible questioning of members of the crew. Gjerdes was a winch operator. His widow resides his internal organs will be sent DR.WnW. GBUNGIL' SEES EXTENSION ; Commlssmner of Health Returns from Conference in Washington, D. C. Back from a several weeks' trip East, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Counci! arrived in Juneau today aboard the Yukon. Dr. Council returns here following attendance at the Sur- geon General's meeting of State and Provincial Health Authorities of D. o eporting a favorable outlook for he work of the Territorial Health' Department, Dr. Council stated this aftermoon that extension of health work throughout the Territory pending. The increase is made pos- | sible by the doubling of appropr ia- | tions by the Territorial !eglsla(uw this year, he states, and by the ex- tension of Federal appropriations for Territorial health needs. ‘Discussion of the social disease progsam was a major problem of the meet in which Dr. Council took a prominent part in Wash- ington, D. C. He further reports that, backed by presidential and congressional approval, a nation- wide program for syphilis control is to be inaugurated. The program. is proper attention, calls for an ex- pected appropriation of $25,000,600, part of which will be devoted ‘o applying jhe program throughout Alaska. Comleting work in Washington, D. C., Dr. Council returned west (o San Francisco where he met with lotment of funds for the Maternal and Child Health program and the Pubiic Health Service. Council of San Francisco, who re- |turned to her California home for the Golden Gate bridge opening and 1s to visit in Juneau this sum- mer, coming north in June. M:s. Council, who had visited with relatives and friends through- out the States before meeting Dr. Council and Miss Council in Wash- ington, D. C., proceeded on to New York with Miss Council during the surgeons’ conference. Miss Alpha Furuness of the Ter- which will provide free treatment for all patients unable to afford’ Regional consultants to discuss al-| Accompanying Dr. Council East' was his daughter, Miss Mary Lee A A Bride-to-Be : |to be included in the rivers and har- Nort:1 America, held in Washington, ' E | Misz Etie! Dupont, who is to wed Franklin D. this sumater, is pictured with her | pet spaniel at a recent meeting of | the Wilmington, Del., Florse Show | | Entertainment Committee. Lathrop Hurrying Northward fo See ~ Results of Flood | Cordova Cannery Set for Season Following Set- tlement Difficulties Cutting short his stay in Seattle, because of the floods at Fairbanks, E. Lathrop, publisher of the Fairbanks News - Miner, cannery- man and capitalist of the Westward and Interic €r to Fai banks by way of Seward, aboard the steamer Yukon, which was in port here this morning. Mr. Lathrop said he has no def- inite knowledge as to how his prop- erties survived the flood at Fair- banks, than that his Empress Theatre temporarily discon- tinued business in order to serve U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHKR BUREAJ THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau, Porecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 4 p.m., May 18. Cloudy tonight and Wednes probably showers; light to mod- erate southerly winds. GEN PILLSBURY FAVORS $232,000 [FORBOATHARBOR ‘Head of Engmeermg Corps Endorses Development in Juneau Above Bridge WASHINGTON, May 18. — Brig. |Gen. Pillsbury of the Army engin- eering corps, today testified in favor |of nine rivers and harbors projects LOCAL DATA Humidity Wind Velocity 48 w [ 29.80 49 N 3 29.86 66 8 10 CABLE AND RADIO REPOKTS YESTERDAY ‘TODAY Highest 4p.m. Lowestda.m. 4am. Preelp. temp. temp. | temv. temyp. velocity 24hrs. - 34 34 14 3 = 0 20 20 34 36 34 36 36 36 28 28 36 40 36 38 36 38 40 40 38 . 39 40 38 36 48 52 52 50 50 Time 4 pun. vesty 4 a.n. today 12 noon today sarom ter Teral. 29.76 Weather Cloudy,.. Cloudy Cloudy 55, 39° 48 4am. Weather Clear Station | Atka | General favored among the Anchorage | Barrow ts an expenditure of $232,000 N cost of developing a small bmt,Eomel {harbor at Juneau, Alaska. 8 61 28 38 50 54 56 40 40 42 b4 56 50 b2 52 68 68 68 60 66 .01 6 % WEATHER CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY Seattle (airport), cloudy, temperature, toria, partly cloudy, 46; Alert Ba; +bors bill | o | proj 28 38 44 50 54 38 40 38 54 55 52 50 60 68 68 56 64 60 Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cleéar Rain Clouc'y Pt. Cldy Cloudy Clouty | Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Dutch Harbor [ | | Ths Army engineers recently rec- | ommended a small boat project for | this community just north of the DUt 'Douglas Tsland bridge on the main- g:l‘h'::‘a [1and side following long appeal by Juneau reside zastineau Channel. ’u dents of C’A i CI Sitka | Ketchikan No SETTLEMtNT, 23 HOTEL WALKOUT Seattle Portiand San Francisco New York ashington SAN I‘RAN(A:(‘O Cal, May 13‘ Another meeting between the ho-| tel operators and striking unions 'broke up and both sides are unable ‘ln agree on the question of eclerks nd office hf-lp Explorer Is Now Wrangell Bound SEATTLE, May 18--The Explor- er, of the Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey, has left for Wrangell, Alaska, to survey several harbors on the re- lwna 38 38 Lol Cioudy Pt. Cldy Cloudy 52 52 56 58 Cloudy Pt. Cldy Clear Pt. Cldy 02 wmow | Row | | | | | | | i | 51; Blaine, cloudy, 50; Vie- , cloudy, 40; Bull Harbor, showers, 45; Triple Islands, partly cloudy, angara, showers, 42; Prince Rupert, cloudy, 44; Ketchikan, cloudy, 42; Craig, cloudy, 45; Petersburg, clou- ay, . cloudy, 44; Juneau, eloudy, 46; Skagway, cloudy,48; Cape St. Elias, partly cloudy, 44; Cordova, cloudy, 44; Chitina, clear, 38; McCarthy, clear, 40; Anchoraze, partly cloudy, 46; Fairbanks, clear, 48; Nenana, clear, 44; Hot Springs, clear, 42; Tanana, clear, v, clear, 38; Nulato, clear, 42, Kaltag, clear, 38; Unalakleet, Flat, clear, 43; Ohagamute, partly cloudy, 38; Savoonga clear, 32. Juneau sunrise, 3:27 a.m.; WEATHER SYNOPSIS The storm area noted yesterday morning over the southern Bering Sea has moved slightly northward and has decreased in intensity, the lowest reported pressure being 29.10 inches, a short distance north- quest made by fishermen. east of St. Paul Island. The barometric pressure was also low over Alberta and eastern British Colurabia, the lowest reported pressure being 29.62 inches at Fairview. High barometric pressure prevailed - BONNER SAYS NABESN from the West Coast States southwestward to the Hawaiian Islands. IS TO REOPEN SHORTLY This general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation from the southern Bering Sea regin southeastward to San Francisco, t 'also over the upper Mackenzie Va’ley and by fair weather over the remainder of the field of observation. |75 h.p. Hall BREAKDOWN BRINGS .0 LEADER AND BARGE | T sunset, 8:27 pm.—May 19. J. T. Bonner, mlll Superintenden! of the Nabesna Mining Corpora- tion, is a passenger to the Westward ' on the Yukon, returning from a business trip to the States about the time the Nabesna shut down April due to the Copper River and Northwestern strike which has Scott gasoline en- ritorial Health Department also @ refuge for persons rendered home; accompanied Dr. Council East, and less by the invading waters. |returned to Juneau aboard the Yu- Plans for the new building and kon this morning. plant for the News-Miner are near- ly complete and most of the equip- ment has already been purchased, not heen adjusted. Mr. Bonner reported that mine will reopen as soon as he ar- rives. Failure to get supplies over the railroad caused the shutdown, the | PENGUIN INTO PORT FISHERIES VESSEL T .| STOPS HERE ON WAY Bristo] Bay for the fisning season,| 10 BRISTOL: BAY the Red Salmon Packing Corpora- ROOM ON YUKON Or. E Rff}iffey Here on Public Health Survey Regional Consultant Ac- companies Dr. Council North Aboard Yukon | “No,” says Dr. E. R. Cofiey of Seattle, regional consultant of the U. S. Public Health Service, and Juneau physician and surgeon, in answer to today’s oft-repeated ques- ition, “Oh, are you related to Dr. |Coffey?” Heralded as a possible rel,,mve ‘ot the Juneau physician ever |his name appeared on the pa %en— ger list here recently, Dr. E. R.! |Yukon. Although he is well ac- “No,” says Dr. Robert M. Coffey,' Mr. Lathrop stated, however, the flood may have-necessitated a delay commencing of construction. Theugh labor difficulties were en- |eccuntered, all is now in order for ithe commencng of operations at the Cordova Packing Company, likewise a Lathrop interest. le in the States ths winter, Mr. Lathrop journeyed east as far as Chicago, and spent some time at various oil fields in the southern section of the nation. He has been jat Seattle for the past three {months. | “I have no definite plans until I shall have det just how cenditions are rbanks. T may have to south almost im- mediatel, Lathrop qeclared Basque Government Officials to Leave Bilbao, Brit. Vessel HENDAYE, France, May 18 in Seattle and|Coffey arrived in town aboard the The Basque Government officials here report the British Government there to determne if he died from quainted with Dr. Robert M. Cof- has agreed to evacuate officials from poison. Crew members had nothing to say \work has often brought them to- (b® regurdmg the finding of the body| !in the bolted refrigerator room. D MALCOLM FAULKNER | OBSERVES BIRTHDAY WITH PARTY TODAY Upon the occasion of his twelfth irthday today, Malcolm Faulkner, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, is entertaining this evening at a dinner party at the Faulkner cabin jat Lena Beach. Guests at the party are Jack New- marker, George Walmsley, Jim Wil- cox, Harry Sperling, John Bavard, Jack Hawkes, Ben Phillips, Nedford Zenger, Joe Kendler, Simpson Mac- Kinnon, Sam Housel, Dave Housel, Jack Glasse, Claud An- derson and Raymond Reaber. ee— JAMES TO BRISTOL BAY Ray James, Juneau building con- tractor, took passage from here to Seward aboard the steamer Yukon. From Seward, Mr. James plans to fly to Bristol Bay in connection with the rebuilding of a cannery there that was destroyed by fire last fall, and on which he intends | to submit a bid. .o — BURWELL TO VALDEZ William Burwell, of the Commer- their home, possibly in Washing- ation has not yet been decided Mrs, John Clark was in charge of .n.mgumnm e | Among those who were success- ful in their strip fishing at Auk Bay last Sunday was Charles E. one-half pound king. cial Adjustment Buyreau at Seattle, e norts ton, although their ultimate destin-|is & passenger to Valdez aboard |the steamer Yukon. At Valdez he | will adjust insurance for the Prince | William Sound Water, Power, Light and Telephone Company, then re- turn to Seattle on the southbound |trip of the Yukon. —,—— — and York, who landed a thirty-nine axm‘ Lode and placer location notices “for sale at The Empire Office. ifey’s father in Portland, where their gether, there is no relationship, he staies. Yukon and comes to the Territory |to observe the Public Health work |of the Department. As regional consultant, Dr. Cofiey includes Al- aska under his jurisdiction and is assistance in various public health problems. Undecided, as yet, as to where he Dr. Coffey is to remain in Juneau for a’few days. He completed work in January as State Director of Health in Washington, and is now embarked on a survey which may take him to various parts of Algska program. > Look aut for Beaver Dams Across Gastinean Channel! Out of his elemeut but enjoying it, apparently, a travel-conscious beaver was yesterday noon sighted by several boatmen and other by- standers swimming unconcernedly in Gastineau Channel near the Uppar City Float, heading south. ———————— WILDES RETURN Kejth G. Wildes, Juneau sentative of the New York Life Insurance Company, arrived from Wrangell aboard the steamer Yu-| kon. Mr. Wildes, who attended the ' Rotary Conference at Spokane, as ' a delegate from Juneau, sailed porth to Wrangell from Seattle lm week. Mrs. Wildes sailed to \an. gell to join him, aboard the North Sea. repre- | Dr. E. R. Coffey accompanied Dr.| W. W. Council north aboard the| making his first trip here, to offer| will travel in the Territory next,f in connection with the Public Health | b 2ed Eilbao on “a deswoyer” if Basque Capitol falls to the In- | surgents, reported now only ten miles away. 5 D ROUNDTRIP TO AGWAY Fred Ordway, Juneau photo- 'grapher, accompanied by Mrs. Ord- way, made the round ftrip to Skag- way akoard the steamer Mount Mc- Kinley over the week-end. Bares Mine Threats | Joseph J. Tunko, international rep- | resentative of the United Mine | Workers of America, is shown as he testified before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee and revealed he had been threatened and followed in | Harlan County, Ky., until Gov. Ruby Lafoon furnished him with a national guard escorf. tion tug Leader, towing the power-| The Burean of Fisheries vessel 'ed-barge Penguin, put ‘into Juneau | Crane arrived in port last night this morning for engine repairs flnd!and sailed this morning for Bristol is moored at Cash Cole's wharf. Bay with Warden Frank A. Bell, The Leader, Capt. S. P. Baker, | son of Commissioner Frank T. Bell, will have to remain here until she | aboard. The Scoter, another bureau can receive replacement parts from |vessel, is reported to have left the States. She is powered by a | Seattle and is going direct to Bris- “Ladies’ Night” gathering. 125 hp. Hall Scott diesel engine,|tol Bay without stopping in here. The affair will begin at 6:30 o'- while, the Penguin, one of the new —_————— clock and is to be held in the self-propelling barges being put WOTICE Northern Light Presbyterian into operation to tend traps in the | For special fresh dressed chicker Church. ristol Bay area, is driven by two |call Femmer. phone 114. adv QHIIlllllllIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIH|IIIllIIIIEIllllllll!lI|IIHIIII|IllIIIIIHIImlllI|IIIIHIIIIIIIlIIIlllllllllllllllllllll he said. - NORLITEMEN DINNER The Norlitemen dinner will be! held tonight, with B. F. 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