The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 26, 1937, Page 2

SELECT /Mi‘o—"wfywwanl’! From cur choce assortments of new lightweigh s, you'll have no difficulty in selecting the styles that best become you. Single and double-breasted models, business models and sport backs, drape models and all the rest. Stripes, plaids, checks and solid colors, blues, grays, tans and browns (and an occasional green). Whatever you want is bound to be here for we've got a marvelous assort- ment of the new Michaels-Stern Value- First Clothes for Spring. Complete Spring Suit and Topcoat Selections PRICED AT S MICHAELS Value-First = B. M. Behrends Co. Inc. Juneau'’s Leading Department Store AWICE ':‘0 ANNEX 1 charter trip with the two, return- BAK ’ . ing here about 7 o'clock this even- CRE 'K’ SIMMONS FLIES A”H} t Sheldon Simmons took off A7 ’ilot Sheldon Si ons took o i3 INIAN COVE TODAY irom here this morning in the AAT . Lockheed Ve plane at 9:45 o’- pilot L. F. Barr started out to-|clock, and headed for Chichagof, day's business for the Alaska Air|with H. B. Jones as enger to ransport with flight to Hoonah, George Saibin for Inian Creek, with Gus Wahto as rou Cove, *Bill Flory and Jack Parks trip pa er in the Stinson, le for Chichagof. He returned about in re at 8 o'clock this morning 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, bringing end returni an hour later to Juneau N. W. Swan from Chich- Out again in the P: at 30 | agof, Mel arlson and Joe Beloza o'clock, Pilot Bé to T 3 f Hirst ichagof with Andrew L: s. Lou . T Wright and her t LUCAS TO WHIrYEHORSE returning empty a Harry Lucas Jr., son of City Clerk made another Annex Creck flight|and Harry 1. Lycas, left for this afternoon leaving here at 1:45 Whitehorse aboard the PAA Elec- o'clock in the Stinsop s slane with | tra this morning. Lucas has not Gus Wahto, and two made definite plans for the length gers. Leaving Wahto of his stay in Whitehorse, but will Creek he was to head for be there at least for several days T . Yy e Baining Suit FLORAL SUIT OF RUB A bright blue floral t rubbe tern accents one of the i's smarte d of seasor sw suits, Suit ar acces- cut s ar onz-piece is ‘n as “m " d features a halter neck ! comfertable, low neckiine, By JOAN DURHAM wimming. Its the best of exer- (AP Feature S ¥ es, they insist—and it is less There’s one v xpensive than most sports. swim suit il h n suits as brief as ever season ar. But they differ in their It is “maillot.” brevity. Iis. .8 F h vear's two-piece suits, which “long clothes” ¢ cd many a protruding dia- Applied swim suit me m, have been replaced by the houlder straps could- by the way, is © be comfortably adjusted to per- suit” it is now. . mit an even suntan, This year longs to the era when womer ) have found devious ways of couldn’t swim wore suits merel the difficulty. Some are an excuse to sit on the beach d by sérings in back. are so parrow as to be almost ligible.) Others tie in a variety Swim for Health Now, doctors advise tired house wives and office girls alike to try B S N eaaat et et " 11 4 PAA ELECTRA AWAY FOR FAIRBANKS HOP FROM HERE THIS A.M. With the same six passengers with whom they made their first try to get through to the interior yesterday, plus H; Lucas Jr., going to Whitehorse, Pilot Jer Jones and Co-Pilot Murray Stuart put the PAA Elecira into the air here shortly past 10 o'clock this morning and headed for Fairbanks. Passengers are: For Nome—MTrs. W. Brown, Sheridan Haugland; for Fairbanks—L. W. Meath, Ben L. Grimes, Dr. E. R. Coffey; and for Ruby, Thomas J. Devane. D The American Red Cross operates ter ground balls, while outfielders plan to fly from Anchorage to Bris- to the low bidders. THE DAILY ALASKA-EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1937. 7 = 3 - ; - | | BROUGHT HERE FOR | W'” L | CARE AT ST. ANN’S " Will Leave § | Suffering from internal injuric . B. H. Burns was admitted . PR b Ann's Hospital today, following ar- dent scientists and by Dr. and Mrs,| Dr. L. P. Dawes is the aitending | Alan May, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka ]euvgs'phy.\umn, Juneau Friday aboard the Coast i sustained when be was hit by | Accompanied by a group of stu- rival here by planc. i - | Guard cutter Tallapoosa, on the MAGGIE WILLIAMS anthropological expedition to the b : | DIES TODAY AT In I-. Hrdlicka's party is Alan GOVT. HOSPITAL | May, archaeologist of Wenatchee; et Paul . Guggenheim of the Univer- Maggle ‘Willisgs; woo~has becn sity of Washington medical sehool; i1 41 the Government Hospital ior | Sidney ‘Conner of Girard College, ¢n, pagt several years, passed away | Philadelphia; Stanley Seashore of tyic yorningat the age of 16, X |the University of Iowa; Walter| " pelgtives in Yakutat have becn | Wineman of Pennsylvania Teachers’|;,oviried and funeral plans are to College; and Paul Gebhard, Denver y. a,nounced soon. The body is | ’Um\(‘hl()’- the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. e o g S e ’i\lfD()N.\Lll T NOR KES 15 1 TO NUKA BAY ' DR. COFFEY, GRIMES FLY TO FAIRBANKS Dr. E. R. Coffey, regional con- | sultant of the United States Public, Heading a group of fifteen, J. | | ! J. McDonald, operator of the Nuk- Territorial Sanitation engineer, lefg Met board the steamer Aleutian,|yqge anq Senate Postal commit-!|Washington |for Fairbanks aboard the E:Iectm],““er spending the winter months|iees got the idea that it would be| |in Los Angeles, California. e RETUR! |this morning. | [ Dr. Coffey, who arrived in Ju-‘ neau recently, is to observe acuvi!ies‘ ROU |of the Public Health Service in the _ Returning from a brief trip to Seward and Anchorage terrtory,|Wrangell on legal business, Henry Roden, Juneau attorney, arrived Mr. Grimes is to carry on business |of his department in Anchorage and Pack at bs home here aboard the | Seward. |steamer North Sea. | B | ——-—— | OIL MEN TO SITKA ‘STEAMER NORTH SEA | T J. Walker and H. C. Hayes, are jamong the passengers through here | TAKES SIX OUT FROM to sitka aboard the steamer North ISea. They are conmected with the JUNEAU FOR SITKA]mm idtiol, Wads disitenanee gt | 1 With M. D. Williams, Dr. Rae}g‘:};’[lr:r‘;\[ju”w Union Oil Company of Lillian Carlson, F. J. Hotes, C. Hor-| nady, Ben A. Newkirk and James Scarletta traveling to Sitka aboard |her, the steamer North Sea sailed "from Juneau shortly before 5 o'clock | e e HERE FROM IOWA Logan arrived in Juneau aboard the |vesterday afternoon, bound for| Hoonah, Port Althorp and Sitka. |steamer Aleutian, and is to go to | "runukoe and Funter, | e ' BALLPARK SUBMERGED who i connected L. W. Meath, h the banking busine rived in Juneau in Fal | FOR SECOND GAME IN { TWO STRAIGHT DAYS ihe = The second consecutive day of rain Mr !last night at the Meath has been in the States here appears to have killed the sec- ond consecutive baseball game, the sev meeting scheduled for tonight at to Fairbanks by PAA plane. Firemen's Park between the Mer- e e — chants and Cardinal teams of the A, H. Bradford. Bristol Bay can- Juneau minor league. neryman, accompanied by Mrs. | st reports from Firemen's Park Bradford, is a passenger for Seward !disclosed that diving helmets would aboard the steamer Aleutian from be necessary for infielders going af- his winter home in Seattle. They 34 at One Is Slipped f Over On Farley; ;flzmku mine, at N\fk:\ Bay, is "",Lhey have been opened to compe-San Francisco Health Service, and Ben L. Grimes,|'oute to his properties for the sum- ;00 piqding each time, but the New York Showers tonight and Thursday U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUI’!.E, WEATHER BUREAJ THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau; Forecast for Juneau and viclnity, beginning at 4 p.m., May 26. ; moderate southerly winds. H D I B k LOC AL DATA i B nu as ac | Time Barom>ter Temp. Humidiry Wind Velocity Weather | 4 pm. yest'y 29.73 48 48 w 6 Lt. Rain ; 2 4 a.mn. today 29.91 43 a1 NW 4 Lt. Rain \l By PRESTON GROVER 12 noon today . 2995 48 66 s 16 Spkling | WASHINGTON, May 26. — The CABLE AND RADIG REPOMTS |Senate, in one of its rare moods YESTERDAY rODAY |of indignation, administered a mild Highest 4p.m. Lowestda.m. 4am. Precip. = 4am. |spanking to Postmaster - General| gyap0n temp. temp. temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather | a day or so back without| s, 42 a9 | 38 38 16 37 Rain 'anyone knowing much about it ex- Ar.chorage 57 sl 39 18 o5 0 cept Mr. Farley and his p“‘“‘l‘Barruw 2 2 | 2 22 11 0 Cloudy hauds. | Nome 44 4 34 34 4 0 Pt Cldy The Senate Postoffice Committee geipel 56 48 | 36 42 6 0 Cloudy hed been struggling for months With pairbanks 66 64 6 46 & 0 oKedy (a “star route” mail contract bill pawson 68 62 | 46 46 0 02 Pt.Cldy |without making much headway. A gt Paul 42 40 36 36 16 01 Cloudy |, star route is one of those mail pyteh Harbor 42 42 40 40 10 28 Rnin/ routes in which the mail carrier Kodiak, 46 44 40 40 8 15 Cloudy | arn part of his living by also Cordova 46 44 40 40 4 34 Rain ying express, freight, an occ 'Juncau 49 “ 43 43 4 69 Rain |ional passenger aud a pound of but- Sitka 48 — 40 —_ — 46 k.3 | to residenis along the way. | Ketgnikan 50 48 42 44 4 Cloudy There are 11,000 such routes, Prince Rupert 46 46 409 4 4 Rain {mostly far out in the country dis- Edmonton 66 64 54 54 8 Cloudy tricts, and a fourth of them expire Seatile 58 58 50 50 10 Rain jeach year. For some years past'Portland 58 58 50 50 4 Cloudy 60 58 52 52 6 Clear .. 78 68 60 64 8 Clear . 84 6 66 68 6 Cloudy i\vcll should the Postoffice Depart- |ment keep a good contractor on |the job for lgnger than the usual 'four years. So a bill was drafted permiiting acceptable star route WEATHER CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY ; | Seattle (airport), misting, temperature, 50; Blaine, cloudy, 50; Vie. | toria, cloudy, 48, Alert Bay, clear, 52 Island, raining, —; Langara, cloudy. | Craig, showers, 4 ; Wrangell, raining, 4! raining, 43; Soapstone, raining, 40; Radioville, -showers, 44; Juneau, § ; Bull Harbor, cloudy, 46; Triple , 46; Prince Rupert, raining, 47; ; Petersburg, cloudy, 49; Sitka, conkhNplors 1 kewp thels ”'"m‘cmlr ining, 45; Skagway, cloudy, 47; Cordova, raining, 44; Cape St. Elias, indefinitely {bidding. PATRONAGE TRICK? | Farley was against it, and so were of his appointive employe most but a committee of pérmanent, i |removable civil service employees said it would create a better spirit |among the contractors. They would jsupply better trucks, give more ex- pensive servite for the money, et | i 4 ]‘4 Ruby, cloudy, 40; Nulato, cloudy; | claudy, 43; Savoonga, cloudy, 27. The storm area noted yesterday |Dutch Harbor has moved slightly Niehous CU"”"’“’"W‘.«»Iwwers, 42; Chitina, clear, 44; McCarthy, mi‘sing; Anchorage, cloudy, | : Fairbanks, cloudy, 48; Hot Springs, partly cloudy, 50; Tanana, clear, , 44; Flat, cloudy, 41; Ohogamute, Juneau, May 27. — Sunrise, 3:12 a.m.; Sunset, 8:43 p.m. WEATHER SYNOPSIS morning as being centered near eastward and this morning it was |centered near the Shumagin Islands, the lowest reported pressure being 29.20 inches. | southeastward to Alberta, the lowest Low pressure also prevailed from northwest Alaska reported pressure being 29.52 There was plenty of argument|inches at Edmonton. High pressure prevailed from Wrangell south- Coming here from Davenport on the other side, about the need Ward to Oregon, the crest being 30. Towa, to visit relatives, Miss Emma of opening 1l government contracts' about 600 miles- west of the Orego (to public bidding, and all in all it ‘held the bill on the Senate calendar juntil a day before this year’s group |of contracts was to be let. It happened that this year’s group covered the New England.and North ub(]:u'd:Atlunflc States and Senators fromearlier. mer Aleutian, and stopped |these states were all set to push the doubt whether astineau Hotel. |bill through to permit the old con- their amendment stick tight enough tractors to stay on the job. But office Department that a little de- lay wouldn't make any differenc so the bill was allowed to rest over the week-end. | But no sooner had the bill been skipped over than the Postoffice Department began letting contracts Angry New under a charter granted by Con- could find plenty of use for out- tol Bay to prepare his packing plant England Senators pointed out that gress in 1905. s Are Brief as Ever This Year——-But They Have The “globe trotter” suit of light-weight wool (right)reveals its itin- erary in bold white letters on navy blue, siere top and adjustable straps. 1t has The ribbed suit of apricot-colored weol (left) has shoulder straps that form a square neckline and meet the ends of the uplift brassiere behind. r salmon se iboard moto: on. 'for the summ S Name i)kfferent 5 CAPE OVER SWIM SUIT A romantic cape of sheer wool does double duty. Daytimes, it may be worn over an embroidered jersey dressmaker swim suit such as this. Eve- nings, smart enough to top any of the season’s most feminine dance dresses. a molded bras- the back and shoulders. Many Materials Used Wool, cotton, silk, rayon, jersey and rubber suits will all be seen. The latter have been designed in many attractive patterns — among them numerous floral designs. Wool suits have taken on new weav And cotton silk and rayon suits appear in many new print and wov- en effects. A hint about colors. White suits are all right for the seashore They are an excellent setting for a handsome bronze tan. But in pools where chemicals are used, nice white or ivory suits will turn a nasty mud color. So those . will be brown, tops white.) eral suits should avoid white ones Blue promises to be popular a very bright blue. The yellow |called “maize” also has good pros- pects. And brown and whiie will be favorites in suits of the more boyish tailored variety. (Trunks should attempt the latter.) Caps conform to the face of the swimmer. There are widows peak effects for the round, full face and caps with simulated weaves for the slim, small face. A new cap has been designed for |the woman who is wave-conscious. Capes, coats, caps, shoes and|It is lined with a rubber rim that beach bags all come in for empha- |turns upward keeping water from sis. | seeping up inside. Capes especially become women| *Shoes have followed street wear inclined to plumpness, they flaiter | designs. Many are out at the heel and conceal. and peek-a-boo at the toe. Coat Lengths Differ | Beach bags come—rubber-lined— Coats come in the length of |in fabrics to match suits, A num- time dresses or in swim-suit lengihs ' ber have tricky special compart- | (Only women with perfect 165 and ments—for cigarettes, sun glasses, s to permit tanning of all who don’t expect Lo invest in ,suv-]«-xu'cmely conservative uvuumux-r,lcompucts and wet bathing suits. ithis year’s crop was the last of the |Hoover administration coniraciors 'and it looked like a patronage trick to get them out. LSENATE RETURNS FIRE At the very next morning, the Senate redrafted the bill to provide that these New England contractol 'should be permitted to retain their |contracts, regardless of competitive ;bidding. The bill passed 50 to 24, | with more Democrats than Repub- |licans on the winning side. Even Senators who had opposed the principle of the bill supported the amendment to give this year's |crop of contractors the benefit of \the legislation. I‘ The bill went to csnference with 26 inches over the Pacific Ocean n coast. This general pressure dis- o tribation hasb een attended by precipitation along the coastal regions !from the Aleutians southeastward to i Yukon and Tanana Valleys, and by of the field of observation. Oregon, also over portions of the fair weather over the remainder | Ithe House, which had passed it/ But the Senators were in to oust the new low-bidding con- 'on a late winter vacation trip of just as the bill was heading for'tractors, even if the House backed | 1 weeks and is booked to fly passage, word came from the Post-ithem up. | - | VISITS AT CHATHAM Zerby Strong, of Seattle, came north on the steamer Northwestern from Seattle as far as Chatham, where she visited with her sister, Mrs. Andrew Gunderson, wife of the superintendent —of the New | England Fish Company salmon can-| nery there. She arrived in Juneau yesterday from Ckytham aboard the cannery tender O. M. Arnold, to take passage on the steamer Aleu- tion for the Westward. ——,e-—— HERE FROM PETERSBURG Among the arrivals in Juneau aboard the steamer Aleutian was G. D. McDonald, Petersburg lum- berman, coming here from his home | city on a brief business trip. D WEST FROM SKAGWAY Mrs. Grace Burwell, school teach- er, a ived from Skagway aboard eamer Northwestern and took P ge for Seward aboard the steamer Aleutian. they could make . ON WAY TO McCARTHY C. M. O'Neil, of Estacada, Oregon, is a passenger from Seattle for Cordova aboard the steamer Aleu- tian, enroute to McCarthy: >, —— TO JOIN HUSBAND Mrs. A. C. Meyer is enroute from her Seattle home aboard the steam- er Aleutian for Cordova to join her husband, who is Chief Engineer on board the Alaska Line feeder steam- er Curacao, playing between Cor- dova and Kodiak Island. .- — BACK FROM SKAGWAY Returning from a visit with bis parents, Mayor and Mrs. W. J. Mulvihill at Skagway, to where he |flew from here Friday with White Pass Pilot Vernon Bookwalter, «V. |W. Mulvihill, Canadian Pacific ag- ent, arrived back in Juneau aboard the steamer Northwestern. ., —— HERB COLEMAN TO SITKA - Herb Coleman, former proprietor of the Hollywood Style Shop in Ju-' " Ineau, is a passenger aboard the North Sea for Sitka. Coleman, now located in Ketchikan, says business is reviving there now that agree- ments have been reached between workers and cannery operators. | SEAGRAM'S FIVE CROWN BLENDED WHISKE gistitled from American grai straight whiskies, and 62!z % neutral spirits distilled Takealesson from the book of experience. Learn to think before you drink—and say Seagram’s. Its taste is in tune with the times—mild and mellow as a crooning sax- ophone—, and without any “blue” notes. Live well and learn to say Seagram’s. A New One—0'BRIEN'S CROWN COCKTAIL— ] teaspoon of su he straight whiski from American grains. 90 Proof. . 1y P 37 14{ part lemon juice, 3{ part Crown Whiskey, 2 dashes New England Rum. Shake well. this product are 5 years or more old, 25% stralj 90 Proof. SEAGRAM'S SEVEN CROWN BLENDED WHISKEY. The straight whiskies in this preduct are 5 years or more old, 37/ % ©Seagram-Dissillers Corp.=Exgcunrive Offices: New York Seagram’s 5 or 7 whiskey, and 75% neutral spirits