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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1937 HAIDA OFFICERS ARE , C. GUESTS TOMORROW NOON: Juneau Chamber to Handle Routine Business—Rick- etts Will Be Speaker Lieut. Comdr. Noble G. Ricketts and officers of the U. 8: Qoast Guard cutter Haida, recently transferred to the base here, from Cordova, are to be the honored;guests at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce, to- morrow noon at Percy's restaurant, Chamber President George W. Folta announced today. It has been planned to h#ve the Haida Officers as guests for some time, but’ herétofore, occurences have prevented. Captain Ricketts, who is a member of the Juneau C. of C, having joined while here as commander of the cutter Talla- poosa, will address the gathering. Business tp-be dealt with tomor- row by the Chamber will consist oL committee reports and other rou- tine matters, Let’s Play Ball” So s_a_! We All! Erskire and Smith May Meet Again When Moose, Douglas Battle Tonight “It can’t rain tonight,” says the weather man. “We. ean't lose to Douglas,” . say - the Mbdpse. “They can't beat us again;” say the Doug- las diamond performers. | There are three .inequivocable statements that ‘legd ‘one to think there may be a baseball game in Juneau’ this evening. Furthermore, Ledgue President William A, Holghejmer this morn- ing said absolutely that there will be a ball game' tonight; thereby expressing, his. faith 40 the weath- er man's: prognostications. Said _Prexy Holahelmer, “The Moose will meet the Douglas team this evening at 6 ‘o'dlock, at Fire- men’s Park, in the sécond game of the ‘playoff “series ‘for the Gas- tineau 'Channel Lédgue’ champion- ship.” 2 Say the fans, '©laude Erskine has. had - three days rest. since Sunday, so’ 'hé wiMl be doing the pitehing : for Douglas; - and, prob- ably Johnny- Smith will face him agaln. Maybe they will tome up with as'fine a‘' ball game as their hurling: battle last Sunday. We'l be there to seel” . Red and Green Does Not Call for Carols “Bhould you see red? Should you see green? “You are not necessarily aboard a ship at sea, nor standing on a pier head watching the night-time ap- proach of a liner. You are more likely, just anywhere in Juneau. Spreading fan-wise from the City Hall, city workmen have, during the past week, been doing a fancy job of daubing on Juneau’s fire hy- drants. Some they paint green, a mighty bright greén; others they paint red — an even more-so red. Why red and green? It's not be- cause Christmas is coming! Now the Firemen have. gontract- ! ed the urge. They want a' can of red paint—so that - they can do things to their fire-alarm call boxes. — .- TONSILECTOMY - H. Heney underwent a tonsilecto- my at the Juneau Medical and Sur- wical Clinie this morning. | I ! MEETING 7:00 P. M. CARD PARTY 8:00 P. M. 1.0.0.F. Hall | PUBLIC/INVITED Tot Discovers Mother Dead and Father Dying Coleén Sweeney, who recently found her mother, Sweeney, 25, unconscious from loss of blood, in their Los Angeles Police believe Mrs. Sweeney 'was polsoned and attempted suicide. veins. on both his arms, {roublc caused the tragedy, police believe. E MILLIONAI LITTL ‘ehild was a tiny baby, Mrs. John Jacob liam, are shown strolling on a P Mrs. Gilberta Sweeney, 21, dead and her fa home after he had apparently, cut BOXER HEADING NORTH, ANNUAL | SUPPLY VOYAGE Indian Bureau Vessel Has Eight Couples Aboard— Due Juneau Saturday With eight young married cou- ples aboard, the Indian Bureau mo- torship Boxer sailed north from Seattle last night, and is due to ar- rive at Juneau Saturday. The pas- sengers, a majority of whom have never before been in Alaska, are to teach at Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. According to the Indian Affairs office here, the Boxer will put into Juneau . direct from Seattle. Leav- ing Juneau, the supply ship wil call at Valdez and Seward, on her way to Nome, where she is due in about thirty days. ‘The Boxer is carrying supplies for Bureau schiools at various Indian villages along the Bristol Bay coast, in the Kuskokwim region, and the Aleutian Islands. LIRS SR LY SOCIAL SECURITY STATISTICIAN IS ! JUNEAU ARRIVAL Viad F. Ratay, member of ' the Research and Statistics Department of the Federal Social Security Ad- ministration, arrived in Juneau on board the steamer Alaska trom the States, and is staying at the Gas- |tineau Hotel.. , In from South Mr, Ratay, whose headquagfers Canadian National's palatial liner| of. 'Sap. Francisco, Is to! assist Prince Robert arrived in port at 3(,, . mooieonial public. Welfare De- Marital Pringe Robert U. S, FLEET IS T0 MANEUVER, ALASKA COAST |Great Concentration Will Take Place Next Feb- ruary, Is Report SAN PEDRO, Cal, Aug. 18. Every available ship and plane of the United States on the Pacific Coast, except the Asiatic fleet, will be concentrated in the North Pa- cific next February for maneuvers, it was disclosed here today. The unprecedented assembly of 170 surface vessels and 550 planes is expected and this sea and air fleet will partieipate in sweeping maneuvers over the California-Ha- waii and Alaska triangle. ,,—— BASEBALL TODAY The following are scores of games played this afternoon in the two major leagues, as.received up to 1:30 o'clock: National League New York 9; Boston 1. Chicago 6; Pittsburgh 7. American League Detroit 0; Chicago 4. Cleveland 5; St. Louis 2. ‘Washington 6; New York 7. Boston 2; Philadelphia 4. FOR A CHANGE. Although there’s standing room only, it looked like a cute idea. Cuter still was Jean Parker, screen beauty, who arrived at a beach near Hollywood with this “cabano.” She surfed about a bit, and then was able to make a quick change toa | dry suit for sunning. { WIFE OF ENGINEER | HAROLD SMITHS WILL o'clock this: afternoon on the last tour cruise of tha vessel this sea-j |son. The liner has 315 tourists/ aboard. The Robert will remain in | port umtil 11 o'clock when she sails | for Skagway, returning here south-! 'sound Saturday morning at 4 o'- | clock. The vessel is commanded by Capt. |H. E. Neddon. Bert Robson is the purser. Among prominent passengers on board is Oyrus McCormick, of Santa Fe., New Mexico, director and for- mer vice-president of the Interna- tional Harvester Company. Mr. Mc- Cormick 'is at present publisher of |the New Mexico Sentinel, largest | weekly of New' Mexico. He is ac- | companied by his wife and his wife's cousin, H. N. Corkington, U. §. Con- partment is setting up the records s0 as to be able to furnish neces- sary statistics which the Social Se- curity Board will require from time (to time in connection with the ad- ministration of Alaska Old Age As- sistance. ‘ il |CAPITOL BUILDING ENTRANCE GETTING |~ NEEDED ATTENTION ! After two weeks of pounding on the roof of the Federal Building, workmen who are giving the ad- ministrative quarters an overhaul teday shifted their attention to the main entrance to the building. Erec- \tion of scaffolding around the colos- ' Claim His Dog ol In their fisst pleture since the Astor Il and ber son, Wil- Newport, R. 1. He s heir RE. beach near to a large fortune. His mother is the former Ellen French. | A Countess Now Mrs. Dorothy Power Sands, dalgg:h- ter of Mrs. T. F. Power, of Virginia, was married to Earl Beatty, son of the famous hero of the Battle of Jutland, at the London Guildhall, The new Countess is widow of an American stockbroker. Beatty him- self is half American. His mother | was the daughter of Marshall Field, Chicago merchant prince, HOME WITH MUMPS Malcolm Morrison, on Package Fuel | Business Booms' WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — The packaged fuel industry has devel- oped into a healthy infant. The Bureau of Mines says sale | of the fuel—which may be stacked |in the living room closet—began in a small way in 1932 and last year reached 66427 net tons. | Packaged fuel is produced at re- tail yards,. usually from what is |left over from handling the coarser sizes of coal. ‘The packages consist' of ‘six-cube-shaped briquets wrapped in heavy paper and: boutid with pa- per tape. ‘ Sl BT A AR Invitation ‘ Arrives i Just 14 Years Lnte’ GARY, Ind, Aug. 18—The Rev.| {at the cornerstone laying at St. Adalbert’s Catholic church, South sal columns of Alaska Marble adorn- ;ing the portico was going on apace | this morning, and it will not be long |before all cracks and crannies on and around the ornamental entrance will have been made water-tight. i il R e S sul at Vancouver. Hitch-Hikes 2,000 Miles to CLOVIS, N. M., Aug. 18- ++ x KARNES STORMBOUND two thousand miles of hitch-niking' 2° DAYS AT ILIAMNA from Douglas, Wyo., to Clovis and back but Fred Armento, an Indian,’ Wiring his office here today from recovered his dog. Kanakanak, Territorial Commis- The dog was left at Fort Sumner sioner of Education A. E. Karnes following a recent automobile accl- reported that he has been storm- dent in which Armento's moth®r bound at Illamna for two days, but was killed. Working at Douglas, is now on his way again and ex- he later was notified the dog had pected to reach the Bristol Bay sec- been run over and injured. tion foday, on his inspection trip Armento started at once to hitch- to Territorial schools. hike, not stopping until he claimed e his dog and put it in an animal hospital here. Today's News Today.—Empire. “King” Ig Given ABOARD HAIDA 1S | MAKE HOME HERE IN HERE FROM BOSTON| THE ASSEMBLY APTS. | Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs, Nathaniel Fulford, wife of daughter, Virginia, who have come Lieutenant Fulford, chief engineer from Cordova to make their home aboard the U.8.C.G. Haida, arrived here, are now established in the in Juneau yesterday from Boston,‘Assembly Apartments. Lieut. and Mrs, Fulford, who are} Mr. Smith is associated with the to make their home on Gold Street, U. S. Forest Service here. Mrs. have been stopping at the Hotel Ju- Smith and Virginia arrived in Ju- reau Their two sons are Nathan- neau a few days ago from Cordova, iel and John. iwhere the Smiths Have made their ———————— home for some time. GRIMES DUE SOON l Miss Smith plans to leave this Ben Grimes, Public Health sani- fall to attend school at Pullman. tary engineer, is due to return to Her sister, a graduate of the Uni- Juneau aboard the Baranof this versity of Washington, last spring, week from a survey trip to the West- is now Mrs. David C. Joly of san' ward. , Francisco. Schilling Tea has more flavor because its toasted D HEMLOCK IN PORT The lighthouse tender Hemlock arrived in port this afternoon and is at the Alaska Juneau dock. | e l}gs in Jail BIRMINGHAM, Eng., Aug. 18.— Seventy-year-old John Mainwaring, who called himself the “other king"” demanded the right to be treated in his full royal stature when tried at Cannock, near here, for the theft of five shillings (about $1.25). He said he felt pretty ‘“‘ashamed” at the irreverent court that sen- tenced him to 14 days in jail. at reasonable cost. Tooth in Tongue, Didn‘t Know It PUEBLO, Col, Aug. 18. — Six years ago Patrolman Thomas B. 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