The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 19, 1937, Page 8

BUILDING HITS OVER §13,000 HERE, MONTH Reynolds Residence Larg- est Single Project Start- ed Since July 19 Juneau's building during the past month, from July 19 to August 19, totals $13430, according to build- ing permits issued by City Engineer Milton Lagergren. Added. to the $173,282 spent on new construction and remodelling from March 1 to July 19, and the considerable build- done in the city still earlier in year, Juneau’s volume of build- ing is well over the $200,000 mark; and the building season is far from over The largest single bit of construc- tion inaugurated during the past month is the new residence for Per- cy - Reynolds, on Court House Hill which amounts to $7,500 without plumbing, heating and wiring. Next in line is $3,000 worth of remodelling being done by Nick Rocovich on his store and apartment building at the corner of Main and Front streets tr Month's Permits Building permits, 16 in number, issued by the city from July 19 to August 19 are: July 22: build concrete wall and foundation in rear of store build- ing owned by I. Goldstein at 251 South Franklin street; $500. July 22: remodel store front at 119 Seward Street for Mrs, A. W. Fox and Mrs. E. J. Hamilton, $350. Permit issued to C. C, Rulaford, con- tractor. July 27: install gravity oil burner and fuel tank at 137 Gastineau Ave- nue for Sam Rosenberg; $35. July 28: install 245 gallon gaso- line tank at 260 South Franklin for 1. Goldstein; $60. $7,500 Residence August 2: construct new frame 'welling. with concrete basement nd attached garage at 116 West First Street, for Pércy Reynolds; $7.500, Permit issued to C. C. Rula- ford, contractor. August 3: install gracity of) burner and tank at 232 Willoughby Avenue for Billy Meyers; $60. Permit issued to George Alfors. August 3: install gravity oil burner Makes biscuits f/uflé'y as a summer clou Schilling Baking Powder LAND OTTER SKINS received from YAKUTAT Many On Hand Take Advantage of Low Prices! Come in and select your own skins and lining. COATS by H. J. Yurman Any size up to 88, BEST BARGAIN EVER! FUR FACTORY 231 8. Franklin PHONE 326 Here is the wreckage of the big Eastern Air Lines loss of four lives, after striking a the line, brought injuries to five other persons. ner and tank at 428 East Street for Mrs. R. P. Nelson; $100. Permit issued to George Alfors. August 3: install automatic oil burner for Henry Hanson at 423 Third Street; $300. Permit issued to George Alfors August 6: remodel frame store and apartment building at 104 Front Street for Nick Rocovich, including installation of hot-water heating system; $3,000. Heating System August 6: install automatic air heating system, burner tank for Peter Oswald; $300 August 9: repair fire damages in frame building owned by Dave Hou- sel, at 324 Ferry Way; $200. August 10: construct frame wood- shed and repair and remodel out- side porch on residence at 944 West hot- | and 11th Street, for Oscar Yehring; $100 August 11: install gravity kitchen range burner and tank at 501 Ken- nedy Street for Fred Jaegle; $185. Permit issued to G. 8. George. August 12: build new dormer on frame residence for Grant Baldwin at 321 West 12th Street, raise back porch and install new plumbing; $300. Permit issued to Mrs. George Larsson. August 14: construct frame garage at Sixth and Harris streets for Hen- ry Sully; $250. Permit ‘ssued to A F. Knight, builder. August 18: construct = enclosed front porch on apartment building at 235 Fifth Street, for Mrs. Grace Wickersham; $140. Permit issued to Henry Gorham, builder. NAVY SQUADRON HEADS NORTH TOMORROM . M. May Be Quartered at Sitka For Several Months SBEATTLE, Aug. 19.—Naval Squa- dron VP-16, delaying its hop north to Sitka because of inclement wea- ther, may get off at 6 a.m. tomor- row from Sandpoint Station. Authorities call it a routine flight, but the squadron may be in the North for several months. Many plans apparently are under way, but they are still tentative. An old radio station at Sitka is being patched up for quarters, ac- cording to authoritative sources. - e IMRS. ANDERSON IS " UNABLE TO LEAVE | ABOARD NORTH SEA Mrs. Chester Anderson, who was {to have left tonight aboard the North Sea for Seattle, has been un- able to obtain accommodations and |will therefore remain here a few |days longer before sailing south. Mrs. Anderson is to join her hus- |band, Lieut. Ahderson of the Tal- ‘lnpooss in Seattle. | The Anderson residence on Gold | Street has been taken over by Lieut. |and Mrs. Nathaniel Fulford of the {USC.G.S. Haida | - 1 For unmounted units, a flag is a |an ensign. FOR HOME OR BUSINESS REFRIGERATION SERVICE and REPAIRS Phone 34 jcolor; for mounted or metorized come off units, a standard; and for ships it's| day. iy THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1937. power line near (he airport there. Ambassador for Japan Accused | By c@munists (Shigemitsu Said to Have: Spread Secret Pro- CALL STRIKE OFF, ATLANTIC COAST LINES paganda | MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. 19— Japanese Ambassador Shigemitsu is accused today in the Pravda, the official Communist party paper, of spreading secret anti-Communist | propaganda in the Soviet Capital City. ! At the same time the Russian newspaper of the Soviet in Siberia reported the execution of thirty- four spies, for railroad wrecking, at Irkutsk after a trial on charges of terrorist activities for the Japanese , Intelligence Service. | The Pravda said: “If Shigemitsu is so inclined, we suggest that he find another outlet for his talent |because his work is not becoming {to an Ambassador of the big coun- |try he represents.” AUTO PLUNGE IN CREEK KILLS FIVE |Party Drow—n;(; When Ca Swerves Into Water | CHILLIWACK, B. C, Aug. 19— Five' persons were drowned today |when a car driving on the trans- ;Canada Highway plunged into Mc- | Gillivray Creek. The dead were. tentatively .iden- tified as the party which left the interior for Pioneer, B. C., yester- |day. ‘They were Mr. and Mrs. | Soderlund, Mrs. A. Pindae, mother of Mrs. Soderlund, Mrs. Ida Erick- |son and -Miss Muriel Erickson. - |MISS VANDER LEEST | PLANNING TO SAIL | SOUTH NEXT WEEK Miss Jeanne VanderLeest, daugh- (ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Vander- |Leest, who has been visiting in Juneau- for the summer, plans to | sail south mext week. Miss VanderLeest will visit in |Seattle for a short time before | proceeding ' to Minneapolis where |she will continue studies at Miss | Wood’s School of Kindergarten In- ESLI‘UC'.IOH. TOO MUCH WRONG WEATHER, SO BALL i STARS TAKE REST | | The old double-cross is what the |weather man has handed Gas- |tineau Channel baseballers. As a Iresult of his abrupt about-face from balmy yesterday to drizzly today, there will. be no game play- jed here. The next contest in the| | Juneau “Little (World. Series” ' will} on ' the first playable e Development Lt 0f Alaska " Action Boosted ! WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. — The House today gave approval to the Senate resolution asking the Ex- ecutive Department to submit to Congress a “comprehensive” plan for the development of resources and commerce of Alaska. plane which crashed near Daytona Beach, Fla., with The crash, the first fatal one for Discontinuance of Walkout|august 2. Ordered by President of I. L. A. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Joseph Ryan, President of the Interna- tional Longshoremen’s Association, announced this morning a dls‘bon-‘ tinuance of the strike against steamship companies operating up and down the Atlantic coast. He said the cancellation of the strike was contingent on the outcome of the meeting this afternoon with officers of the Clyde-Mallory Line. OPPOSE HIRING HALL BAN SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.—A fight “to the last ditch” to retain union hiring halls is promised by Harry Lundeberg, head of the Sail- ors’ Union of the Pacific, in dis- cussing legislation sponsored by Senator Copeland, Democrat,” 'of New York. Copeland introduced a measure which he said would make union hiring halls illegal in the employ- ment of sailors. “Such a bill would create further trouble,” Lundeberg said. “The seéd- men will not stand for it, will rot even remotely consider the loss of the hiring halls. “The sailors never would trust their welfare and future in the hands of appointed or government Sfficials. We will fight to the limit Miss New Orleany COLD STORAGE ' CAPACITY NOW ISINCREASED 275,000 Cubic Feet Add- ed, Hiking Space to 4,000,000 Pounds Increase of the cold storage space of the Juneau Cold Storage plant to approximately 4,000,000 pounds is announced today by Wallis S. seorge, President and General Manager. The increase was accomplished by the addition of 275,00 cubic feet of refrigerated capacity. Coils in the upper floor of the new addi- tion, constructed last® year, were completely installed following work last night. | Today the temperatures in the ‘\l“” rooms comprising the upper floor are being brought down for | the storage of frozen fish, which will be stored until shipment is made during coming winter months to Outside markets. In addition, plans are being worked out for two other storage rooms, which will be constructed lon the dock this winter. These |should be in use for next season's operations. Mr. George also announced that shareholders of the Juneau Cold Storage Company will receive a ash dividend of $¢ per share on | This will be declared | on the capital stock of the cor-| poration and will be payable to all stockholders of record at the close of the company’s business on | August 21, 1937. This will be the | second dividend since January. | Mr. George, who said business this year has been good, said: “We | are holding close to 400,000 pounds more of frozen halibut in our Dirt on lenses may reduce the plant than a year ago, and if we get our normal run of salmon in|light intensity of automobile head- our freezers, we are hoping to lamps from 10 to 15 per cent in ad- have our storage filled to capacity dition to giare caused by scattering before the end of the season.” the light beam. Gertrude Miller One of the first cities to select its representative for the annual na- tional beauty contest at Atlantic City where “Miss America, 1937" will be chosen was New Orleans which put its money on charming Gertrude Miller. e or the control of hiring.” MUNTER LANDS 3 HERE TODAY, SCHEDULED HOP Pilot Herb Munter landed his Intercoastal Airways red Bellanca Pacemaker seaplane here at the Marine Airways hangar this after- 10on at 2 o'clock; coming from Ketchikan on his regular, sched- aled Thursday roundtrip. Passengers coming to Juneau with Munter were: B. F. Kane, mer- shandise broker; H. W. Douglas, Assistant Meteorologist with the Weather Bureau here; and H. G. Wilcox, Associate Mineralogist with the Territorial Department of Mines; all from Petersburg. Pilot Munter was to hop off from here this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock °n his return flight to Ketchikan; with one passenger booked for Pet- ersburg. e i A The Library of Congress was es- tablished in 1800. SEASON @nd WILD GOAT AUGUST 20 A Complete Line of - GUNS, AMMUNITION and HUNTING ACCESSORIES Our Refrigeration Expert, JOHN HOUK, is equipped to give you Quick, Efficient Service at reasonable cost. Rice & Ahlers Company Delegate Dimond told the House | that such a r'eport gave Congress | “more complete and Comprehen.sn'e‘ information about the Territory in| order that proper legislative steps | can be taken to develop the re- | glon.” .. A victory abroad against Rome's enemies entitled the winning gen- #ral to enter Rome in trivmph b i HUNTING LICENSES ISSUED Ao, CHES JUNEAU-YOUNG HARDWARE CO. STORE OF QUALITY HOLLMAN'’S PHARMACY 201 SEWARD STREET TELEPHONE 45 COLGATE - PALMOLIVE Toiletries and Soap Sale Stock Up Now While Prices Are Still Low! 35° 35 COLGATE DENTAL CREAM Large 20 Giant TOOTH POWDER Large 20¢ Giant Size—NOW Size—NOW PALMOLIVE or COLGATE SHAVE CREAM LATHER or BRU§HLESS Large 25c Giant 4oc Size—NOW Size—NOW Cashmere Bouquet Soap Now 3 for z 5c VASELINE HAIR TONIC Large 4oc Giant 7oc AFTER-SHAVE LOTION Large Size Now 35c COLGATE AFTER-SHAVE LOTION Large Size Now 35c PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO Large Size Now 2 Sc Richard Aduut FLORAL PERFUMES - o, 55%, 3 Eight fashionable blossom scents for your gayest moods. Tenfold concentrations, a drop or two will envelope you in a delicate fragrance of lasting charm. ‘NFERIOR BRANDS OF VITAMIN PRODUCTS, PARKE-DAVIS & CO. AND ABBOTT LAB- ORATORIES HAVE RE- DUCED PRICES AS FOLLOWS: HALIVER OIL 10 c.c. Formerly 65c .. 50 c.c. Formerly $2.25 . CAPSULES 50's Formerly $1.25 ... Now $ .85 100's Formerly 2.25 ... Now 1.45 250's Formerly 4.75 ... Now 2.75 Haliver Oil and Viosterol 5 c.c. Formerly $1.00 . Now $ .85 50 c.c. Formerly 525 Now 5.00 CAPSULES 25's Formerly $1.25 ... Now $1.00 50’8’ Formerly 2.25. .82 Now 1.75 100’s Formerly 4.25 ... Now 2.85 A.B.D. Capsules 25's Formerly $1.25 ... Now $1.00 50's Formerly 225 ... Now 1.75 100’s Formerly 4.25 ... Now 2.85 ALL HALIBUT LIVER PURCHASED IN ALASKA _Now 50c .Now $1.65