The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 18, 1937, Page 8

SULLIVAN SAYS POPULATION IN ALASKA LARGER Territory VA('luall_\' Has Nearer 80,000 People, He Tells Chamber In wsing the figure 60,000 for the popuiation of the Territory, e away off, O. S. Sulli- Revenue agent here returned from the Juneau Chamber of total Als van, T al who has just south, told the Commerce iis luncheon this noon at Percy’s Cafe Actually, Mr. Sullivan said, his| work in the tax returns indicates that the figure is much nearer 80,- 000, particularly is an increase inj population noted in the westward| and north, he pointed oute And as for 30,000 Whites, it is| much nearer 40000 or even more,| be believes, judging from tax re- turns and inqueries. | W. ¥. Staley, connuected with the lezal de; ent of the U. S. For-| est: Service, from Portland, Ore., gave the Chamber his impressions of the vast development which has gone ‘on in the Territory since he first came north in 1913 and has made virtually annual trips ever since. He pointed to the great i erease in tourist travel, and the yest building I gone cn in the various as well as field vel The need for hotel accommoda- tions is imwressive, he stressed, but with more and more people coming north it is indicated from year to year, many of them to make their bomes here, he foreast that hotel building would naturally follow Horace O. Adams, who returned here recently as agent for the Al- dska Steamship Company from Pet- ersburg, expressed the belief that Southeast Alaska will have the best gervice next season it has ever en- foyed. It has become necessary for' the company to scrap several of its vessels, he explained, and it is éxpected that replacements will be of such nature that the service to Alaska will be greatly enlarged The Chamber was privileged to hear Ned Rowe, san of Mr, and Mrs. R R.”Bowe, recent Juneau arrivals, i i 1 several voice selections which were warmly received. He was accom- panied at the piano by Miss Cynthia THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1937. THIS IS RAIN IN SPAIN, a devastating downpour of steel and powder that leaves in its wake desolation and destruction. This picture. one of the first obtained directly from the files of insurgent pilots, shows how a 500-pound bomb (circle) appears hurtling earthward from a bombing plane. Smoke and debris rising from the fields below show where other missiles have hit their marks. BOYCOTT JAPAN, SAYS DELEGATES {t Japanese goods!’ olution ugreed upon late vesterday afternon by All Alaska—All Labor Union Conven- tion. It was pointed out that most of the Alaska flags supposedly made at the Seward Orphanage were in reality manufactured in Japan and 't a great number of so-called Indion-m curios are of Japan- ese manufacture s to the latter , this was s ntiated by Cy- Zuboff, recently elected Presi- Alaska Native Brother- ril dent of the Lood With two-thirds of Spain under his rule, Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco concentrated his forces , to drive a wedge to the sea, :utting Loyalist territory off from the Catalan state, before winter bogs down BRITISHER IS AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE FOR 1931 Visitor, Recently Guest of President Roosevelt, | Is Honored Fisheries Bureau Flayed by Labor In Maeting Today Investigation Ask c'd by Convention in Union Resolution “Moronic administration” of the Bureau cf Fisheries in Alaska was farged by the All Alaska—All Labor Urion Convention in a reso- Jution presented by the Salmon Purse Seiner’s Union of the Pacific today. Let the Congress of the United States authorize an investigation of the activities of the Bureau of Fish- d the resolution e | STOCKHOLM, Nov. 18.—Viscount Cecil Chelwood, former member of | the British Cabinet and an advo- ate of the League of Nations, has seen awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1037. 1S IN UNITED STATES NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Viscount | Cecil Chelwood, President of the; League of Nations Union, is visiting realize,” said Harry Stuhr,|here now Last week-end he was| the Burcau of Fisheries has|the guest of President Roosevelt) cd and conserved fish—butjat the White House in Washing- t | y have conserved them for cor-|ton ‘ ate profit — - — =5 WORST TYPHOON of the fisherman him- IN PHILIPPINES as been incr been no ir were ticnate tc the increase in fish that vas to aid the fishermen.' It was charged by the group that| in Prince Willlam Sound, in 193 were 26 fish traps—and at time, the fishermen were' mised by the government that Death Toll kxpected to Be bere would be less traps in two Large—Property Dam- years to come, but today in 1937| there 52 traps in Prince Wil- age Already Heavy liam Sound. ‘ Situation Ignored | MANILA, Nov. 18. — The worst Commissioner Frank Bell of the typhoon in a year is raging today Bureau of Fisheries and Alaska gyer the Central Philippines. | Agent L. G. Wingard have ignored| pen are already known to have the situation in Bristol Bay where peen killed and probably heavy cas- the Japanese are invading our fish yajtjes will be reported when com- resources,” said a delegate on the munication is restored. LINTON, Ind., Nov. floor, “and as a result can be blamed — Regions 100 miles wide are iso- being made for the rebuilding of a for the present trouble there.” }Inm:l. monument marking the center of During the course of today's ses-| property damage is already said population of the United States, two on of the labor group, & represen- t, have run into many millions of and nine-tenths miles northwest of (‘flll‘l'vl‘.’ “.“’_ body from the Electri- gojars. Linton. The original marker, built cal Workers’ Union, Local AFL af- of coal, was burned for fuel | .- filiate here, was not given a seat Lit"a wa"ted {winter by a needy family. It was charged that his union was| a company union and because this ccnvention was for peace in labor There is a letter at The Empire office for Mr. James R. Little, “Pio- s, and united front of labor,! this man whose union was dividing neer Sourdough,” and it will be de- * livered to him when he calls. the priority rights of Local 203 of ¢ Juneau Mine and Mill Workers, ‘!*;;‘I not bring harmony to the ses- RS there Jackie Coogan, famed child star Pillar of Coal May Now Again Be Seen 18.—Plans are Licensed to Wed Saturday- cf the silent movies, and Betty Grable, blond film starlet, are shown as they applied for a marriage license at Los Angeles, where Jackie appeared to have trouble filling out the application form. The wedding takes place Saturday. Habitual Drunkards Now '‘Get New Home MILWAUKEE, Wis. H. W. Sargean-, Sup County General hospital, is fed up with free treatments of from three to ten days for chronic alcoholics complaining of “the jitters.” In the future, the “patients” will get an oppotunity to recuperate at the house of ¢arrection, with “con- finements” of from 30 to 90 days. Battson, of the public school staff - D In 1935 the farmer received 13 cents of the consumer’s dollar spent -+ fighting forces. v If you favor hearty flavor, you'll take to rich, tempting Golden Wedding. Several great, straight, aristocratic whis) combine to create Golden Wed- ding’s richer, grainy goodne: Richer whiskey . . . all whi key . . . it has had no peers for fifty years. The United States paid $25,000,- 000 for the Danish West Indie: have ke chorage - e Golden Wedding W H.LS k IN RYF U} YOU @REFEK BOURT NEW ALBANY, Ind., Nov. 18. y’ ) BLENDED STRAIGHT 0f Stealing Wife ‘ Physicians at St. Ecwaras Hospital | g | e d reported meother, infant son d o o o . fathier “doing nicely” and the allu-| CHICAGO, Tll, Nov. 18—Charg- J k D t b t1 c ln sion to father is no attempt at ma- ing that his fifteen-year-old half a eway ls rl’ u “g o.’ c' ternity ward humor. \brother had eloped with his wife, - o En route to the hospital his car John Puilo began a search for the AIGSka DlStl‘lbutOl’S skidded from the highway, over-: pair. turned, and he suffered fractures| The youth is Liberio Di Lacoto, i of the skull, jaw and arm He ar- and his wife is Mary Pulio, twenty. rived in an ambulance at the pre-' The elopement, according to Pu- cise moment his wife gave birth to lio, was abetted by Frank LaDoure,' a seven-pound boy by a Cesarian who lives “somewhere in Wisconsin”, operation jbul who had been visiting the family —— i ——— lin Chicago. La Doure, Pulio said, o % y 7 = 3 furnished the automobile needed. % | Just where the pair went, Pulio sate, were given seats For Kodiak Hospital H for bread, jaccording to a Federal W v 7 B B i to. b RoMtak Athola. whene it = A o y - o a ak, Alaska, where -— e sl Dead Japanese Soldier Cremated in War Zone | i i i jovers towan sosmow, v a0 Nerts Empire classifieds pay. I residents and workers, who Christ Church, the most impbrtant their disposal. especially for its belfry from which The hospital, as proposed, would lanterns hung sending Paul Revere oNLY 5 built by the Federal Govern- on his midnight ride, has become ly airplans flights with unity can make it. ard and An-! A complete sprinkler system with % 3 : from the varicus Aleutian cver 200 outlets has been installed To assure yourself i T e N o ecting for hll organized’ capedlty ‘of several hundred gal- of the Best Thanks- ; ’ . and unorganized workers in the city lons of water per minute throwiny s Je . ~ is announced for nox ay a Vi E ] ] glvmg Dmner Ever nnounced or next vdiay at a water screen about the entire tion | Installation of the sprinkler sys-' - > tem is part of a program to insure T“rkey order preservation of the historical build- ot After Birth of Son 90 PROO! ED SHAFFER Phones 49—13 " Only the Best Cyril Zubeff, ANB president, and J. Nelson, International Defense with regards to a hospital for the Trade Comunission report not even a trained nurse at historical shrine in the city, noted nt and would minate the nec- as nearly fireproof as human ingen- tewns and Bristol Bay. throughout the building, which has . Union Hall to stimulate organiza- structure «==by placing your Nni ) Father ‘Doing Well’ = MEAT CO. Quality e ¢ 4 - : 7 Few pictures of dead Japanese soldiers have come out of the Sino-Japanese war zone, and this exclusive Associated Press picture tells why. It shows a dead Nipponese being cremated, 2 practice commen 2mong Japanese armed forces, who believe they become deified by cremation after death in battle. This pic- ture was taken in the Woesung sector of the Shanghai battle area. YOUR GIFTS BEFORE YOUR BUY. A New Fur Coat — LADIES— It will pay you to accept our invitation to wvisit isn't sure, although he reports that f be had heard Liborio mention that our shop and factory and inspect our furs and | equipment. 1ne had always wanted to make a“ trip to California | SEE THE MANY FUR COATS, | in the latest mode, which we have just made up ier Man for this winter season and now have on display— Two-Pher . Goe‘ ALL 1937 STYLES. On a Big Fence Jag JUST SEE THEM—YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., Nov.| ALASKA'S LARGEST FUR FACTORY. { ( ) | 4 Also: Pieces and Coats Made to Order in 18.—If it were still the day of open 1ange teuds, auuhorities could un- derstend it but now that cattle bat- | FOR HOME OR BUSINESS tles are history they can’t decide| why someone made 1,000 cuts in the N. L. Fowers ranch fence. The wire- | SERVICE and REPAIRS Phone 34 cutting enthusiast tackled a three- | Our Refrigeration Expert, JOHN HOUK, is strand barber wire fence and cut every strand between all the posts, equipped to give you Quick, Efficient Service at reasonable cost. SHOULD BE MAILED SOON If you are planning to remember some one “out- side” on Christmas, it would be well for you to begin shopping. IS A FURRIER BY TRADE Qur shop has many of in a stretch of fence a mile long those things your friends would buy if they were here. You are invited to visit us and snoop around. We are accustomed to visit- ovs and you are welcome whether you buy anything or not. Open Evenings Until Christmas ‘The NUGGET SHOP s e e Empire classifieds pay. AN AERIAL ARGOSY OF DEATH rides on swift wings in war-riddled Spain. This striking pictare of Squadron F-9, a group of modern bombing planes commanded by Major Mutti, an Italian pilot flying for the Spanish hnftu:", shows the engines of modern combat thundering away on a routine {nmblng expedition. This photograph is from the first group pictures to be ob- tained directly from the combat library of insurgent fliers in Spain. These ships are equipped with radio to communicate with their base, A recent notable addition #e the bombing forces of General F ranco was reported to be Bruno Mussolini, son of Ttaly’s premier. Accompanying him, reports said, was the flower of Il Duce’s aviation forces. /3 Rice & Ahlers Company