The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1937, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY.. DEC 24, 1937. WHY ALLTH! BACK-FIRIN', BEEF BRAINS 2 (ZSOTTAMINDT!-. Ge P-8-5°T, UNK! LAY OFF AN'LOOK! By CLIFF ST ERRETT M\/ LIFE | L QEV\L—_MB;R T‘H\S' Z D R e e e Marine News FISHING BOAT BEING SOUGHT Gua { porrrcrcee—— e 0 e o o o . Steamer Movements NORTHBOU \l) Norco due Wedn: S0 ul DULED s \ll ING e o o o schedule He ona, out ington, months and i askan waters The craft green hull and man who owns here by nam be about 30 y wooden leg Anyone having information the whereabouts of m fisherman is asked to get in touch with the U .S. Commissioner, or r Commander N. G. Ricketts of the cutter Haida, at Juneau. Germany, France, ° Exchange Spies METZ, France, Dec. 24 —Germany and France have exchanged as a Christmas gesture. Four Germans and four French- men, convicted and imprisoned for espionage, have been handed over to the authorities of their respective countries, at Dapach, small frontier station. The exchange of spies is beliey to be the first ever made du holiday season. PSS e Ring Is Recovered | Twice, Same Place hing Wa for be in Harbor of two Al- ht tc 43 feet long, has a ite house. The the boat is not known but is explained to ars old and SOUTHEOUND 3AILINGS ¢ ithbound ) NGS Wednes- p.m., for De l(l( AL has a = ember SAIL to ng . . ° . . ° ° ° . . ° ° ° ° ° . . . ° . . . . nesday burg, Port and wa)- for Pete Kake at 7 am. nder, e o 0 0 00 TIDES TOMORROW 0:28 6:59 1 Low High Low High tide tide tide a 42 p spie feet tide feet tide feet feet feet High t feet High tide 8:53 a Low tide 3:48 p. High tide 10:03 p. m, m., 15.0 m.,. 22 m, 124 5.1 feet feet feet feet D ANCHORAGE HOME BURNS The home of Mr. and Mrs, How- jard McRae a few miles out of An- chorage was destroyed recently by v Mr. McRae on land which S0 000 0eeecce00c000s000c0000 00 i fire. The home was a log cabin built | b he| PINNED UNDER Bureau Reports TRUCK, ALASKAN Increase in Goal IS BADLY FROZEN Mine Disasters Milton Leek remains in & danger- condition in a hospital here to ver from a severe feet and h a truck ysician said in- are most dan- sed hope that ver and did not putation would be Jones Adds to Unfav- orable Record recc of legs zing n pinned bene Warning that the excellent record achieved by the coal mining indus- try in the avoidance of major mine disasters in the 4-year period pre- ceding 1937 may be marred by harp incre: in the number of uch disas sounded by the Bu- reau of Mines, United States De- partment of the Interior. There was a marked increase in the num al mine explosions in 193 any let-down in the observance of afety precautions may cause turn to the conditions Leek wc believe i necessa - Trap Is Set for Relief Chiselers SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 24. fore the establishments of the —The Postoffice got an idea when reau of Mines, when the nation the mailmen brought back a num- v ppalled by the loss of life ber of unemployment ¢ env by coal mine explosions and with the notation “unknown at e Bureau points out. s address. nning ! , the Pl uat e the United States had a period of 4 excellent rec in maj coel mine disasters and of fatalities hem” the Bureau report say extent of this is evi- fact that com- periods of 25 to 30 the number of dis- ters for the 4 1933-1936, in- was reduced or mc percent, and the number of persons killed from those disas as re- JUNE NEEF MINARD, Defendant.|2uced 80 or more pereent as com- 1T e President . of 'the Uniteq|pared with the 4-year period 1907-- 1 1910, inclusive. This record is im- States of America. To the above " T s named defendant, GREETING: Yoy Pressive, but the trend for the present year, and to a less extent are hereby required to appear in \the District Court for the Territory |! gives cause for appre- [of Alaska, First Division, at Juneau, |B€Dsion as to the future. |Alaska, within thirty days after the Alaska Disaster last publication of this summons, in __During the first 10 months of case this summons is published, or 1937, six major coal mine disasters within forty days after the date of sions and fires) have occurr- its service upon you, in case this|€d in the coal mines of the United ummons is served upon you per- States end Alaska, resulting in a total of 101 deatiis. 1 e 1e coal such addresses ng houses mines of along this checked up against rolls with a vie rd ord from the with 4-y previously l‘l BLI( ATION 4138-A IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR ;_ THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUMBER ONE, JUNEAU. REX L. MINARD, Plaintiff " clusive, 5 e AT t PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 24. — A ruby-diamond ring, lost nine years ago by Mrs. Kennedy Hamphill, ’was found in a sewer a mile from ..ler house. Recently she missed the ring again, had the same section of sewer searched. There it was. Actors Help China HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Dec. 24. Chinese members of the Screen Ac- tors’ Guild have dispatched 21 tons of clothing and other commodities to assist China in its war with Ja-| pan, A O R Indians, in planting a dead fish in each hill of corn, are have inaugurated the fertilizing soil in this country - - Lode and placer iocation notices for sale at The Empire Office. When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENERAL HAULING STORAGE and CRATING CALL US JUNEAU TRANSFER Phone 48—Night Phone 696 1 NEW ALASKAN | Bachelors’ Hotel | So. Franklin Street | JUNEAU | Phone Single O | If It's Paint We Have It! IDEAL PAINT SHOP FRED W. WENDT PHONE 549 — ] COME IN and SEE the NEW STROMBERG-CARLSON RADIOS J. B. Burford & Co. | “Our door step is worn by 1 Satisfied Customers” homesteaded. |sonally, and answer the complaint of Report of the fire was first made|'he above named plaintiff on file in Anchorage when someone noticed 1B the said court in the above en- the reflection of the fire in"the sky, [titled cause. Tue plaintiff in said There was no means of commuui-|2ction demands the following re- cation between the McRae residence | lief: Dissolution of the bonds of and Anchorage. |matrimony now existing between Sl {plaintiff and defendant on the > ‘grounds of desertion and incompati- FORD AGENCY |bility of temperament. { And in the event you fail so to (Authorized Dealers) |appear and answer, the plaintiff GREASES will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the GAS — OILS |court for the relief demanded in said complaint, and as hereinabove JUNEAU MOTORS {|stated Foot of Main Street Witness the Honorable Geo. F. Al- exander, judge of said Court, and the seal of said Court hereunto af- fixed, on this 3rd day of December, 1937. ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk of the above entitled Court. By J. W. LEIVERS, Deputy. HOWARD D. STABLER, Plaintiff’s Attorney, Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska. Publication dates, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 1937. Jarman's-Friendly FORTUNE ST SR [ Sy ZORIC DRY CLEANING ® Soft Water Washing F. O. B. 1 HOTEL GASTINEAU Every Effort Made for the Comfort of Guests! GASTINEAU CAFE in connection AIR SERVICE INFORMATION WELLINGTON LUMP COAL $l 5.30 per ton Cigarettes Candy Cards THE NEW ARCTIC | Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap "TIMMY"' CARLSON e Ml! | i ANCHORAGE, A1J~ a, Dec. 24— 14 LI\CS Taken at EVanS‘ were 5 major a pract ically eliminated in 1933 coal mine safety may be due to s extent to increasea coal mining some which have resulted a re- . prevailing be- * Bu- 24 area such as that applied in “Pulverized rock Gust, from limestone, should be bituminous and lignitic walls, roof, and floor of mine p: sages to prevent propagation extension of an explosion ignition of gas or of pure coal dust or a combination of both occur this pulverized rock dust and the coal dust present on adjacent surfaces is raised into the air and the rock dust prevents the coal dust on th adjacent surfaces (floor, roo from igniting; thus locaix 7'tlame and prevents- t from extending, or prop: it is termed xperiments perience have shown that an plosion will not propagate or extend any considerable distance from its origin in a mine that has been well rock-dusted Unfortunately —most operators rave not seen fit to ust their others have only partiall -dusted and in many cases the efficienly rock-dust ed mines of today become ineffic- ient in a few days through failure “The Bureau of Mines classes as major disaster one in which § or more men are killed. This is a considerable inc compared with the record of any of the past four years; in fa 2 101 fatali- ties from major coal mine dis- asters so far in 1937 exactly equals Alm [()!Al I.(hllld('\ from th cause rs 1 6, inclusive. Dmmg ll\L calendar year 1936, there coal mine disasters with 37 fatalitics; in 1935 there were 4 major disasters with 35 fataliti and in 1933 there was one with fatalities. | “The causes of this increase in the frequency and severity of coal mine disasters in t relatively recent fter they had apparently been nd obtainable, of me activity in the industry, together with changes in mining practices less in failure precautions to is because of the conditions. mine dis- bama coal ath of C the plosion ting, as past, 1934, are not clearly though the recession in this ph f or safety precautions, Hotel Juneau “Where Living Is Pleasant” B Nearest Federal Bldg. B Ele ctices or t recenl r occurred in.an 1e and resulted in th men. There the mine the time ion, and, fortunately, was fairly well were of thi the explosion rock-dusted, vator Service. which confined the flam: shot nonpermiss B Beauty Shop. B Reasonable Winter Rates Cheerfully Given. CLARENCE WISE Owner-Manager explosi is be 4 caused by hulation firer s explosion of an ace when a to relight his safety lamp the xplosive tempted ble flame with a match at or near a face where some recently fired ably released explosive gas and dust. ithe Ev {lying Chatham Stralis Transportation Co. “M. S. DART” eaves Femmer Dock every Wednes- day at 7 a.m. for Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander and way ports. Freight received not later than 4 p.m. Tuesday. FOR INFORMATION shots had prob- Fourteen Killed “Alaska recently experienced its first major mine disaster when 14 men were killed by an explosion at s-Jones mine; the uni cause is thought to be igni- tion of methane by a miner in strik- ing a match to light a cigarette Fine Christmas TREES |Juneau to Vancouver, Victoria or Seattle SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Princess Norah—Jan. 2 Princess Norah—Jan. 16 Princess Norah—Jan. 30 Fred Sabey & ’l‘r)m Nadeau| at Legion Dugout Phone—Green 119 Connections at Vancouver with Canadian Pacific Services: Transcontinental Trans-Atiantio Trans-Pacific Tickets, reservations and full particulars from V. W. MULVIHILL Agent, C.P.R. Juneau Alaska CANADIAN PACIFIC Christmas Seuls‘ are here againl They protect your home | from Tuberculosis| | i \ | | | THE YEAR ROUND Leave Due Juneau Bunkers Pacific Coast Coal Co. PHONE 412 Your ALASKA LAUNDRY PHONE 15 5 & LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. Northbound vec. 23 Dec. 28 Jan. 1 Jan. 5 Jan. & Jan. 11 *-~Calls into Lynn Canal southbound. +—Calls into Lynn Canal northbound. Winter round trip rate of $74 now in effect between Juneau and Seattle and return. THE ALASKA LINE H. 0. ADAMS, Agent—Phone 2 Steamer {ALASKA (Christmas Ship).. *YUKON tBARANOF *YUKON Seattle Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Southbound Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Al'iska Ste‘amchxp Companv SERVICE-ON- ALASKA-R UTES coal mines to|} - d When an |, | walls) | and ex-| ex-| MAURICE C. REABER, Phone 4622 | Due Juneau | to keep the rock-dusting current, though the cost of keeping a mine eilectively rock-dusted is trivial. In at least three of the mines in which explosions occured in 1937, rock dust ! was credited with limiting the ex- | plosion, and a total of 234 men who |were in the mines at tke (ime were | not affected by the ol . un- questionably man; all, of | the men owing ives o the | rock-dusting which ha: been done During the winter months, the \cold air up or absorbs moist coal dust, making it § te- ing raised into the air, and during these months particular precautions should be taken to prevent the in- itiation of an explosion. MRS. BYSTEDT DIE Mrs. Gus Bystedt, long-time dent of Anchorage, died recent. lan Anchorage hospital foliowing § lingering illness. She had made her home to the Westward since 1915. b possioly + THIS FAMOUS HOTEL close to the theatres an stores, with magnificent view of mountains and har- bor. Splendid food, perfect * comfort, convenience nd service. Rates § From Special Rates to LARGE ROOMS, all with | Ventilation Important he marked increase in explos-| talities this year spoils an ex-| nt record that had been main-! during the previous four There is reason to believe that, unless our coal mining people wake up to the fact that coal mine asters are likely to otcur unless onstant care is ereised with ven- . 12:00 midnight, tilatioin, lighti. use of electricity, peave Douglas A. F |explosives, haulage equipment, as 19:40, 11:40; P.M. well as other mining conditions, 4:49, 5:40, practices and installations, the de- |cidedly reprehensible disaster rec- ord of ten, twenty, or more years ago will reappear, when coal mine dis- isters normally tock 300 to 500 lives |annually. B e — CHANNEL BUS LINE* Phone 105 Juneau or 71 Douglas A.M.—T7:15, 8:00, 7 P.M.—12:15, 1: 15, 7:15, 8:15, cell tained years Glacter nghwly Leave Auk Bay: A. P.M.—12:30, 4:15, Leave Juneau: A.M.—9:30. P.M.—2:30, 5:15. Alaska Transportatioh Co.i SCHEDULED SAILINGS Evelyn Berg from Seattle ....Dec. 28 D. B. FEMMER, Agent PHONE 114 Nignt Phone 312 Alaska Air Transport, lnc. 3 SEAPLANES FOR CHARTER PHONES EAU HANGAR Night and Day 612 Office 587 Chief Pilot— SHELDON SIMMONS Pilot—L. F. BARR Agent— RUSSELL CLITHERO 6-Place Bellanca Skyrocket 7-Place Lockheed Vega 4-Place Stinson “Patco’ U. S. MAIL Operating our own aero- nautical Radio System— Station KANG Planes are TWO-WAY RADIO EQUIPPED MARINE AIRWAYS 2-Way Radio Communication SCHEDULED PASSENGER AIRLINE SERVICE Authorized U. S. MAIL Carrier *WEDNESDAY, Juneau to Hawk Inlet, Tenakee, Todd, Sitka. Chichagof, Kimshan Cove, Hoonah, and return. “Frequent Nonschedule Trips—10% Round Trip. SEAPLANE CHARTER SERVICE— PLACE IN ALASKA TELEPHONL 623 ALEX HOLDEN, Chief Pilot C. V. KAY, Traffic Representative ND: TRANSPORTATION CO- e /‘zaue/ f/u/ S RNORTHLA The only line serving Alaska that maintains a regular weekly service throughout the year. Arrive Leave A Leave Juneau Juneau Seattle No.Bound So.Bound Dec. 29 Jan. 6 Jan. 12 NORCO . NORTHLAND NORCO ....Dec. 24 Dec. 31 ~Jan. 1 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 12 FRED C. CHARMAN, Agent... J. B. BURFORD, Ticket Agent. CITY WHARF .. & GUY SMITH, Dollglas Agent Juneau ONLY 5 Houns Fairbanks Via Picturesque Whitehorse Route Modern twin motored airliners have been flying on regular schedules for over two years between Juneau- Whitehorse-Fairbanks-Flat-Nome. Planes in continu- ous two-way radio communication with thirteen ground stations. *Fairbanks *Fairbanks turn same day. *—All year round schedule. NEW REDUCED RATES ”.oo JUNEAU—FAIRBANKS— LESS 107 ROUND TRIP Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc. TRAFFIC REPRESENTATIVE Louis A. Delebecque—Gastineau Hotel Phone 106 Office—43852 Residence |