The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 7, 1938, Page 8

e i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY APRIL 7, 1938. DETROIT WALKS AS STREET GAR CREWS STRIKE Thousands Thumb Rides as Railway Lines Are Pil I'Ell_\'ZC(l TAXICABS REAP BUMPER HARVEST Streets Jammed with Extra Cars and Buses Police Patrols DETROIT, April 7—Up a hal Detroitc m city's stree teday sought oiher mean portation as the AFL union struck in dispute over seniority rights. A} the rush hour this morning street cars were operating and ito tfaftic was moving slowly be- n cause thousands of additional motor cars and busses were operating un- der police protection, Taxica are doing the best busl- nocs they have done in years. Thousands of persons walked and thumbed rides to beat the street railw It was announced that all strik- ing employees would be discharged if they were not back on the job by 2 o'clock this afternoon. The strike was called after riot- jous sessions of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Rail- way and Mator Coach Employees of America The Amalgamated seeks seniority rights covering both street car and bus employees in one line. As it stands now, bus men operate on a soparate seniority plan - BOUND NORTH vessel Ranger 5 loft, Ketchikan yesterday for Jun esu to serve as tender for Joseph Yoio, photographer who is taki wild life pictures for the Forest Ser. KANGER The Forest Service vice and Game Commission. Milo C.ouse 15 skipper : - Fa’ ' D CORNE 3rd and AT THE Main Sts. GASTINEAU OLDSMOBILE DEALERS rge Jorgenson Board Named to Administer Seized Oil Lands Responsibility for administgring the $400,000,000 oil properties expropriated by the Mexican govern- ment from British and American companies rests SNOW FALLS IN ELEVEN STATES: IT IS FREEZING Storm Brings Out Winter Clothing, Puts Thou- sar “Is of Idie to Work ci 1., April 7 Sno () 1 for tI The storm brought out winter [ in many localities and also wds of men to work clear- ng stre and repairing crippled ervice line The Weather says SNOwW is ing in Nebra as, Towa lahoma, Texas, Colorado, Penn- ania York Connecticut cde Island and Massachusetts Vi severe 28% I Commonwealth and Southern 1%, |+ C Ol Curtiss Wright 3%, General Motors line and Harri Elected International Harvester 54 o enmetett 50% . New York Central. Installation of ‘the newly’ éiected o e Pacifle 10%. United City officials will be held at a meet- : tas Btsel 4134, Oities Bervice 114, 1B Of the’ City Council next'Mon- \nd $496%. Pentisylvanis Rall. G8Y Dight as required’ by v, it road 16 § was announced toe following meeting of the Council y rday - DOW, 3 AVERAC ternoon to canvass the election re- The Iniluwnu are today'’s Dow, ‘WnS ; Industials 10545 The old Council will meet’ first e iibiee 1a00 to wind up its affairs and following o3 the new officials will be leted : s Leq into office, Harry I. Lucas uecom- SRhE n 165, g Mayor and John McCormick Ralph Beistline and Oscar Harri sworn in embers of the ‘Coun- cil. Holdovers on the Council are G. E. Krause, Henry Messerschmidt and Sam Peldon Board conference on policies np! rious places to b winds blo e » droppe ing. d low freezing with Snow is piled 17 inches deep somie places. -0 STOCK QUOTATIONS YORK u of Ala 7 cl on a special committee, above, headed by Vicents Herrera, seated at left center and wearing glasses. He becomes the new general manager. in NEW OFFICIALS ~ TAKE OFFICE ON mina Amériban | Can 5 g can Light and Power Canvassing Boaic Anaconda 24%, Bethlehem Steel 43, Greet the Sparkle FENDER...BODY R of Car Expe just drive in. MOTOR SERVICE PHONE 727 Spring-- with the Glisten of your made New Again by Our rt REFINISHING Authorized ‘Duco’ Service >mplete Equipment CONVENIENT STATION SERVICE FOR GASOLINE; MOTOR OIL; BRAKE, LIGHT, TIRE and EN- GINE CHECK ])('(.LU [ - Lucas, McCormick, Beist- 4, a% the canvassi y. the present Council de Lucas, McCormick, e rd . MONDAY NIGHT board Beist- ire and Harri elected to the Coun- cil and Walter P, Scott to the School ard R Raw Food, Raw Deal, Says Wife LOS ANGEL April 7—Love a can’t live on raw food And because Edwin C. Maek, man, was a 1 faddist he lost his wife, Mrs. Frances Z Mack, when Superior Judge Samuel R Blake granted her a divorce “He insisted that I go on a diet raw vegetables, would sulk.” > Flying Boats to Use LONDON, April 7—A “galloping dry dock™ has been built to trans- port on either land or water new, flying boats designed lantic service. The dock the way test: for gets Diving into w er and ran it about at three hours. A double row of tanks on either side rais established contact Bundsman Makes m Col., April D. Van DENVER, years Hal Gilder, had to forfeit The bon his prisoner and county officials. “Now, I want returned,” said Van Gilder. Authorities decided too man proudly pay. fruits and nuts.” she said. “And if I would object he Galloping Dry Docks an At- its name frem it performed in a recent it p(cked‘ up a 45-ton load, brought it ashore| miles an buoyaney air both the dock and its burden after they have | the water. Good--Too Late 7—For 12 bonds- man, tracked a fugitive who jump- | ed a $10,000 bond which Van Gilder Finally, in Reno, Nev., Van Gil- der “got his man” a former de- mm.m( in a Denver “bunco” game , and returned him to Denver. brought before police and city my $10,000 bond long a period had elapsed and declined to Van Gilder filed suit to colleet it “ CLEANUP WEEK SET HERE FOR APRIL 25T0 30 A. B. Phillips Is Named by Chamber to Have General Charge of Campaign Cleanup week will be observed in Juneau from April 25 to 30, inclu- sive, it was decided by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at its week- 'v luncheon this noon at Percy's Cafe as President Charles W. Car- ter named A. B. Phillips to serve again as General Chairman. Mr Phill'ns was in charge of the acti- vity last year. Posier contest in the school spon- sered by the National Fire Pro- tection Association and other gen- 1 activity of making Juneau a more attractive place will be car- ried on. The Chamber will cooper- ate with the city and fire depart- ment in pushing the campaign and civic organizations, churches and all other groups will be asked to join in the undertaking Serving on the committee with ¢ hairman Phillips will be Kenneth Ferguson, J. 8. MacKinnon, Harr, Lneas, Normen Ranfield, Sher- wood Wirt, the Rev. John A. Glasse H. R. VanderLeest, Frank Garnick. J. P. Anderson and Lew Williams Malcolm Faulkner, Jack Newmar- ker and Bob Phillips, members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce were guests of the Chamber today and outlined the work of their or- ranization, Maleolm exnlaining it organization, young Phillips its pro- rdure and Jack Newmarker point- rg cut some of the projects the Tunfor @7~ p have undertaken, pro- “ably the outstanding being. he ex- nlained, the getting out of mans of the city which are meeting with warm response. W. J. McDonald of the U. § Forest Service presented to the Chamber the need for drainage con | trol on the new cemetery site out the highway to avoid erosion and told of some of the CCC activities in the immediate area Also a guest tod: was John F. Chamberiain of Ke.chikan, widely known Alaska hardware represen- tative. CABINET OF FRANCE HAS TOUGH TIME Downfall Prejéted for To- morrow Over Blum'’s Finance Measure French in PARIS, Avoril 7 The Senate’s Finance Committee, spite of the threat of a mass dem- cnstration of Leftists, has rejected Premier Leon Blum's demand for dietatorial powers on finance. The vote was 25 to 6. The Left Wing, the Premier’s ow small party, prepared for a huge mass meeting tonight outside of Luxemburg’s Palace which houses the Senate and will be a show of defiance. The action of the mittee, it is claimed, for defeat of Blum in the Senate morrow with the downfall of Cabinet over Lhe fmnm‘c‘ bill. FISH FOUND, GHOST LAKE Com- Tows the to- the Senate EXERTER, Cal, April 7. — After drying up 15 years ago, Hamilton Lake is again a big body of water surrounded by marsh grass. So far 50 good. But many people are puzzled by this question: “How does the new lake happen to be ed with catfish?" Woman’s Prank Stirs-Up Tempest BUTTE, Mont,, April 7 diminutive man, hair aw clothing in disarra,, bursi into i police station. ‘She shot at me,” he shouted ‘She tried to kill me. I want my car.” After calming him, police gath- ered he was shaving when his w came to the bath room d eeld a revolver at him and fir twice. He said she was enraged be- cause he asked for a portion of the pay check he had given her “I will leave town if I can get the keys to my car, which are still in the house,” the frightened hus- band said Officers accompanied him and stcod by while he sneaked in, orabbed the keys, ran to the garage and drove a in a burst of speed “Then we discovered the woman was using blank cartridg the officers said. here were no bullet holes in the walls.” 1o v 18 Open Evenings 115 with a per given by — Ti ANN EARLY “TOMORROW'S STYLES TODAY" 01 fi k =4 5-2nd \ Street Telephone cd EASTERN CITY TIED UP, LABOR STRIFE Science College Enrolls Girl 15 CAMERIDGE, Mass. April Cne of eight women registered nt Massachusetts Institute of Tech- ne v, traditional masculine tronghold, Leona Norman Malden, fifteen, this year established the record eof being the youngest girl to register at the institute. GARDENETTES LOS ANGELES, April 7. — Com- plete gardens on a miniature scale have become a regular business with Mrs. Lucille Ba bee. Using a wide variety of tiny plants, set-off by minjature houses and she can portray typical scenes many lands. ; ATTENZION Women of the Moose Food Suair April 23, ad\ You’ll Be the |} Feminine Easter delight ROY AL Beauty Salon BARR—Owner-Operator i\l ifpranrl Yool caree oY announce their formal SPRING OPENING on Friday and Saturday A cordial invitation is extended | | to the opening at M@W to the ladies of Gastineau Channel Juneau’s Own Store L ) “t o o