The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 19, 1938, Page 2

RS § ) s e e e . ~== AIR ADVANCES ARE BEING MADE. IN TERRITORY Hugh Brewster Gives! Chamber Outline of Vast Plans for Development are very caomplete at this me agerial, development, in Al- aska, but are being held up pending we uppropriation of funds, Fed- ral Aeronautics Inspector Hugh Brewster told t Juneau Chamber of Commerce at its weekly lunche: this noon at Percy’s Cafe. The pl. Irawn up jointly by the Alaska Aeronautics and Communications | Commission, and interested Federal Bureaus, provide for a definite setup { airways with beacons, adequate landing general improve- ment of airway equipment, as well as the hope of providing equipment in the north for pilots to get school- ing in ‘blind” flying, or flying by instruments. alone. | There are 166 airports and ramps i planned for on the program, he said, as well as several radio stations and further weather bureau facilities to furnish information on flying condi- | ; tions. { Pointing to advances being made, the Inspector said the installation of two-way radio equipment elim- inated some of the search party e: pense and treuble because it gives the pilot facilities for keeping in touch with ground stations. Prev- icusly, five days were allowed to elapse _hefore starting out to look | for a missing flier. Now it has been |cut to three because officials teel ‘LhaL with the modern equipment it | the pilot has not reported in ihat| | time it is best to start searching. ¢ L | Passenger and freight business is We have your exacl size, on the increae in the Territory, he Vecaase we have all sizes. | reported, and planes today carry vir. } | tually - everything movable, flying| large pieces of mining machinery |and other heavy cargo. With the | progress being made, by military apd |naval . branches toward . defense coupled with the gains made by com- | B.M.BEHRENDS €O, Inc, i it T i '] ) ° | of seeing vast aerial development | in the pext few , he predicted | - Improvements are being.made at many of the fields in the Territary Pl Master-Fitters are ARCH-I-TECTED to give “wriggling room”’ for toes, and custom accommodations for your feet. 2-Way Steel Arch Bracer .. Moulded Insoles Correct Posture Wedge. . Arch Cushion Heels “Juneaw’s Leading Department Store” 5 oA LA now, he reported, particularly large DAVE TURNER UERE H H § expansion. heing made. at Anchorage Dave Turner, who has heen sta- I"U n "uel T ‘}; and Fairpanks where, also, radio tioned at Anchorage for the past b5 ] ¥ * 1] stations are: being installed. two years 1 2 | Other guests of the Chambper to- Corps Stat . al‘ emfl"a |day. were Pilot Herb Munter of | Ketchikan, Frank Wright, Superin- in Juneau op utian aboard Turner was formerly attached tendent of the Icy Straits Packing® the jpoal, radio office staff and LONDON, May 19.-King George| Gempany, and A. E. Kraft, owner of again back at one of the key vill unveil the Australian national rndm__htstmn KINY. i - At its business session, the Cham. war memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, fuly 1, the last day of his state, visit | et -endorsed the action of the U. S. 0. FOance: Chamber of Gommerce, opposing The moniiment commemorates the | the z:,.@fld owr, pill fi)}x before 11,000 Australian seldiers reported QW#E Utfi (41134 ; nissing after: the. great attack of| W &¥¥ ¥t > ks April, 1918, N (COPPER PRIGE: ity NEW . YORK, May. 19.—~The do- mestic price ef copper was reduct one eeng.a pound. today by .all lead- ing, producers and smelting inter- ests to 9,cents. ‘The price is the lowest since Oc- tober, 1935, The price of, ten cents has held singe.. January 28. The reduction. followed a declin- ibg ‘trend * which started several weeks ago in the export market. Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. DR. ]. W. EDMUNDS Optometrist of Alaska and Seattie Is NOW HER At the HOTEL JUNEAU Until MAY 22, inclusive; examining es for Glasses needs no introduc- tion to Juneau ecilizens this is his eleventh annual trip throughout Alaska where thousands of citizens testify to his highly scientifie work backed by five diplomas from re ognized Eye Colleges, besides bel a Post - Graduate. Crossed - Eyes frequently straightened with glass only. We welcome difficult cas Scheol Children’s Eyes need very careful attention and puld be ex- amined once each year; glasses fit- ted if necessary 1t is a gross error to suppose tha children have perfect eyes at birth Many bright children .are retarded D 1141 ERICKSON LEAVES : Everett R. Erickson, formerly of the high school faculty in Juneau,| now professor at the University of | Alas] who arrived by plane from | the interior several.days ago, left | on the Aleutian for the south, then | cast and a trip abroad. - - i Try an Empire ad. i i3 W as ¥ - PLANT LICE When your plants haye just been wat- | ered or are still wet with dew, sprinkle | them with BUHACH sure death to in- sect pests. So save your ) plants this easy way—cannot injure | o NEW FIRE TRUCK CALLS FOR NEW DOOR . i S the most delicate foliage orblgssomsy in health and handicapped by €Ye- yn Handy Sifter Cans. Disigs, strain or poor vision. Grocery, Seed . BUTTE, Mont., May 19, — When P t Offices at 1431 Fourth 1 § S tigke | Butte's shiny, new $9,500 fire depart- ARl b S ment pumper truck arrived, all the fied and able assistants are con- PRONOUNCED BUHACK a , a stantly in attendanc ady i | city was proud. Then trouble reared its head. Firemen attempted to back it into the first station garage and dis- | covered ¢learance through the doors ‘was only a matter of inches, too scanty for speedy exit. “city”officials sent out an SOS | for a good carpenter. 0. B. WILLIAMS (0. " "$ASH and DOORS Al the %jxi Mow. .. the new MODERNE window with #ou"ouul Lights We carry them in stock for GRAYBAR ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES Home sewing comes back during Let GFAYBAR these hard times. IMMEDIATE help with this chore. | DELIVERYin INVESTIGATE THESE FEATURES | sithe follarieq DU S S e ees T Full Size Rotary Head. | gl Powerful Built-in Motor. ; % 132l Convenient Built-in Light. | W zArx1 Attractive Cabinets, gl [ Year-round Service. e A EasyPaymentPlan. | | ififi——— Writedor FREE Catalog .B.WILLIAMS (0. First Ave. Seattle, Wash. ',,»; JIBERAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE z >TRIC LIGHT & POWER JUNEAU—ALASKA—DOUGLAS O.] & THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1938. | T JACKSTONE PRINT MODES o/t/we MOMENT by Adelaide Kerr White jacks are scattered over a background of navy blue rayon crepe in this cestume designed for cool- ness in hot weather, It links a simple frock, having 2 skirt knife-picated across the front, with a box Jacket. To the fashion frosting of white pique trimmings ar. added a white Breton hat and gloves, JUNEAU WOMAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK TODAY Mrs. Hilja Raalikain«'u Drops Dead in Front of Territorial Bldg. Mrs. Hilja Roaatikainen, 44, and mother of Miss Helvi Paulsen of this city, dropped dead at approximately lock this morning in front of e Federal and Territorial Building, as the result of a heart attack., Mrs. Raatikainen, a ngiivé of Finland, came to Alaskafimst in 1926, returning shortly afier to Seat- the | tle where she made her home until 1933, when she came to Ju She |is survived by her daugl four sisters, and three brothers. Her hus. band having accidently drowned at Tenakee, November 12, 1934. Funeral arrangements will be made as soon as word 1s been received from Mrs. Raatikainen’s sister, Mrs. Linda Greiling, who is/ residing. in Seattle., The body is at theCharles W. Carter mortuary LIQUOR, FIREWORKS ORDINANCES BEFORE COUNCIL TOMORROW A new ordinance to regulate bev- | erage dispensaries in the city, an crdinance against fireworks and the appointment of a city engineer and building inspeetor are matters scheduled to come before the City Couneil at. its regular meeting to- morrow night in the City hall, start- ing at 8 o'clock. The proposed new dispensary or-| dinance is designed to lengthen the| open hours and correct legal defeels | in the existing: ordinance. The fire- works ordinance will prohibit the sale and firing of all fireworks inside the city limits. Previously, the city has permitted shooting during the three. days around the Fourth of July. s HAGEMAN OLSON FOUND GUILTY Hageman Olson was found guilty |of assault and battery by a jury in U. 8. Commissioner Felix Gray's | court. yesterday and today he was sentenced by Judge Gray to six months in jail and $250 fine. Olson was, aecused of striking Paul Bigoff last,: Magch 8 with such terrific | force that the latter was confined to the hospital for a long time and partly paralyzed. & ot | INCORPORATIONS Arligles - of « ingorporation were | filed today with the Territorial Au- | diter by the Anchorage Labor Trade | Association of Anchorage, a non- profit corporation, incorporators |'being Hans Elvig, Robert E. Kelly, |and H. ©. Godfrey. Articles also| |were filed hy the Anchoe Line ACT CHANGES ARE PROPOSED Senate Passes Bill to Ex- tend Term and Provide for Additicnal feachers | IINGTON, May 19. — The spproved and sent to the merith scheol term to nine months. The bill also would permit the em- wmenb of magre than cne tsacher | I the go-called Nelson schools. ORIGINALLY PASSED 1905 Under welson law, Knute Nelson 2 in 1905, the ex I 25 per cent of the business license & d outside of incorpor- ated cities in Alacka go into the Al- and are redistributed to the " tory for the upkeep of a five mon school term in rural schools so classified as the Nelson schools which are schools urmnmlly‘ created by the Federal Government for Ala 1 by the school act of 1885. The act now approved by the Senate amends the Nelson Act extending the school term to nine moths, which is the general practice at the present time, and allows for more Richard Frankensteen Internal strife in the United Auto- mobile Workers' union broke out | anew at the annual meeting of the board in Detroit when the posi- tion of assistant to the president, held by Richard Frankensteen, above, was abolished by President than one teacher, the old Nelson Homer Martin, who has clashed act providing for just one. Actually, with Frankensteen on matters of policy. He explained that the con- titution called for no such office, and made Frankensteen one of five vice presidents. officials pointed ocut today, it brings the Nelson Act into conformity with the present school procedure in the Territory under, the Territorial set- up. SRRy ™ e | sTock QUOTATlONSL NEW YORK, May 19 Closing GLAGIER MOVE8 quotation of Alaska Junean mine| stock today is 10, American Can 86 American L and Power 5%, Ana- | conda 26, Bethiehem sicel 6%, Colonel Revell Reports| Commonwealth and Southern 1'% lhunderous Crashes Curtiss Wright 47, General Motors 29! International Harvester 54, necott 32, New York Central 12'4, Southern Pacific 11%, United States Steel 40%, Cities Service 10, Pound $4.96 9/1 Again Heard FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 19.— The rampant Black Rapids glacier, restful since last October, is “doing things” again. Col. H. E. Revell, who reports occa- ionally. heating i:bunde:gus crashes DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 116.28, somewhere Pagk.” rails 22.26, utilities 19.17. —————— oD Y AFTERNOON FIRE ALARM MAHR'AGE ls&* i Tom Cole, of the Channel Bus| Line, was washing the cylinder block of a car in the Channel Bus Line garage this afternoon with gaso- line. The ignition switch on, a spark plug wire on the dismantled engine brushed the engine block,| created a spark and ignited the; gasoline | Quickly estinguished, before the Fire Department arrived, the only damage lay in Tom O He May Wed Helen Wills Moody—Goes Abroad BLACK RAPIDS - This is according to| RUMORED NOW 1oose| Tallant Tubbs Insinuates NEW YORK, May 19. — Tallant Tubbs, of San Francisco, sailed for ole’s super- Europe today, asserting that he ex- U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE! WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., May 19: Rain tonight and Friday; moderale outherly winds. Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska: Rain tonight and Friday; moderate southerly ads, except moderate to fresh over Lynn Canal. | Forecast of winds along the Coa L of the Gulf of Alaska: Moderate to fresh easterly winds tonight and Fr from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp Humidity Wind Velocity Weathes 4 pm. yest'y 30.37 54 49 E 12 Lt.Rain 4 a.m. today 30.32 46 63 SE 5 Lt. Rain | Noon taday 3033 47 94 s 5 Lt. Rain § 1t .\ RADIO REFGRTS - s e | TODAY i Max. temp.* | Lowsst 4am. 4am. Precip. 4am. | Station last 24 hours' | temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weather Atka 42 | 38 40 6 23 Rain Auchorage 51 { 41 =~ o= U Barrow 28 26 26 14 0 Cloudy. Nomie .. | 36 38 8 08 Rain Bethel 36 36 18 13 Cloudy Fairbanks 46 46 4 0 Cloudy | Dawson - ~ | st. Paul 32 3 4 01 Cloudy { Dutch Harbor | 38 38 4 0 Cloudy Kodiak 38 40 12 02 Cloudy Cordova 42 42 10 2.38 Rain Juneau | 45 46 5 14 Rain Sitka 43 £ e 05 G Ketehikan . 43° 50 4 0 Cloudy Prince Rupert 46 46 4 0 PL. Cldy | Edmonton | 42 42 4 04 Cloudy Seattle | 43 50 0 0 Clear Portiand i 50 50 4 0 Clear | San Francisco 52 52 6 0 Clear | New York 50 54 6 0 Cloudy Washington 54 58 4 .36 Cloudy WEATHFR DITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY Seattle (airport), clear, temperature, 50; Blaine, clear, 42; Vic- toria, cl 55; Alert Bay, clear, 41; Bull Harbor, clear, 50; Triple Island, missing; Langara Island, partly cloudy; Prince Rupert, cloud Ketehikan, cloudy, 46; Craig, cloudy, 54; Wrangell, raining, 51; Pet- ershurg, rajining, 48; Sitka, raining, 48; Seapstone Point, raining, 46; | Hoorah, raining; Hawk Inlet, raining, 38; Tenakee, cloudy, 56; Port Althorp, cloudy; Radioville, raining, 48; Juneau, raining, 47; Skagway, showers, 48; Cape Hinchinbrook, raining. 44; Cape St. Elias, cloudy, 4 Cordova, cloudy, 45; Chitina, partiy cloudy, 48; McCarthy, cloudy, 4: Anchorage, cloudy, 47; Fairbanks. ¢ cloudy, 58; Hot Springs, clou- dy; Ruby, cloudy, 45; Nuiato, aKltag, cloudy, 38. Juneau, May 20.—Sunrise, 3:25 aum.; sunset, 8:29 p.m. WEATHER SYNOPSIS | High barometric_ pressure prevailed this morning from Cordova southward to Oregon, the crest being 3040 inches, a short distance | west of Vancouver Island, Low pressure prevailed from the Aleutian Is- lands eastward to Kodiak Island, also over the interior and northern portions of Alaska. Precipitation h fallen along the coastal regions from the Aleutians southeastward to the central portion of Southeast Alaska, also over much of the interior and western portions of, Alaska. Fair weather prevailed from Ketchikan southward to California & (l ¥ HAWAIl HONEYMOONERS, warren Pershing, son of Gen. John J. Pershing, and bride, the former Muriel Bache Richards, soaked up sun on beach at Honolula while on way to | Orient. Mrs. Pershing is granddaughter of Financier Jules Bache. | | FEW PAPKAGES TODAY 4 il One of the Brigh - on the week's round is at | pected to ses Helen Wills Moody in England “but I cannot say anything | about rumors we are to be married. | Any statements should come from Divorces have been granted in|her” Federal court to Henry Fraser from Florence Fraser of Skagway, to Vera Farrow from John W. Farrow, of Petersburg and to Willis M. Har- rison from Anna V. Harrison of Ju- neau. Packing Company, Inc, of Kenai, a corporation formed to operate & salmon cannery at Kenai. Capital |is listed at $7,500 and incorporators are Truman N. Parish, John C. An- derson and John E. Berg. - e GETS JAIL SENTENCE Mike Radakovich, Juneau man, charged with atiempting to beat a lodging bill at the Texas Boarding | House, pleaded guilty in U. S. Com- missiopgr’s court. today and was sentenged to three months in jail. “God be wiih ye.” ficially burned hands. R RCES GR. DIVO! ANTED where a radiant smile greets you; further reflected in the comfortable look on all the customers getting beauty work done there. - RANGER 9 OUT The Forest Service vessel Ran- ger 9, Capt. George Sarvela, sailed for Port Walter this morning, tak- |ing a scow as far as Cape Fanshaw A AR where it will be picked .up by the “Good-by” is a contraction of Forester. The Ranger is taking CCC| I men to Port Walter, | ANN EARLY BARR Qwaer-Operator 115-2nd_St. Phone 728 Open Evenings.