The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 27, 1938, Page 2

. The modern electric Washing Machine has i g 'E 2 R ——————— IT’S LATE in the Season! OUR FALL STYLES ARE ARRIVING, and to make room for them, dis- pose of ‘our stock of— LADIES’ WHITE At Clearance Prices: $1.95, 2.95 "3.95,4.95 B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. “Juneau’s Leading Depariment Store” we mus | | 4 U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER {By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., July 27: Rain tonight and Thursday; moderate southerly winds Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska: Rain tonight and Thurs- day; moderate -southerly winds, except mode e to fresh over Dixon Entrance, Clarence Strait, Frederick Sound, Chatham Strait, and Lynn Canal. Forecast of winds along the Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Moderate to fresh southerly winds tonight and Thursday from Dixon Entrance to Yakutat and easterly winds from Yakutat to Cape Hinchinbrook | LOCAL DATA | Time Barometer Temp Humidity Wind Velocity Weathe 4 pm. yest'y 29.86 7 53 w 6 Cloudy | 4 a.m. today 55 94 B 8 Lt.Rain | Noon today 29.94 56 81 12 Cloudy | RADIO REPORTS ! | TODAY Max. temp. | Lowest 4am. 4am. Precip. dam Btation 1ast 24 hours | temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weathe, Atka 64 | 50 50 12 0 Clear | Anchorage 61 41 ok | Barrow 36 32 14 0 Cloudy | Nome 62 50 52 6 01 Cloudy < Bethel 68 48 62 6 0 Cloudy Fairbanks 78 | 58 58 6 [} Cloudy Dawson 80 56 56 12 0 Pt.Cldy St. Paul 50 | -r - - - Dutch Harbor 58 44 56 16 07 Cloudy Kodiak 60 50 50 4 i Cloudy Cordove 58 52 52 4 02 Cloudy Juneau 72 52 55 8 a7 Rain Bitka 60 50 - 07 Kétehikan 64 52 54 4 0 Cloudy Prince Rupert 62 50 52 4 0 Cloudy Edmonton 84 50 50 4 0 Clear Seattle 76 | 56 56 10 0 Cloudy Portland 84 68 58 6 0 Pt.Cldy Ban Prancisco 68 b8 b8 6 0 Clear New York 80 68 70 1 0 Clear Washington 8 - - WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY Beattle (airport), cloudy, temberature, Blaine, clear, 54; Van- couver, partly cloudy, 55; Alerc Bay, misting, 46; Bull Harbor, cloudy, 54; Triple Island, misting; Langara Island, cloudy, 52; Prince Ru- pert, misting, 54; Ketchikan, showers, 56; Craig, showers, 60; Wran- gell, raining, 54; Petersburg, cloudy, Sitka, cloudy, 53; Hoonah, misting; Hawk Inlet, raining, 52; Port Althorp, cloudy; Radioville, cloudy, 54; Juneau, raining, 63; Skagway, misting, 54; Haines, rain- ing; Yakutat, cloudy, 55; Cape Hinchinbrook, foggy, 55; Cordova, raining, 65; Chitina, cloudy, 56; McCarthy, cloudy, 46; Anchorage, cloudy, 57; Portage, cloudy, 52; Fairbanks, cloudy, 63; Nenana, partly cloudy, 63; Tanana, partly cloudy, 55; Ruby, cloudy, 61; Nulato, clear, 68; Kaltag, partly cloudy, 62; Flat, foggy, 52; Crooked Creek, cloudy, 58; Bethel, cloudy, 60; Platinum, foggy; Solomon, cloudy, 54; Nome, cloudy, ‘60; Juneau, July 28.-~-Sunrise, 3:41 am.; sunset, 8:30 p.m. WEATHER SYNO! 8 The barometric pressure was slightly belo wnormal this morning over the Gulf of Alaska, the lowest reported pressure being 29.84 inches, elsewhere over the North Pacific Ocean high barometric pres- sure prevafled, the crest being 30.54 inches at latitule 44 degrees and Jongitude 162 degrees. 'This general pressure distribution was caus- ing precipitation this' morning from the Aleutians southeastward to the northern portion of British Columbia and by partly cloudy cloudy weather over the remainder of Alaska. to Scrub Days Past made the old scrub day into a cheerful wash day. There is no need for Gastineau Channel women continuing the old weekly chore ... , $1:25 Weekly Pays for a Nice White GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE g ss.oo DOWN-$5.00 A MONTH Alaska Electric Light | gathering Alaska material for mag-| | in Juneau for the past week, will | soing to the Westward and Aleu- scheduled ball tilt between the Elks || | booked for the Douglas diamond, ! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, | By MORGAN M. BEATTY Ap Feature Service Writer Now that gone and done $300,000- what ON PATROL TRIP TO ALEUTIANS Victor Sc hc“(:: Is Heading Scientific Party—Ford, | MacBain to Westward How it will rd Huyghe at a cost it get him? The answer probably is—nothing tangible. Wiley Post got little {enough besides fleeting fame, Other has of Bound on her annual patrol and scientific study voyage to the Aleu- tian Islands, the Brown Bear, Al-! aska Game Commission flagship, | with t. John O. Sellevold n command, arrived in Juneau at 10} o'clock last night from Seattle and| is scheduled to sail at 6 o'clock this «vening for the Westward Heading the scientific detail aboard the vessel is Victor Scheffer, biologist for the Biological Survey, who accompanied O. J. Murrie of the Bureau onh the study last sum- mer, and who fhis year is in charge of the work. Fiscal Agent L. E. Hendrickson of | fhe Commiission, who has been in Seattle on fiscal matters, and Depu- | ly Warden Bob Huntoon arrived on the vessel. Wildlife' Agent Deuglas| Gray will join the Bronie here to handle the patrol work in the West- ward Corey 'Ford ' and Alastair Mae- Bain, well known writers, who are 4zine articles and who have been | cail on the Brown Bear tonight, tians for further story material. They expect to stay in the Territory until around the first of Septem- ber, Scores Victory Over Ball Game All on account of arlittle summer | ¢ hower that just happened to drop |; round at 6 o'clock last evening, the | and Douglas nines, which was || was put over until another day i The shower lasted not much moj than a half hour, but was at peak, with no bright skies show- ing, at the deadline, half an hour its | g LS before game time. The Hiks playe.-s} HOWARD HUGHES were in Juneau, in uniform, and On His Way 4 | the Douglas players were waiting in - Douglas, also in suit, when the word came that the game was off. A short time later, skies were clear again and conditions right fit for a good ball game, but the ball players had gone home. Three post- poned games now remain on the league’s playoff list for the second half. Because of the undecided outlook of the weather, no game has been| billed for tonight, but tomorrow weather permitting, one of the back | contests will be played, with a scheduled tilt Priday. DUFRESNES, SPERLINGS RETURN HOME AFTER LONG VISIT OUTSIDE Tanned from California sunshine, Mrs. Frank Dufresne and Mrs. Harry Sperling and their families Hcre’s the City This ‘Round By THE AP FEATURE SERVICE In the year 1872, readers of Le Temps, Paris newspaper, were as- tonished to read that Mr. Phileas Fogg of London had started on trip around the world in 80 days. Today's intrepid airmen are but his followers. Mr. Fogg, methodical clubman, had wagered 20,000 pounds he could do it. His venture was ridiculed, bets were laid against him, and thus was launched one| of the most fascinating novels of | the 19th century—“Around The World In 80 Days.” Its author was Jules Verne. English | 4 Y 3 To' win his stupendo wager, aBm:fd B’:’m‘ n]_“:l 1;"?";‘)“‘“_‘ 0"':‘ | Mr. Fogg had to catch every train, roWn HeAr pller six months Qub-|gyory steamer, on the dot.. But side during which they reported having a wonderful time but a keen desire to return to Alaska. They spent most of the winter in Hollywood, Mrs. Sperling and chil- “ren, Harry Jr, Mary, David a.d Billy coming to Seattle early in the those who bet against him did nct count on his iron will. He encoun- tered the most desperate adven- tures without batting an eye, in- cluding the rescue of a beautifal young woman who became his| spring. Young David, age 9, re- wife. He was hf'ms“"fl all the way | g by a detective who mistook him for mained over in the States al a|,"yier who had robbed the Bani Y.M.C.A. camp on Orcas Island and| R ] d - of England a few days before Mr. will be along in the next few weeks. Fogg left London Murs. Dufresne and children, Vir- b o Mr. Fogg made it—on the dot. ginia and Franklin, were in Holly- 4 Rk ot o 5 N BNl coming ot He used every means of conveyance | then known—steamers, railways,| carriages, yachts, trading vessels | that he hired or purchased, sledges | —over America's plains — and an elephant. 4 Here Is Youth “The novels of Jules Verne,”! whites an authority, “are dreams come true, dreams of submarines, pioneers have had less. But on the other hand, if history repeats, the world at large may get untold benefits from this newest fastest circling of the globe. For by rocketing around the world in less than four days, the shy and wealthy Texan joined the mythical fellowship of the few humans who have hitched their wagon on the star of geographical conquest through the centuries. They Had An “Urge” Like the others, his exploit repro- ents a mythical urge with a capital ‘U." There’s no other explanation for it. While stay-at-homes have thought that the earth conguerors wanted only fun, fame or fortune, the record does not bear that out A few, like Sir Francis Drake, did bring back gold, but even he said later that a et instinct” drove him on. Most found fame, but al- most never a great profit. Some, like Magellan and Cook, found death. But many of them, from Columbus and Da Gama on down, opened the way to fireside navi- gators for fabulous profits and to humanity for great advances. Something of that sort has been Hug} idea all along He said once that speed without commer- cialization was useless Men Knew; They Did The nub of the situation here is the same as it was in Columbus’ day; the same as in Lindbergh's. Wise men knew in Columb time that the o n could he cross- ed, but it took Columbus to prove it and win the new world. Aviators knew in Lindbergh’s youth that the Atlantic could be flown, but it took Lindbergh to do it and open up the field of experimentation that will soon lead to establishment of trans- atlantic lines. Scientists last week knew that the world could be rounded in four day or less, but it took Hughes to do it. What new field will be opened up? Round-the-world commercial flights or round - the - world war flights? History tell what geographical can't answer, but it s become of the g ventures of the past can Then Comes Planes Earth conquest was seemingly completed when the airplane came along at the turn of the century. Within a score of years, the United States Army had sent a daring crew of its fliers around the world Compared with Wiley Post, and Hughes, these men might have been flying in a blind box. They had to stand up in the cockpit and fly almost against the waves in fog- infested seas. They hedge-hopped over jcebergs in the North Atlantic. Who Started -the-World’ Gag they are still the books of youth.” Phileas Fogg's Itinerary London to Suez, rail and steamboat, 7 days. by Suez to Bombay, by steamer, 13 days. Bombay to Calcutta, by rail, 3 days. H Galcutta to Hong Kong, by steam- er, 13 days. | Hong Kong ‘ to ' Yokohama, steamer, 6 days. | Yokohama ‘to San Prancisco, by ! steamer, 22 days. | San Francisco to New York, by rail, 7 days. | New York to London, steamer and | by airplanes, television; they look for-| ward, not backward. Therefore | rail, 9 days. | fififishérmen 1 To Gather Again- Sunday at Derby Second Salmon Contest of Year to Be Run Of | at Marmion The second salmon derby of the season will be held Sunday off | Marmion Island, it was announced today by the Juneau Sport Fishing Club. First prize will be a * tishing © ALASKAL - DOUGLAS * JUNEAU—= rod from the Juneau-Young Hard- ware, and second prize will be @& heavy wool shirt from Fred Hen- ning, with other prizes to be an-: nounced later. | ‘ Two weeks ago, the fust derby’ Total: 80 days. 1 of the year was held and was f\l pronounced success. Since that time, a run of cohoe and king sal- mon has appeared that promises to break records. - ! CONCRETE WALKS 1 : - PLANNED BY CITY A call for bidls was issued by the | City for construction of a group| of sidewalk improvements to be made in various parts of town which | was recently approved by the City | Council. Bids are returnable Augpst | 5. Concrete walks to replace pres-| ent wooden ones are planned. | I RSB G i | COUPLE WED IN DOUGLAS | Hilmar Bersten of Cordova and | Fay Marshal of Juneau were mar-| ried last night by U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray at his home in Douglas. Witnesses were Howard E. Masher and Eala H. Cashen. | ——————— i Try The Empue classifieds for sy, SR 938. BROWNBEAR |N 'Hugh(;.; ,P":’i"bly Won’t Cs Never Do — World Profitsash in Hi around -the top of it- Hughes. Pest did it in HUGHES— 14,624 ML, POST ~—15.596 Ml cund the taken by in 3'days, 19 hours. ANOTHER HARD WAY was Amelia Earhart’s route. The science of aerdnautics had not | gadgets , to make voyaging. safer PACIFIC OCEAN world -—just Post % days, 18 hours; Hughes, and Flight, Pioneer N c e A\ RN POLE 70 POLE ROUTE 24,860 MILES A HARD WAY would be to cross both poles. Mikhail Gremeff, Russian trans-polar flier, thinks a non-step flight that way will be the next spec- tacular achievement, INDIAN OCEAN EARHART’S ROUTE-27000 . i UNCOMPLETED SECTION |} A flier 'who went around the world exactly on the equator would cover 24,997 miles, 1929—Graf Zeppelin, 20 days, 4 yet produced power and the | Hughes had his altimeters, air speed hours. adgets to life planes ahove these | indicators, temperature gauges, and | 1931—Post-Gatty, by plane, 8 surface danger | engine performance “indicators. He days, 15 hours, 51 min- To Knowledge: Addi | Had' drift indicators, magnétic com- uites. The Army fliers spent 175 days |passes, gyro compases, the new | 1933—Post (alone), 7 days, 18 on their world voyage in 1924. Then | aufomatic pilots, and radio, hours. 49% minutes the Graf in 1929 sailed | ' Columbus, Magellan, Drake and 1938—Hughes, 3 days, 19 hours around in 20 days and four hours,| Ceok had mone of these things. > with comfortable passengers. Wiley | Even Lindbergh had few of them. Post and Harold Gatty followed in | In addition these men had the ter- SIMMONS GUES their plane two years later, making | ror of the unknown ahead of them an eight-day trip. Post made it But it matters little aboul the de- odd hours, reer world veyagers has shown. And now Howard Hughes! Their real value is their pioneer- Each flight around the world |ing. Tt has never failed to Inspife | gy Simmons flew the Alaska added scientific ‘and practical | the rest of humanity to follow R e - - knowledge to aviation. Only once a or Ale: Transpost, Lockheed 1o Setohl, e L . N.\mmf’ the World |kan this morning with one pas- el entitie knowledse of mht] v wemgtliniiey “eMIA 068 | seilg Thr Belsnbing ied /e for mediate value wlyilizatio, | Tl oo SR Retapibar- )—m’- C\;“”” Sl i 1:‘};':): 1889—Nellie Bly, by train and Those leaving were: for Peters- F"'v_ ‘lv- B R TR hoat, 72 S burg, Mrs. John Runquist; for Ket- inglish navigator, discovered the| 1913 John H. 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