The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 1, 1938, Page 8

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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 1938 Legion Convention Opens On Anti-War Note JNEW AIRWAY DAN K.ENNE[]Y, STATIONS NOW ~~GOLD PACKER, ~ INOPERATION VISITS HERE Part Time Service Estab- Carried Largest Dust Load | lished at Seward, Cop- in Alaska History, Fair- per Center, Cordova banks to Valdez [ogether Again Pigeon’s Owner ~ Got His Message | LOTS OF DUCKS | ARE REPORTED g OPENING DAY § OTTAWA, O., Oct. 1. — Sheriff Arnold Potts* thought he would have some fun. He saw a pigeon on his office window ledge and noticed it carried a metal tube on its leg. He caught the bird and inserted a note in the tube read- ing. “Call Arnold Potts, Ottawa, O.” A little later he received a tele- phone message from the pigeon’s owner, Attorney Joseph Ladadie, whose office is across the street irom Potts’ Many Bag l;inrlidls Taken in Tideflat Areas Along Glacier Highway | Ppart time airway weather stations Genial Dan Kennedy, Alaska wre now in operation in Seward, pioneer, let other men moil for gold Copper Center and Cordova, accord- in the long summer sunshine, but ing to Meteorologist Howard J. Kennedy, a man experienced with | Thempson of the U. S. Weather horses, an eye for business, un- | Bureau here and chief of the serv- assailablq honesty fand courage, lice in Alaska, who returned to Ju- made his money another way. neau on the Alaska this morning When Dawson was booming, Ken- \fter getting the stations into op- nedy freighted thousands upon ration. thousands of dollars in precious gold dust from the creeks to the Dawson vaults. When he moved Lots of ducks and many bag limits were reported this afternoon as hunters came into town from the flats along the Glacier High- way after the first morning’s shoot- ing of the 1938 season. Despite a fine, clear morning, most hunters had little trouble tting a few ducks and several b: limits were reported before 8 o'clock One of the rgest turnouts of hunters in history was reported on The Seward station will be in charge of Mrs. Mary K. Hall, he re- and 350 duck seekers were in the Mrs. W. Carroll, and Cordova in Fs Vet : s Spotted in a N’ew York restaurant, 5 R Lir harge of Mrs. Gazil Rhode. The airbanks was a roaring camp. Vernon “Lefty” Gomez, ace pitcher NN 1egion from Salmon Creek to Eagle quipment at the latter has been Three banks were taxed to capacity of the Yankees, and his pretty g T . River. Fifteen minutes before the moved from the Lathrop Building|With a steady stream of gold dust | actress wife, June O'Dea, give this 7 o'clock shooting hour, 32 hunters o the City Hall, Tentative arrange- abd nuggets coming in. The loaded | evidence that all is well between ' This store Is head- were counted at Salmg 3 | ments have been made, he said,|Vaults were opened and $750,000 in | them. Only recently June_drapp;d quarters for every= there may have been mrve. Wild fo establish part time. stations at|€0ld Was turned over fo Dan| her“separation sut against the B shing the band or or= life agents of the Alaska Game Vaka Chitna and McCarthy. Kennedy to freight to Valdez by | lanky southpaw. chestra player needs. stage over winter|—— See our stock of instrue The weather bureau official ex- horse drawn \ ments and accessories. { i jects to get away for Seattle next |Snow. |MINE COMPANY INCORPORATES ing a new National Commander and Chicago for nest year's convention |week for further conferences in| On November 19, with this larges| Articles of incorporation have been onnection with improving the Al- gold shipment in Alaska's gilded!filed with the Territorial Auditor ska weather service. history, Dan Kennedy started out|by the Lone Wolf Mines, Inc. of over the 350 miles of tundra, river,|Washington state with Alaska head- i e : hill and mountain for 'Valdez. He|quarters at Nome. Capital is listed & ¥ d thirteen horses, four in relay ap $50000. Edward R. Noite s Alaska Music Supply Commission reported similar throng of hunters all the way out the road. Teal predominated in the oper ing day flights with a sprin of mallards and sprigs. More gees than usual were sighted, but With ordinary issues of sele settied before the 1938 gathering actually got under way, the American Legion cleared its decks for action en moves to keep the nation out of war. This was the scene as the sessions opened in the Shrine Auvdi- terium in Les Angeles.—AP Pheto. Approximately 40 inch of rain taken. One party reported ts — | fell at Cordova during the month e River. Second Vice - € of September, the Meteorologist re three at E: imander; George 1 ] ] S T S ]“ ] S n + e No reports are yet available frori Gullufsen, Adjutant; A. E. Karnes B()n’lfl S wciter at 11 J. Eminassy ported, and from the 22nd to the "‘?’T o) bt dwked ds Witk | President, Gedrgs McOush.. Secre- S out-of-town hunters, but game of- Chaplain; Alfred Zenger, Se / 28th, when he was there, the fall| 1€ Dad seven armed guards Wi tary, and Leroy Sullivan of Nom JUNEAU and SITKA | Nome, Ea ficials report prospects for excellent ai-Arns;J.EPegucs, Service Of totaied 17 inches him, and besides the gold eleht Alaska agent. [ RAOAROAREEAOO b . S G % iy - passengers. The roadiess snows were L e e i b e negotiated in twelve days. The last it is expected full bags will be the and G. Skinney 1 John- five miles, through Keystone Can- order when the out-of-towners star: son, Executive Committeemen. yon, were made by another four- :;0 'mg R B . "" e a ‘N“:[l": horse O R l L E s A F E ' o & i Sy o o the pe and Kennedy and ! ! L] sengers, No game law violations had been headed by G reported up to noon. Frank D 1 the 1 offi of his guards put the eargo of gold repor p to on. Fran u- including 1e new officers of ok 2 4 aboard the horses and walked a fresne, Executive Officer of the the post WITH pack train load in with a record commission, said excellent sports > > ; manship in evidence among S' Tn 'n;}‘linzlfimcarx:ws}:mm\ By AlaSka Federal savings immons Takes Ant- cer; —— 1jutant lufsen and ;}‘:el(w);;xx\:;)x(.?m:z‘gl \i.]v‘,(;,flm:::::,\“-l e nedy pu.\u»q no bond but his word, - P and in his entire experience at o o observed. i v packing gold. shipments, he never and Loan Association lost a bit of currency or a grain of gold dust. In Juneau today, after arriving here on the Alaska this morning for a few days visit before con- tinuing on to the Outside fer the winter, Dan Kennedy, a man who made history in Alaska, was more ] enthused over his “one hundred and thirt rifle with its > pe than his early T Continued fair weather is report 2 ed over the weekend. ""S l“e U ay - -ee — Accounts Government Insured Up to $5,000.00. All Our Loans Are on FHA-Insured First Mortgages. LEGION OFFICERS Shell S=umons was out on the TO BE INSTALLED street today after five days in St Ann's Hospital recovering from his MONDAY EVENING cvere face l:\(‘t‘u!‘l:lll;.\ e Resources and Supervision of the Federal Home TLoan Bank System. Apparently n ery, the popular pilot spent most tment Commander E. of the day out, and it is under- With Depa trail experienc M. “Polley serving as installing of- stood will be released from the “ " S ficer, mslu]lnngn ceremonies Wil hospital Monday F: I,::,Elfidbea#res?u;f':‘u': B-F 3 P S' t Y S . A . be held by Alford John Bradford| 1y is possble that at a laer date Alessandri (above), whose gov- | Wild mushrooms have caused the art Your Savings Account with as st, rican Legion, onday he will go south for further treat- ernment has asked extraordinary death of 22 persons within a fort- . - night in the Dugout, starting at ment. powers in suppressing revol. |,y ip |1:.I united provinces of Ll“le as $1‘00 cmd Add to it Monlhly. 8 o'clock. New officers to be in- - > o> - More than 60 died in “putsch.” stalled are: Bert Lybeck, Com- mander; /Russell Clithero, Fir: Vice-Commander; John E. Pegues, India Lode and placer location notices lor sale at The Empire Office. w of embassy at Prague & bomb-proof shelter is being erected at the U. S. embassy in Prague, | capital of Czechoslovakia. | | | | WORRY WILL NOT HELP YOU B. P. W. CLUB TO ‘un])nr ant matters will be discussed urged to attend | A meeting of the Business and - - oo - Professional Women's Club will be 7 o v held Monday-evening at 8 o'clock in | A total of 18.23¢ Americang ar- the Council Chambers, with M |rived in the United Kingdom dur- ; Garoling D Todd - pre i ing July of which 18456 were on Plans for the public affairs din- | VAcation and 778 on business. : ner, October 11, and the annual club dance, October 29, as well as other Todas IT PUTS ALL YOUR BILLS IN ONE PLACE. PAYS THEM OFF REGULARLY. Leaves you enough money for current expenses. IN THE CHANNEL'S FAVORITE NITE-SPOT! "TREAT YOUR CREDIT THIS IS THE ANSWER SACRET Ds Amusr TO ALL DEBT PROB- : LEMS FOR YOUR | CREDITORS AND FOR ! YOU. Superb food, all sorts of drinks, a dance floor that’s as smooth as glass, CLOTHES rhythmic music . . . all these things the DOUGLAS INN offers to pleas- ure seekers. Follow the crowd to have a wonderful time tonight or fine clothes win any night! . 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