The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1938, Page 8

] THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. 5, 1938. . POLICE, MARSHA e X e TS REDBAT LETER | TO CLOSE DOWN il o . .. dum i S Bl o BARRED 50 FAR | GAMBLING HERE ‘ il IN MURDER CASE Going fo Run Short Card " Smith Refuses fo Testify, Men Out of Town, A | then Changes His Mind Declares Mahoney i% _Insanity Angle Pursued A cleanup of gambling conditions in Juneau will be undertaken im- mediately, it was announced today by U. S. Marshal William T. Ma- honey following conf with Chief of Police Dan Ralston. The two enforcement groups are in en- ‘Conuruee e page One) yeers of 1929 and 1934 when he knew him more or less intimately he was of the impression Smith was insane. Later, he had become convinced the defendant was just tire accord tb drastic action a “liar.” necessary. the Marshal said. adding On direct examination Carter - going to rur t We a oing 5% t told of how Smith claimed to be 1I t card men g Las g | connected with the British nobil- n n to mak ; and generally had tried to im- ambling, punchbos » be put on the taboo 1 ptions will be permitted press him by talking of noble line- age. He said Smith claimed also to pe on intimate terms with hi gh :“‘, d to [L‘,. h},\:n,_\\m, / explained ranking officers in the British armed 2 . . - but others will be stopped M R L ek | ATALY'S REMINDERS OF WAR are these large shells sel up in martial display at an | exhibit of Italian minerals, in Rome. Above view was made in the arms pavilion. In addition to being a bad influ- ence, many of these punchboards which offer elaborate prizes are in direct competition with legitimate licensed business houses of the city This afternoon effort was made by defense to bring into the case the widely heralded “Red Bat” | letter which played a role in the coroner’s inquest immediately fol- he stated “Complaints have been n that lowing the slaying of Thomas Coll- . men have been gotten drunk and ing, allegedly by Smith, following ¢ rolled in some of these mbli; the latter finding Colling in his i games,” the Marshal said. “We ks home. Smith had testified at the 1 not going to stand for any of tha THE GUN THEY LEFT BEHIND THEM stands in a deserted Chinese gun nest, tur coroner’s inquest that he found Coll- ] o stuff in this community Racea Tigris forts near Canton, while vietorious Jupanese ¥ ines hurry toward their AT spoil. ing and Mrs. Smith in a compro- 1 —_———— : mising position and the letter, which ¥ Mrs. Smith admitted at the inquest ! "y v goes from the south, is ided [ everyone in the slalom, as he is very | o wrote, further revealed the re- i j cn[lens (om as yet, union official SKi COMM,:H[ limber in his skiing, and needs only Jayions, ‘ e Meanwhile, pick v more practice in Vorlage, (forward T ) A d ( 'l H walking today before a 1 of lean plus bent knees and ankles) in Defense attempted to show today n OIIMI n local building projects and im As a tesuit of the new snow that his turns. Bill Hixson will also Ye that the letter was connected with : day morning, a 1 group a fast man in downhill this year. gmith’s state of mind at the time g . GIFTS OF SILVER ARE WELCOME — the perfect Sectgl Session . s cro vuned som Gift for you! At THE NUGGET SHOP you will find on display a striking selection of these welcome Gifts—all moderately priced. We invite you to see them. Remember that a small deposit holds your Gifts ‘til Christmas. ptimistic skiers who toted their Among the begi ., Ralph Mer- of the shooting. Prosecutor George to the small steep meadov rill has made progress much above|w. Folta resisted on grounds that top of the new ski trail found the average the first time Smith saw the lette on powder snow five SRR was at the inquest when Folta him- zen’s Committee plan f of the troubles, is appar- To Picket or Nof fo Picket cv @ detiite s eve ties HesbRERGHToF > mhod ks 16RO (E".ING PUTS self presented it. The court held Ships Tomorrow IS [wo MINE OPERATORS ' o i 00 e R i e Moot CI0 Question up, certain skiers were heard to LON COPE DOWN AT communication, signed “Red Bat, £'4 Salt, Pepper g‘ Distinctive design. Pair only The Citizen's Committee and the way down, after r hours of ore as court convened after lunch - City Council were in session be-| Les Cook brought in two Atlin fast controlled sking among the| Lon Cope, Marine Airways pilot, by refusing to testify. A half hour C Set ¥ 2.00 and hind closed doors in the Council passengers today in a Northern|clumps of trees above the trail, made an emergency flight to Tul- recess was declared to give him reamer e s ana up Chamber this afternoon endeavor- Airways Waco. tho: ame skiers wer juah this afternoon to bring in time to reconsider and later he took r Pl SR s~k o y say that they could hardl man suffering from appendicitis, the stand and was under questioning ] 4 i @ Coffee Set ing to seek a solution to Juneau's They were MacLeod White still festering building labor prob- Norman Fisher, both 1e « nd rain closed in on him this afternoon. At 3:30 he again refused to testify enough snow to come, 5o they 1 r, creamer and a but snov lem. tors from Boulder a ski the new trail as much as pos- | and he he night at the /e i Four unusual pieces, [ Whether or not CIO will picket mining area near Atlin that is de- | sibl ) and court xdjourned until 10 am n silver plate. ‘l the Northland and the Alaska, ar- veloping new properties with in- The outstanding features of ti A. B. Ha Traffic Manager for LOMOITOW e e —— riving tomorrow morning with car- teresting <peed trail are that it has hairpin ber Marine Airways, said Cope would A packed court room was again on b i servlce Tr&y ik . 2o e Oos s = ~ |is steep with no cross-country come in the first thing in the morn- hand. L. 8 simple, attractive : tions, is all cut on a ing and an ambulance would be % 1 design at 9 Gi] ; tead of being laid out in su | m; that skis would e FRleslianintalilag wctly the opposite of tl e stricken man’s name was not i Gravy Boais ; almost stra and which = - | . L et only f o ! has several level TEACHER HAS 0 PUPILS A"' WEEK it END Candlesticks 3 7.50 and : Uu. nheserve a reir L !v wot X; r and which has a flat bottom for MONROE, Neb.— er R. Foley i 2 an Jp we mi add, as an aftertl ht the skis to ride on. ontracted last year to teach a —_— | s ofl 5 Several skiers seem to be sh: chool theast of Humphrey so ; up above the average. Raly iR C o itn b tace Believed to have hidden in the ; ing up above the average. Ralph|she gets a salary despite the fact Belie 0 R i Elegantly detailed Moreau seems a good bet to Win|she has no pupils store atsolosing: fime Saturcay, Base. anid Bold ‘ the downhill which will be held ¢ L S thief robbed the cash register of the ey DE [ | i nitary-Piggly Wiggly grocery gro- plated. you'll get o big RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets ———PHONE 34 cery store during the week end and the new trail later in the sea H. McKinley will probably surpris Lode and piacer iocation noticed far sale at The Emmire Cffice B L ymp—" ) made goed his escape, acco to pclice today. Store Manager W. O. Johnson discovered the theft when he opened up this morning. About $5 in small change was taken. The thief also had helped himself to a can of sardines which he had eaten in the store. According to police officers and deputy marshals, who made an in- vestigation, there was indication that the back door had been broken cpen from the inside, pointing to the theory that the culprit had been in the store when it was locked up. — e—— SToCK QUOTATIONS | | DISHES.. | |.Stocr Quomnons | NEW YORK, Dec. 5. — Closing | uotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 97, American Can ON DISPLAY Fine tableware gifts are always right. . . They are gifts of dis- 64, American Light and Power 5%, = tinction. In our array | Anaconda 32%, Bethlehem Steel 71, '$62.50. of OPEN STOCK Commonwealth and Southern 1'%, g patterns you ~ will | Curtiss Wright 62, General Motors i d find a set that's cer- 47%, International Harvester 59%.! tain to please. | Kennecott 42'2, New York Central 17%, Northern Pacific 10z, Safe- reciated daily 2 | way Stores 27'2, Southern Pacific As low as $3.50 20 Pneées from | 17%, United States Steel 62%, $6.00 Pound $4.69%, Bremner bid 1 asked 2%. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow,| Jones averages: industrials 147.47,| | rails 29.01, utilities 21.75. BUCKET OF WATER HITS RIGHT SPOT - BUT WRONG PARTY Mlnnons“‘ . i HELENA, Mont., Dec. 5.—Prank- ster trouble is making Fred Jorgen- ANDIRONS TONGS, POKERS and other fireplace hardware in brass and bronze NG TACKLE-- man a rod and reel ar nember yc ; its a heart than through nt of both “eptionally k In a varied selection of son, chef, unhappy. . # shapes and sizes, make First the jokesters let the air out / /,l A : 4 of Jorgenson’s automaobile tires— Z 2 ’ lovely gits to brighten the with an ice pick. Jorgenson parked ////// homes of those you es- {his car in the same spot. at the fl teem. Useful and attrac- | rear of the club where he is em- EVERY FAMILY IN ALASKA is supported wholly or in part by money A Z ployed, and sat down to watch. & tive, we have them at ‘Along came a gang of boys Who the Canned Salmon Industry brings here. It pays the wages of over prices ranging from $1.35% went to work soaping windows on 11.000 local k d fish | e By e ainid Tnto i 4 ocal workers an ermen. Its purchases of coal, lumber, wire, - AR rors. | kitchen, grabbed a bucket of ice j fi 4 £ vy fise o atpr m e T it many A}aska products help other industries to meet their payrolls. Its 3 $12.00 for 300-watt IES Lamps. an emergency. and splashed it out|| territorial tax payments help to provide salaries for Alaska’s school When he peered out to see a teachers and government officials. In other | A wor L e of boys Te sy - £ AROE S ds, the Canned Salmon |stead Tony Hames, Helena police ndustry is actually the Territory’s biggest pay ma = Y ggest pay master. % [ officer, doused from head to foot. 3 Tony came along just as the boys gy g had fled. l 4 v #