The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 27, 1938, Page 8

ORI 8 TH i i itory’s Basic Industries FRENCH CALLED [Scoffish Peop! Santa—Send Mommy Hom OLDTIMER IS Graphical Studies of Territory’s Basic Industries f Scottish People Dear Santa—Send Mo ome "Black Magic’ FOUND DEAD ON : — T0 NEW ACTION Use 'Black Magic' = \ } s , ' STORAGE DO(K o iy BY I-AMOURE“X LONDON, Dec. 27.—Black magic, < according to recently disclosed evi- T | ETR | dence, stiil is practiced in remote H 3 H ial parts of Scotland, Dr. E. H. Hunt Jose Lopez Believed to Be 8 Radical Socialist Maps Quf parts of scotiana, br. % o [T, | 3 H % Doctor Hunt, who lived for years Vicim of Hear! Aftack : His Program fo Be Fol- iy e e o Thic N H 5 the “evil eye,” bases his conclusions EaT'V This 'I“Qmmg : lowed by Nation about Scotland on the discovery of . st } 1 | + ; “moppets” or wax images of persons Joe Loy in Tesi- a ab e s e PARIS, Dec. 27—Radical Socialist | ysed by practicing magicians to v dent o mar A - r f - T ix called upon | «pring pain or death” to their ene- . 2 te i TERRITO BB OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER | o devel mies. 5 ¢ t |20 E XPENDITURES 77 |AID TO PROSPECTORS 200 "”‘ : - —o - l | ‘ ot topemn atican City Jai ! ’ ! teme i i sto Gel Cccupan | ; | 1 vere the cal n e e ] | I 2 is lik 0 have ) ! | + HEREEEET S LT p | 68 1 pant for the 1 s and ! ( ) %] B 2 out Lamoureux de- ' peen imposed on Marlo Politi by the ‘ I | 3 : i | | / I ince should regain | police court of the Hol 1 his 4 € TARE S, FROM WIRiNS ; | | A ! tion conviction of embezzling 608,000 Iire he C. W. ( o~ { 981) while a bookkeeper for the | | | Vatican librai N | | i 5 Only nine others have been con- Maria and Loulse Casale L - army by about one half yicted of offenses under the ponti- L ; ; Fl fical penal code since establishment mewhere in this world, Mrs. Loretta Casale sees this appealing | x said he believes that|of Vatican City in 1929 of her children, Maria, left, and Louise, right, maybe she}i - CONHS(ATED nees imports of colonial products i LA answer their constant prayers to Santa: “Please bring mommy 14 § could be increased by between five home for Christmas.” The children were left at the home of Mrs. ] Vbt i ooy H 2 Louise Parker five weeks ago. The mother disappeared. Neither b and six million francs. Returning to Bl h g B d : ; st Sk i ¢ 7 FURS ON SALE nd six million trancs. Returning 0| BIISRING Bride e nor s, e b ko iy e 0 Bk ey (8 AT RENDEZVOUS clared that above all France should endeavor to maintain the closest possible relations with England. He tated that attempts at rapproach- ment between France and Germany Sports Progra;n Being Ar- ranged for February Event, Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 27. The Alaska Game Commission will send confiscated furs to be auctioned at the 1939 Anchorage Fur Rendez vous February 18 to 21, it is an- nounced by Frank Dufresne, Execu- tive Officer Tom Bevers, in charge of furs, estimates that $50,000 worth will be S auctioned at the sales. ( Leonard Hopkins, in charge of (This is the ninth of a series sports, says that a well balanced of graphs prepared by the staff sports program is being worked out.' ¢f the Alaska Planning Council, | Every town in Alaska is invited to dealing with the administrative send its best contestants in basket- and fiscal affairs of the Terri- ball, ice hoc! and boxing a5 (ory. Others will appear in later well as skiiers. There will be jump- issues of The Empire. It is the i KA PLANNING COUNCIL | ing, down hill races, cross country study of its kind ever to runs and slalom with competition ¢ been made in Alaska and for men, women and children gives a picture of government Clyde R. Ellis, manager, an-| and of industries based on min- | nounces the appointment of M crals, fish and wild life never | Sidney Laurence and Mrs. Alfred pefore made available. Most of Balls to be in charge of the fur, the graphs are plotted accumu- style show latively, showing the individual - | values in subsequent strips of l—_———_] different shading as explained StockK QUO ATIONS || i the legends—Ed. Note) T % MINING INDUSTRY NEW YORK. Dec. 27 This graph is a statistical record R btakon "at Aliska: J00 of the mineral production between atoch 1017 and 1937: expenditures by the Christmas Territory to stimulate the industry; Ca A taxes; and the relation of these tax to the gross value ef produc- o v tion Y- Curkigs W Production: i Har 56| Total preduction for the 20-year y P ) pericd was $430.000,000 f ; n ilues ranged from the j 1917, $41,000 of slightly more 0,000 in 1933. While there gene 'nd from 1820 to DOW. JONES AVERAGES gradually downward. P oot are tad Dow,| Expenditures: Noriks ranavupas: Tnukteials ‘15048 | Terriv expenditures to aid the rails 3155, utilities 2149 industry, while con B |since 1917, have not been uniform | from year to year. The most notice- { able variations occurred in funds for Pa!rdns Remembered {roads, sled roads and trails. This |item, which is the largest in the !( I had totaled to the end of ar 333,230 by their patrons are a m of the School of thermometer by Rice Mines of the University of Alaska aper opener by three | since its inception, aggregate $671,- rafft’s Manu- | 000, and is the second largest. Avia- facturin Co., Inc,, also | ticn fields, since 1925, have been a large office calendar by the First built and maintained at a cost of Mational Bank almost $200,000. The operation of the endar -with and Ahlers; inch bror Colder ‘ Tomorrow? gel your Duofolo Underwear Today L)WER temperatures mean low- Woal in ered resistance...susceptibility e fabric. to colds! But not necessarily. When eomfort. Insulating opace between, you wear Duofold you have the pro- tection of wool, the comfort of cot- ton. Try a few suits of this modern underwear. Get them today...for tomorrow! { N N N Fred Henning e e e e eee—————) | the mining industry show consider- and France and Italy should be con- tinued. - ETTA BRINGDALE ON WAY OUTSIDE; MOTHER IS SICK TERRITORY OF ALASKA MINING INDUSTR Etta Bringdale is a southbound passenger on the steamer Baranof accompanied by her nephew, Alfred Brown. Mrs. Bringdale was called south by the serious illness of her mother, JUNE 1928 Y 1 Department of Mines cecst $136,000. From 1926 to 1933 financial aid to prospectors was undertaken, rep- resenting an expenditure of some 000. The total cost of all the several activities was $2,396,000 Taxes: The Territorial tax receipts from ible variation from year to year Its ¢ is fairly parallel to the preduction curve and to its own per- entage curve, The general downward trend be- ween 1517 and 1932 was only inter- {rupted in 1920 and 1923. Beginning with 1933 there has been a stea upward trend in the amount of taxes paid by the industry which parallels t of production. Figures for 1937 1ow higher returns in taxes, be. "ause of mounting productions anc increased taxation rate. The total of all taxes paid by the ndustry to the Territorial treasury ing the period 1917-1936 inclu- 9, which equals gross produ on isl amende e Leg tax sche we ¢ applied on th months of 183 n the ratio of reflected shown for 1637 cover the oduction. The otal fell just s col- lected to August, with some delin- quenc tandihg; it represents 1.80 percent of the year's g ductien, This also raised the average for the entire period depicted by the| sraph to .41 percent. : - | | LEAVE CHURCH TO GET THIEVES EDNA, Kan., Dec. 27.—When it comes to capturing the interest of a church congregation, chlcken‘ thieves are too much competition | for the pastor of the Trentan Unit- | |ed Brethren church. | During Sunday evening services a | | woman entered while a hymn was | being sung and whispered, “They're | stealing Jim Christmore’s chickens.” | | Before the hymn ended all the| !mnle members of the congregation 'were on their way to the Christ- more hen coop where they inter- rupted the task of two men who were emptying the roosts. | The men fled by dropping their bags of chickens, but abandoning an old car. e His Economizing Cost Him Plenty CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 27.—The | Cheyenne union station dining room staff is still wondering about the passenger who dashed in, shouted an order for a grapefruit and sprinted back to the train with it just in time to catch the last car on the move. He tossed a dollar bill to the waitress. “And he could have bought plenty of grapefruit on the diner, for that dollar.” said the waitress. | | 401 ° Mrs. David Brown, in Fullerton, California. FASTERN STARTO | HAVE CHRISTMAS - He Nagged af Her In Sign Language SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27.—Testi- mony that her deafmute husband used abusive terms to her—in the sign language—won an int cutory divorce decree today for Mrs. Eliza- beth Gage, thirty, also a deafmute. Through an interpreter, Mrs. Gage told Superior Judge Sylvain La: that her husband, Arthur, San Fr cisco mechanic, called h and nagged at her, all by the wig- way system. Following initiation ceremonies of the Order of Eastern Star this even- ing at the Scottish Rite Temple, a Christmas party will be held in the ball room, with Lillian Uggen and her orchestra providing music for the dancers The party is the last soéial func- tion of the year 1938, given by of- fice and committee of the East- orn Star as an expression of good llowship to the Rainbow, Girls, DeMolay’s, all Masonic and -Scot- SR, T ish Rite Bodies and their invited M 'h L D guests oifer § vream The semi-formal affair will be held between the hours of 10 and 12 Forecasts Injury and the ‘famed “Lambeth 1as been promised dur program VYN, Pa., Dec. 27 Mrs, - b} Mellon warned her fou . D. A, ME 5 TONIGHT . today to be careful, bec membe the Catholic she had dreamed that her si rs of // are requested Jehn oke his arm in a n stair v 1un the hour, J tried cat the cellar h a wagon tumbling- down steps—and broke his arm. o o o Nakw’s howiin® 2 2? e frozen 1'Service ash only, ex to property ow RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets PHONE 34 customers ar TREASURE TROVE CHRISTMAS EVE AWARD Winner—No- 4711 2nd. No.-3482 3rd. No.-4768 Holder of winning number has until noon next Sunday to claim our Treasure Trove award, then, winner’s claim will be forfeited to holder of second number, until Tuesday noon, January 3, after when holder of third number may claim—until Wednesday noon, January 4. JUNO SAMPLE SHOP BEN BRAVIN SUCCUMBS Is 84 Years Old — HENDRICKSONS RETURN ik Ben Bravin, 50 years old, who had | Lance Hendrickson, of the Game Fefi}’;fi“figfifig]fiynfl;c?’ 29;7 1o been a patient at St. Ann’s Hospital | Commission, who has been south for the past six weeks, passed away | for several weeks, arrived on the pligitp Il Tosguione, . - | shortly before noon today. The re-| Mount McKinley, accompanied by “We know from experience that p.in'are at the Charles W. Carter| Mrs. Hendrickson who has been love knows no age lmits” sald ypo.tuary pending funeral arrange- | visiting in the states, for several John R. Hacker, 83, as he and his ments, Hoh) 2 blushing bride-elect, Ic_m May Stew- AR R ol - i “[;:;_fi:g;"’?}‘cgfsf]‘;‘??r"l’;i‘t‘::“‘;‘{’l;;]fi T News Tomay—tmpire. | ALASKANA, By Marie Drake, 50c ceremony was performed shortly - afterwards. - Chicago Policemen Turn Bronco-Busters CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Every once in awhile the Chicago police have to lay off bandit chasing and use their ultra-modern radio-controlled squad cars as broncos to pursue cattle. Policeman Albert Ledden rode the running board of a his squad car to FEDERAL LABOR UNION LOCAL 20904 SPECIAL MEETING lasso a steer that sniffed the grass- ) less Western avenue pavement hope- T“ESDAY nEc 27 : fully. Ledden’s lariat broke so the o - steer was tied to a fire hydrant with tire chains. 700 P. M. —A. F. of L. HALL PLEASE ATTEND! —Executive Board. - DOCTOR THROUGH Dr. Bart LaRue of Fairbanks, ar- rived here by Electra Sunday from the Golden Heart City, and took S| passage on the Baranof for Seattle. 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