The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1939, Page 8

FLAMES STARTING FROM “BASEMENT SPREAD T0 ALL PARTS;TENANTS AROUSED, susas e and 0en- PUBLIC HALL, MAKE WAY OUT SAFELY (Continuea frum Fag were opened a full gus beiched forth McAlister noted When the fire de 1€ on the scene a few minutes later the s confined entirely to the Thick billows of smoke iSsued from the sidewalk doors of the freight lift arrived Not at this time regarded as a fire of serious consequence, Jones with the help of several firemen and ten- dants went through the halls awaken- ing occupants. Most of them were convinced that the threat would £gon be over and left through the smoky corridors with only the diothes on their back or attired in pejamas and coat. *Dr. C. C. Carter and his wife were evacuated from the structure over a« fireman's ladder strung to the séeond floor. Heavy smoke had pre- yented them making a safe exit down the rear stairway. , The remaining residents had no more than reached safety when the smoke suddenly ceased going through the freight elevator open- ing and turned suddenly with a tremendous roar up the elevator shaft. #From here the flames spread out control, licking at right angles men were played on :»\n'mundinxj I floors on its upward surge. “Fire Department officials sountied One) his Ny s frem morning when ed in e basement, sweepir of ‘With the fire be- twe 1ls raging 1 hollow concrete W antic bonfire, the fire fighters ere able to bring heavy streams of water to play and soon reduced the blaze beyond a danger of spread- ing The Goldstein building, built in 1914 at a cost of $110,000, was for many years the outstanding struc- ture on the Juneau skyline. Originally constructed as an of- 1g it at times housed num- quarters for Federal and Territorial units until recent years. With the construction of govern- ment office facilities the building was gradually converted into apart- ments on the two top floors. Housed in the structure besides apartments were numerous business establish- ments, including the uptown broad- casting station of KINY. The building was built by A. W. Quist, contractor who is now erect- ing the Baranof Hotel. Flying embers flew in all direc- | tions and for several hours bucket | patrols and also streams by fire- roofs and buildings. Tenants, left homeless, began THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1939 (CLINIC SUFFER - $25,000 LOSS IN CALAMIT (COURT RULES y HUBBARD OUT fal Clinic Will Re-open in Near Future a fire which left of five-story the Juneau Med - W Glacier Pri'ésTI-s Object of Show Cause Order by Anti-Church League BANY, lding the very near ouncement made to- W. Council N. Y., Feb. 8.—-A igned to prevent E Hubbard from 7 in a pubiic buildir 1as k Supreme Court . Foster, returnable the court head of instituion of troyed equipment up in flame The loss, un- 9 2 red by insurance, was approxi- | sc at $25,000 by the clinic head Included in the destruction w personal effects of Dr, C. C. Carter Dr. R. H. Williams and Dr. Council, the latter estimating his personal loss at approximating $10,000. All three occupied apartments in the Goldstein Building. P said the lecture or February 15 in s Hall of the State Education| ng here under the auspices of | 1 College at nearby Loudonville. | The order was obtained by the New York League for the Separation of Church and State, incorporated last October, listing its principal of- | fices in New York City. The medical men will continue| Dr. Frank P. Graves, State Edu- their practice at offices to be an-|cational Commissioner, and Siena nounced as soon as space can be|College, are specifically named as| obtained. Other physicians in the defendants. clinic are Dr W. M. Whitehead and| The complaint charges that permit Dr. William P. Blanton. |for use of the hall was granted by NEWSPAPERMEN SHANGHAI AREA, Nine Prominent Foreign- * °rc it 3 2rpoumees ers May Lose Lives- : 'FIRE REFUGEES Police Gef Letter | SHANGHAX, Feb. 8.—The ))D]kco‘ BE'NG HOUSED lof the International Settlement are | ms tional provision prohibiting the use of public property in aid of any school or institution controlled by a religious denomination. Siena College is conducted by the Friars, a minor | wher |Graves in violation of a constitu-} Franciscan | HIGHER RATES SEEN AS RESULT OF SHIP TIEUP Senator Rivers Introduces Memorial for Lower Rate Structure Higher freight rates for are foreseen by Senator Victor Rivers of the Fourth Division as the current maritime - of impending increases in a n norial intro- Senate yesterday Alaska C of in the rnoon Because of ion past iffs have been increased to they are now d the value of the service dered,” the Fairbanks ate joint memorial No. 7 r A equent | bey en- sen- 4d- lon | ing “Due to current interruptions it i reasonably expected that additional freight increases will be requested in the near future by Alaska carriers. Freight Rates Rapped The memorial requests the Inter- state Commission to investigate the | rate structures of water carriersop- erating between the United States and Alaska and asks that reductions be made and rates be established for this part of the United States that compare favorably with rates for similar services elsewhere. Memorials criticizing management of the Alaska Railroad and advocat- ing taxing of Indian cooperative canneries alsoc were introduced yes- terday by Senator Rivers. “Excessive freight tariffs” imposed | by the Alaska Railroad, if viewed in| the light of an indirect tax, makes BROADWAY HOMECOMING had Sam Jatfe (left), Sylvia Sidney and Franchot Tone, who's been away six years They left Hollywood to play in N . show. “The Gentle Peorle. NINE MEASURES REPORTED OUT OF COMMITTEE, Senate Judiciary Group Turns Thumbs Down on Two Bills The Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee, which contains five of the population of the Interior of |the eight members of that house, Alaska “the highest taxed people in the World today,” the Fairbanks |solon declares in his Senate joint | memorial No. 5 | seven favorably and two with recom- | “Economilc usicvatorship” to { mendation that they do not pa: All recommendations of this ma- | memorial No. 8, asking that Post- | masters be allowed to take oaths | on bills of sale, etc. | Frowned on by the committee was | House bill No. 32, dealing with who 'is qualified to act as executor or administrator of an estate, Senate bill No. 14, the Alaska “small loan act” which has been in committee since early in the session, received “do not pass” recommenda- tion. The measure would limit the amount of interest which could be charged on loans. It was introduced by Senator Norman R. Walker by | request. Two new bills were introduced in the Senate this afternoon, Senate bill No. 37, by Senator Victor C. Riv- ers, to regulate travel and traffic on the roads and highways of the Ter- ritory, and Senate bill No. 38, by Senator O. D. Cochran, dealing with duration of chattel mortgage liens. No Speed Limit KETCHIKAN " VOTES FOR BOND ISSUE [Taxpayers Finally Success- ful af Fourth Election Held in One Year KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 8. The fourth time was a charm for the Ketchikan taxpayers. After turning down proposed bond issues for street improvements three times within the year., taxpayers veterday approved by 395 to 81, far more than the required 65 per cent majority, an issue for $250,000 (o wipe out some $85,000 deficit in- cured by PWA projects and to make additional improvements. operators must drive in a manner ‘careful and prudent” and “at a {rate of speed no greater than is reasonable and proper under condi- tions existing at the point of opera- tion, Passed unanimously after being advanced into third reading by sus- pension of the rules was Senator Rivers’ Senate joint memorial No. 3 criticizing the report of the Alaska Resources Committee and urging Congress to reopen the study, with an Alaska representation on the committee and with a development attitude in mind. An amendment by Senator Rivers | was voted into the pupils’ trans- pertaton bill (H. B. 12) which pro- vides that 10 per cent of the $80,000 being appropriated must not be ob- ligated for contract transportation but must be used by the School Board for open current accounts. PR IR A More than half of the milk pro- in succession six alarms calling In| hunting for places to live and wnrdl(may mvestigam}g & letter threat- BY RED (ROSS . 2 o 3 members and also the Douglas Fire | soon spread around where any avail- | D8 death to nine prominent for- The measure urges Congress The Rivers traffic code contains a | Department. Starting at 6:15 o'clock recruit- ment was made of every available power and additional fire fighting eguipment was obtained from the Alaska-Juneau. Three pump wagons were in full operation with powerful pumping stations on the cutter Haida and the Mine tug Tro- jan, standing by to give aid should the flames spread to the lower sec- n, of the business district. It is 541d 18,000 feet of hose were used A*large crowd of spectators wit- | two | iable quarters could be secured The Gastineau Hotel announced |it was able to accommodate many | seeking temporary or permanent quarters. | 'SEWING GROUP POSTPONES MEET Tomorrow's meeting of the sewing | eign newspapermen who have been adopt a resolution setting forth a!jority bloc were unanimous today, | considered by Shanghai residents as being pro-Chinese. The police admitted the possi- Old Alaska Laundry, Pri- !policy of development as the aim lof the Alaska Railroad, making ap- propriations to cover the costs of practically insuring adoption or re- jection by the Senate just as the committee has decided. | bility of a hoax but because of the recent series of political assassina- tions, they are making a careful check. vate Homes Provide Temporary Quarters MOVING OFFICES With the Red Cross busy housing Among those offices burned out of | refugees from the Goldstein Build- the Goldstein Building and moved, ing disaster this morning, and jare Stan Grummett, who has taken | churches and private citizens lend- space in the Alaska Federal Savings ing help to those who were caught Four of the measures favorably reported are correctional in nature, dealing with amendments to remedy minor technical flaws in present laws. They are House bills No: X 36, 37 and 38, all by Rep. Frank Gordon. Memorials Aporoved Senate joint memorials Nos. 5 and cperations thereunder and “termin- | iating the economic dictatorship {which the Interlor Department,! | through its officials, now exercises lover the Interior of Alaska served by the Alaska Railroad.” The memorial dealing with taxa- tion of Indian canneries urges Con- | gress to empower the Legislature to nessed the spectacular conflagrs tjon and by 8 o'clock this morning street ropes were retaining hun- | dreds of people from approaching week. The gathering was to have, Faulkner and Banfield moved out too close taken place at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow | of the old First National Bank Build- CHmax of the valiant battle the |afternoon at the home of Mrs.|ing to Charles Waynor's offices, tem- liremen were waging, came at 10’ George Stmpkins. porarily. and Loan Association, and Harold Foss, architect, who has taken a room in the Valentine Building. group of the Catholic Daughters of America has been postponed, it was announced today, until the following - ATTENTION UNITED FOOD CUSTOMERS Due to the Diastrous Fire in = the Goldstein Building This Morning WE ARE OPERATING OUR BUSINESS THROUGH PIGGLY WIGGLY This change will in no way hinder us from giving you the same fine treat- ment that we have in the past. 16 24 Use Either Store’s Phone Number in the fire, many persons have |found temporary residences in the |city in private homes as well as in the old Alaska Laundry building which has been turned over for | housing needs by Mrs. E. R. Jaeger. | Following is a list of temporary |addresses of a few of the former residents of the Goldstein Bullding: Dr and Mrs. W. W. Council are with the J. F. Mullens; Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter, at the Charles Gold- stein residence; Dr. and Mrs. R, H. Williams, guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. | F. Freeburger; Miss Mildred Apland |1s staying with the E. F. Clements; | Mrs. Katherine Hooker, with Mr. (and Mrs. Guy McNaughton; Mrs. | Agnes Readman and Mrs. Vena Crone at the Rev. C. E. Rices: Ed is at the I. Goldstein home s Helvi Paulson i ng with Mrs. J. E. Barrs Nelson is to stay with M x Gray at their home in ) Bernice Butler is at the Fred Heiste Mr. and Mrs. Tom T istered at the Hotel William Paul will nd the night at the Bill Johnson home; Miss Frances Paul is staying with the N. A. McEachrans; Robert Paul is 'at the home of the Rev. John A. | Glasse, and Mrs, Lackie is with |Mrs. H. 8. Graves, | Capt. John Newmarker, Chairman {of the Juneau Chapter of the Red | Cross, desires all needy fire suf- | ferers to contact him at once either | at his office in the Federal and Ter- | ritorial Building or at his home, ‘phone Black 480. | ———— i |€C. OF C. MEETING i | SCHEDULED TOMORROW; I | LANDRUM TO BE GUEST | Juneau. Samuel Landrum, at present FBI | man in Alaska, will be the principal | guest at the Juneau Chamber of | | Commerce luncheon and business ' | session tomorrow noon at Percy’s | i DID YOU SAY: COLD? Here's Your Answer! New Man's Fur-Lined and Trimmed OVERCOAT Tailored enti materials—we a sacrifice pur coat and ly of finest ave made ase of this offer it now At Only $60.00 CHANNEL APPAREL SHOP Front at Main impose and collect equal taxes on all canneries and cannery products and claims that Indian cooperative canneries, now tax-exempt, are com- peting with independent canneries and even being extended loans from the Federal Government in order to 6. both by Senator Victor C. Rivers, and urging that Congress adopt a policy of development as the aim of the Alaska Railroad and that the Legislature be empowered to tax In- dian cooperative canneries, were ap- proved by the committee, as was numbe; in reg of standard provisions and ard to speed laws states that duced in the United States is used p in the manufacture of butter, cheese, and other dairy products. ....FREEZE-UP? .. .. Our Eleetric Thawing Machine offers you fastest, safest service — it will clear vour pive in a hurry. Cash payment is reauired at completion of thawing Jobs; except from our regular patrons and property owners. RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets. PHONE 34 operate. Senator Joe Hofman's Senate joint | Mr. Charles Goldstein United Food Company Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic H. B. Foss Company J.C. Cooper Company and the Other Tenants of the Goldstein Building: Our Sympathy to You in This Hour of Your Loss by Fire. May your future homes bhe bigger and better; and may you have peace of mind and contentment- (00. This the Sincere Wish of CHARLES WAYNOR DEVELOPMENT ' Juneau, Alaska