The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1939, Page 8

R O rrorrmmrormmmrmmrmmmmammemmmmms TAX VESSEL UNDER WAY, HOUSE BILL Representatives Pass Measure Senate Killed in Different Form The tax tor boat for use in Bristol Bay in connection with collection of lice taxes and eiti- zenship status of fishermen out of the House { present this with a 13 to 3. vote in its fay te apsized the craft when it appeared earlier in the session ih a bill asking $25,000 for such & craft, but reintroduced in the House, and asking only $15.000 for purc e and bi ium mainten- ance of the vessel, scas were found calmer An atte to cut the appropria- tion to $5000 ot h disfavor and was adjudged “inadequate.” Up Representative Cof- the need for such a that ritorial 1i- 1 ; in Bristol Bay. “are forced to bum rides from cannery- & men who might have to be report- e T egd. in turn for license vielation s Representatives of the Alaska 2‘;’ S et it o ture will be ted to fou Y f‘mgrx VEroi ;’1'\1“1, 1-.n1;‘ el FATE OF THE ‘TRAITOR’ was soon decided in this anti- q war orphans in Scechuen prov House Joint Memorial 39, pasced today. if (1) the Sena es 1o ; the memorial, and (2) if Congress |position at San Francisco desires to take such actiorl DOG DERBY AND A total of $1,650 in dog derby A minor bill passed by this morn- rizes, divided into day prizes of ing, was House Bill 133, providing I(E (ARNIVAL $500 for each of the four « for election of voters in certain {lu some of the foremost trail districts into “f range,” “no mushers in the Northland to the run at large, the district limited | Placed in a setting of ice carv- to 250 square miles. = ings depicting log cabins, Eskimos shortly before noon. President of . and other symbols of the north, the University of Alaska, Charles Blg Eveni |S '0 Be Held this unique entertainment spectacle E. Bunnell, addressed legislators in provides for the numerous atten- support of House Bill 101, which Ma[(h 9, ]0' ”, IZ dc an unusual opportunity to would create a building fund for view a festival as it is done in the the University and authorize levy _C d d north of $25 a year tuition on students row SEXpede For the hanelit of thoss wiio go Fn ol Alseka 876 it to this show there arc Interna- Buthde b The sixth annual Fairbanks Iceltjonal Trophy Curling matches, Al- Carnival and Dog Derby will ‘get|aska championship hockey play- EASTERN STARS under way on March 9 offs, basketball tournament and Alaska’s famous fiesta, lasting'three elaborate ballroom presenta- four days, offers this year a full tions, the Reception Ball, Corona- INIT‘ATE HERE program of spectacula: ertain- tion Ball, and Alaska-Yukon Grand ~ me features. Ball ! Tonight is past matron’s and Pat- senting an a of activities| Fireworks, parades, skiing, skat- ron’s night at the Order of Eastern the benefit of hundreds of |ing, dancing and impromptu novel- Star, with all past officers acting People who annua!l ar ties assure the spectators of a full 48" Nosts for the evening rth “mardi g and enjoyable time. Initiation of candidates will be rded include th The affair, prompted and handled r committees of the In- the kz contest in which s Miss will win Iden Gate Interna > comely > to held at 8 o'clock in the lodge room ¢ of the Temple, with Worthy Matron, Miss Gladys Forrest, presiding volunte r - city advanced to Alaska’s has one of teri; status of attractions, To all Juneau and Southeast Al- acka the management of the festi- val issues the invitation to “come out and play; it's good for what ails you.” e JOE LOUIS, GALENTOTO FIGHT, JUNE MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28— It is officially announced by the managers, that Joe Louis and “Two Ton” Tony Galento have been signed to fight a world heavyweight bout. next June. .- FIVE SEALERS BELIEVED L0ST Ninety-eight Men Missing Following Gale in Arctic EAST! Dining is one of the most enjoyable features of your trip on the air-conditioned Empire Builder. Made doubly so by thoughtful atten- tion of courteous waiters. Daily: To Spokane, Twin Cities, Chicago. ASY W. F. “NICK" CARTER 1400 Four'h Ave. SE 0400 OSLO, Norway, Feb. 28. — Crews of five Norwegian sealing vessels, | totaling 98 men, missing in an Arc- tic gale, are believed to have been lost since no answers have been re- ceived from repeated urgent radio BARGAINS FOR YOU! " We are moving this week to the DECKER BUILDING on South Franklin Street and have marked DRESSES, COATS, HATS and many other items FOR CLEARANCE. AlSo: BIG BARGAIN in MANY ARTICLES slightly damaged through hurried moving during the Goldstein fire. Channel FRC AT MAIN Apparel Shop MARTHA BRACKEN and JEAN GRAHAM i ince. His threats were ended by the aroused “peasants.” premier | | beer. 1 Japanese play staged by Chinese " 'HELEN CAMPBELL TO BECOME BRIDE OF ROBERT STOFT Ceremony Wili Be Event of Next Sunday at Holy Trinity Cathedral Announcement was made today of the coming n age of Miss Helen Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Campbell of Seward, and form- rly of this city, to Robert Stoft, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stoft of Esc on- | dido, California The wedding ceremony will take place next Sunday morning at the (I{UL\' Trinity Cathedral, with Dean {C. E. Rice officiating at the 9:30 | o'clock service, Miss Catherine Campbell, sister lof the bride, and Bud Nance, will attend the couple, with only the im- mediate family and close friends of the bride and.groom present for the ceremony. Following the service a wedding breakfast will be held at the home of Mrs, J. A, Williams, aunt of the | groom Popular members of the younger both Miss Campbell and Mr. Stoft are well known in this city. Miss Campbell, has resided in, Ju- neau for the past five years, her former home having been in Spokane Washington. She is a graduate of the Juneau High School and later attended the University of Wash- ington. At present Miss Campbell is Assistant Secretary of the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion. Mr. Stoft, who is formerly of Es- condido, California, came to Juneau two years ago. He has an interest in the S. & N. 5 and 10 cent Store in this city, and is at present an em- | ployee of the Family Shoe Store. 'Birthdays of Two Honored Last Night | [ | to Mrs. R. R. Her- | | { | As a surpr mann and Mrs, H. L. Wood, mem- bers of the Juneau Woman's Club called at the Hermann residence last | evening to eommemorate the birth-| day’s of the two honorees. The affair was given by members | of the Executive Board and Board | of Directors of the Club and during the evening a birthday cake, bear-| ing many candles, was served with coffee. Mrs. Hermann is President of the | Alaska Pederation of Woman's Clubs | and Past President of the Juneau| Club. Mrs. Wood is officer at largci tary of the Board of Directors. Last evening's gathering was also a bon- voyage affair, for Mrs. Wood is leav- ing soon on an annual missionary trip through Alaska. - Moose Women Postpone Party The meeting of the Women of |the Moosc will be held as planned | tomorrow evening, but due to the Sons of Norway show, the card {party which was scheduled to fol- ilow the business session has been ! postponed, it was announed today. 14, and all are urged to save the | date. | - Fight Fire | lows, | biles, $133,400. | SUSIE WILDES on the Executive Board and Secre-|ors 40': B. and The card party will be held March | ning in the banquet room of Percy’s THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 28, 1939. TAX INCOME OF JUNEAU RISES T0 HIGH POINT ICity Levy of 18 Mills Pro- duces Largest Reve- nue in History For 1638 the City of Juneau had the largest tax income in its his- tory. | The figure as compiled by M: arry I Lucas, totals $106,633.65. axable property in the city for| totaled $5,924,091 divided as fol- | real property, $4,711,821; per- sonal property, $1,078,870; Automo- ayor | Tax levy against this assessed val- uation produces the $106.633.65 fi ure on the strength cof a levy of 18| mills on the dollar. Bonded indebtedness of the city is $289,000. An additional bond issue of $141,000 was voted last year. | | | PASSES AWAY EARLY TODAY Mother of Juneau Man Dies in Seattle-Had Many Friends Here d away in | | | | Mrs. Susie Wildes pas Seattle at 5:30 o'clock this morning, according to a radiogram received Ly Kcith G. Wildes, her son. Mrs. Wildes was 56 years of age. She had made her residence in Se- attle for the past 18 years. Four o five years ago, Mrs. Wildes her visited in Juneau and during ma friends, especi Stars of which stay made mong E: a member Survivors ter, Mrs. Joscphine sen Keith 1y her husband, a sis- Downing and | D 100 AUTOS GO THROUGH CITY | BRAKE MACHINE | | | | Must Appear for Po- | lice Scrutiny ‘ Approximately 100 motorists re-‘ sponded yesterday to the Juneau| Police Department’s call to have all automobiles undergo brake tests, | Chief Dan Ralston reported. | The testing will continue until all cars here have received window stickers showing that brakes are in order. The testing stations at the Connors Motors and Gastineau Mot~ ors are open daily from 8 o'clock | until 5. The tests are given without | charge under police supervision. MRS, WHITE HITEHEAD | IS GUILD HOSTESS Last night at the home of Mrs.| W. M. Whitehead, a meeting of the Junior Trinity Guild was held, at which time work was continued on the puppets for the show in the spring. Assisting Mrs. Whitehead | during the evening were Mrs. John Dolene and Mrs. D. Hanebury. The next regular session will be held on Wednesday of next week at the home of Mrs. L. S. Botsford, | at which time Mrs. Helen Cass will ing. assist in servi SToCKE QUOTATIONS —— NEW YORK, Feb. 28. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today 9%, American Can 93':, American Power and Light 612, Anaconda 30%, Bethelhem Steel | 70%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright common 6%, Curtiss Wright A 26, General Mot International Harvester | 615, Kennecott 377, New York Cen- tral 20, Northern Pacific 12%, South- ern Pacific 18':, United States Steel 63%, Pound $4.68 15/16. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: utilities 147.30, rails 3248, utilities 25.85. -ee P.W. Club Banquet Tonight Honoring girss of the Legislature, the Business and Professional Wom- en’s Club’s International Affairs banquet will be an event this eye- Cafe, at 6:30 o'clock. In charge of arrangements fort the evening is Miss Bernice Butler, who is being assisted by Miss Helen Allen, Miss Mary Wildes and Miss Sybil Godfrey. e DO ‘With Beer VIENNA, Feb. 28. — When fire broké out in a brewery at Naabeck; \firemen found the water hydrants |frozen and put out the blaze with 3 “FREE LEGAL ADVICE MOOSE JAW—Free legal services will be provided for indigents under a plan suggested to the Saskatche- \»mm-_ The motion failed {in the hope it would be of some | | | RUM BATILE | SLOWS WORK FOR SENATE Vote Six fo Two on la- Boyteaux Bill - Wolf Bounty Enacted (Continuea 1rum a2z One; to vote “pass” on this move to ex- punge. but was prevailed upen to vote “yes.” The outcome was the Efforts this morning to postpone action again on the Indian liquor bill were resisted by Senator LaBoy- teaux, the author, who said he had been “very patient” in allowing it to be continued day after day. Senator Henry Roden moved that “in view of the harmonious feeling which seems to prevail in this body today the bill placed at the bottom of the calendar. The vote, four to four. Thereupon, Senators rose ome by one to express regret at being impel- | led to vote for the LaBoyteaux bill Reluctant “Ayes” Sorrowfully, Senavor Cochran said he would support the bill on behalf of the natives of the Interior and the North, realizing that it was a blow to many in Southeast Alaska who did not deserve such a blow aimed at them. He said he was sat-| isfied personnally that the bill was! illegal and could not be enforced but that it had “one redeeming fea- ture” in putting squarely up to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior the bur-| den of enforcement Senator Hofman said he was for the bill for the sake of the little children, who were being neglected today and who will be our voters of tomorrow. Senator Patterson said that| “whichever way we vote chances| are we are making a mistake.” He| said he would vote for the measure | value. Senator Victor C. Rivers said the “demand from the Fourth Divis- ion is entirely for a bill of this| nature.” Senator Sullivan, noting that all votes on the measure in the Sen- ate were “sincere votes,” said he hoped the House would deal with the bill with equal sincerity. Walker Raps Bill Senate President Walker relin- quished the chair to speak in op- position to the bill. The same de- sired effect could be obtained, he said, through Cochran’s permit bill “without insulting people who are as much citizens as any of us.” Senator Cochran said his permit bill, No. 88, had been “filiLustered out of its place on the calendar.” The Native liquor bill passed by ent {to an !On Piano Keys ‘ rst Division Senators, Roden and Walker, voling nay { Cochran’s permit bill, advancing | slowly through md reading, ap-, parently met Waterloo this af- | ternoon when the Senate voted five | to three to place it upon final pas- | sage. A two-thirds vote is necessary to suspend the rules and advance a bill. Unless the bill goes to the Holise today it is dead Bounty Bill wolf bounty final passage unanimous- witheut debate. It goes to which is asked to con-| sent to a measure entirely differ- from the Smith bill which 1t ssed early in the session and sent | the Senate. | | The through ly and the House, hill sailed Repoerting it was unable to ¢ eement with the House on amendments to House bill 16, which requires calling of bids on Terri- torial purchases of $50 or more, a Senate conference committee was dissolved today and a free confer- ence committee consisting of Sen-| ators Sullivan, Cochran and Boyteaux appointed to settle | matter with a similar House com- | mittee. { Two bills met death “without| efit of 'clergy” late yesterday | en the Senate voted to indefin- itely postpone Senate bill No. 78, | allowing Territorial and Federal of- ficials to serve as jurors without fee, and House bill No. 50, Repre- | sentative Carl Drager’s measure to the courts to any firm which not paid its corporation tax. e e R Fire Adjustor Gefs Hot Just to demunsirate hus versatility, | W. J. Moe, fire insurance adjustor, today burned up the keys on the Ro- tar Club’s piano. Moe, who plays the piano for fun, plays it so well that | Rotarians wouldn’t ket him go back | to his insurance adjusting tasks until he had played sevral encores. The Rotary club today endorsed a vote of six to two, with only the wan Law Society by Stuart D. Thom of Regina. James C. Cooper Co JUNO SAMPLE SHOP < N TO THIS RELICOF CIVIL WAR DAY S_3 three-man “sub” built to tow exnlosives against the hull of federal warships around New Orleans, veterans turn proudly, at the confederate soldiers’ home in New Orleans. Two of the men cranked the propeller, and great risk lay in failure to . retire fast enough once the explosion was set off. (A.P.-Universal Newsreel Photo.) a Douglas resolution urging that t} name of Mount Jumbo be chang to Mount Bradley in honor of W. Bradley, lale Gastineau Channel mining man Rod Darnell was appointed to ar- range Rotary participation in an Americanism program being spon- sored by the Elks lodze FORESTER TO SAIL ON WRANGELL AND PETERSBURG TRIP the launch Weather permiting, | Forester will sail tomorrow morning for carry Petershurg and Wrangeil Charles G. Burdick, Forest { Inspector, on a trip to administer work on totem pole restoration in Southeast Alaska. After leaving Burdick at Wran- gell the Forester will proceed to Ketchikan for overhaul. s S DO DATING CANBERRA Australian hens date their own eggs nowadays, a | device fastened to each bird stamp- ing day, date and breed. | ——arr— CLEARANCE MEN'S and YOUTHS While They Last — Onl; $2.95 BIG VAN'S STORE 278 So. Franklin fl' because WE ARE MOVING TO OUR NEW LOCATION IN THE BARANOF . . our store will be closed tomorrow, however, we expect our new store fo open Thursday. Leota’s MILK BILLS NOWean once again be paid downtown — at the new eoffice in the SHATTUCK BUILDING of —— REPRESENTING: JUNEAU DAIRIES, INC.