The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 11, 1939, Page 8

NATIVE WOMAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK IN BAY Fire Deparfi_nl Is Called Early Sunday Morning -Inquest Today | Suffering a heart attack aboard the gasboat Seymore at the Gov- | ernment Dock early Sunday morn- | i Mrs. Maggie Hanson, 63, jumped or fell overboard and was | dead when her body was pulled| ' from the water a few minutes| later. | That the elderly Native woman | died of a heart ailment and not of drowning was determined by 4n autopsy performed last night. An| inquest will be conducted by U. S. Commissioner M. E. Monagle at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. | Recovered by Crew Mrs. Hanson's body was recov- ered by the crew of the Alaska Game Commission vessel Brown Bear who were attracted to the Seymore by the shouts of William Howard, native, who had jumped in after Mrs. Hanson but who had almost drowned himself. The body was floating about 25 feet from the bow of the gashoat Hanson said he was pumping water out of his boat, the Kitty. moored near the Seymore, when he heard Mrs. Hanson say that her son, Billy Hanson, had drowned recently at Hoonah and that she might as well drown too he heard a splash, Ho Ca John evold Swanson, M n Bowdish and Jess Heathcock of the Brown Bear were awakened by Howard's cries at 2:20 o'clock. T pulled him out of the water where he was hanging to a skiff alongside the Seymore and then recovered Mrs. Hanson's body. Fire Department Called The Juneau Fire Department was called to use a respirator but half an hour’s effort was unavailing Hanson was living on the with her son-in-law ughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ji Wat- 1d three children. She is the widow of the late Jim Hanson of Taku Harbor. Other surviving atives are two sons, Don of Taku Harbor and Willie Han- son of Juneau The body is ai the Carter Mortuary - Lecnard Berlin Southbound, 10,000 Miles Ieonard Berlin, Public Survey Office Surveyor, who left for the States this afternoon on the Co- lumbia, won't see Juneau again for two years but he will see plenty ol land, sea and ice before he re- turns, Berlin is on his way to Boston, via Washington, to join the expe- dition of Admiral Richard E. Byrd to the Antarctic. He will spend a year and a half at the bottom of the world. Berlin arrived here on the Bar- anof yesterday from the Westward, where he has been doing survey work on the Kenai Peninsula this Charles W. summer. British Merchant Lhe Ei Shi P Torpedoeci,r - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRF, Sent Down g British merchant steamship Athenia (above), with 1400 passengers aboard, was sunk off the Hebrides Island, west of northern Scotland. After the steamer was torpedoed, the U-boat sent two shells that struck the stricken sraft. Passengers aboard were returning from England to Canada and the United States. Where Athenia Atlantic Ocean “This map shows the approximate location, 200 mil Hebrides, where the British ste sengers aboard. The cross marks tacked. Hanson ' . Missionary Society ' ToMeet Tfomorrow‘ The Interccaominational —Mic- sionary Scgiety will hold the first | meeting of the fall season tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Memor- ial Presbyterian Church. The theme | for the session will be “The Condi- tion of the Christian World.” Mrs. J. E. Click, President, will preside and Mrs. J. F. Worley will conduct the devotional part of the afternoon’s program A report will also be made on the Madras Convention held in 1938. Mrs. Click will also give a short talk and a new song will be given by the women of the church. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Jack Cropley is chairman of the committee, assisted by Mrs. Jack Holler and Mrs. Rovene Hayes. - According to estimates, the av- erage American drinks 42 bottles of soda water a year. SEE THE Sun Flame Circulating @il Heater NEW Was Torpec loed 9" / Néri}\ Sea BRUSSELS ® _ BELGIUM es west of the amer Athenia was sunk with 1400 pas- the spot where the vessel was at- 'Steels Lead Market High; ~ Large Gains About Four and One-half | Million Shares Are in Turnover | NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Soaring ‘steelh led another war boom stock :markl‘l today with gains running | to 11 points or 0. Favorites were numerous and new | highs for 1939 no longer were re- | corded with word from England that there is to be a long drawn out | conflict. | Traders saw visions of huge for- eign demand for all sorts of Amer- ican goods. | “sales today were about 4,500,000 | shares, one of the largest turnovers |in around two year | et | Robert Louis Stevenson and |Mark Twain did much of their | writing while in bed. Roosevell " Returnsto ~ Washington WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—Presi- dent Roosevelt returned to Wash-| ington and made a close study of the war situation today after a brief week-end trip to his Hyde Park home. The President immediately called upon the State Department for the last official reports from Europe. Later he scheduled = conferences on soaring food prices and the state of the nation’s finances with Agri- culture Secretary Wallace and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau A spokesman said that the Pres- ident is informing anxious members of Congress that there has been no ' definite decision on a date for a special session of Congress. Progressive Dinner | ~ Honors Three Misses | In compliment to the birthdays of Misses Sylvia Davis, Ladra Jean' Clithero, Isabell Parsons gnd Dor- | othy Fors, a progressive dinner was started last evening at the Russell Cook apartment in the “Triangle | Building, next going to the Waino Hendrickson residence on Street, where guests enjoyed salads, then | to the Baranof Hotel for the main | ourse, ending with dessert at the, 'revor Davis residence on 8ixth Street. o School colors of scarlet and black were used as a decorative scheme | throughout the affair and the eve-| ning was spent in playing Chinese checkers at the Trevor Davis home. | Those invited for the occasion be- | sides the honorees included Misses Maydelle George, Mildred Kendler,; | Frances Paul, Doris McEachran, and | Messrs. Lee Lucas, LeRoy Vestal, Hallie Rice, Chuck Johnstone, Dick | Backman, Jim Glasse, Carl Click and Bob Scott | - ——— OUT TO SCHOOL John Kelsey, son of the Alaska Steamship Company agent at Val-| dez, is a passenger on the Columbia, | southbound on. his way to school in | the States. | GE WASHERS GE CLOCKS MONPAY, SEPT. HERE'S THE !{'opyrigh;( 1959 LiGGsTT & Myzas Tasacco Co. ylf ‘CW/Z/Z}Z ' FOR YOUR PLEASURE \ When you change to Chesterficld you’ll find a combination of mild- ness, better taste and more pleas- ing aroma, that you can’t get in any other cigarette. This combination of smoking qualities comes from Chesterfield’s RIGHT COMBINATION of the world’s best cigarette tobaccos. There’s no other like it. hesterfielc GARY COOPER whose Paramount’s Current Hit “BEAU GESTE” Polite Nazi Sinks Large Brifish Craft Gives Freighter Crew SOS and Boafs Before Torpedo Fired NEW YORK, Sept. 11. ‘ United States Lines has received in radio saying he British freighter Blairlogie has been torpedoed off the Irish coast but the 32 members of the crew were saved by the U. S. liner American Shipper. The message reported the crew as “all “well.” It is said the crew was treated - + MONDAY IS AHAPPY DAY when you use a General Electric WASHER NOW PRICED AS LOW AS $55.50 ALWAYS A LIBERAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE AT THE JUNEAU ALARM CLOCK OUTSTANDING VALUE Black or Brofihi Features: —Self Starting —No Winding —No Regulating —No Oiling —Smartly Styled ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER ALASKA DOUGLAS LUNCH TOMORROW ON HAM HOCKS AND CABBAGE —at the BARANOF | [ | o — The | | | with consideration by the sub com- mander. The American Shipper turned back 150 miles off her course to | make the rescue of the crew of the sinking 4,400-ton craft. | The United States Lines said it is | apparent from the message that the | sub commander gave the crew 15 minutes in which to send out an| SOS and get lifeboats lowered before | firing the torpedo. | — - | DUNCAN ROBERTSON RETURNS T0 BOOKS Duncan Robertson, son of Mr. and | Mrs. R. E. Robertson, sailed south | on the Baranof to resume his med- ical studies in the States. combination of personality and acting makes him the star of Atlin Mining €0 To Suffer in (anada’s War Roy Noland Returns from Spruce Creek—Reports Men Are Leaving Roy Noland, well known resident, returned to Juneau this morning on the Yukon from Skagway aft,ex'| or your pleasure... The ll)iqéf ( ombination of the worlds best . cigareiie tobaceos | LUMBIA IN WITH 15 FOR CAPITAL CITY Fifteen persons were brought (o Juneau from the Westward this afternoon on the southbound | steamer Columbia, while shortly before sailing time, 43 passengers (were beoked southbound from here. Arrivals from Seward were Miss Frances Brown, Irwin Goldstein, Mrs. A. Cortez, Bill O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Robinson, F. Cor- tez, M. Putselas. From Valdez—S. C. Chhoie, Ro- | bert Wilson, Sol Lachman, Moe Lachman, Bert Hopkins, John Ja- Robertson is attending George | nearly three weeks in Atlin, visiting | derholm. ‘Waghington University in Washing- | his brother John, with whom Roy is | ton, D. C. e WILL HONEYMOON | ON SITKA TRIP = Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Whittier, mar- | ried Saturday night, are leaving week’s honeymoon, they revealed to- day. | Dr. Whittier said he would be back in his office on the 25th of the | month, WHAT'S INSIDE? Fire never destroys a house without burning up what's inside of it. tects the building. To protest your household possessions against loss or damage by fire, you need Residence Contents Insurance. It costs surprisingly little. ® SHATTUCK AGENCY TELEPHONE 249 Office—New York Life Fire insurance pro- interested in mining ground on Spruce Creek. Noland said the declaration of war by Canada will definitely raise “hob” with Atlin and other Canad- n mining. A number of enlisted men have From Cordova—R. T. Willitt, | Flora Mehan. Sailing to Seattle were Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Whittier, Mrs. James Barrie, J. Barrie, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Collier, Mr. and Mrs. E. ‘H. Hill, N. W. Dennis, Mr. and { Mrs. Vance Sutter, Mr. and Mrs. O. | already left the diggings on the var- | gayre, Mrs. James Carpenter, Betty | ious creeks, and many young men will undoubtedly be going south in | Y Wednesday for Sitka to spedd a|ine next few weeks, Noland said. On the Noland property on Spruce Creek, 25 of the 35-man crew are| ung men who have nearly all signified their intentions to enlist, | Noland said. Another blow to mining in the Canadian areas, Noland said, is the increasingly unfavorable rate of ex- change between Canadian and Am- erican money. Noland flew from Atlin to Car- cross and came to Juneau via the ‘White Pass and Yukon Route train and the steamer Yukon. ., — PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Karl Robinson, pho- tographers, came in on the Colum- bia from the Westward this after- noon. Carpenter, Leonard Berlin, C. Gus- |tafson, Francis Marsh, W. J. | Wright, Jerrie DaDy, Mrs. Gil Prucha, DeeVee Prucha, James | Barrie, H. Behnke, Francis Ford, | W. D. Moody, L. B. Finnoe, H. J. | Read, ‘Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Higgin, Richard Evans, W. P. Kingston. For Wrangell—Elsie Klaney, Art { Thane, Kon Eriksson. Al Lund- berg, H. S. McCurdy. For Ketchikan—J. G. 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