The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 14, 1939, Page 8

clock Thursday night, and for a|with the three little Native girls,| the beach was|Elizabeth Roberts, 12, Ann Rober . quarter of an hour available by wading THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 1939. 1U. CALIFORNIA * RECEIVES GIFT but when |10, and Alice Mae Roberts, 6 Capt. Falconer gave up the vessel| Rev. Swogger and Capt. Falcone shortly after 11 o'clock, after send- were forced to try to find shelter his call " behind the rocks. out radiophone Wreck Spend e, the lous journey hore had to be made with . small boat Drear NI h' The was lost, however, considerable food and prov the with To add to the misery of thestrand- They had no fire, and it alter- nately snowed and sleeted all night. Their only warmth came from a few blankets and tarpaulins saved from the wreck At 3 o'clock Friday morning, the SITKA GIRL DISAPPEARS Advices received from Seattle re- port the mysterious disappearance of Margarete Schrey, 19, Sitka girl who was on her way to studies at peared offshore, but the seas were Washington State College. . 5L ed arty, Rev wogger’s flashlight | Game Commission vessel Bear ap- : H failed, and wh he as holding Princeton:Parly Ruddles in| Gant’ mitoners: nasiignt, - tiss| oo ~hoavs” hat inding, cola’ b light was knocked Snow and Storm With- when Falconer passed him a suit- from his hand made. | The Sitka girl left the Historic City September 10, checked out of Another boat, “about as large as|her hotel in Seattle six days later OUf Flre or ngh' leaving the party without the Bear and painted gray,” passed the rock about 11 o'clock yester- - Huddle Betond ‘Beacon day morning, Rev. Swogger said, Continued from Page One Little Island is but a city block ‘but didn’t make any attempt to - | square, with no trees or brush atop take us off.” ide a I its ros crown, no driftwood, and The Bear made two more at- € y the only shelter was the little tempts to take the stranded| a v d wad- | square framework of the beacon eton party off the rock, and behind which Rev. Swogger's son|at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon | I S at 8:15 o'-iDallas, 17, huddled in the snow/got a boat over and after IT IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND This Should Remind You THAT SAMCO OIL CIRCULATING HEATERS ARE SAFE! CLEAN, ECONOMICAL HEAT G porcelain Enamel BSERVE FIRE WEEK BUY A NEW SAMCO 1 fire as well as EATER Make SEE THEM AT THE SANITARY PLUMBING and HEATING COMPANY WM. T. NIEMI, Proprietor PHONE 788 s A e e S All Types of Automatic @il Installations Plumbing and Heating Sheet Metal Works DINE.... 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The Native children, daughters of Henry Roberts, of Craig, where they were bound aboard the Prince- ton from Haines, were taken to the Government Hospital here on the arrival of the Bear and put under observation. Their condition is not serious Capt. Falconer, Rev. Swogger and his son, put up with friends| for the night, said they suffered | no ill effects from their exposure.| Cyane to Aid The Coast Guard cutter Cyane. E. K. Johnson, picking up the left was Lt distress calls from Ketchikan, there yesterday morning and ar- rived here today bound for the scene of the wreck. Capt. Falconer was to make the trip with them to see what could be done in the way of saving the Princeton, which apparently has a bad hole in the hull Capt. L. H. Jennings, salvager of Ketchikan, has been notified of the wreck by underwriters, ac- cording to a wire from the Board of National Missions to Rev. John A. Glasse, pastor of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church here, in- dicating Jennings will attempt salvage the Princeton if there need. The Rev. Mr. is | with her baggage sent to the train station ahead of her, but has not been seen since. It was apparent the girl had at least some money with her, as a cashed check from her parents was received by them a few days ago. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are pressing the esarch for the girl Her parents reside in Sitka where her father is a butcher with th sitka Cold Storage — ChapeladiesChange Date of Meeting A meeting of the Chapeladies was held during the week at the Glacier Highway home of Mrs. Frank Maier During the session Mrs. Loren Card was elected Secretary-Treas- urer to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Mrs. Elsie Cole. So that the meetings might be more convenient it was voted to hold sessions on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, starting in November. The next .meeting, however, will be on the regular date, October 25, at the home of Mrs Virgil Newell New memers present were Mr Eric Lindegard and Mrs. George Phillips. Other members who at- tended the meeting included Mes- dames Max Mielke, Allen Johnstone, Norman Cook, Clarence Wiitanen, | Frank Millard, Virgil Newell, Mil- ton Ward, Loren Card, Fred Camp- en, Jenny Pederson, Tom Bareksten, John Hogins and Dora Spaulding. D 300 Big Swans At Airport; «| Not Fair Game Swogger said Lhe‘ Hold your fire! Those aren't Princeton is resting on an even|geese encamped all over the flat keel, but at high tide, pounds | bétween the airport and Douglas heavily in the seas. An attempt |Island was made to start the engine and| They're Whistler swans. Approxi- back off the rock shortly after | mately 300 flew into the flats this the tide lifted her, but the engine|Week, the first time in recent years was dead, Rev. Swogger sald they have been seen here in such | " Little was saved from the boat|humbers, although as many as 10~ | 000 have been seen at Lituya Bay|police said. beyond a little clothing. .- | ARE COMING HOME | | Mrs. Hans Loken and daughter every fall. Ray Geiger, Deputy Game War- den, reported the arrival of the | Astrid are returning north aboard|SWans to the Alaska Game Com- the Alaska leaving Seattle tonight.|mission last night. Today Execu- Pleasing Tomato Juice e LOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP | tive | checked the flats to make sure they | Officer Frank Dufresne | Will be closed from Sept. 11 to Were really swans. They are. adv. | | about Oct. 15, One hunter was arrested today with a swan in his possession. | Though it measured 53 inches long, he faid he believed it to be a white goose. The swans, Uncle Sam’s particular pets, are protect- 'Shipwreck {Mashes Polatoes On Beach | ; A prospective horse-trade led to| the wrecking of the motorship Princeton on Little Island. The Princeton was on its way from Haines to Sitka with four tons of potatoes which were to be traded for a horse. If the accident had oeccurred on the return trip, the horse might have been salvaged. As it is, the potatoes, as well as the boat, are a total lo: NO INTERRUPTION IN MAIL SERVICE, WARRING EUROPE | Mail from Europe, including the nations at war, is being accepted as usual by the United States Post Office. There has been no inter- ruption of service, the Juneau Post Office announced. - - DEL ROSA TRIAL ‘ SET FOR TUESDAY Trial of Pablo Del Rosa on a charge of assault has been set for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. On | arraignment he pleaded innocent | and was admitted to bail in the| amount of $500. —-,—— City Police Make | Quick Caplure " Of Thief Suspect Calvin Shortridge, several years Juneau resident, working at odd jebs, had a thirst this morning. With a handy rock, Chief of Po-' lice Dan Ralston said, Shortridge ) smashed the window of the George | Brothers Liquor Store, reached in,| helped himself to one jug of wine Jand two quarts of whisky. That was at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Ba- vard, residing over the nearby C: ifornia Grocery, heard the racket | accompanying the smashing of the | window, and called police | | city police at 2:50, twenty min-| {utes after the act had been com- | mitted, apprehended Shortridge | who police said was trying to run with his alleged booty down the Alaska Dock and Storage Com- | pany wharf. | Twenty minutes had been hard- | ly long enough to enjoy the pil-| fered prizes and the wine jug alone had been sampled, and but briefly,' | Today, Shortridge is in the City| Jail awaiting trial on charges of breaking and entering. —— - | RECK RETURN NG | | John Reck, President of the Fir:t‘ | National Bank, is returning aboard | | the steamer Alaska after a few | weeks in the States on business. 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