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8 o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1939. uple Club Issues RUSS GOVERNMENT | artic they no longer use are urged enger hunt with honors goin o leave them in the church parlors g going to Miss Betty Nelson and Miss Betty POLICE FORCE | unable m| | | | “Golden A u’gnl’ Dorothy Wilms Feted on Stand call 373 if they are | L : % : Mill for the evening. Call for More Toys ™ ™™ ... WILL BE LEFT | OF FINLAND IS ONLY | With Surprise Party|, cu prens wee s v F.: ine purpose of doing work on M . W" B ONE MAN SHY o ONE RE(OGNIZED e | Patsy Radalet, Lois Jacobson, Jane toys to be repaired for distribution 0V|es | e f | - Miss Dorothy Wilms' fifteenth | English. Betty Jane Mill, Joan Hu- mas time, members of "Iu i S0 i s | birthday was the incentive for a|don, Betty Rice, Tina Lepetich, iple Club will meet in the parlo Sh fV 3 | surprise party given last evening | Betty Nelson, and Jackie Gucker, the Northern Light Presbyterian 0WI'I a eSpF,‘l Radio Noises Rumored MOIOfOff Sefs UpOwn Pup- at the J. T. Petrich home on Main | who kept up the male moral of Church at 6:30 o'clock on Monday Sl | r ‘ efS Sar(asfic Re ' | Street. Co-hostesses for the occasion | Juneau’s young set by his presence. evening Three reels of movies of educa- ica i = were Misses Betty Wilms and Paul- O 5 G B The work session will be preceded | tion, health and first aid value will| Rise in Sleamer Rafes | p fo Rooseve"p Y ine Petrich. " Today's News Today—Empi yotiuck supper. Ho the be shown tomorrow between 6 and : H | | Highlight of the affair was a scav- | o 3 e ?_1‘. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry u‘unl;n‘ I\/:s);‘r .slm:mr' of gx; Nr:rlh-‘ i | (T TR (RG] D e s MR DR SRR IUY. 0 ST B N o jreen ern Light Presbyterian Church st : S | B¢ ly r ized the P les ANNOUNCEMENT on Men SLIPPERS HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY ON A PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS GIFT! SLIPPERS BOYS® Former values to $1.50. Best grade felt in blue, + red, brown. Soft soles. Sizes I to 6. $1.60 Pair MEN°®S SLIPPER Former values to $5. Kid leathers, leather soles. Black, brown, blue, burgundy. Now $2.45 and $2.95 FELT and KID. Soft soles. Black and brown. Also wool lined. Sizes 6 to 12. Now $1., $1.45 and $1.95 Family SHOE Store 227 SEWARD ST. once again . . . . . To Balke Those Delicious . . . Pies, Cakces, Rolls and Cookies AT THE BARANOF HOTEL REMEMBER "MA" SIBLEY and the delicious pies she used to make for the . She is back in town baking those delicious pastries again” for “you' to enjoy You are invited here every day fee Baranof- C: Shop and Iris Room? . and t the BARANOF . . . SYOU ARE™ %, Served Daily with Regular Meals in the or Coffee Shop Iris Roor Come As You Arve ° PHONE 800 RESERVATIONS L \/)(Il‘(’/ljg% [, Under Management of ROBERT ]J. SCHOETTLER JRWELL - Enjoy economical, delicious, cleanly- cooked food at the popular BARANOF every day ... Nothing is left undone to make your food here to taste perfect! Chef and Maitre d'Hotel In fact, about the only thing the Council didn't talk about was the appointment of & new police patrol- man to fill a vacancy left by the promotion of Ken Junge to Ass ist- an! Chief, replacing Roy Hoffman, who has moved to Kodiak with nine applications for position having. been received, the Council agreed unanimously to a motion by Councilman Henry Mes- erschmidt to.make no change in: the police department at present, indicating the city will get along for awhile with a four man force. Nine Applications Those applying formally for the nolica patrolman job were J. S. Kearney, L. F. Edenfield, W Thompson, B. H. Manery, Jack Da- vis, George W. Laverty, Harold C.| and Aase, Louis C. Niederhelman Homer M. Acton Sam Feldon was welcomed to a seat on the Council. He succeeds Oscar Harri, resigned It was announced that W. J. Manahan, Assistant General Man- eger of the Northland Transporta- tion Company, expects to be in Ju- neau within 10 days to discuss pur- chase or lease of the City Dock Considerable discussion of the ra- dio interference problem followed reading of a petition from local citi- zens asking that a radio inspector be emplooyed to eliminate interfer- ence which it is claimed by the pe- titioners “makes it impossible in this city to enjoy radio reception.” Even On Telephone Several Councilmen blamed the in- terference on Station KINY, which they said “ecomes all over ¢ dial.” Councilman Ralph Beistline says he even gets KINY over his telephone. Others blamed the inter- ference on the Signal Corps station, cash registers, neon signs and the light company system The November wharf report, show- ing total receipts at the City Dock of $1,390.66 for the month, was read | New cabs and slot machines are being prepared by City Attorney Grover C. Winn. The present taxi ordinance was described as faulty. The new | one probably will provide a tax of | so much per taxi per year instead |of a flat $25 fee for the company as in the present law. Music Boxes Councilmen studied a slot machine | ordinance ‘recently enacted at Ket- | chikan, There was a base charge | of $1 per year and 10 percent of the 15% Canadian Discount B. M, Behrends Bank. First National Bank. | adv. LESTER TEAGLE the | | L.| ordinances regulating taxi- | angel” is shown in court in Mrs. Florence Camp, who Fritz Kuhn called his “heaven-sent golden : where she took the stand against the Fuechrer of the German-American Bund leader on trial for alleged theft of Bund funds. Mrs. Camp said she saw “no fun” |gross earnings of each machine is {collected i es. The new Juneau lordinance will be drawn to cover musi; vxes and automatic phono- grapi ch are not now taxe | Taking notice of rumors preva- i]cm here that freight and passenge rates to Juneau are to be raised 15 per cent on January 1, Mayor Harry | I1. Lucas said he would call a special | meeting of the Council to draw a res- |olution of protest if the rumors prove to be true. The mouth of Gold Creek filled up about five feet with silt in the recent high wat the Mayor re perted. Dredging weuld ta day | and a half with an R. J. Sommer: shovel. The Street committee was {to inspect the mouth of the creek teday to determine what action |should be taken. New Committees | With two new Councilmen, S. J MacKinnon and Feldon, having changed the Council personmel ir 1t weeks, Mayor Lucas announc- |ed new committee appointments | follows Finance |nen, Feldon, Ninni | Fire Protection — Blake, Messer- and Taxation—MacKin- and Library — Beistline, { Ninnis, MacKinnon. Streets, Sewers and Lights—Mes- | serschmidt, Beistline, Blake. Police—Ninnis, MacKinnon, Betst- | line. | Wharf — Feldon, Blake, Messer- ‘schmid(. .- Public Card Party | ' To Given Here Following the | meeting of business of the regular the Women | held next Wednesday night at thé 1. O. O. F. Hall. Pinochle, bridge and whist will be played for the occasion and the af- fair will start at 8 o'clock | Entertainment committee for the |evening includes Mrs. Anna Bod- ding, Mrs. Ina Hermason and Mrs. Treva Reischl. The refreshments will be arranged® by Mrs. Millie | Hooker, Mrs, Elizabeth Bender and Mrs. O. Westby. - e Monday Meeting ForB.P. W. Club The regular busin meeting of the Business and Professional Wom- en’s Club will be held Monday in the form of a noon luncheon in the | Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel. | President Anita Garnick will pre- torials assert Finland has done side and .all members are urged to be present. U Also Remodeling, Repairing, Phone 436 + Op; | Moose, a public card party will be | . ottt e et e PRACTICAL FURRIER 38 Years of Experience MAEKING UP TO ORDER—FUR COATS, JACKETS, SCARFS, ETC. See GEG. RUBEL in Rainier Rooms Repeatedly contradicting Kuhn, n his initial love note to her, which Kuhn said had been sent in that spirit. Kuhn was convicted. STALIN IS GVEN ROMANRASPBERRY BY FASCIST MOB: Russians Slurred for Half Hour - Finns Then Given Cheers ROME, Dec. 2. cists demonstrated against Ru today before the Soviet Embassy and the Finnish Legation while an estimated 3,000 onlookers shouted anti-Russian slogans for a half an hour, then cheered the Finns. Police did not molest the march- ers, many of them students talian newspapers have already expressed sympathy for Finland - R Memorial Services Sunday Afernoon At Elks’ Audiforium The annual public memorial ser- vices will be held tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock in the Elks au- Uniformed Fa | ditorium and all Juneauites are in- vited to attend Special music will be presented by the Methodist quartet and the eulogy will be delivered by R. E. Robertson. The u. Elks ritual service. will be spoken by the officers, e ol HOsSPITAL NOTES | * | A 9-pound baby boy was born late yesterday afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hamlin. Both mother and the new ‘arrival are in the best of health. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Yakopatz are the parents of a baby girl, born last night at St. Ann’s Hospital. The little miss tipped the scales at 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth, After receiving surgical care at the Government Hospital, Mary Dennis was dismissed today. Mrs. Ruth Hayes and her baby | weer dismissed today from the Gov- ernment Hospital. . SR TOKYO — Japanese newspapers are editorially condemning Russia for invasion of Finland. The edi- nothing to warrant the Russian ac- tion. Cleaning, Glazing, Relining posite I. Goldstein's Bldg. | evelt’s appeal that Finnish civilians | be not bombed from the air Molotoff asserted that “Soviet air- | planes have not bombed towns and |are not going to do so.” | BOMBING IS SEEN WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. — The State Department this afternoon publishes a report from H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, Minister to Finland, stating <hat on Thursday he wit- nessed “indescribable bombing by 15 Russian planes over Helsinki” and casualties were seen by mem- bers of the Legation. Buildings set afire by the bombs within three blocks of the Legation burned. The above refutes Molotoff’s ver- sion of warfare. 2 -~ Fornance in Juneau Today Lieut. Col. Gregory Hoisington, recently arrived new commandant of the Chilkoot Barracks Army post at Haines, arrived on the Army tender Fornance last night with a | group of 18 officers and men on a “Christmas shopping” trip, as of- s' wives described it. Hoisington is a guest at the Bar- f Hotel. He said the Fornance remain in town overnight and o the post tomorrow morn- >-o—— LLYWOOD, Cal.—Judge Baird has granted a divorce to Rodney Pantages from his wife Beatrice and custody of their two children. He rejected the counter divorce suit of Mrs. Pantages, — e The figure of Freedom surmount- ing the dome of the national capitol weighs 7% tons. m ‘y\\,h;t‘lxlu:‘lyllly(v] Juneauites are invited to at- nicipal wharf, the small boat harbor | ,'plv'uclaun(-d it the government of g and dredging of the mouth of Gold # Finland, scorning Finland’s own Creek were discussed by the Juneau | new government. City Council at its regular meeting | f¢ | Russian Premier Molotoff brushed We are plcased to an- \| last night | {aside as “pointless” President Roos- | | nounce that Florence is back with us affer an extended vacation, to Serve you. The Florence Shop is ready to give you that permanent which will make you look your best for the holi- day season. SEE US NOW! FLORENCE SHOP 129 Third Street Phone Black 427 HOW ABOUT WHAT'S INSIDE? Fire never destroys a house without burning up what's inside of it. Fire insurance pre tects the building. To protest your househol possessions rgainst loss or damage by fire, you need Residence Contents Insurance. It cc surprisingly little. ® SHATTUCK AGENCY TELEPHONE 249 " Office—New York Life Tue NORTHERN Opens Tonight DON'T MiSS OUR N7 RE-OPENING & [ ] “The Bright Spot of Juneaun” Get Your Best “GAL"--and Come o THE NORTHERN for Your Best Entertainment This Weekend! - - ’ . )

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