The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1939, Page 2

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T Y T e T e 2 We urge the tutes ourselves adoption of the fol by t Alaska Leg pledge he Divisional Democratic Con-| vention Adopts Ag- gressive Platform t feral Legislative Recommendations For Fast Service Call the Hi-Way Pelivery eneral Hauling DAILY TRIPS TO ALL POINTS OUT GLACIER HIGHWAY Autherized Delivery for The Baily Alaska Empire $1.25 PER MONTH (No Delivery Fee) Act from and the from | \sation or more, employment weeks. ment eight period twenty Compe to one of to five Resolution No. 1. conformity with the historic Democratic principle of the great- est good for the greatest number, the Democratic party in Alaska, gen- | erally, and the Democratic parly; he First Division specifically, | from time to time gone on rec- | ord as favoring abolition of all sal- tr in the waters of the Ter- [ ritory ince the reasons for such \bolition are now more compelling | er before, Now, therefore, be the Democratic Convention of First Division of the Territory of | ka, that it favors enactment and approval of H. R. 3368, 76th Con ress, being a Bill introduced by the| Hc le Anthony J. Dimond, Del s in Congress from Alaska,| to eliminate gradually the use of traaps in Alaska, to confine certain types of seine fishing to residents | of Alaska, and for other related | purposes, also, all other bills intro- | duced by our Delegate and now pending in Congress Be it Further Resolved, that a| of this Resolution be forward- | ed to Honorable Anthony J. Di-| mond In ma than e it Resolved, by Delegate in Congress from | Alaska; to Honorable Harold L.| Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; to} the Committee on Commerce of the United States Senate and to the Cemmittee on Merclant Marine and ! heries of the Utlited States House { Representatives. Resolution No. II. With continued industrial expan- sion in Alaska there is evident an WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE— Without Calomel—And You'll Jump Ost | of Bed Full of Vim and Vigor. Your liver should pour out two pints of Jiquid bile into your bowels daily. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food doesn’t digest. 1 t decays in the bowel as bloats up THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 19, increasing need for a Government agency to act for the interests of both labor and capital. Experiences in the several States has demonstrated that a properly constituted and properly function- ing Department of Labor is a highl effective organizasion for the cx- ercise of public control in the in- dustrial field, and Now Therefore, Be it urther Re- solved by the Democratic Commit-| tee of the First Division of the Ter- ritory of Alaska, that it favors the establishment of a Department of Labor as a part of the Government of the Territory of Alaska. Be It Further Resolved, that the Democratic Convention of the First the | Division of Alaska belleves the first | Commissioner of Labor ought to be elected by the Legislature in joint embly and thercafter by Terri- torial election. Be It Further Resolved, that cop- fes of this Resolution be forwarded. to Honorable Ernest Gruening, Gov- ernor of Alaska; Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate in Congress from Alaska and to each member of the Legislature Resolution No. TIL. Whereas, the Unemployment i Compensation Aet of Alaska now| provijes that only employers of | eight or more persons for a period of twenty or more weeks during a year shall pay an Unemployment Compensation tax and that only em- ployees of such employing agencies are eligible for Unemployment Com- pensation benefits, and, Whereas, in equtiy to both em- | ployer and employee the trend in| the several States is to make Un- employment Compensation acts more inclusive so that there will not be just discrimination as between em- ployers and so that more employees will become eligible for Unemploy | ment Compensation benefits, and Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved| by the Democratic Convention of the | Pirst Division of the Territory of Alaska, that it urges amendment of the Unemployment Compensation Act of Alaska to include employers jof the government Alaska and to each member of the Territorial Legislature Resolutien No. Whereas, the Workmen's pensation Act of Alaska in its pre ent form does not provide compen- sation for occupational diseases, and, ‘Whereas, the principles of social justice compel reognition of the fact that occupational diseases should be included in such an Act no less than the loss of a limb, and, Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the Democratic Convention of the First Division of Alaska, that it fa- vors amendment of the existing | Workmens' Compensation Act of Al- aska to the end that occupational diseases may be included. Be It Further Resolved, that cop- ies of this olution be forwarded to Honorable Ernest Gruening, Gov- ernor of Alaska; Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate in Congress from Alaska and to each member of the Territorial ‘Legislature. Resclution No., V. Whereas, under a Democraitc ad- ministration, the Democratic party is responsible to the people of Al- aska, and of the Nation for the wis- dom, the rectitude and the efficiency of Alaska, and that responsibility can not be ade- quately undertaken and fulfilled unless the offices through which the Government of Alaska is carried on are held by Democrats devoted to the principles of the party and desirous of its true welfare, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in the interest of good government for Alaska, only bona fide resident Democrats giving allegiance to the party and to party principles, be se- | lected or appointed to office in the government of the Territory. Resolution No. VI. We pledge our party to work for| the employment of Alaskans upon | public works projects, whether fi-| nanced by funds. Federal or Territorial Resolution No. VIL We pledge our party to protect the employment of Alaskans in all local industries. To that end we urge the Alaska Legislature at its 1939 STUDENTS BACK "IN JUNEAU FOR XMAS HOLIDAYS Christmas at home is the bright prospect for many Juneau students | who have been away at school. They are arriving on steamers from the South and West, the largest group | coming from school in Seattle. Those remaining in school are looking forward to happy times with classmates and relatives and will join in the gay festivities for the | younger set similar to those at home Arriving on the steamer Yu Miss Helen Beistline, daughter of |Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Beistline, will spend Christmas visiting in Juneau She has been attending business college in Seattle and will Jeave for Washington State College after the | holidays. Miss Vivian Gruber, who has been enrolled in business school in Seat- tle, returned to Juneau on the Yu- kon to remain here with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gruber. Attending her first year at the| University of Washington, Miss Olga | Paul returned to the Capital City | this morning on the steamer Yukon. | She will spend thg holiday season | with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam | Paul, returning to the University | early next month. Young Bob Phillips, son of Su- perintendent of Junéau Public| Schools, A. B. Phillips, was another arrival on the Alaska Steamship boat. He has been attending school in Seattle. i To spend the Yule season with friends and relatives here, Miss| Katherine Torkelson arrived in J\lv‘ neau this morning on the Yukon.| She has been attending business| school in Portland, ‘ George Danner, son of Mr. and| Mrs. George Danner, was a passen- ger this morning on the North Coast. | He has been studying aeronautical | U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Sureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 19: Intermitten light rain tonight and Wednesday; moderate southeast- | erly winds; lowest temperature tonight about 32 degrees. Forecast for Southeast Alaska: Intermitten light rain, except snow in extreme northeastern portion; moderate to fresh southeast- erly winds, variable over southern portion and moderate northerly over Lynn Canal tonight and Wednesday. Forecast or wines along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska: The moderate: disturbance in the lower Gulf of Alaska appears to be advancing eastnortheastward. The winds along the coast will be moderate to fresh east and southeasterly from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook and moderate to fresh northerly from Cape Hinchinbrook to Kodiak. LOCAL DATA Temo Humidity wina Velocity 40 82 SE 9 38 93 S 5 a7 94 s 1 Barometer 29.59 29.55 29.00 rime 3:30 p.m. yest'y 3:30 a.m. today Noon -« today Weather Rain Rain Cloudy RADIO REPORTS TODAY 8:30am. Precip. 3:3Ca.m temp. 24 hours Weather 11 0 Cloudy 3 15 Cloudy Clear Pt. Cldy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Snow Rain Max, tempt. Lo west last 24 hours temp. 19 i E -3 -10 -6 -20 10 13 25 Station Anchorage Barrow 3 Nome Bethel Fairbanks St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Seattle Portland San Francisco Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear WEATHER SYNOPSIS A moderate disturbance was si‘uated this morning in the lower Gulf of Alaska with lowest central pressure 2897 inches, reported at latitude 53 degrees north and longitude 140 degrees west A trough of low pressure extended westward to another disturbance, lowest central pressure reported as 28.60 inches, located about four hundred miles southwest of Dutch Harbor. The weather has con- tinued cloudy over most of Alaska with intermitten light rain over Southeast Alaska and moderate to heavy rain in western portions of Washington and Oregon. Juneau, Dec. 20.—Sunrise, 8:47 am.; sunset, 3:08 pan. ily in “A Trip to Paris.” It will run Wednesday only at the Coliseum. engineering in Los Angeles, and} 2 24 a new Bellanca seaplane for Bob | Ellis in Ketchikan. 0[§ Spo“soR SHOW A student at the University | Washnigton, Miss Jean Taylor came | your stomach, You get constipated. Your Whole system is poisoned and you feel sour, For Inunediate Service CALL 374 I-WAY DELIVERY 3 of one or more persons and that the|next session to enact laws requir- ““,‘3‘,‘,‘L.“,".‘ii:éf”mo't’i’,’i.’u'.’:“flt‘e.n-: get at ;)eriod of temp‘ozsngtr'be reduced |jng all industries to employ a mini- the cause. It takes those famous Carter's |from twenty weel ive. mum of 60 per cent of the total Littls Liver PIla b et thate two plots o | Be It Purther Resolved, that cop-| workers to be Alaskans. A O e gen je, jei amasing 1 | tes of this Resolution be sent to Hon- Resolution No. VHI. |to Juneau this morning on the Yu- making bile flow freely, Look for the 18%e |crable Ernest Gruening, Governor of | Be It Resolved, by the Demo-|kon. She will spend,Christmas with Refuse snything else, Pricc: 266 | Alaska; Honorable Anthony J. Di-|cratic Convention of the First Di-|her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ike P.| Imeond, Delegate in Congress from|yision of Alaska, that the party|Taylor. | TR support the petition of the Alaska| Miss Jeanette Stewart and Tom | Trollers’ Association for a marine|Stewart, son and daughter of Mr. hospital, to be built and operated/and Mrs. B. D. Stewars were ar- | rivals on the Yukon today. Students at the University of Washington, they were accompanied by a class- mate, Bob Van Rattshoven of The Netherlands, who will spend the Yule season in Juneau with them. After an absence of several years, | Tickets, costing 40 cents, may ‘be obtained from any DeMolay m | ber or may be obtained at the door. AT (o “SEU M | The boys going to Ketchikan will leave on the first southbound Joat | 2nd. after Christmas and return January Jones’s Going fo Paris to Send Juneau Boysto | ‘ Ketchikan To raise funds to send three Ju- |neau DeMolay members to Ketchi- | kan next week to assist the Ketchi- Charles Talmage, who has becn,k“" Chapter with degree work, Roy- working in Wenatchee, Wash,, ar-|8l Arch Gunnison Chapter is spon- rived here on the steamer Yukon,|SOTing a show at the Coliseum The- He plans to spend the holidays with 3tr¢ tomorrow night. BA(K | his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. C, Tal-| The feature picture on the De- mage. {Molay show will be The Jones Fam- FROM IRIP ou'l' Earl Beistline, last year’s graduate T s |from the University of Alaska, ar- rived last week from the Westward to spend the holidays in Juneau with his parents. age Eat Out Today! X o F{r BB EESEOBHH BRI DONT MIESS THE ANNUAL Christmas Edition of the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE 5 . Charles Goldstein returned on =) | the Yukon after a month on com- bined business and vacation in the St(ait:iqutein traveled by train andiEMrS, Roule Goes ‘1 South, Vacation plane to many fur centers through- | out the nation, including Canadian | markels, and spent some time with | Mrs. Mabel Rouze is a passenger | igouth on the McKinley to spend | the holidays in Seattle. She is ac-| relatives in Los Angeles, Cal. | companied by her niece, Miss Lois 'FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Io pAR'Y IOMORRO Jacobson, who has been making her | _ There will be a noon meeting attending the Juneau High School. and Christmas party tomorrow in|Miss Jacobson will not return. the Gold Room of the Baranof | Hotel for members of the Nation-| al Federation of Federal Employees_\‘ Mrs. Don Adler is a passenger > |on the Yukon, returning to her | The Book ALASKA, Revised and|Fairbanks home after a short trip Enlarged, Now On Sale: $1.00. to the States. Resolution No. IX. Resolved, that the Democratic | Convention of the First Division of | Alaska, in regular session assem- | bled, go on record as favoring a pe- tition to have Alaska Fisheries| headquarters transferred from Se- attle to Alaska. GOLDSTEIN 2R g 3 MY D 2 3 D, i ————— I'STIME TO g CHANGE YOUR THINNED - OUT LUBRICANTS! R LTS MRS. 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