The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 22, 1940, Page 8

—_'_——— .| | DN AP : . s y SILVER B:: . Ma ry M(E"Ey_ Suicide bY n Shooting-Makes Plea Today's Specials! VI (" M OYSTERS s ] n for TOMATO PUREE + 4zc Dinette Combination St 235 for Abdudors VEGETABL C KANSAS CITY, 4 — Mary McElroy killed herself terday by shooting with a revolver after seven years ‘of brooding over what she termed the unjust punishment of the men who kidnaped her in L] STANDBY BLUE 2 1b. pkg. lgc 1933 and obtained $30,000 ransom The police found a note penned ROSE RICE 2719 the 32-year-old daughter of GARDEN GOLDEV 2 for 25 by . year- aughte! BANTAM colw C | the iate B, P. McEiroy, Boss Pen- Fresno lhlnlirw Scedless R'\Islm« GOOD FRIEND dergast's political machine leader, EGGS — Stamhrd doz. which said: her ‘“good friend” Grade A 2 65 Makes Death Plea “My four kidnapers are probably the only people on earth who do not consider me an utter fool. You have your death penalty now so ple: give them a chance.” Heinz ASSORTED SOUPS for Large No. 1 czns 35c Miss McElroy was kidnaped from bathroom in h: home, taken to a farm house and chained to a basement wall Fra.m-ovr\mericln SPAGHETTI COMFORT TOILET for Her father paid the ransom TISSUE 4 zgc Walter McGee was arrested, tried and convicted and given the LARGE FIRM HEAD lu :e‘;ilh“;emctni.; :m:l :ux “i‘.(;:ueu;'c B vas commutted to life riso B ment after she made a personal LETTUCE c I appeal to the Governor at Jeffer- CAMPFIRE son City. MARSHMALLOWS l zzc ® : THRIFT Action Mourned The two actual kidnapers, Wal- ter and George McGee, when told of the girl's deed, mourned the FRIENDLY BRITONS suicide of their onetime victimand Walter's lips quivered as he spoke and said Miss McElroy was the Gertrude Lawrence and Charles Laughton have an interesting tete-a-tete at a New York party for theatrical people, Screen Folk In The News: [ Ho”ywooc/ Stars Sit Ovut | |New York N:ghts Joan Crawford, on a visit to New York, has her first date with and ex-husband Franchot Tone. Neither would answer questions about a possible reconciliation. . " Steel Inqulry E " Is Resumed WASHINGTON, Jan, 22. — The Federal monopoly investigators an- nounce they will turn their attention again to the steel inquiry tomorrow. The new hearings will consider or- iginal material prepared by the United State Steel Corporation and U wHAT S submitted to the monopoly commit- m during the first steel hearings. S /T YOU e INSIDE: goAVE] First Lieulenant - Dies, Plane Crash tects the building. To protect your household i possessions against loss or damage by fire, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—Army you need Residence Contents Insurance. It authorities are attempting to deter- costs surprisingly little. mine the cause of a plane crash that killed First Lieutenant Ancel Wil- ‘ liams, an Army Reserve Corps flier, | from Palo Alto. Lieutenant Williams was killed SIIATTUCK AGENCY when his ship plunged into San TELEPHONE 249 Prancisco Bay midway between Oak- [ land and San Mateo. He was flying Qipe—-New, Xork Lite alone. The plane was not discovered until hours after the accident. best friend he ever had and ex- pressed the hope the reporters “would take it as easy on her as you can. We do not care about ourselves. We are here in prison.” cCo-0P We Deliver PHONE 767 e et 4 o e e e - e HOW Fire never destroys a house without burning up what's inside of it. Fire insurance pro- e A A o i i i et OWN THIS G-E REFRIGERATOR NOW—and be thank- ful for years to come! Seatile Prices Are Our Prices! & LIBERAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE EASY PAYMENTS & SMALL DOWN PAYMENTS "Let’s Make a Deal” ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT and 2760 10 WORK i ON WPA PROJECT | IN SEATER TRACT Swimming Pool Job Waits on Weather-Evergreen | Avenue Extended | Work began today on a new WPA project of extending Ever- green Avenue in the Seatfer Tract, as the swimming ppol = project ed to await weather which will allow pouring concrete. The Seatter Tract job, for which the Government is paying $5,790 and the City $1930, employs 27 men, most of whom were trans-| ferred from the sv\imm\ug pool project. Drain pipe for the swimming /pool in Evergreen Bowl is being | laid by a small crew. Next major work will consist of setting forms and ‘pouring concrete. The excava- | tion has ' been completed. l Stock leomrzon?" NEW YORK, Jan. 22, — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mihel stock today is 6%, American Can| 115%, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 26%, Bethleham Stee! | 70%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 9%, '‘General Motors 52%, International Harvester | ; 55%, Kennecott 35%, New York Cen- tral 15%, Northern Pacific 8%, Unit- ed States Steel 56%, Pound: $3.95% . i DOW, JONES AVERAGES { | The following are today’s Dow,! Jones averages: Industrials 145.13, rails 30.15, utilities 25.14. >k | 'BAR EXAMINATIONS 10 BE GIVEN FOR FOUR CANDIDATES Bar examinations will be given this week at the Grand Jury room in the Pederal Building here to four candidates. R. E. Robertson, First Division member of the Board of Law Examiners, will give the tests, which are expected :to take all week. 5 The candidates are Michael J. Lynch, Harold H. Bates, Herschel B. Chappell and William L. Paul day at 2 pim. _today were discharged from bank- " ilight which .tends to be -deflected The THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 22, 1940. LIEUTENANT IS “ONWAYSOUTH; | FLOOD CONTROL Lt. A. C. Welling, who has been in-charge of flood control work at the Chena Slough project of the War Department near Fairbanks, arrived’ in Juneau by PAA plane| Saturday. ( Lt. Welling will sail south on the Alaska tonight to spend a few weeks conferring with Seattle di- visipnal offices of the U. 8, En- gineers, b He has been relieved at ‘Fair-| banks by Capt. A. G. Trudeau who passed through Junegu northbound a few days ago. Lt. Welling is a guest at the Baranof HobeL CASES AGAINST FOUR DISMISSED BY GOVERNMENT Entire Docket for Court Term fo Be Called Here Friday } Cases ageinst Floyd Cromwell and Bill Heitman for petit larceny, Ern- est Torgerson for contempt and | Tony Dugorn for using the mails for obscene literaturé were dismissed to~ day on motion of the Government. Motion for a new trial for the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation in connection with operation.of the Funter Bay fishtrap has been set for hearing Friday at 2 o'clock. The entire docket for the new term of court will be called Pri- G. R. Isaac and Albert Postmas ruptcy. Easier_n Star Will Initiate Tomorrow Newly installed o{fiws of the Orde'r of Eastern Btar will exemplify 'initiatory work tomorrow ‘night at 8 c'clock in the lodge room of the! Scottish Rite, Temple. Following the intiation services there will be a social in eharge of Mrs. Walter P. Scott and hér com- mittee. ——e——— Light Amid Darkness PARIS, Jan. 22—Following a re« i porty by experts that a ‘“luminous {halo” is visible over Paris at night under certain atmospheri¢ condi- tions, new lighting regulations have been issued. In the future particular atten- tion must e paid to shading sny upwards, as from -elevator shafts and the upper stories of buildings. Parisians are also réminded that the “halo” in question was prob- ably caused by growing careless- ness, and warned that “not even ia glimmer” must be visible from the windows or private residences. In order to boost business in the French. capital after 'dark one con. cession has been made. Hereafter shop ‘owners may light "their win~ dow - displays, providing the light is “directed solely on theexhibited objects.” The, use of luminous signs' re- mains forbidden. S o o Down Line PN BERLIN, Jan. 22.—Horses, COWs and pigs kept within city limits have been placed on rations by German authorities, In the Berlin area, for example, the following monthly niixéd - feed allotments have been set up:_ for a' horse, 330 pounds; for a pig, 35 ‘pounds; . for a cow, 165 pounds. Bech owner of livestock must. poésess @ feed ra- tioning eard in order to buy sup- plies. EASTERN SIAR Jr. John Hellenthal, one of the applicants, is out of the eity. KODIAK TO HAVE COMMUNITY NU Miss Alma Spencer is m leave for the Westward tomorrow _on the steamer Mt. McKinley. She arrived here last week on the Al- aska, bringing north four crippled children from institutions at Seat~ tle. The new Territorial Depart~ ment of Health employee: is & | graduate of the University of Washington. —————— SAYLOR TO HOONAH . Dr. Robert Saylor of the Office of Indian Affairs, went to Hoonah by plane yesterday. He is expect- ed-to return- Wednesday.- - § { | ELECT, SEWARD Mrs. Selma Smith was. chosen Wotthy Matron of Anchotage Chgp- ter No. 8, O. E. 8. Other officérs for the, coming year will be Arthur Spicer, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Jean Reekie, Associdte Matron; Robert Bragaw, Associate Patron; Mrs. Ag- nes’ Sherwood, Secrétary; Mrs. Fan- nie Phillips, Treasurer; Mrs. Sue Belle LaRue, Conductress; Miss Flor- ence Kolb, Assoclate Conductress; and Mrs. Camille Southworth, Trus- tee for three years. 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Seversky said that planes with a | speed of 600 miles an hour are pos- | sible now on the basis of discoveries | of aeronautics research workers. { e —————— PAA ELECTRAS ARE SCHEDULED NORTH TOMORROW MORNING = The TWo Pacific Alaska Airways| Electras which arrived in Juneau with ‘passengers {rom Fairbanks Saturday, spent the weekend .in Milk Rushed Through Gale {To 10 Babies . NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 22. — Ten babies on isolated Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay gurgled happily over bottles of fresh milk today. A crew in a small motorboat battled supply for several days. The hardy fisherfolk who live on| the island messaged the mainland last Thursday that they could last| out the cold spell but that there were 10 infants which were in dan- ger of going hungry unless milk was sent. 'Watkins Entertain Saturday Evening Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Watkins en- tertained Saturday evening at | their West Tenth Street home with | three tables of bridge. 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No wonder new Chesterfield smokers, and those who have enjoyed them for years, pass the word along the raging storm which has cut thei island off from its regular food, EDWIN CAREWE IS FOUND DEAD Film Director in Silent Day Passes Away-Heart ~ Attack HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Jan. 22. — |Bdwin Carewe, 56, noted director 'in the silent film era, was found !dead in his bed here today. An ambulance surgeon said death had been caused by a sudden heart attack. MARSHAL MOZEE AND DEPUTY ARE HERE FROM NOME Enroute to the States with & party of prisoners, Marshal B. B | Mozee and Deputy Hugh O'Fa of Nome are spending a few in Juneau. They arrived by PA. jplane Saturday and will proceed south. on the Alaska. STEVE VUKOVICH " FILES FOR HOUSE -Steve Vukovich of Juneau tod: filed his declaration of candida with the District Court for the of- fice of Representative to the Ter- ritorial Legislature. He filed as a Republican.