The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1940, Page 8

THE DAILY AL/\SKA EMPth, TUESDAY, FEB. 20 1940 Washington’s Birthday | COFFEE PURE FOOD SPECIALS! In keeping with the high qualmes of Georqe Washington, our first President, we are offering Juneau citizens high quality foods at low prices . . . prices you cannot afford to miss. WE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY! Ukelele—Broken Sliced BAKER'S FARMINGTON CHOCOLATE 1-Pound Bar 19¢ Juicy Sweet—Med. Size ORANGES, dez- 33¢ U. S. No. 1 —Yakima Gems Potaioes: 7 1bs. - 25¢ 25 Ibs. §3c Fresh California Bunch Carrots 3 bunches 25¢ Large, Fresh, Firm Lettuce, 2 heads 25¢ LOG CABIN NUTT BROTHERS WHITE STAR ELBO PINEAPPLE, 2" fins SYRUP, medium fins 18¢ .- 45¢ TUNA FISH "fins ... .. MACARONI or SPAGHETTI - -- Darigola MILD CHEESE - LEAN EASTERN SPARE RIBS...Ib.25¢ 1 Pinl KRAUT FBEE with Each flrder! Phene 202 —— Phone 202 HA?;E&;EER | Eastern BACON | Lean—Fresh Made (By the Piece) Ib.25¢ GROCERY DEPT.—Phone 603 PWA INSPECTOR lShoplmer FROM FAIRBANKS : AT OFFCE HERE Has Fortune | 'n Purse Henry Wolff, PWA Engme“l- Inspector on the Fairbanks sewer, ! had paving and school projects, ur-} rived on the steamer Alaska to ipend a week at the Juneau PWA lieadquarters. He reports that the school and | sewer work is completed and that) paving work will resume as soon | her as weather allows. Empire classifieds brine results Try an Empire ad. IlIIIlIlIllllIl|IlllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIIII w | When LOS ANGELES, Cal, middleaged Mrs. Clomp was arrested on a shoplift- ng charge, police matrons gave her he customary search. They were astounded to find that purse contained $27,000 and ine cents in cash Mrs. Clomp's roil included ten {31,000 bills, 82 hundred dollar bills, Peb. 20— "64 fifties and the rest in smaller | denominations. The woman was seized as she at- ‘empted to walk out of a store |with two sweaters and a dress val- SHRINE DANCE (Invitational) Masonic Temple Wednesday Evening February 21 @ Klondy Dufresne’s Orchestra ART——————————w,; ed at $10. Mrs. Clomp told police that she Elizabeth | SHORT RIBS or - BOILING BEEF b.221¢ | b-123c¢ 20th Century Groceryand Meat Market M. ]. B—SCHILLINGS and CHASE and SANBORN 1b.25¢ Pitted [1] A T E S 2 1bs. 29 ¢ Oven-Fresh COOKIES 1 -1b. pka. 29 ¢ Phone 603 — GROCERY LENTEN ITEMS — Phone 603 Prices on these FOUR ITEMS will be maintained throughout Lenten Season:— -25¢ ... 18¢ -31bs. 19¢- -Pound 23¢ PORK STEAKS Lean Eastern Pork b.25¢ MEAT DEPT.—Phone 202 Mkcd to take things lrom stores and trouble resisting lempumon She sald she started work housemaid at $1.50 a week and p}h amided her savings through real estate and stock investments — e BROWN BEAR'S (00K MARRIED ON WAY NORTH Although the Alaska Game Com- mission vessel Brown Bear arrived in port last night, its cook, S. Gor- don Peterson, didn't reach Juneau until this morning. Peterson stopped off at Wran- gell to be marrfed to Miss Mar- garet Ferguson. They came in on the Northland and plan to live in Douglas. The Brown Bear, Capt. John Sel-l levold, carried Douglas Gray, Mrs.| (;ray and Miss Valerie Pear 1940 PONTIAC (] NOW ON DISPLAY AT CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY ,shot several CHIEF OF POLICE IS SHOT DOWN IN CALIFORNIATQWN Traffic Policeman Is Also Wounded in Street Bat- fle, Deranged Man WILLOWS, Cal, Feb. 20.—Police Chief Markham was shot to death late yesterday and - three other men were wounded, after an apparently insane man ran wild with an automatic shotgun on a | Willows business street. The gunman, A. E. Carroll, was {subdued by a deputy sheriff and | two bystanders after he had been! times. the Willows business section carr)A |ing the shotgun. He wandered ‘about the streets for several hours. | After he pointed the gun at sev- |eral persons the police were called. Chief Markham and Traffic Po- | liceman Orin Soeth approached Car- |roll to question him. When they | were about 15 feet ay Carroll rued The chief fell. fatally wound- ! Carroll, a laborer, appea: | ’I‘wo more blasts from the shot- |gun struck Soeth, one in the face and the other in the leg rold McCracken stepped out 'of the shop where he works at the sound of the shooting, and was hit in the leg by another shot- gun charge. Soeth fired several shots at Car- roll, striking him in the back! and side. GERMAN SEAMEN STARTING HOME | ON JAPAN SHIP LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 20— The Japanese liner Heiyo Maru| has sailed from Los Angeles carry-| ing 30 German officers and men ! attempting to reach their homeland. | The men are members of the| crew of a Standard Oil tanker. They hoped to reach Germany byi | way of Japan, Siberia, and Rus- | sia, German seamen making a simi-| lar attempt aboard a Japanese ship were removed by British warships in the Pacific several weeks ago. ———— CANADA ranks third among! gold producing countries ’ .- Try an Empire ad. Wage Hour TesISuII Is Filed Thousands of Employees‘ of Meat Concern Involved CHICAGO, Feb. 20.—A Federal Government Agency has filed suit agalnst Swift and Company, meat packers, in a test suit which involves thousands of employes under the wage-hour law. The Chicago concern is accused of violating the wage-hour law by failing to pay five thousand em- ployes time and a half for overtime work. Regional Director Thomas O'Mal- lery of the Wages and Hours Di- vision, said the suit is based on the claim that only employers who are actually engaged in handling, slaughtering or dressing livestock are exempt from the law. The Institute of American Meat Packers contends that all employes' of meat pa(kmg firms are exempt, - Prospedor Mushes Weary Trail fo Dentist Since the tenth of January, Sf- year-old prospector Earl Faulkner | been mushing in from his I)e ase Lake section wilderness home ! to get a dental job finished in Juneau that he began here some- thing like eight years ago. Faulkner mushed mately 450 miles from his cabin across three ranges, down the Taku and to Ma Vi Lodge, with four dog At the lodge, Faulkner teamed up with Douglas trapper Joe Whit- ing and went across to Annex Creek by boat to hike the rest of the way.| Walking from 7 yesterday morn- (ing until 6 o'clock last night. they| | negotiated the 19-mile hike Wi ing to get more supplies for coming muskrat season, and Fa ner to visit friends and get forgotten dental job finished his Both are stopping at the North-| ern Hotel, but oddly enou seven years in the bush aw town, Faulkner could not be found on the streets today and friends said he was visiting an old buddy and looking at a prospect some place up the basin. Located this rnoon in Dr. E. H. Kas office, gray-bearded Faulkner d no love for civilization, d evinced a desire to return in a hurry before snows disappear. “It's a long ways to come, miles, to get a tocth pulled,” ner said, spitting blood. “Open - up,” ordered Dr, “I've got another tecoth there.' Faulkner ocbliged. Kaser pulled the tooth. Faulkner spit more bloc 459 Faulk- Kaser, to pull aid, any place to KD but here.” Faulkner spit more blood and| explained he was going to go back by way of the Inklin River valley instead of the Nakina. — .- Empire classineds pay. have the approxi-| e | sither for Gov torney Sam Jones, of Lake Charles. | the } VALERIE PEARCE " BRIDE-ELECT OF WILLIAM REDLING Popular Juneau Couple Reveal Their Engage- ment Today The engagement of Miss Valerie Pearce, daughter of Mrs. G Pearce of this city, and Mr. Wil- | llam Redling, son of Major Charles Redling of Seattle, Wash.,, was re- vealed here today by the well known couple A popular member of Juneau's younger set, Miss Pearce was grad-. | uated from high school in Jackson- ville, Ore. She returned to the Capital City about three years ago after an absence of several years, and at present she is employed in the coffice of the Alaska Game Com- mission. Mr. Redling has been a r dent of Juneau for the past eral years. He attended the Uni- versity of Washington and is now | paymaster in the office of the Al- aska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany. No definite date has rox the coming nuptials, .- - STATE GUARD 'OFLOUISIANA INBARRACKS Militia Held in Readiness > fo Act as Voters Go to Polls NEW ORLEANS, La., Vational Guardsmen remained in ‘.I‘ r barracks up to early this af- 001 as only scattered cases of ce were reported in the “5 ccnd Democratic primary to de- cide whether the 12-year-old poli- 1] dynasty established by the) Huey Long will topple or sur-| vive The weather is fair and cool over | | the state. Voters, estimated at B]mos( half | a million, are casting their votes Earl Long or At- been set Voting started at 6 o'clock this morning and will close at 7 clock tonight Gov. Long mobilized tia to “preserve peace, | ogder” if necgssary. Drops :Exiradiiion Fight; Bioff Is Now the law mili- and | CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. | Attorneys awaited the 20.—States arrival |teday at the municipal airport. The powerful leader of the A F of L /studio workers bearded a plane at | Los Angeles in the custody of an | Tllinois officer, In a surprise move, dropbed a fight against extradition to Chicago to complete a prison sen- tence imposed in 1922, w.| Feb. 20.— | Miss Dudley ~ Is Bride of | Mr.Eveland 'Rev. John A. Glasse Per- forms Ceremony Here Last Evening B Charm and simplicity marked the wedding last evening performed by the Reverend John A. Glasse w Miss Virginia Dudley become th: oride of Mr. Warren Eveland. The 8 o'clock ceremony was held in th presence of a few close friends at the residence of Miss Deborah Pentz and Dr. Marcia Hays in the Evergreen Apartments. The bride was most radiant in a floor-length gown of whi jer- sey. Her only piece of jewelry was a gold cross and she wore a cor- sage of orchids. Miss Magnhild Oygard was charming as maid-of-honor in her gown of blue cotton-lace and a shoulder corsage of roses. Mr. Lars | Oygard was best man for the oom | Following the service the couple received the best wishes of thewr many friends. Arrangements of | sarly spring flowers were placed | throughout the rooms and a three- tier bride's cake, which was made | by the father of Frank Pauls, and | ent here for the cccasion, centered reception table, Dr. Marcia Hays, Miss Deborah Pentz and Mrs. | Paul Judge assisted during the | evening Later in the evening the | talked with the bride's mother in \Mfilr‘” her brother in Massachu- | setts and her sister in Virginia, on | 1 conference hookup between Ju- leau and the cities. Afterwards | hey received the blessings of Mr. and's family in California. Well known in the Capital City, | the bride has been associated with couple “|the Welfare Department here since | ‘ast March, and prior to her po- | sttion in Juneau had done welfare work in Maine and Pennsylvania. | Mr. Eveland has been with the | Terrttorial Department of Health |in this city since July 1937, hav- | ing previously been connected with | the department in Reno, ‘Nav. The rewlyweds plan to reside | n Juneav and will be at home to \ friends be:ween 3 and 6 o'clock | 3u afty on at their apart- the #eldon. e | nent in .| Empire wWant Ads Bring Results. 'IVAR ANDERSON KODIAK BOUND Ivar Anderson, Superintendent of the Kodiak and Sitka n base construction project Kodiak today on the st kon after a week's stay in - eee DR. WORLEY BACK Dr. J. F. Worley, Medic: Di- rector of the Office of Indian Af- fairs, returned on the Yukon today after an administrative trip to K chikan, Metlakatla and Wrang FOOD SPECIALS! THRIFT C0-0P Hormel Sugar-Cured MIDGET BACON Per pound 23(: 3c| 4 [« 25¢ 3" 43¢ 3" 85c 3" 43¢ FRESNO DAINTIES SEEDLESS @ 15 oz. pkes RAISINS 3 29(: | HEINZ ASSORTED SOUP for Large can 4 43C CARNATION 251',' Large package, each SPECIAL PRICES ON GALLON CANS OF VEGETABLES THRIFT CO-0OP We Deliver PHONE 767 LARGE FIRM HEAD LETTUCE, each RITZ CRACKERS 1 nound box, each ZEBBS SPLIT PEA SOUP PREPARATION Four 100z, pkgs. for BRUCE'S ORANGE JUICE Pint cans FRESH STANDARD EGGS ME’N'S HEAVY WORK SOCKS MONKEY FACE GLOVES LIPTON'S Uncolored JAP TEA WHEAT FLAKES EVERY TIME WITH Schilling BAKING POWDER Flying East Today or | I’ movie union leader William Bioff ph| Bioff had | When the tempting fragrance of baking cookies fills the kitchen, you can be assured of perfect results if Schilling Baking Powder was used. It'sdouble-acting—made with pure cream of tartar—aever leaves that “baking powder taste!” For over half a century, Schilling has helped make baking successfuland economical. MONEYBACK To show our unbounded faith in this CREAM OF TARTAR Baking Powder, your grocer will return your money at our expense, and will also pay for the esgs, butter, flour, eic., you have used, if you find any fauls whatever with it. IllllllmllIllllHlllllIIII|||IIIIIIIlllllIIIIllIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|iIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIlllllIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIlllIIlI ! jate | qaition, C1° ed from Dus ding and | Color-F@ es The Mode Saves (‘\ofl\es' SEATTLE PRICES ARE OUR PRICES— ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER (0. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIII|IIIIIIIII]IilmlIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII