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8 ALASKAHERE BOUND WEST WITH CROWD Steamer Also Brings Seven Days’ Mail - Sails This Evening the first northbound mail the Alaska Steamship Jompany’s steamer Alaska docked rall thi forenoon 10:30 c with 365 passeng Aboard capt. O. C lerson Alaska Steamshi;\ dock urs before goiny to the mine ¢ Bringin 1 day at fock to ry. Also on t of lumbe: fordeck load of iles bound for Interior own- | Of the 42 passengers aboard bound | ix were from nearby Al- ports. These were: D. Townslee A. Owen, W. Overby, Allen A. Shat- ick, Mary Cauthorne and Lester Simmons Passer Juneau Seattle for Jun- Pat Adams Col. L. E from ka were Kenneth Andersol Lt W. A. Beckwith Mrs. M. Christian Davies, Frank Dufresne, Mrs. W. Oscar Harri, Luther C. Hess, Mrs.. Luther C. Hess, George Jorgenson Alva E. McKennett, Julia O’ ell. Andrew C. Olson, Frida Olsen Richard Pavlot, Mrs. G. Pavlot, O. eau on ns Pl A | Every Month in the Year AUCTION SALES DATES 1940 15 17 1 September 11 Aug 14 e g @] 13 December June 12 November Special Sales Held On Reauest of Shippers Advances will be made as usual when requested. Transferred by telegraph, if desired. THE SEATTLE FUR EXCHANGE 1008 Western Avenue Seattle, Wash. World's Fair Open This is your last chance fo see it! NEW ATTRACTIONS GALORE ON TREASURE ISLAND Billy Rose's “Aquacade” * New "Folies Bergere" * New “Cavalcade’ “America! The Cavalcade of a Nation”, on world's largest outdoor stage. * New Art Exhibit * New Free Shows with famous stars of radio and screen. dis- | B. O. Bull- | THE DAILY ALASKA E | [ M. Powell, J. A. Mascussen, Mrs. P.| M. Sorensen, Ann Early Smith, H.| | 8. sully, R. V. Wright, Mrs. R. V.| Wright, George Ziegler, Mrs. G Ziegler, Marylon Ziegler, Hartman | Dick, John N. Hickman, Paul A.| Larson, Thomas Nielsen, Terry Nob- | les, Max Rogers and Lowell Rowe- | ton. There are 53 passengers aboard for Cordova, 24 for Shepard Point, 7 for Orca, 6 for Valdez, 161 for Sew- ard, and to be transferred at Cordova Westward ports ~-- Position 0f Sweden Now Dark French Sources Indicale Nation Next fo Be In- vaded by Germany PARIS, April 23 withori today f Swe ha ide” of the S situation Important events nt ding t s gly might | 55 for MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE AT 32_Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zeidler have reason to be proud, for tieir bachelor son, Carl F. Zeidler (above), 32, has been elected mayor of Milwaukee. A good baritone who used his voice to advantage at anti-socialism campaign rallies, Zeidler defeated Daniel W. Hoan, veteran mayor who'd held office for 24 years, Columnist Middle Aisles It ONE DIVISION OF NORWEGIANS LAY DOWN ARMS BERLIN, April 23.—The German News Agency DNB reports that the greater part of Nc division has surrendered of Stavanger after heavy fighting in the mountainous country The DNB says it is not possible to estimate immediately the num- ber of prisoners or extent of ma- terial taken, The agency asserts that two Brit- ish bombers were shot down ies- | terday in the British raid nger. French military said the position become the “dark indinavia in the war appear immin- to these and hinted that Germany Sweden at time accor sources, nvad any - ELKS' SERVICE IS HELD TODAY FOR FLOYD G. BETTS The Elks’ Lodge ritual was used at | 'he funeral ser for Floyd G. | Betts, held in the Chapel of the | Charles W. Carter Mortuary at | velock this afternoct | The Rev. John A. Glasse delivered | the eulogy. Mrs. George F. Alexand- r, was soloist. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery where the grave ervice was that of the American Legion, Active pallbearers included L. J | Jewett, Paul Hudon, Carl Strom- | erg, Ray Peterman, Harold Smith ind Fred Crowell. | Honorary pallbearers were J. P. | Williams, L. A. Doughiny, F. W. Wil- !lmm:v n, Daniel Ross, Thomas Haigh and George A. Parks D - AN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23 Alexander Woollcott was stricken | with a heart attack on Sunday and ‘ull remaining engagements here and n the Pacific Northwest of the play ‘The Man Who Came to Dinne have been ordered cancelled a | | ices D 'NEW WAR RULE IN NAZI LAND BERLIN, April 23.—Dumping coal on the sidewalks, a peace-time of- fense against police ordinance, has become a virtue for the dura- tion of the war With mar front de a at the spar Germans coal ers cannot to carry the coal from the into the basements, Now may dump their load on the allk. and let the customer self get the coal under 50 men trucks they side him: Dorothy Kilgallen, first newspaper girl to fly around the world, walks | roof, down the aisle with her bridegroom, Richard T. Kollman, Broadway stage star, in St. Vincent Ferrer’s Church, New York. GERMAN TROOPS REBEKAHS WILL - TWO AIR TRIPS MADE FROM HERE on ' - his | MPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940. NURSE THROUGH Hazel Holmes, wio is to be Office | Ark Goes |of Indian Affairs nurse at Kotzebue, |was a through passenger today on | the steamer Alaska. A native of Aground 1, she was stationed recent- #h! H V. Sully, of Sully’'s Bak- Alaska Bound crafl wnh‘ery. returned today on the steamer H | Alaska after spending two weeks Stako Famlly Aboafd |in Seattle on business. | [ . | M T HI'S Shoa|s | BAILEX ON ALASKA T Spurning| F: 1 Bailey, operator of a can- vessel | nery at Port Bailey, Kodiak Island, |is aboard the Alaska. WEATHER MAN ON WAY HOME T0 FAIRBANKS 0. K. Anderson, Observer in charge of the U. S. Weather Bureau office at Fairbanks, was a through pas- senger today on the steamer Alaska. Anderson has been in Washington three months attending a technical | training conference in air mass analysi: } Wiscons ly in Nevada. | e SULLY RETURNS | | | | | | SEATTLE, April 23. - Coast Guard and fishing assistance, saying: “We got it here | ourselves and we'll get it off vur-‘ selves,” the top-heavy home-mace| | cruiser Ark which is on a trip to| Cook's Inlet, Alaska, with a fam- ily of nine, was aground on a shoal near Magnolia Bluff here today. Paul Stako, ex-marine who with his family intend to homesteal in Alaska rather than “be on re-| lief in Virginia,” said that charts showed that the depths where the Ark had - touched was ten feet deep and, “I guess I didn’t know the tide had gone so far out.” The boat lay in less than twelve inches) of water as he spoke The family huddled to shelter themselves from a driz- zling rain as the modern Columbus worked outside to get his boat back |into deeper water—and refused the help of willing fishing boats and the Coast Guard [ | The Ark sailed from Tacoma | yesterday with a crowd of 20,000 | onlookers roaring good wishes. The | 40-foot boat, in which Stako hopes to carry his family and belongings to his future home in Alaska, 1s powerea with a 1926 truck engine draws 3'% feet of water. Today's news today in The Empire, Today’s news today i The Empire. El below deck | and FLEA HUNT FOREST GROVE, Ore., April 2: { Dr. C. Anderson Hubbard's five-| itch for a flea is over. He| caught it. | The Pacific University biclogist, noted for his contributions to the | British Museum flea collection, | found an unfamiliar “sipper” on a deer mouse. It was there by some | mistake of nature, so he decided | to look for the original carrier. | Five years later he found an-| other on a mole shrew. Several | moles, all carrying the same strange flea, indicated they were the true| nosis. Hubbard named the new flea | “coryr-vlla Jordani” in honor of | Dr. 1 .11 Jo-da famous flea au- | thority and curator of the Brit- ish Museum. | S e X | McCONAGHY ON ALASKA | Among passengers aboard the Al-| |aska are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc- | [Cunaghy who came ashore in Juneau | while the Alaska discharged passen- | | sers and cargo. Mr. McConaghy is | operator of a cannery at Uganik. | Rakes, Hoes, Cultivators, Trowels, " Grass Shears, Spading Forks, Garden Hose, Lawn Mow- ers, Sprinking Cans Garden Seed, Grass and Clover Seed, Fertilizer and Lime LOUHELEN SELLS HALIBUT ZAVODSKY IS NOW Gudman Jensen, Juneau ed Francisco § @ This year is your last chance to see the most beautiful World's Fair ever created. On September 29 the magic lights on Treasure Island will be turned out forever. Ouly once in the average life- time comes an experience 5o beau- tiful, so impressive, so memorable as this Exposition. When years from now people ask, “Did you see the San Francisco World's Fair?”, don't be forced to say, "I didn’t go”. It's just a short trip, and quite inexpensive. When you go to San Fragcisco this time, why not try the train and really enjoy your vacation? No long, tiresome drive to spoil your fun, Arrive rested and refreshed. Our trains offer fares and accom- modations to fit every travel budget. Get all the facts and figures from E. F. GHORMLEY, General Agent, Pass. Dept., 1405 Fourth Ave., Seattle, Wash. Ask him for your free copy of our new 24-page color booklet describing the 1940 San Francisco World's Fair. lcqghern Pacific NIGHT PATROLMAN night | merchant patrolman, is leaving for | Berners Bay to do assessment work on his mining claims. In his absence ' Jack Zavodsky goes on the night de- have crossed the tail seeing that merchants have the from Norway anc doors to their establishments lock- | terned. CROSS SWEDISH LINE; INTERNED LULEAA, April 23—An unconfirmed dispatch reaching Lu- eaa says that 600 German Sweden, troops Swedish frontier have been in- The believed that the rmans be- longed to the Narvik force. Some were wounded and were sent to hospitals. D Parochial School ~ Is to Hold Mission Bazaar Tomorrow The annual bazaar given by the students of St. Ann’s Parochi School will be held tomorrow after noon at the Parish Hall. All pro- | ceeds will be shared by the Mis- sion Schools of Alask: Besides the cus plays for religious hot dogs and games of all kinds| | will attract the attention of fun- | loving youngsters. Two boxes of | candy and a beautiful photograph | album will be awarded. i > oo CHICHEN LAW PUEBLO, Colo., April 23.—Stealing chickens is a case of grand larceny | in Colorado, regardless of the value )OA the poultry, if the theft occurs at night. If the thievery takes place in | daylight the general larceny | plies, and-it stipulates the value of any stolen property must exceed $20; otherivise it's a case of petly | larceny. | The guirk in the Coloradc law was | uncoveréd recently after offices solved achicken stealing case by fol lowing a trail of feathers from coop to loot, y ap- - eee SCHWAMM FLIES HERE Tony Schwamm, Petersburg pilot. flew into Juneau today from Pet burg to pick up one passenger |return. He landed in Gastin | Channel at the marine waterway of the Alaska Air Transport - - DEPUTY RETURNS Deputy Qollector of Internal Reve- | nue Wesley O. Overby returned on the steamer Alaska from a trip to ! Ketehikan, MEET TOMORROW be held at 8 o'- Hall, for h Lodge. headed be in Kath- for meeting will | tomorrow night, starting clock at the IO.OF. members of the Rebe The Past Noble Gr Mrs. E. M. Pc charge of the ses inc Hooker will freshments, A social by will Mrs 18¢ sion arrs e e RECLAMATION MAN T0 HAVE LOOK AT SITKA SITUATION To make an inv ion at Sitka at the request of Gov. Ernest Gruen- inz, R. V. L. Wright, Consulting En- gineer of the Bureau of Reclamation, arrived here today with Mrs. Wright on the steamer Ala ; They will go to Sitka steamer North Sea tc to spend some time i their return. 1, who comes from Wash- B his S mission has | o do with reclamation. o SENATOR, MRS, HESS | TAKE INTERIOR PLANE Returning from “the best trip we've ever had,” Mr. and Mrs, Luther | C. Hess arrived in Juneau on the Alaska today and d te their home in Fairbanks ’AA Electra. After visiting relatives in the Senator and Mrs. He time at Hot Spring returned to the norti California. on the t and plan Juneau on ington nothing 1t kansas, and by way of | througn pent some- Shell Simmons, AAT pilot, flew| | W. E. Joslin and Phil Collins on| The halibuter Louhelen, skipper a special charter trip to Ketchi-|Andrew Hildre, sold 11,000 pounds | returned carly|©f fish to the New England Fish [Company this morning at prices of | - | When the GARDEN FEVER gets you let us be the DOCTOR! ® Juneau-Young Hardware Co. kan yesterday and this morning Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sorensen and" 3 M. Donaldson left Juneau with| Sidney Banks, CCC foreman, re- John Amundsen, the SOTells(’nS‘LurHEd last weekend from Yakutat going to Hirst and Mr. Donaldson | Where he had been directing the going to Tenakee. On the return|building of an extension to the trip Lyle Hebert came to Juneau|YoKutat road. from Sitka with Amundsen. | ' | i e OAT TANKS GALVANIZED X Riveted and Soldered WILLIAMS RETURNS : i ‘ District Engineer M. D. Williams | Electrically Welded returned on the steamer Alaska to- 2 o Mrs, Sorensen arrived from the (]| i south on the Alaska. - - FOR GOODNEWS BAY Frida Olson and Andrew C. Olson, of Goodnews Bay are visiting Juneau | today while waiting® for the North-| bound Alaska to continue on its way after discharging passengers and | cargo. - - RAILROAD OFFICIAL ) Delaney, Examiner of Ac- counts of the Alaska Railroad, is a passenger today on the | steamer Alaska, returning to An-| chorage from the States. He is ac- CANADIAN DISCOUNT Until further notice, Canadian funds will be accepted at following discount.: Checks and Currency 20% Silver . ... 22% THE B. M. BEHRENDS BANK THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK from tropic isles Siam, Java, Malaysia— Schilling’s quest never ends! 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