The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 20, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT Just Arrived A large shipment of % FANCY FOODS 5 "FINE FOODS 24 Consistently the Best $ and W FRUIT COCKTAIL S and W CLINGSTONE PEACHES S and W PITTED DARK CHERRIE S and W RED TART PLUMS and W ROYAL ANN CHERRIES S and W RED SOUR PITTED CHERRIES S and W BARTLETT PEARS PALMDALE FANCY GREEN GAGE PLU MS S and W APPLE SAUCE and W APPLE JUICE S and W ORANGE JUICE and W TOMATO JUICE and W TINY WHOLE BEETS and W SMALL WHOLE GREEN BEANS and W JULIENNE GREEN BEANS and W FANCY CUT BEANS and W WHOLE KERNEL CORN and W CREAM STYLE CORN and W FANCY PEAS and W MAMMOTH ALL-GREEN [ R R ROROROROROR ASPARAGUS i BONE DRY MEASURE Bess Cross_Sh—mks House by Dumping in Bill for Prohibition The ghost of Volstead came sail- ing down the rippling waters of the Kobuk this morning in the House of Representatives when Represen- tative Bess Cross, ‘Queen of the Kobuk,” succeeded in ntroducing a bill calling for a referendum for nothing less than “absolute prohibition” for Alaska. 1 lcvpted under suspension of the |rules by an 18 to 5 vote, “Queen | Bess bill was introduced shortly before noon. | Shocked legislators, me echoes of “The Queen's” still hearing second ADMITTED long styled the| | conferees had presented a list of | Labeled House Bill 103, and ac-| ‘wo bartender party of the session| [ |in the Gold Room Sunday evening, queried, “are you kidding?” “Never more serious in my life,” answered Representative Cross. Hopeful tipplers took heart in |her smiling answer and prayerfully looked at the waning calendar, Senate fo Show Other Side 0f Mountain Any great results of last evening’s and Senate members to “expedite legislation” were not reflected in the Senate's calendar today. House i bills that the lower body had de- clared its intention to have “ad- anced” on the Senate’s slate still remained in their same old notches. Reporting for his “select commit- tee” of three Senators, President Ed- ward Coffey stated that the House lower chamber bills arranged in the order they wished the Senate to con- sider them. The Senate delegatlon, had not been adequately mrormed‘ joint committee meeting of House| |whys and wherefors of proposed ex- SENATE UPS EDUCATION ALLOTMENT Top Chamber “"Misers” So Far Prove Very Open- Handed Fellows On and on, through yesterday after-( noon and this morning, the Alaska Senate continued its digging into the | penditures of the Territory during the coming biennium. When recess| was taken this noon, the Senate was in the thick of the battle over Uni- | versity of Alaska Appropriations, | with Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, Univer- in advance as to just what would be the nature of the business to come before the joint confab, so was not similarly prepared, President Coffey said. However, the Secretary of the! Senate had been instructed, he con- tinued, to prepare a roster of the| many Senate measures now reclining in House committees. The list is to| be turned over to the House so zhat‘ it may give similar consideration o) that asked from the Senate by the| lower chamber. e —.—— |tors levelled their guns on Territor- | missioner of Education James Ryan, /ting and sizeable amounts off the sity President, the target of ques- tioning. Yesterday after: the . n, Sena- ial Auditor Frank Boyle and Com- but mis-fired when it came to cut- appropriations as passed by the House, in the General Appropria- tions Bill. The Senators went right down the line on Senate Finance Committee amendments to fund allotments for Report Says Larger Govt. Report of the regular biennial joint inspection of the Territorial Building in Juneau, by the House and Senate committees on Territor- ial Institutions and Offices was read to upper chamber members yester- day afternoon. The report, which was ordered transmitted to the Board of Ad-| ministration, disclosed that some Bldg. Needed | for his department, Senator Walker, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA p TUESDAY, MA Why that [Lefter, Doctor! £ The Ketchikan Elks Club may have been refused permission to move its, bar by the House of Rep- | resentatives of the current Legisla- i ture, but, via Senator N. R. “Doc” Walker, it got in a few last retorts at the opposition yesterday after- | noon in the Senate. Seizing his opportunity when Com- missioner of Education Jemes C. Ryan was on the stand for quizzing | regarding proposed appropriations under special privilege, took issue with the Commissioner over a letter | 245 Pl = from the latter, v pro- duced in the I ence against Senate Bu ‘The Ketchikan Senator’s quc tions did not cause Commissioner Ryan to back up, even a little, from his position but did establish that the letter, though signed with the Com- missioner’s official title, did net have the positive approval of the Board of Education. — - e o o o . o TIDES TOMORROW e o o Low Tide 1:22a.m.: High Tide 7:33a.m.: Low Tide 14:37p.m.: High Tide 21:27p.m 0000000000 Empire want ads get quick results, maintenance and repair work is needed on the building, but recom- | mended that no new expcndltules be taken now. ‘The joint committee gave its opin- {ion that a study should be under-;’ taken toward securing Federal ac-| tion to increase the -accomodations of the present Federal and Terri- | torial Building. DOUGLAS ISLAND HOME | BURNS T0 GROUND Fire at 10:30 oclock this fore- | Inoon burned to the ground a !rameJ i house on Douglas Island, opposite Two Free Deliveries Daily PHONE 202 the Juneau Florist's greenhouse.| The house was owned by Don‘ Picard, who 20th Cenfury Meat Market [ @ ® o o o & o o o o ne two offices, but the committee’s | is employed at the’ nd W OVEN-BAKED BEANS {which shows the end of the session | o | recommendations proposed a total|Juneau Subport and was near the | ?’:l MDALE SOUTHERN YELLOW YAMS SonedipIor JUIoRy VTR e S AR P ORT o oniy $2410. from the Audi- | Eaton home that burned two years | i . (U. S. Weather Bureau) o tor’s drawing account, and actually | 28°- i T = ST | . Temperatures for 24-Hour o tossed out an additional handful uf' X B O % P SOUARE DA"CING @ Period Ending at 7:30 o’Clock e |sheckels to the Education Depart-: (i n | This Morning: ® ment. K U P R w . o o o e | The fund for support of schools ASASTEAS ; |® In Juneau—Maximum, 44; o was increased by $46,254, mainly by . e minimum, 34. Precipitatioh, e insertion of items of $29,340 for PHONE NIGHI A B HAll ® .25 of an inch. e Teachers' Retirement, in accord- 704 7 . W e At Airport—Maximum, 44; e ance with the bill passed al the| [ ] n ® minimum, 32. Precipitation, resent session, and $50,000 for con- ' Juneau Deliveries— Tomorrow night in A. B. Hall,(® .19 of an inch. ruction and maintenance of rural} i0 A. M. and 2 P. M. tlie American Women's Voluntary ® 6 0o 0 0 0 0 0o o schools—a holdover allotment from[ Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. llIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIII|!lllIIIulIIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" P FOR YOUR SPAGHETTI FEED the last biennium. e| Main cut from the support items o Was $33,795 from payment of tumon‘ o to incorporated towns. The figure | o 85 adopted by the Senate would just! o cover costs under the present $3.50 o allotment and foreshadows negativ o Senate action in the bill proposmg‘ TOMORROW’'S FORECAST o o o Rain, with surface winds 25 to 30 miles per hour to- night and Wednesday. In- termittent rain Wednesday night. Temperatures: Lowest tonight, 35°; highest Wed- |Service and the U. 8. O. will spon- sor another of their old-time square ® |dances, which will be the last be- ® 'fore adjournment of the Territorial ® Legislature, which ends its session ® ‘Thursday. . The steadily increasing attend-|e ance at these dances proves their e BUY NOW While Qur Stock Lasts! - SEE US Italian Spaghetti Vermicelli Long and Cut Macaroni Alphabets — Sea Shells Noodles-many styles Prepared Spaghetti Sauce Stretch Your MEATS . . . Use More of These Fine Foods! TWO JUNEAU DELIVERIES 10:15 A. M. 2:15 P. M. DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A. M. MINIMUM—$2.50 B erts CASH GROCERY popularity and the Legislators are invited to enjoy an evening of harmony of the old-time variety as furnished by E. M. McIntyre, violinist; Albert Peterson, accordi- onist, and Frank Pineda, guitarist. The loudspeaker, which has demon- | strated its value in conveying the voice of the “caller” to all corners of the hall, will again be in opera- tion, sets. After their strenuous labors of the past two months in the legis- lative halls, the committee in charge feels that the Legislators will welcome a chance for some relaxation and real enjoyment at the dance, and it is hoped there will be a good response to the in- vitation, both from the Legislators and the general public. Assisting in forming the sets and aiding beginners will be Henry Goddard, Lester Linehan, Cpl. Francis Blackwell, Sgt. Bob Phillips, Pvt. Buddy Rice, Sgt. J. B. Bryant, A. J. Goodman, W. B. Converse, Neil Gallagher and Don Newton. | — e ! FROM PETERSBURG The following Petersburg resi- dents are staying at the Baranof Hotel while visiting in Juneau: Oscar Burnam, Harold Stolpe, Kurt Nordgren, Richard Harris. e ———— i TRUDEAU HERE G. W. Trudeau, of Anchorage, and A. B. Cain will call the! ® nesday, 43°. ® o 0o 00 00 0 o —————— 'WAR CRIMINALS WILL BE TREATED WITHOUT MERCY Archbishop of York Wants Them Caught, Identifiéd, Then Death on Spot. | LONDON, March 20.—Major. war | criminals, including Adolf Hitldy; are to be treated as “murderers, - sins, thieves, torturers and the like,” Lord Wright, Chairman of the Unit- ed Nations War Crimes Commission, declared before the House of Lords toady. Lord Wright made the statement after Archbishop York told the House that spectacular trials should be avoided, and that principal war criminals, once caught and identi- fied, should be put to death on the spot. is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. on a business trip. — ENGSTROM GOES SOUTH Elton Engstrom, local fish broker, fetc by plane yesterday for Seattle o To Complete that New Easter Bonnet . TRY OUR NEW LANOLIN CREME PERMANENT WAVE EASTER SPECIAL moved for adoption, throughout all | | offices, of Board of Budget recom- |increases in tuition allotments f Cuts from the administrative ex- | penses of the Commissioner of Edu-| cation’s Office amounted in total to| |only $4340. The Commissioner’s | budget request for addition to his| staff of a Supervisor to assist hin-. |in visiting schools and overseemg teaching programs, was granted, at | $3,600 per year. Objecting to the cuts being pro- posed in salaries of minor Territor- | ial employees by the Finance Com- mittee, Senator Joe Green yesterday mendations, per cent flat. The motion was defeated, 4 yeas to 12 nos, after Senate President Edward D. Coffey had pointed out that the Budget Board makes no at- tempt to balance expenditures with anticipated revenues, leaving that up | to the Legislature, Senator Frank Gordon, most ar-; dent advocate of more spending and increased taxation now holding a| Senate seat, remarked: “There's still! plenty of time to raise more taxes.” 8Senator Coffey replied: “That’s your theory.” FRANCHISE BILL FOR 2ND CLASS CITIES PASSES Just before closing up shop for the day yesterday afternoon, the Territorial Senate took a few minutes off from its consideration of the Budget bill just long enough to pass, without amend- ment or discussion, House Bill No. 78, by Reps. Frank Peratrovich and Steve Vukovich. ! At the request of Senator Andy Gundersen, the bill was shifted to the top of the calendar and passed under suspended rules by unani- mous vote on both the bill and! emergency clause—in order to “get including raises of 25 LANOLIN being the nearest oil to the natural oil of the skin leaves the hair soft and non-frizy Machine or Machineless Operators: MARJORIE NEWBURN FRANCES ANN FRANCES ANN'S BEAUTY SALON Across from Warfield's Drug Store PHONE 368 Open Evenings by Appointment 5] the town of Craig out of the! dark.” The bill broadens the municipal powers of second class cities to include the granting of | franchises for public services. Establishment | of. electric light facilities at Craig is now contemplated in . connection | with operation of a sawmill there, but the proposed change in the Territorial law is necessary before 2 franchise may be alloted for the improvement, according to Senator Gundersen’s explanation. e Chapeladies to Have Silver Tea Thursday Mrs. Charles Dobbins is hostess to the Chapeladies this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Stanley Jekill. Final plans are being made for the Silver Tea to be held at the Chapel- By-The-Lake on Thursday, March 22. The tea will begin at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon and the public is invited. ALl G SRR LUCAS ARRIVES Harry Lucas, Jr., son of Mr. and |Mrs. H. I. Lucas, has arrived in Juneau from Anchorage and will FOR TRIS WEEK ONLY... CHAMPAGNE ~RUM-- $3.90 -- Fifth $3.50 -- Fifth Regular $5.50 COOK'S...CLOSEOQUT CLOSEQUT ... REDHORSE ~WINE-- $2.95 Gallon SPARKLING BURGUNDY $4.25-- Quar! CLOSE OUT Regular $4.50 OLD SILVER..CLOSE OUT Our Loss Is Your Gain! CHAMPAGNE $3.80 - Quart ROMA GOLD LABEL CLOSE OUT SCOTCH $4.75 - Fitth KING'S TREASURE Extra Special $3.00 - Fifth BOURBON WHISKEY Stewart-Hill Imported GIN $4.95 - Quart Regular $6.30 COURTESY CLUB Close Out RUM $2.50 -- Fifth. 0ld Timothy . . Close Out LIQUOR STORE Phones 92 -95 spend the next month here visiting his ' parents, wife and daughter,