The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-12
FIRE TRUCK TO GARRY BODY
 OF VALENTINE
Messages of Regret Include Some from Japan
 csc Officials

Arrangements were completed to- day for the funeral at o'clock Sunday afternoon of the late Emery Valentine, who died here Wednes- day morning. Service will be held in the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. c. O. Saunders, pastor, off, ciating. The pallbearers will be o. E. Schombel, Roy Noland, Ar
 thur F. McKinnon, c. H. MacSpad- den, Arnot Hendrickson and Minard Mill.
 The remains will be conveyed to Evergreen Cemetery in the Juneau Fire Departments truck, and the last rites will be attended by mem bers of the department in uniform. MT. Valentine promoted the organi- zation of the department and was an honorary member of it through out the later years of his life. h. terment will take place in plot MT. Valentine reserved some years ago.
 Messages of Coincidence
 Yesterday and today, many mes sages of coincidence over the de-
 mise of the Juneau pioneer have
 been received by his close friend and business associate, Lee Pulver Among them are communications
 from prominent Japanese, MT Val entine having been honorary Japan |ese consul here many years and
 having been decorated soon after the World War with the Order of
 the Rising Sun, a distinction con-
 ferred by the Emperor of Japan 'on but comparatively few Ameri- cans
 Messages expressing grief and af- |fectionate regard, have been re- |ceived from MT. Valentines sister, Mrs. E. V. Parenteau,- of Denver,
 Colo. from his adopted son, Philip
 G. Cough, of Los Angeles; a ne- phew, Fred Tanner, of Skagway and from a former wife, Mrs. R. B
 Urban, of Salt Lake City, Utah Japanese Consul Grieved The Japanese consul at Seattle wired
 Deeply grieved to learn of the
 death of MT. Valentine, honorary
 consul for Japan. We have lost a friend of Japan and the Japanese people, who has given long and un-
 tiring service in our behalf. Please
 accept my heartfelt sympathy Suemasa Okamoto, Japanese Con- sul."
 Conveying the regrets of the Jap
 anese minister of foreign affairs
 another message from Consul Oka- moto reads:
 q am instructed by Baron Ku- jura Shidehara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Japanese government to, express his deepest sorrow and |sihcere condolence for the death of MT. Valentine, Honorary Consul for Japan"
 Takeuchi Northwest Association The Takeuchi Northwest Ameri- can Japanese Association cabled | from Seattle, the following: "On behalf of all Japanese who Hive in the Pacific Northwest, we express our utmost sympathy for [your sad bereavement. We are cer- itainly shocked at the sad news His death is a great loss to our con- lmunity."
 MT. Grough's message reads; Dads death is great loss to |me. Undoubtedly, you. have knowl- ledge of our affectionate relation tship. Please wire at my expense Eff can assist in any manner" Mrs. Parenteau and MT. Tanner express keen regret, and Mrs Par enteau made affectionate reference Ito a visit she made to MT. Valen- itine here several years ago. Mrs. Urban, who after her divorce lfrom MT. Valentine married again said in her message. Just received the sad news.
 am very sorry"
 Many expressions Of regret nave been received from the numerous Alaska friends of MT. Valentine.