The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-15

Cable & Telegraph System. The site for the control station in Southeast Alaska will be either in Ketchikan or Juneau. Powerful apparatus will be installed here so that reliable contact under all con- ditions with Ketchikaf and thence to Seattle, and also between Ju- neau and the control station at Anchorage will be. assured.
 Upon completion of the Federal building at Juneau" he wrote, tests will be made thereat to de- termine the quality of radio recep- tion and the possibilities of receiv- ing as well as controlling trans mitters from that building. Should reception prove unsatisfactory, it will be necessary to establish the receiving station outside of the city and at least five miles from the transmitter station.
 "The possibilities of installing the receiving station on Douglas Island near the city of Douglas have been considered and it is possible that such location might prove satisfactory. In the location of stations outside the city of Ju- neau, it would be desirable that the stations be located convent ently with respect to existing power lines"
 The local transmitter will be of 50 kilowatt capacity, if the control station is located at Ketchikan. If it is located here it will be of 125 kilowatts. It is possible that a fair ly complete radio survey of Ju- neau and vicinity will be made by an engineer of the Signal Corps early next Spring. he concluded.
 Air Mail Resolution
 The Chamber today adopted a resolution urging the early estab- lishment of air mail service be- tween Southeast Alaska and Se- attle. The route would be approxi- mately 800 miles long. The Cham Der declared that the development of the Territory would be largely aided by such a service, and that there is now enough mail traffic between Southeast Alaska and Pu- get Sound to make 1t profitable and justifiable undertaking. The feasibility of the route has been demonstrated by two years of suc- cessful operations of planes over the same course.
 Endorse Relief Drive
 The Chamber today enthusiastic cally endorsed the Red Cross Drive for drought relief, approved do- nation from the organization and left the amount in the discretion of the Executive Board.
 | c. T. Gardner, general chairman, said only the downtown districts would be canvassed, no general house-to- o-house' canvass being con- templated. A committee composed of John Beck, H. I. Lucas and John w. Jones will have charge of the business house canvass, Mrs Florence ORkes in the Goldstein Building, J. w. Lievers at the Court House and c. H. Skinner at the Alaska Road Commission.
 Lodges and other organizations will be canvassed by the local Am erican Legion post. Legionnaires will have charge of the drive ir Petersburg and Sitka and individu- als in other communities.
 The work will be carried on in- tensively, MT. Gardner said. It l: planned to conclude it here by moi later than next Tuesday. The Ju. neau Chapters quota has beer fixed at 5000.
 Red Cross Efficient
 Speaking from personal knowl edge, Mai Malcolm Elliott declared the Red Cross is the logical agenc! to have control of this relief cam paign. He became familiar with it methods of operations during th' flood relief campaign in the lowe Mississippi Valley in 1927.
 "The Red Cross is thoroughly U be trusted. It functions with eff ciency and rapidity," he declared.
 May Have Community Calendar
 A community calendar for Jul neau was suggested by H. I Faulkner after the model set fey years ago by Cordova business mel who have saved annually nor than $2,oOO formerly sent outside il payment for individual calendar' M. s. Whittier, who supported tn movement, said the experiment a Cordova had been highly satisfac tory.
 President Council appointed special committee to investigate tn matter at once. On it were name John w. Jones and H. I. Luca and the third member to be apoint ed later
 Brossius for Seward
 Cal M. Brossius, representative elect, will represent Seward at tn capitol dedication rites, the Cham
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