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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
COOKING SCHOOL
 TO BE HELD BY MISS SHATTUCK
Through P.-I. Courtesy Demonstrations Will Be
 Conducted in Juneau

Prudence Penny, famed home economist of the Seattle Post h. telligencer is scheduled to make a Juneau appearance by proxy, next week, when her assistant, Miss Virginia Shattuck, will conduct a three day cooking school here, un- der the auspices of the Juneau Woman's Club.
 Miss Shattuck, who arrives on the Princess Louise for a two weeks visit with her parents, MT. and Mrs Allen Shattuck, will have charge of this school which is be- ing given through the courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She has been associated with the Prud- ence Penny studio in the Post Intelligencer Building in Seattle, for several years past, and is her self competent and capable dem onstrator. During the course of the cooking school she will demon strate a great variety of foods, in- cluding breads, pastries, cakes, and many other things.
 Plans Await Approval
 Tentative plans for this event have been worked out by com mittee from the Juneau Woman's Club, of which Mrs. N. c. Crone, Chairman of the Department of the American Home, is head, and are awaiting approval by Miss Shattuck. The demonstrations will be held on June 26, 27 and 28, at place to be announced later. There is no charge for attending, and all women on Gastineau Chan nel are invited to attend. It is possible that a cake baking con- test will be held on the concluding day of the session and many other interesting variations have been planned to render the event as interesting as possible. Demonstrations at the Prudence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
TO VISIT IN STATES

Mrs. Elwood A. Mcknight and son George left Juneau yesterday on the Alaska for an extended visit in Oregon and California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
63,397 POUNDS OF HALIBUT SOLD HERE
 TWO-WEEK PERIOD

During the week ending June 16, 32,943 pounds of halibut were sold in the Juneau market by three vessels, with prices ranging from sos to 4.05 cents per pound to 6.30 and APO cents per pound.
 The previous week, 35,454 pounds were sold with a price range from 6 and 4.10 cents per pound to $50 and 4.50 cents.
 The recent tendency has been for the price to range downward in halibut sales.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19

cravings and atmospheric wood cuts. As the dedication infers the book is entirely Alaskan, and is worthy of a place in every home library on the Channel.
 The Staff
 Under the careful and experi- enced supervision of Mrs. E. E. Engstrom, the following staff pre- pared the 1884 Taku:
 Elsa Lundell, Editor; Mary Pearce, Assistant; Astrid Loken, Activities; Helen Pusich and Lloyd Guerin, Sports; Arvo Wahto and Glenn Edwards, Features; Jennie Savikko, Organizations; Bernhart Savikko, Glasses; and Roy Will jams, Grades. The business staff consists of Wilma Feero, Manager; Jessie Fraser and Betty Sey, As sistant and Myrtle Feero, Circu- lation Manager.
 Empire Printing
 The Western Engraving Company produced the engravings, The En- pire Printing Company printed the book and George Simpkins bound it.
 Weeks of patient work and plan ming by the students and Mrs. Engstrom have gone into the book, stance which they could not con- and through the strike, a circum- trol, the finished product was de- layed. This should not lessen it's sale, however, because the quality of the publication is such that it will undoubtedly sell itself.
 As one Juneau man said today, The 1884 Taku is another ex- ample of the remarkable spirit that Douglas shows in every worthwhile project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
6. ". FOLTA HAS PURCHASED LOT
 FOR RESIDENCE
Construction of New Home on West Seventh Street
 Be Started Soon

MT. and Mrs. George W. Folta have purchased portion of lots 6 and 2 of block 30, touching the boundary of West Seventh Street from MT and Mrs. M. D. Williams and expect to issue a call for bids this week on the construction of a residence on the site. The house will be either a story and half or two full stories, MT. Folta said.
 This property lies between the Ray G. Day residence and the M. D. Williams residence and is one of the most scenic sites in the city. Construction of the residence will be started as soon as possible after the contract is awarded, &C., cording to MT. Folta.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
ANNUAL TAKU
 WILL APPEAR
 ON TOMORROW
Classy Publication ot Doug. las High School Of
 Press Wednesday

While merchants and citizens of Gastineau Channel impatiently awaited necessary shipments held up by the longshoremen's strike, students of Douglas High School, likewise awaited the arrival of the attractive covers for their annual publication, The Taku. The book itself was ready before the closing of school, and with disappointment the students experienced gradua- ton day without their annual.
 However the covers arrived on the Alaska and tomorrow The Taku will make it's 1884 appear ance. According to those who have seen the completed copies 1t is well worth waiting for, truly re- markable publication for any high school and decidedly exceptional for a school the size of Douglas
 Dedication
 The book contains GA pages, not counting cover ana end Sneets. 1t is dedicated to "the Delegate to Congress, the Governor, the Legi- lators and citizens of the Terri tory who are earnestly working for Home Rule, the International Highway, Airmail Transportation, Industrial Development and other projects which will transform Alas ka from a vast undeveloped ex- panse into a well-populated pros porous land"
 A color scheme of orange and black is carried throughout the book in an artistic manner, lavish ly interspersed with half-tone en-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19

Although built for a maximum of only 5000 persons, San Quentin prison in California now houses more than 5000 convicts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
FOUR HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, June 19.-Four hali- but schooners arrived today from the western banks as follows:
 Daily 28,000 pounds, 93s and ' cents; Sylvia 18,000 pounds, 9h and cents; Dawn 15,000 pounds 9ss and cents; Viking, 10000 pounds, 9 and ' cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
BARNEY CALLAHAN BROUGHT
 HERE TO SERVE SENTENCE

Barney Callahan, recently arrest ed at Sitka on charge of larceny for breaking into the Sitka Cold Storage store, was brought here today to serve out a sentence of six months in the local Federal jail He is said to have been caught red-handed and pleaded guilty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19

Penny Studio in Seattle, are given daily and are always attended by a large crowd,- and the Juneau Woman's Club feels that it is es- pecially fortunate in being able tc arrange this series for the pleasure of the women in Juneau and vicin- ity, who do not often have such an opportunity presented to them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19

"It's toasted"-for throat protection. And every Lucky is fully packed
 with these choice tobaccos-made round and firm free from looseen that's why Luckies Keep in con dition' '-do not dry out. Luckies are alwaysin all ways kind to your throat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
HARRY TOWNSEND, PROMINENT MINING ENGINEER, LEAVES
 FOR WESTWARD, INFERIOR

To look over mining properties in the Westward and Interior dis tricts, Harry Townsend, well known mining engineer, left on the Yu- kon. He is representing a large American mining firm and has been looking at properties in this vicinity and the Taku and Tulse- quah districts for several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
MASTER PLUMBERS AGREE
 TO ADOPT NATIONAL CODE

At a meeting last night of the master plumbers, it was voted unanimously to adopt the National code for that trade, according to an announcement made today. A general meeting of master and journeymen plumbers will be held later this week to discuss the mat ter and make arrangements to come in under the code.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
Mayor LaCumdia, Mrs. Ro0seUelt, On Radical List

NEW YORK, June 19.-The New York Post has charged the Bureau of Criminal Investiga- tions of the Police Department as having been turned into secret police to harass radi- calls" and further said the de- partment has list of rad icals" containing 1900 names including Mayor LaGuardia and Mrs. Franklin D. R0ose- welt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
MRS. ARTHUR w. RUST IS
 GETTING ALONG NICELY
 ACCORDING TO PHYSICIAN

Mrs. Arthur w. Rust, who under went an emergency appendectomy at St. Ann's Hospital Saturday af- ternoon, is getting along very well according to Dr. L. P. Dawes, phy- sician in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-19
HEBERT LEAVES

Lisle F. Heperu, Alaska represen- tative of the Schwabacher Hard ware Company, left on the Alaska for Ketchikan on business con- nected with his firm.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Paralysis Vaccine
affords Immunity
In Only One Week
Ne,c Treatment Gained
by Weakening Virus
With FOrmaliu.
By the Associated Press.

oy tEc AeoO(ldLcu FICoes
CHICAGO, December 29-The i'm
munity to infantile paralysis from
the recently announced New York
vaccine develops within a week.
This was reported to the Society
of American Biologists today by Maui
rice Brody, M. D., of New York, one
of the physicians who collaborated
with DR.. William H. Park in develop
ing the vaccine
1t is made by treating the infantile
paralysis virus, the invisible living
orgenism that causes the disease, with
formalin This reduces the virulence
Of the virus to the point where it does
not cause the disease, yet its presence
causes the body to manufacture i'm
muniZing substances, afterward found
IN the blood serum.
Dr.. Brody said two groups Of chill
dren have been given the vaccine.
The blood Of all these children, he
said, showed before the vaccination q
small amount Of immunizing sub
stance, but all Of them showed q
gain as o result Of vaccination.
There were II children in this
first completed test. The blood serums
Of six Of them neutralized between
100 and 200 doses of virus. A dose
means. in these experiments, suf-
fictent virus to cause complete and
rapid paralysis Of q monkey"
The other six children's blood
serums neutralized from 200 to 500
virus doses three weeks after they
had been vaccinated.
Evening star., 1934-12-30

loon, worked beautifully Each one
Of these ropes was cut by a 2-inch
piece Of TINT fuse. We started Sc
pounds light. Our experience showed
that 1t would have been better to
start considerably lighter. We had
plenty Of ballast and we could have
discharged about 100 or 400 pounds
before firing the cardinal ropes. We
also could have blasted them in more
rapid succession.
The ballast release, BY means oi
electric blasting caps, was very satis-
factory. One by one. our large sand
bags. hanging outside the gondola,
had to be discharged while we were
high in the stratosphere. turned
toward little switchboard In q small
wooden box. In q square, not larger
than the palm Of my pilots hand,
were l6 brass screws In four rows. !
knew that touching any Of these
screws with one pole Of q small banner
battery should detonate a cap and
open one bag. Would it work?
Emotion made me hesitate. What
If any OF the 120 solderings which my
system contained would fail? What
II at any place Q wire was broken or
an insulation defective? Sixteen
lacquered wires entered the gondola
through an air-tight cement plug in
q brass tube. No air had leaked
through this plug. It had functioned
properly In that way. would it also
function electrically? If I did not
believe In the eternal laws of cleo
tricity. there was no use working on
cosmic rays encouraged by
this thought, I touched of the first
cap. The detonation was muffied by
the sand. The sudden release Of 80
pounds Of ballast caused the gondola
to vibrate perceptibly. Not one of the
10 bags failed. not one went of too
soon.
Would Release Ballast.
We have concluded from this eXpe-
rience that, in another flight, we
would release all Of our ballast, or
nearly all Of it, by this convenient
method. Even our batteries would
hang outside the gondola and would
be fired. parachutes attached, by elec-
trict blasting caps.
AS We came down through the
clouds we were heading straight to-
ward q farm house. The time was
too short to unfasten, one by one,
our batteries, to attach each to q
parachute and use them as emergency
ballast. Fortunately, we had kept
two heavy sandbags outside the
gondola 1t did not take more than
two seconds from the time the pilot
called Fire two sandbags!" until
l60 pounds Of sand were In the air.
We went up again, and, five minutes
later. we landed safely in a group Of
trees, our cosmic ray instruments in
tact.
They showed. in the first summary
examination by DR.. Locker, that, at
the altitude which We reached, the
cosmic rays coming down from the
zenith were so times as numerous as
they are at sea level. while the cosmic
rays coming horizontally increased in
the ratio of l to 600. To be sure,
cosmic rays themselves are noiseless,
but. judging from the ever-increasing
noise which our cosmic ray recorders
Evening star., 1934-12-30

deeper significance of these extraor-
dinary travellers Of the universe.
Needs More Data.
The more we know, the more we
want to know. For many years to
come, humanity will be in need of
more information and Of more &C.
curate information about cosmic rays.
will be carried up by manned bal
looms and by unnamed balloons. The
controversy about the relative merits
of these two kinds of exploration will
60 on. One fact will remain:
We brought down to earth In our
sealed gondola more scientific ma
terial than any unnamed balloon of
the kind now used possibly could
have gathered. When our stratostat
rose from Ford Airport near Detroit,
its total weight, including hydrogen,
was 7,700 pounds. The weight of the
crew and the necessary air regenera-
ton plant was only 400 pounds; that
is, a little over S per cent. A ma
chine which would have been able to
do all that we did has not yet been
invented. 1t certainly would be COM
plicated. heavy and expensive.
My brothers FIRST stratosphere bal
loon has q large appendix at its bot
tom and q stin ring holding it open.
This ring, called Poeschelring, after
its inventor, allows air to enter the
balloon. It Is not always used In free
balloons, but for O stratostat It seems
nARAecTtr S~ -,
how many purposes this ring serves.
Let us study one Of its functions.
Uneven Tensions Result.
When the big bag OF stratostat Is
inflated. only its upper part Is filled
with hydrogen. II no air is allowed
to enter the lower part of the bal
loon, this part viii remain empty.
The suction Of the hydrogen above
makes the lower part Of the bag ap-
pear to be glued together. II one be-
gins the ascension under such condi-
tions, the fabric may or may not un-
fold while the balloon is rising and
the gas expanding. II 1t does not un-
fold properly. all kinds of uneven ten
sions will result. which will. at best,
produce q forced landing. In order
to prevent any accident Of this sort,
We provided our balloon with an ap-
pendix 100 inches in diameter, held
open by q Poeschelring.
During the imitation Of our balloon.
the whole bottom OF the bag was
sucked up, and one could crawl under
the edge of the material which formed
large dome. This was q dangerous
sign. Would al this material come
down properly during the ascension?
What II q pleat got caught by another
pleat? What II some pleats were wet
and froze together before the balloon
was entirely spherical? This was the
moment to make use of our large
appendix and Poeschelring.
We pulled down the cap Of our
appendix and air streamed into the
bag. All the air in the dome formed
by the material, about $50 900 cubic
feet, flowed through the appendix
and stratified itself under the hydro
gen in the bag. In IS minutes the
balloon was ready for the final start
ing operations.
The blasting of the four cardinal
ropes, the last ones to hold the bal
Evening star., 1934-12-30

were making. we had expected some.
thing Of this kind.
The Photographic records, indicat-
ing the relative position Of our COM
pass at half-minute intervals, show
that our balloon rotated with the de-
sired regularity. The rotor Of our
little electric motor Is not larger than
q good-sized walnut and yet, by spin
ming around, and by thus activating
a small propeller, 1t had. for hours
at time, kept our 500. 900 cubic foot
balloon rotating steadily while the
cosmic rays were measured as they
came down from the south, from the
west, from the north and from the
east.
tCopyrtght 1884 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1934-12-30
W0MEN'S SPORTS HELD
DESTROYING CHARM
Boston University Dean Says Ban
on Players Who Earn Cash
Is Hypocritical.
By the Associated Press.

6y Inc Associated PreSs.
BOSTON, December 29.-Competi-
tive sports for women were branded
destructive of feminine attractiveness
today by Frederick Rand Rogers, dean
of Boston University. Dean Rogers
also charged as "the most hypocritical
of all rules" those which bar students
from athletics for having earned
money as statesmen Of athletic goods
or as playground leaders, swimming
instructors or instructors in other
sports.
Dean Rogers spoke before more than
200 delegates from all parts of the
United States who are attending the
tenth annual congress Of the National
Federation of America.
Dean Rogers attacked the systems
Of eligibility in effect in colleges and
universities, particularly transfer and
freshmen rules.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
|P|CCARD FIGURES
RECORDED CLEARLY
Apparatus Worked Well in
Stratosphere Flight,
Report Says.

The contributions to knowledge
OF cosmic rays and to aeronautic
Information CLEANED from his 10
mile ascent into the strotosphere
last October 23 are reviewed here
By Prot. Jean Picard, whose ,oite
accompanied him on the flight.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
BIZ PROF. JEAN PICARD.

ia \ 1sOEs Sk%EAkN 2ASSAHkDs
DETROIT. December 20 CNAN.A.)
From the hour our balloon dropped
through the clouds and landed In the
woods near Cadiz. Ohio. we have been
asked frequently to tell the scientific
results Of the night. Our results have
been of two kinds-the ones con-
nected with the construction and
plotting of the stratostat e term de.
scribing the balloon and its gondola)
and the results obtained from our
cosmic ray apparatus.
Our instruments-taking up that
portion Of our results first-were
brought by our balloon to the desired
to the plan of our enterprise.
We have received word from Pasa-
dena that the Millikan apparatus. re-
cording the harder cosmic rays
worked properly. It has registered
the intensity Of such cosmic rays
which have not been absorbed by 4
inches Of lead. The instrument, made
In the California Institute OF Tech
nology under the direction Of Dr.
Millikan and Dr. Neher, measures the
speed with which An electroscope Is
discharged under the influence Of cos
mic rays, which ionize air and make
1t conductive to electricity. BY meas
uring the conductivity of air. the
apparatus measures the intensity Of
the cosmic radiation. This measure
Is recorded geographically on o film
moving with constant velocity. From
time to time We made an impression
on this film and recorded the exact
moment In our board book, where the
barometer readings also were recorded
in relation to time.
Receives Barogram.
We have received our oficial baro-
gram the record traced by the baro-
graph, calbrated by the Bureau of
Standards. This has been checked
with the written records of our own
barometer readings Then a COM
plete table of heights was calculated
and sent to Pasadena. BY comparing
this table with their film. our Cali
fornia collaborators will be able to
calculate the effect of varying alti-
tude on such cosmic rays as have
penetrated the 540-pound lead shield
which covered the instrument. BY
means Of the several impressions
which we made on the Aim Of the in
strument, it will be possible, assum-
ing a constant speed Of the Aim, to
know the exact altitude at which the
records were made.
Another copy Of our table Of
heights was sent to the Bartol Re-
search Foundation of the Franklin
Institute in SWarthmore, Pa. The
cosmic ray apparatus, made there by
DR.. Swami and DR.. Locker. is of a
more complex nature. We have re-
ceived word from our Swarthmore
collaborators that this apparatus
worked well.
There are. apart from several con-
tinuous graphs, 1859 photographs
taken at half-minute intervals. Of
Hals which must be read and tabu-
lated to form the basis OF complicated
calculations.
We sincerely hope that. when this
is done, We shall be able to look back
with satisfaction. Another step In the
knowledge Of cosmic rays will be be-
hind us. We then shall know more
about the nature Of the rays and be
in a better position to make hypoth-
eses about their origin and about the
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Sun Rays Measured
More accurately
By Ne,c Apparatus
Minnesota U. Physicist
Claims Device Aids
Radiation Study.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS. December ga
new and more accurate device for re-
cording the percentage of sunshine
which was expected to advance the
measurement and study of vital rays
emanating from the sun, has been
perfected by Prof. L. F. Miller. Uni
versity of Minnesota physicist.
DR.. Miller said his apparatus also
would enhance the study of various
wave lengths of radiation from the
sun and their relation to vegetation.
The apparatus consists Of two bulbs,
in one of which is a thin, hollow sill
yer sphere blackened externally. This
bulb Is connected to the other empty
one with a wire made of two metals.
The blackened sphere absorhs the
suns rays, which cause heat. that in
turn warns the wires to produce an
electric current. The measurements
are recorded on a galvamometer as
well as on . Photographic recorder
chart,
Evening star., 1934-12-30
CABLES ARE SEIZED
Post Office Strike In Rio Spreads
Rapidly.

RIO DE JANEIRo, December 20
P),-Troops occupied the telegraph
building on Quinze de Novembro
Square today as q three-day post
ofice strike spread to the national
telegraphs.
Foreign cables handled by Western
Union and all America cables were not
affected, but all kilograms to the in
terror Of Brazil faced delay. Execu-
tives Of the national telegraphs said
skeleton crews remaining on duty
might be insufficient to handle the
traffic.
Many interior newspapers thus were
cut of from the rest of the country
and the world since Rio de Janeiro Is
Brazil's clearing house for news.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
POMONA MILLS SOLD
$649, 900 Bid Obtains Plant fol-

$649 600 Bid Obtains Plant for
New York Firm.
GREENSBORO. N. c., December
20 (PJ.-The Hunter Manufacturing
and Commission Co. of New York to-
day purchased at a court sale all the
properties and assets of Pomona Mills,
Inc, with a bid of $649,000.
The mill sale is subject to conflrma-
ton at q hearing in Superior Court
here Monday, January Z.
The mills employ about $50 workers
and will resume operations January 8
with sufficient orders booked to re-
main in operation steadily for several
months, it was said.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Teeth Trap Snakes.

Swapping at the same frog, two tiger
snakes In Australia bit each other,
and because Of the backward curvins
Of their teeth, neither could release
Sset. 70 they starved to death.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
STOCK PURCHASED
Fire Insurance Company Control
Bought for $11o,222.

CHICAGO, December 20 R).-Con-
trolling interest In the Iowa National
Fire Insurance Co. of Des Moines went
to Frank c. Harvey Of Kansas City,
Mo. today when Judge John J.
Prystalski approved Harvey's bid Of
$110,222 for 15.746 shares Of stock.
The block was opned by the Fire
Insurance Co. Of Chicago, and was
sold under court order after the
company went into receivership last
March. Assets consisted almost en-
tirely Of stocks in other concerns.
For the Iowa National Fire Of Des
Moines stock Harvey will pay 81 O
share.