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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
METZGAR HOLDING
 OWN IN FLU FIGHT

L. H. Metzgar, superintendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, continues to hold his own" at St. Ann's Hospital, attaches said today.
 MT. Metzgar, upon return from Seattle early this week, was taken to the hospital with an attack of influenza. Yesterday, progress in his condition was noted, but today no general improvement could be diScerned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13

quickly suppressed" The Council voted to refer all gambling charges to the Police Department and ex- pressed confidence in it's ability to handle the situation.
 Salaries Listed
 Monthly salaries of municipal employees, as voted by the Council, include some raises. They are:
 Street Commissioner, $250; City Clerk. s200. plus School Tax Col lection fees tabout s25 month) 1; Police Chief, s2oo; Assistant Police Chief, SITS; Patrolmen, sl65; City Engineer. Sl80; Librarian, $50; Cemetery Caretaker, $40; Fire Chief. $50; Assistant Fire Chief, no salary: Fire Alarm Caretaker, s25; Health Commissioner, s25; Fire Truck Driver. $50; Stenographer in Clerks office, slO0; Garbage Dump Caretaker. s20.
 Librarian Ann B. Coleman's an- nual report showed that the total registered borrowers on April amounted to 1.185. The total ac- cessioned books then were 4.746 and were divided into 1,160 juve- nile volumes and 3,586 adult books. The total circulation for the year was 37,969, and the library was open 302 days. The average daily circulation was 125 as compared to 137 last year.
 Wharf Deal Pends
 At the request of Harold Knight, Northland Transportation Company representative who has been con- ducting preliminary negotiations toward his company berthing ves- sels at City Dock, action on the proposal was deferred until the regular meeting next week. Knight plans to meet Gilbert Skinner, Se- attle executive of the company, in Ketchikan to iron out certain problems.
 Allen Shattuck, Juneau insur- ance man, thanked the Council for the opportunity to visit Fairbanks on the Pacific Alaska Airways in- augural flight recently. He repre- sented the City of Juneau in the absence of Mayor GoldStein.
 The Council unanimously voted to reject Key Rowan's bid for the city to advertise in a special Ju- neau edition of the Navy News, published in San Diego, Cal.
 WINE WINE WINE
 Port or Muscatel, $1.50 per gal. Bring your jug. TOTEM GROC- ERV o.,,,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
BARKER ARRIVES

Joe Barker, after a short business trip to Los Angeles, has returned to Juneau to. enter active business partnership with c. H. VanDugter- en in the Market Basket Store Barker was brought to the city from Seattle by the Nortllland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
TYLER COMES NORTH;
 JOINS RADIO STAFF

Andrew V. Tyler, wellknown Unit ed States Signal Corps operator, accompanied by his wife and three sons, arrived on the Northwestern to join the force at the Juneau Radio office. MT. Tyler is from Seattle but previously had been stationed to the westward and in- terior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
w. WHITFIELD HERE

w. Whitfield, formerly engaged in the radio repair business here about three years ago and son of H. R. Whitfield, manager of the Highway Transport, returned to Juneau from Seattle On the North land
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
VISITS HIS FATHER

To visit his father, associated with Jack Conway as Alaska Steam ship Company agents in Sitka, Horace L. Ganty is bound for that port on the Northwestern from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
ACCOUNTANT TO CANNERY

Accountant for the cannery at Port Althorp, L. A. Minard, &C., companied by his wife, travelled to that port from Seattle on the Northland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
ATTENTION SWEDES

All Swedish men and women in terested in forming a lodge of VASA ORDEN OF AMERICA will please see Eric Paulson for further information. Call Uptown Theatre.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
MRS. MILO TRAVELS

To visit her husband, a car penter at Sitka, Mrs A B. Milo is travelling to that city from Juneau on the Northland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
MRS. CREwsON HERE

Mrs. H. B. Crewson, wife of the Schillings Products Alaska agent,
 returned to Juneau aboard the Northwestern from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
SILVER TEA MAY 22

At the home of Mrs. B. M. Behrends under the auspices of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church women for the benefit of the Young Peoples work. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
OLDTIMERS RETURN

MT. and Mrs. George Brown, weN-known pioneer residents of Alaska and especially Skagway, re- turned to that city from Seattle on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
JUDGE RETURNS

After a brief visit to Ketchikan, Judge James Wickersham, Juneau attorney, returned here on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
BACK FROM HONEYMOON

Mir. and Mrs. Y. Blackwell re- turned to Juneau on the Princess Norah after their honeymoon trip as far East as Washington and New York City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
COIN TO SITKA

Alfred H. Cohn, Bureau of Public Roads transitman, is travelling to Sitka on the Northland from Ju- neau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
PA MAN ARRIVES

Joining the corps of radio oper- ators already in Alaska for the Pacific Alaska Airways, J. H. Ok erlund arrived in Juneau from Se- attle on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
VAN MAvERN ARRIVES

A. VanMavern, West Coast Gro cery Company representative for Alaska, arrived from Wrangen on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
KNEE IS HERE

G. W. Knee, representative of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, arrived from Wrangell on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
TROPEA RETURNS

James Tropea, prominent Skag- way merchant, returned to that city on the Northwestern, taking passage here after few days visit in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
JOHNSON ON NORTHLAND

w. P. Johnson, representative of the Frigidaire Company, arrived here from Seattle on the North land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
MRS. JERNBERG HERE

Mrs. Robert Jernberg returned to Juneau on the Northland after vacation in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
MCULLOCH ON BOAT

R. T. McCulloch, representative of Lake and Sons, arrived in Ju- neau on the Northwestern from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
FINCH HERE

H. S. Finch, well-known cannery man, arrived in Juneau from Ket- chikan on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
"A NIGHT fN U:WAIT,

"A NIGHT IN ;;liWAIT'
 DANCE Saturday night, April 13, in Elks' Hall. Sponsored by The American Legion. Admission $1.00.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
COUNCIL MEET ! IS BUSY 0NE;
 TEN ITEMS UP
City Fathers, in SD ecia Session, Names All Em-
 ployees, Committees

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-13
WINE
WINE

WINE WINE WINE
 Port or Muscatel, $150 per gal. Bring your jug. TOTEM GROC- FRY. adv
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30
Nome School
 Fund May Get
 $5O,OOO PW A

Word of the movement to secure additional funds from the federal government to be used in the con- struction of a new school building at Nome, was received this morning by Mayor Swartz from Delegate Di mond at Washington D. C.
 From the text of the telegram, there seems to be high hopes of se- curing the full fifty thousand dol lars necessary to go ahead with the building
 Following is the telegram receiv- ed this morning:
 Washington, April %, 1885 Mayor Swartz Nome, Alaska.
 Retel yours 27th Application for additional $50,OOO is now before the PWA and expect definite action soon stop G. R. Jackson here today and also helping stop We hope to secure entire $5O,OOO from PWA and thus not be obliged to use $25,O00 appropriated by Legislature but will use territorial $25,OOO if necessary stop Governor Troy has strongly recommended this project.
 Delegate Dimond
 April 27th, Mayor Swartz wired the delegate requesting information concerning Nome application for ad- ditional funds for this purpose and also to obtain advices as to whether the original $5O,OOO appropriated would be jeopardized should it not be let out on bids by June 18th the time set when the expenditure should be contracted for. The above telegram was in answer to the wire of the 27th.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30
Oscar. C. Olson
 Assumed Office
 On April First

Succeeding Walstein G. Smith, territorial treasurer since the office was first established in 1913, Oscar G. Olson took office in the capital city April 1st.
 He was elected to the post in the territorial elections last fall as the democratic candidate.
 Due to a question regarding the legality of changing the expiration date of Smiths term, the transfer of office was delayed from January l. as had been provided by the territor ial legislature of 1883.
 The outgoing office holder recent ly was elected vice president of the First National bank of Juneau.
 While Olson has stipulated tha. no immediate changes in treasurer's office personnel are to take place, he has named Walter P. Sharpe of Ketchikan to succeed E. M. Policy as tax collector and Tom Martinsen of Cordova as the chief clerk, suc- ceeding c. E. Harland who has held the post for the past 20 years. Both Sharps and Martinsen are in Juneau at the present time, famil- iarizing themselves with their new offices.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30
LOCAL NEWS

Pilot Hans Mirow of the Mirow Air Service took off today for the Kougarok with Coleman Griffin as a passenger and express. He return ed late this afternoon and if wea- ther permits will take off in the morning for Council and Koyukuk Station. Ben Gillette and wife and Louis Nashenweng are waiting at the latter point to come to Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30

The resignation of George Laiblin as engineer at the Nome Fire De- partment was accepted today by the Fire Committee. He has been occupy ing a temporary position since the resignation of Nils Bango, shortly after the fire in September. Blake Wales was placed in the position to- night by. the Fire Committee to con- tinue until Monday, May l3 when will be considered for the positions of engineer and driver.
 It is also understood that final ap- proval will be voted on at the reg ular meeting on that date of the sel ection of Fire Chief for the Nome Fire Department.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30

The fire department was called out shortly after noon today to the resi- dence of Joe Wallace located on Sec ond Avenue and Hunter Way. Up- on arrival they found that heap of sacks in the cash of the build ing were smoldering. They were dragged out into the open and water poured over them, putting out the blaze. No damage was done.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30
Nome. Band
 TOCive Dance

The Nome Brass Band decided at their pratice last night, 10 give a Band Dance Saturday, May 18th at the Nevada Hall at which the band would furnish the dance music.
 It was also ordered that tickets be sold for this dance, and that the ad mission would be gentlement Sl.O0 and ladies free. The funds dcriv- ed from the dance are to be used for musical instruments and music.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30

It is reported that Northern Air plane is scheduled to con- tact a Fairbanks plane of the same company at Nulato, as soon as pill ot Brown returns from the north. It is expected that passengers and freight will be enroute from Fair banks to Nome.
 Pilot Brown returned from kot- zebue and Candle about four pm. this afternoon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30

FOR SALE-TWO room furnished cabin, first door east of Federated church parsonage. For information apply at cabin.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-30

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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
By JANE COWL.
ActreRM
aII EAyEN knows We mortals
L can't guess the elaborate

al EAyEN knows We mor,als
L 4 cant guess the elaborate
workings Of the suhconsclous mind.
nor ot mental telepaihy nor %
psychic forces =" exclaimed Jane
Cowl. the brilliant actress Every
now aud then we see an obvious cx-
ample of their powers. bot most of
the time we are In complete dark
ness about their infricacIes
"When ! was a child. ! was early
impressed with nm example OF psy.
chic warning" continued Miss Cowl.
as she scanned the rows Of books
OF mystery In the book store which
she was visiting.
"one day. while my Grandmoth-
er Julia. my mothers mother. was
lll. visited her. She lay In her
great carved walnut bed. an lnva-
ia. helpless. bedrldden. For years
she had not been able 10 move from
that bed. Above her was a huge
painting In a welghty carved frame
all parts OF the massive. ugly deco
rative scheme OF the day.
suddenly Grandmother Julia as
tonIshed US by jumping from her
bed and running 10 the middle OF
the room.
we asked what was the trouble.
the cause for her unexpected act.
My sister called 10 me. my sister
called me" she exclaimed.
"Just then the weighty picture
fell from the wall upon her bed.
and It's glass shattered into hun
dreds OF pieces.
IF grandmother had been In her
bed the heavy thing would have
doubtless killed her.
1T would seem that the spirit OF
her sister. who was In another city
q. the time. warned her OF her
danger. and sustained her with un-
expected strength TO jump from her
he'd. Perhaps not, but II Is plaus-
ible the spirits OF our friends and
relatives can visit US In other forms
than physical" concluded Miss
Cowl. as she discovered hook on
crimlnology which she wanted TO
read. and TO which she turned her
keen attention.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
TRUE GHOST
STORIES
By Famous People
ca8yglEst ~ fsahlls Ledger. Inc.
WSu service.
By GUY kIBBEE


uO Ne OF the mos, Erucsome ex.
~ perienccs ever had" re-
lated Guy kibbcc. motion-picture
and stage star. was when I was
with the Alpine Stock company. then
playing in Vermont
THE leading lady. Evelyn Grey.
then on her way 20 fame and sue
cess. was very ill She bad very
lad case of tuberculosis. yet was
80 ambitious and enjoyed her work
50 much that she would not stop
long enough TO get weu Many peo-
pie In the the1ter are that way
they love their profession unto
death.
Every night after the show she
would lie down In her dressing
room FOR half m hour or 50 before
going home.
"On this particular occasion we
were playing East Lynne In which
She was taking the lead In the
last scene she wore a long white
garment After the show was over
We all left Tor our hotels except
Evelyn. who stayed alone, as was
hcr wish Tor her rest
I'VE all got up 10 the hotel talked
Tor an hour or more. then decided
"a play a blt % poker The cards
were back az the lheater. and az
actors made little or no money In
those days. wc went back after them
instead % buying new ones.
we entered the thoatcr and saw
figure IN white walking slowly
down the aisle. We got a look at
her face. and Il looked Ike Evelyn.
yet Il was too pale and awful 10
be she I, was way past time Tor
her 20 have left the thcafer. The
apparlilon gave us the filters. 50
We left without the cards Eve
lyn never walked about the thea
ter. II all seemed 50 unreal and
ghosfly that we went home and Ia
bed II the figure had been Evelyn.
we felt sure she would have spoken
20 Us
Next morning we were all ready
for rehearsal az ten O'Clock. Evelyn
nd not appear. Some one went back
20 look In her dressing room and
found her She had on the same
white gown. and Was lying on her
couch In the dressing room dead.
She had died during the night.
alone
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25

stag, the tortoise. the phoenix. and
the dragon. Hence their bronze ag-
ures are 20 be found in the palace
courtyard. The stag presIdes over
literature and is visible NJ the birth
ot saEes: the tortoise over virtue
and appears nj periods OF wide
spread morality; the phoenix con.
trolls divInatlon. and the dragon rep
reseuis authority. This last super.
natural monster Is the national en-.
sign OF China. Besides his posses
sion OF authority the dragon king In
tluences the seasons
Eclipses are Rscribed 70 his pro-
pensIty 20 swallow the sun and moon.
leaving the world In darkness. He
Is believed TO conceal himself at Ger.
tain periods under the banks OF the
river. and FOR this reason the bronze
COW has to watch the river and keep
II from flooding the country. but this
ruse often falls 10 outwlt the malice
Of the evil dragon, and floods result.
Other forms OF the dragon are the
scaly. the winged. the horned. the
hornless. and the dragon rolled with
In Itself Each varies in color. as the
azure, the gold. the scarlet. the pur-
pie. the black. the white. the yarie-
gated and. most Important OF all. the
yellow The imperial dragon Is al
ways TO be distinguished by its 9th
claw which II assumes In all cary
lngs-such rs carved ascents 10 the
temple-pcrtaInIng 10 the emperor.
Each gateway OF a temple IS
guarded by winged monsters who
have power over all living creatures.
az the Yellow temple a stone Hon
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
SEE NATURE AS
SYMBOL OF LIFE
Chinese Art Developed in
That Spirit.

ku-hu-mlng says: Art speaks 10
the heart OF all nations" The Chi.
nese feel a reverence FOR the things
OF nature. akin TO a religious awe.
Air. water. flowers. trees and ami
mails, 90 them. "a TO all ancient
races. are honored as the indications
OF the presence OF some deity. who
must be duly worshIped az the prop
er season. Nature is a symbol Of
the universal life which we al
share. writes a correspondent In the
Auckland Weekly News.
The largest Chinese temples are
always In one OF the beauty spots Of
the district. and are built In such
harmony with the surrounding hills.
trees. and rivers that the architec.
ture enhances the lovelIness OF na.
ture. and satisfies the eye OF the
bcholdcr. seeming 10 fulaI some
need of that particular place.
Taols, contemplation and Buddhist
rites are bat different paths to the
same goal-the realization OF the
oneness OF nature The deep chasm
which 10 the western mind divides
nature from the human intellect does
not exist for the oriental To him
nature has n soul and lives as does
man himself. So. whether revealed
In snow. clad mountains. IN slumber.
Gus mlsts drifting over rivers and
lakes. In majestic trees and rugged
rocks. In blossnmlnr flowers. or in
birds and beasts. Chinese art does
exercise an elevaunE influence on
the observer. calming yet exaltlng
his mood
Nowadays. when western ciyllIza-
ton is gradually pervadlng the East,
too much importance IS given 20 ma
terial comfort. and thus the subtle
charm and spiritual value OF pic.
torlal art. as portrayed in painting,
prints. tripods. sacrlaclal bowls,
seals, bronzes. stones and porcelain
Is tn danger OF perlshlng.
Fruits and animals are presented
ss symbols. The destlnies OF the en-
pire are said 10 be under the tutelage
OF four supernatural auimals-the
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
Now Relieve Your Cold
''Quick as You Caught IT.
For Amasingly Fast Results
Remember Directions
in These Simple Pictures

The simple method pictured here is
the way many doctors now treat
colds and the aches and pains colds
bring with themi
II is recognized as a safe, sure,
QUICK way. For it will relieve an
ordinary cold almost as fast as you
caught it.
Ask your doctor about this. And
when you buy. be sure that you get
the real BAYER Aspirin Tablets.
They dissolve (disintegrate) almost
instantly. And thus work almost in
stantly when you take them. And
for a gargle, Genuine Bayer Aspirin
Tablets disintegrate with speed and
completeness, leaving no irritating
particles or grittineSs.
BAYER Aspirin prices have been
decisively reduced on all sizes, so
there's no point now in accepting
other than the real Bayer article you
want.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
Wsss.-r,sa. y c-wNu service

E'roraref hr N1ttr-al f'
Warhse Ffau. - C-WNt service
THE southern trek - winter
varntionlsfs 90 eastern Amer
Il tca to FLORIDA IS ou. As north
EN- resorts close their portals tour.
lst agencies are bvs.eEed with
queries about Florida resorts. aud
raaroads and steamship lines spend
thr.r annual advertising appropr.a-
lions boosting ,he merits % cities
on ths.r routes
North Florida "a as different from
south Florida as ioHer Alabama Is
fr8m cubs. Colrn.sts bad settled
ard Developed an aHiehellBm cot.
Cen ana tobacco arlstocracy at ial.
lahaea.e und thereaboui when low
sr Fiar.da was ai'l q bowling nil-
f.ru~t4 Ifcu today. we are told.
eneaHh % au Florlda's population
was born in Georgia and Alabama
hat thar wlll noi be true q decade
hence.
i.anr ago. when bears fatiened ou
crabs and turtles eess 81 here Miami
Beach end Palm Beach now h'"s-
som. SpaniarIs built ST Augustine
and Pensacola and contested them
w.th a 500 mllc military highway.
You motor over much % this same
oiI line uow when you drive from
Jacksonville west 20 Mobile and
New Orleans ln the Cathedral at
81. Augustine are 20 be- seen crnm.
bling. parchment.houu records 81
marriages and haplisms among
Spaulards and Indians dating back
70 100. Yet Florlda-but for that
settled strip along her upper edge
stood s,ill for generations. while
the rest of America vas In the max
iuE.
The reason. of course. was The
trend Of migration 10 the Great
West. TIL recent years. when bet
ter communication came and Amer.
lca's food habits began 70 change
intensive distribution methods. re-
frlgcrator cars. and high power ad-
verusing. there was no great con
sumer market for the golden win
ter fruits and green vegetables
which the state today grows
Also. years ago. there was yellow
fever. In epidemic days u para
lyred Pensacola. New Orleans. and
Havana. Then came Reed, Carol.
GarEas. and other great men of
medicine. and through science lie
vas made safe for whites In mos
quito lands when ! came 10
Miami after the Spanish-American
war. Il had 500 people" said lead
inE banker. Unless yellow fevor
and mosquitoes had been conquered.
Florida could never have grown as
she has"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
Ve.pucci's First Voyage

Americus Vespucius, also known
rs Amerigo Vespucci, Is said to
have made his first voyage OF dis
covery in 1887. II is believed that
he landed IN Honduras and was
thus the first white man 10 SCI foot
on the mainland OF the western
continent. He is the man who gave
Venezuela It's name The word
means little Venice"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
Car and Road.

The state OF California has as
many private ears as England aud
France combined. New York is the
only American state which has more
cars than California There are
more than a million miles OF roads
In the United States.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
Too Painful

Wlfe-Where's that new pancake
hat you bought?
Her Dearest Friend-John won't
let me wear Il. He says II reminds
him n little too much OF what he's
flat as.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25

y y;
USE WINTRR-GRADE OIL
to get easier starting.
greater motor protection
and better gasoline mileage.
Ask your Conoco dealer for
the low or 20W grade of
Conoco Germ Processed
Motor Oil. You will see at
once how much easier your
car starts and how much
-~oother il runs.
O n r n F.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25
90 with his paw a rIei

wipes his eyes With his paw - Rrlef
at good mans passing. a tiger
often guards graves. for the mythical
animal, who Is supposed to eat the
brains OF the dead. fears only tigers
and pine trees. 4 frog Is sacred be-
cause the chanting OF frogs IL often
the only note heard among ruins.