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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
JACK BURFORD TELLS DETAILS
 OF VACATION
Juneau Man Visits with Several Former Resi-
 dents, Capital City

Jack Burford, of J. B. Burford and Company. accompanied by his wife and two sons, Jackie and Don nie, returned home on the North Sea after vacationing in the States.
 Mrs. Burford and the boys have been away from Juneau for several months in California and report that State as being hot"
 MT Burford left Juneau about a month ago, joined his family in Seattle and then made a business trip to Spokane. In Spokane at the headquarters of the John w. Graham Company, MT. Burford said he selected the largest Christmas stock ever brought into Juneau.
 Visits Grandmother
 A visit to MT. Burford's grand
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
FINE CARD IS ANNOUNCED FOR
 LEGION SMOKER
Two Wrestling Bouts and Three Boxing Matches
 for Labor Day Meet

Two wrestling bouts and three boxing matches is the card an- nounced today by Matchmaker Ken Junge for the American Legion Smoker to be held Labor Day in the Elks' Hall The fact that two excellent bouts were available among the grunt and groan boys decided the matchmaker to put on two wrestling matches and cut the boxing down to three matches in stead of four, he said, thus making a high class variety card all the way through.
 In the wrestling competlCion, Matchmaker Junge will send Doc" George Webb against Texas Jack" Morrison and Chris Jorgensen against "Toe Hold" Jim Witchouski, both matches at 180 pounds. These boys can "rassle" with all the flour ishes, Junge declared, and they could win a spot on any card on bIlc COdSJ.
 Top notch boxing bouts also have been carded In the headliner Sam my Nelson, at 157 pounds, and Ed die Roberts, once the pride of Ta- coma and the Pacific Coast, at 160 pounds, will trade punches. Both these boys know the game and are in fine condition for the scrap.
 Then there will be Vincent Far row and Joe Petri at 157 pounds in the semi-final with Joe Tyler and Milton Bagley, at 145 pounds, in the curtain-raiser, assuring a bang-up program from start to finish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
JUNEAU LUMBER MILL W0RKMEN
 WALK OFF JOB
IS Reported to Have Quit Demand Pay Increase
 of $50 Per Day

Demanding higher wages, a group of workmen at the Juneau Lumber Mills walked off their jobs yes terday afternoon, and failed to re- turn to work this morning, it was reported today The mill was still operating today with a reduced force, Roy Rutherford, President of the company, announced.
 MT. Rutherford said the men de- manded $1.50 day increase in pay and that they were getting at the present time 50 and 65 cetns per hour for eight hours.
 This morning a picket line was drawn around the plant, while ne gotiations had been started between the workmen and the management
 MT. Rutherford in a statement said:
 Eighteen men left the Juneau Lumber Mill plant at 2 p. m. yes terday, August 27, asking for $1.5o per day wage increase on sorting chains and smaller increase for yard help. The number of men on the payroll on August 27 in the mill and yard was 30.
 "The mill has been operating from three to five days per week this season, and the plant is operating today with 36 employees. The company is paying the west coast scale of wages.
 An offer of 40 cents day in- crease was made to representatives of the group who quit and this af- ternoon negotiations are pending with them"
 Representatives of the men re- ported today that meeting of the men was held last night and an- other session had been called for 7:30 this evening to go over the differences. They said good feeling prevails between employer and em- ployees and they hope for an early settlement At last nights meeting the men were instructed to ask for a pay increase of 121a cents an hour for all men then drawing less than $5 per day, the representatives said. This proposition was put to MT. Rutherford this morning, they said, and the executives offered an increase of five cents an hour which the men rejected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
REPUBLICANS HOLD MEETING
 IN DOUGLAS
Picture of President Roose- welt Wins Only Ap-
 plause of Evening

The Republicans held a political rally and movie show last evening at the Coliseum Theatre in Douglas, the event calling out a slzeable crowd, mostly future voters, aged 3 to 12. The climax of the evening came when during the showing of a movie picture of President Roose- welt was flashed on the screen and brought down the house" receiv- ng the only applause of the even- ing.
 Grover Vim, local attorney, served as master of ceremonies, first introducing three former Douglas ties, running on the Republican ticket
 These men were: Jack Wilson, candidate for the Legislature, J. G. Shepard, candidate for the Senate, and Cash Cole, candidate for Ter ritorial Auditor. Each of the three spoke briefly.
 Lester o. Gore, candidate for Delegate to Congress, called on next immediately launched into sting ing attack on the New Deal. Do you voters want popular government or a dictatorship?" he demanded, stating that the New Deal is head ing toward dictatorship.
 Gold was the next topic consid- cred Candidate Gore denied that the price of gold would drop under Republican government.
 In commenting on the Social Se- curity Act, MT. Gore assured the audience that the story of everyone receiving $85 a month after they were 65 years old is not as rosy as it seems. In order to receive this money, a man must start working at the age of 20, be receiving $20O month, and must work for every working day during the next 45 years, he told the audience.
 Delegate Dimond doesn't really want home rule for Alaska, despite liS protestations that he does, Les ter Gore stated and added that as long as the Democrats are in power, he fish trap situation will never be cleared up.
 "The New Deal in Washington and Juneau" was the title of the address made by Harry G. Mccain, candidate for Attorney General on the Republican ticket.
 Candidate Mccain tok up suc- cessively the campaign promises which the Democrats have made and broken, he said The first of fhese was promise for "a drastic reduction in governmental expendi- tures," which Roosevelt said would be cut 25 per cent. Instead, Mccain stated, they have risen 25 per cent
 Another promise was for a bal anced budget. Instead of balanced budget we have had the most un- balanced budget in the history of the world, Mccain contended.
 According to MT Mccain, Dele gate Dimond does not believe in home rule. Dimond is a New Dealer and the New Dealers are concerned with taking the voters rights away not giving more rights, he declared Another Republican rally is an nounced for tonight at the Coliseum Theatre in Juneau at which Gore and Mccain both will speak ano Howard Stabler will be chairman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
ST. ANN'S TO OBSERVE BOTH
 ANNIVERSARY
Friends Invited to Attend Program at Hospital
 September 8

The fiftieth anniversary of the opening of St. Ann's Hospital, in 1886, will be commemorated with a Golden Jubilee program here on September 8. The local hospital has extended an invitation for all local friends to attend
 The days events will include Pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving in the Church of the Nativity at a. m, reception and tea for friends of the hospital from 2 to 5:3o p. m.. and solemn benediction in the Hospital Chapel at 7:30 p. m.
 A feature of the afternoons pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28

mother, Mrs. L. A. Burford, of Cor wallis, Oregon, was made next, and deciding that they were only 500 miles from Corning, where the Ju- neau mans asnt has an olive grove, the family treked there.
 San Francisco was next on the itinerary, and there the Burford's visited with Georgia Caro- Graff, former Juneauite, who is residing in that city now. While in that vicinity, MT Burford was the guest of MT and Mrs. Harold Knight, Eew living in Mill Valley MT Knight is busy these days being a writer, MT. Burford reports.
 Attend First Circus
 The journey back to Seattle was made over the new Roosevelt High way which winds along the pie turesque coastline of Oregon. While in Seattle waiting for the North Sea to sail, the Burfords attended a circus, the first Mrs. Burford and the children had ever seen, and there they met Mrs Martin Jor- gensen, wife of the Standard Oil representative in Alaska.
 MT. Burford relates an incident that occurred during the trip. He called his cousin in San Francisco by long distance from Corning and instructed her to have dinner ready at in the evening. The Juneau ties covered the 200 miles and ar rived at minutes passed 2, which Jack thinks is a record for prompt ness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
MOFFET, ASHBY ARE
 RETURNING SOUTH


 F, L. Moffet. banker of Chilli cotply, Texas, and Oscar w. Ashby, the latter an oldtimer of this sec ton, now residing in New York City, are southbound passengers on the Victoria after spending sev- eral months in Juneau and vicinity
 Banker Moffet is interested in the mining property of the Ashbys in Windfall Basin and has been there for several weeks with Tom Ashby.
 FLY Irving Airways, Inc, 7-place White Lockheed. Phone 626. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
LES MYERS CLEARED
 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Charged of assault with a danger ous weapon, which had been filed against Les Myers, was dismissed yesterday afternoon in U. s. Com missioners court after a hearing Myers declared he had not assaulted Leonard Sparks on last July 3 and after hearing the evidence the court agreed with him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28

gram will be the unveiling of portrait of Sister Mary. Zeno, pion- eer Sister and fundress of the hos pital.
 In appreciation of the support which the hospital has enjoyed from the public during the last half cen tury, the institution has compiled a souvenir book for the anniversary event.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
KANE RETURNING
 FROM TRIP SOUTH

B. F. Kane, sales representative of the Pacific Bottlers Supply Co.,, is now in Ketchikan and will arrive here early next week after a trip which took him to the headquarters of his concern in Seattle. Maurice E. Harris, head of the firm, is now located in Seattle, having sold his interests to Los Angeles capitalists in Continental Liquors. MT Harris founded the Pacific Bottlers Sup ply Co., in Seattle in 1906 and the firm has enjoyed continued busi- ness there since, representing na- tional manufacturers in beverage supplies and allied lines. Today, the company enjoys wide distribu- ton of liquors throughout Alaska.
 Kaj Louring is Alaska Sales Manager and MT. Harris is assisted in Seattle by Miss E. S. Mertel.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
MRS. NOTAR ARRIVES

Mrs A. c. Notar, accompanied by her son and daughter, arrived on the North Sea to join her husband, an employee of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
NOTICE

Monthly sett- clnen. Of accounts are absolutely necessary and re- quired. If longer terms are desired, please consalt management. adv. JUNEAU DIARIES, Inc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28
CONTRACT AWARDED

Award of a contract to Wright & Stock for construction of three miles of the Eyak Lake Highway was an- nounced today through the Bureau of Public Roads, the firm having been the low bidders when bids were opened here recently, submit ting an offer of $129,767
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28

MISS YEAKEY RETURNING
 Miss Margaret Yeakey, former Juneau school teacher, is returning here aboard the Northwestern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-28

A visit to MT. Burford's grand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18

are planned. The last will be pitched ct a height of 27, 300 feet. The final big push will be made from there, but the last stretch to the peak is treacherouS slope at an angle of 45 degrees.
 Mount Everest may be conquered this time, or 1t may not. In either case the climbers will be fortunate to get down again alive and well, although every suc- cessive expedition is better equipped ana the men are more experienced than in past efforts. The will surely win one of these times.
 Usefulness need not be required of such conquests. Some men just have to climb mountains, as others have to explore tropical iungles and polar snowS. With out their curosity, driving energy, cour- age and endurance, human knowledge of the physical world would still be Scant and primitive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Alchemy

Scientists in Stockholm, Sweden, say they have changed copper into solium. It was done by heating the copper to a higher temperature than was ever before produced by man, 100000 degrees Fah- renheit. Copper is one of the heaviest and most complex elements. The intense heat apparently shakes off most of the electrons, and just enough are left, with their protons, to form the atoms of the much lighter sodium.
 Here is perhaps the most spectacular example of moderen alchemy since such feats become possible through discovery of atomic structure. It is literal trans mutation of metals, such as the medieval alchemists sought, and which they failed to accomplish because they lacked the necessary knowledge and equipment.
 In most of the recent experiments along this line, the alchemists have used elec- tlicity, bombarding atoms with electrons or protons from other atoms, and thus sbreaking them up. Tiny bits of gold are said to have been obtained in this way from baser metals close to it in the atomic scale of weight. Metallurgists may yet be transmitting metals on commercial scale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
A Thought for Today
CoIorfuI Convention

Packing all the power and color ot a screen drama the spring convention or the democratic party of Connecticut came to a dramatic finish at the New Ha- ven Arena yesterday afternoon in blaze of harmony. The forces of Mayor Thomas Spellacy, Mayor Frank Hayes, Paul Con nery, and other leaders made their bid, achieved 1t in part, then gracefully sub mitted to the will of majority Of the delegates. The new national committee man from Connecticut will be ex-Mayor David E. FitzGerald of New Haven, not Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport.
 Whether or not the main objective Of the Spellacy forces was simply to oust him from his post on the national committee MT. McNeil may remain moot question in the minds of many politically-wise ob- servers, but in the minds of those allied with the Hartford mayor 1t seemed to come first. As late as Saturday morning the opponents of McNeil, the latter hav- ing withdrawn from the race late Friday afternoon in dramatic speech before the State Central Committee, meeting in the Hotel Taft, were insisting that they would carry the fight against the McNeil- named successor.
 This might seem to indicate that the Spellacy- -Hayes-C -Connery combine were in real earnest over the election of the lat ter as national committeeman. We still believe that the Fairfield county mans election was merely secondary to the de- feat of MT. McNeil. However, even this election over the strong candidacy of ex- Mayor FitzGerald, backed as 1t was by so many influential democratic leaders in the state, including the high ranking fed eral officers, too, hinged on the vote Of the Bridgeport delegation.
 The margin of victory by which the Spellacy motion to lay on the table the resolution of Senator Francis T. Maloney instructing the national delegates to be elected for ex-Mayor FitzGerald and Mrs. Josephine Flynn of Bridgeport was se- cured by Bridgeport's 53 votes. They were given after the delegation had first, through it's chairman, requested to be passed by indicating that decision on which way to vote had not been reached. That this bloc influenced others in the fourth congressional district is readily admitted. Mayor Spellacy was quick to sense the turn and moved for the unani- nous instruction of the delegations for the Titzgerald-Flynn ticket And the democrats had passed quickly and rather smoothly over the first major difficulty of the 1886 campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Historic Drought

A great drought which came upon the Southwest about the year 1276 and lasted for 23 years, destroying many thriving villages and changing the whole course of civilization in that region, was describ- ed by Alfred F. Whiting of the Northern Arizona Museum the other day to a group of scientists. How did he know, when there was no written history of the event? He and his associates r. l figured 1t out from the remaining ruins of those an ciert villages, and fixed the date from the growth-rings of trees.
 A large area of the Southwest has been imperilled lately by similar threat But this time the danger has come less from lack of rainfall than from the cumulative effects of blowing under too much sod in a semi-arid region, and neglecting to provide soil-binders before the dust storms started. No 23-year drought seems likely now. There have been heavy rains lately. It may still be possible to save most of the area for grazing land, if not for cultiva- tion. But it will require great, long-con- tinued effort to restore and safeguard the soil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18

The current popular song about join ing the navy to see the sea and what did we see, we saw the sea has nothing on the one that could be written about the man or woman, for that matter, who went to a political convention to see what they could see Scenes at the recent demo- cratic gathering in New Haven whiz by this commentators vision in a kaleidos- copic manner. It was grand and glori- ous occasion, naturally. All of them are when they are all over. But we all won der how many people went down to New Haven to elect delegates to the national convention as well as elect national com mittee members? We rather imagine, al- though, this may be exaggerated, that the number who actually do attend for such businesslike purposes is less than the number of those who are there for fun, the excitement, the thrill of meeting and seeing new and old faces, and a lot of other attractions that only political convention can provide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Largest Delegation

The delegation that will go to the demo- cratic national convention from this state in June is the largest that Connecticut has ever sent. It will include forty men and women, only ten of whom will have the right to cast full vote in the pro- ceedings at Philadelphia. Whether or not the Connecticut delegation will be pro- tested remains to be seen. However, in naming that many delegates it did fail to acquiesce in suggestion of the national committee that fractional votes be lim- tied to one-half.
 By selecting thirty delegates-at-large the democrats are forced to give to each one in this group only one-fifth of a vote, The national committee had requested the one-half vote as limit in view of accommodations at the convention hall. Even U. s. Attorney General Homer s. Cummings Saturday expressed the opinion that he would have to make an immediate request for additional room for the Connecticut delegation at Phila- deIpl1ia.
 The fact that we have larger delega- ton, of course, does not change the vote one bit. It still will be sixteen votes, ten of them being cast by the district dele gates, of whom our own mayor, Frank Hayes, is member. There are two for each congressional district. The remain ing six votes are cast by delegates-at- large, in the cast by thirty However, in this particular instance the fractional voting won't bring up any difficulties. Connecticut's sixteen votes will be cast Solidly for Roosevelt and Garner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Mountain Climbers

On April 3, 1883, two British airplanes flew over Mount Everest, but the large climbing expedition of that season failed Twice, however, the climbers reached a point only 1000 feet short of the top. This spring another large expedition, again led by Hugh Rutledge. is trying to scale the worlds loftiest mountain, and hopes to get to the top before the end of May.
 Mountain climbing of this sort is as larefully planned as a military expedi- Ion. Camps are established at different levcis and stocked with everything needed during the long, slow ascent. Seven camps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18

why, down there it causes ln. ternatlOnal complications"
 Tn the end, the Daniels boys persuaded their father to give tip the senate. But since that time the state department is seriously considering relieving the ana bassador's boredom by making him Q delegate to the Pan-ATnerican peace conference to be held in Buenos Aires next November.
 Mail Bag
 A. S. IT,, Atlanta, Ga.-Contrary to reports previously published in this column, Francis Scott Key was not fired" by WPA, but "ter- minated" his services due to the completion of the work and lack of further funds. He is now oc- cupying Q better position with the bureau of labor statistics of the U. s. labor department. c. ", Columbus, Ohio - The resettle- ment film, 'The Flow that Broke the Plains" cannot be seen at commercial theaters. It will be re- leased by Tuewell's office to edu- cational and civic groups on re- quest. 0. K. H., Chicago railroads which allow 50 per cent reductions on freight rates to the federal government are the land grant railroads (built originally on land which was @ government gift); also railroads in cOmpeti- ton with those lines. Free passen- ger transportation is allowed by the same roads to the war depart- ment for movement of troops. F. H. U., Camden, N. J. - Waxed oranges are not harmful, accord- ing to department of agriculture. Waxing is Q common method of packers to prevent decay from blue mold in transit, and has no effect on internal quality of the fruit.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Winter Days
Friday and Saturday of Last Week Winter Days
 Introduced by Spring-High Pressure
Area Crossed Country
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE

Thursday Q second high pressure area appeared northwestward from the Great Lakes. The first high pressure area already had blanketed much of the east with Q downdraft of cold Canadian air. The second Thigh" pushed still more cold air be- hind this first advancing army, low ering Canadian temperatures well below freezing, creating hereabouts a typical winter picture of brisk, cold winds of dustless air driving across the city from the northwest. Tn winter, this is precisely what causes our typical cold waves. In May the temperature could not reach so low @ bottom but relative drops of temperature were the same.
 There was good reason to expect for this spring something much of this kind. The weather cycle which corresponds loosely to the cycle oi sun spots now is coming to be ap- preciated as an attenuation neither of cold and heat nor wetness and dryness but as attenuation between times of equable weather and those of violent change. Five years ago we were not as far from the middle of one equable period of this cycle. Winter months were prevailingly mild, summer months prevailingly cool. All kinds of weather vagaries were minimized, as students of ge- ology believe they were for centuries at a time in former periods of earth history. Now we are moving into Q few years expected to show the op- poslte characteristic of violent changeableness Winters will be colder. Summers will be hotter Springs and fall will show violent shifts of heat and cold, much as did the week just past.