The Daily Alaska empire. [volume], January 28, 1929, Page 8, Image 8

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GEOPHONE FOR
MINE RESCUE
WORK IS HERE
Stewart Receives New In
strument as Addition to
Mine Rescue Equipment
To the mine rescue equipment
of the lT. S. Bureau of Mines here
was added last week a gcoph me,
a listening device capable of de
feeding sound through solid sub
stance at varied distances ranging
from 900 to 1.250 feet, according to j
B. D. Stewart, Mining Supervisor
for Alaska. It is a mechanica
instrument, sometimes called th
earth stethoscope, and operates 0!
the same principles as the stef: a
scope, of the medical profession.
It is a development of a war
time invention that was used for
the purpose of detecting enemy
sapping and underground mining
operations and for locating enemy
artillery. It consists of two metal
discs each of which is attached to
ear-tubes.
Detects Vibrations
When placed in contact with the
earth, Mr. Stewart said, either on
the surface or underground, the
geophone detects vibrations from a
distance and through the rarefac
tion and compression of the air in
the tightly sealed instrument these
vibrations are transformed into
sound waves and carried to the
ears of the operator by means of
rubber tubes. It is extremely
sensitive, not only to vibration, but
to the variations in the vibrations
so that it is easy to detect the
nature of the sound, whether it is
pick, hammer, explosion, fire, run
ning water or whatever the cause
of the earth waves may be. An ex
periment, it is said, was made by
an engineer of the Bureau of Mines
who never had used the instru
ment before; after listening to
sounds caused by 12 different min
ing and carpentering operations
he was able with ease, correctly
to name nine of them and accur
ately to describe the other three
sounds although they were too un
familiar to him to allow him to
name them. Talking and singing
can be clearly heard through a
45-foot coal pillar and have been
detected through 100 to 150 feet
of coal.
Not Unlimited
It is, however, not unlimited ii
range. A pick striking into bituin
inou.i coal is easily heard through
900 feet of intervening coal and
earth, and a sledge pounding can
be heard 1,500 feet with sufficient
clearness to enable the direction to
be accurately noted. The explo
sion of an ounce of dynamite
transmits wave energy, translated
as sound in the geophonc, for marc
than 2,000 feet.
The instrument, Mr. Stewart
said, is particularly valuable in
locating the position of entombed
miners. In practical use, it i
placed on the earth in the vicinity
where the accident has occurred
At first the sounds will not be
registered with the same force ir
both ears of the listener. Tht
disks are oriented until the volume
is the same in each ear. The pnini
of origin is then at right, angles ti
the operator. The same operatior
is repeated from a different angli
and where the two lines intersec
is the point from which tho soum
originates.
Many Uses
The geophone has a number o
other uses. It aids in preventin:
accidents; in metal mining experi
ence has shown it can be used t<
bring the ends of two borings tc
gether, eliminating costly surveys
it locates with surprising aceurac;
leaks in water mains, knocks ij
automobile valves and cylinder
and has other uses.
The instrument will be kept her
in Mr. Stewart’s office and will b
available for use as needed b
mine operators or others, he said
ATTENTION*^ MOOSE
Annual Roll Call tonight. En
tertaimnent and refreshments. A1
members urged to be present, ad
Romance Cracks Up
.o
Beauteous Irene Bordoni, pop
ular musical star, and her hus
band, E. Ray Goetz, theatrical
manager, have agreed to dis
agree following a raid by the
latter tipon his wife's bijou
New York apartment. Goetz
has announced he will sue for
divorce.
(International Newsreel)
P.T. A. DANCE TO
BE GIVEN IN GYM
SATURDAY NiGHT
The Juneau Parent Teacher As
i sociation will give a dance in tlv
I High School Gymnasium next Sat
unlay night, according to announce
ment made today by Walter P
Scott, President. The dance wil
; be a public affair and the mush
; will be furnished by the Higt
j School Jazz orchestra.
j MAXIMUM SENTENCE GIVEN
ALIENS HAVING FIREARM!
( When Bill Koroff. hn alien resi
; dent, was brought before U. £
j Commissioner M. It. Boyd at Pali
I banks last week on a charge o
! possessing firearms wilhout n 1:
j cense as required by the Ala.sk
j Game Law, he was fined $5(10 am
I sentenced to jail for a term of si
[months. This is the maximur
' sentence under the law, and. ac
cording to II. W. Terhune, Exeat;
five Officer of the Alaska Gam
Commission, it is the first tim
; the limit has been given in thi
! Territory.
| Koroff was arrested by Wardei
j Sam White of the Fairbanks die
trict.
Old papers to. sate at tLe Empire
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SPECIAL
LUNCH BUCKET
Complete with Thermos
Bottle
SI.50
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Fret Delivery Phone ISt
When We Sell It
It’s light
Sub Station Poet Office No.
COLORED BATH ROOM
FIXTURES
NOW
ONDISPLAY
AT
RICE & AHLERS CO.
PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL
Juneau, Alaska
“We tell you in advance what job will cost”
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BAND DANCE
' BIG SUCCESS
■ Music Pleases Large Crowd
at Elks’ Hall — Eagles
! j Secure Band for Dance
, The second annual dance given
bv the Juneau City Band in Elks
Hall last Saturday night proved a
j most succeffsful event, the gallery
; being thronged at all times with
lovers of good music and the danc
' crs crowded the floor. At one
| time there were 135 couples on the
j floor. The dance started prompt
j ly at 9:30 o’clock and it was after
1 o'clock before the crowd would
I disperse. Several numbers were
! played three and four times and
I one> schottische was played for 20 j
I minutes before another number
could be put on the music racks.
Several choruses of popular wait?
selections were sung by the band’s
groups and many pretty party
quartette.
The dancers came single and in
dresses were worn by the women.
The hall itself was bright as the
painters had finished the ceiling
anil side walls. The crowd was
one of the orderliest ever seen in
Elks hall, according to John Reck,
ticket taker, and he should know,
for he has been taking tickets for
dance affairs for many years.
The music itself was ;azzy and
full of pep and being the first
dance a band has furnished music
for nearly two years was doubly
enjoyable. The committee in charge
of the annual ball to he given by
the Eagles at Elks Hall, on Satur
I d a y, February 9, attended the
dance and after several fox trots
and waltzes had been played, en
gaged the band on the spot for
their dance. Special selections
and novelties will be given at that
dance by the band.
The band boys desire to thank
i the merchants for their show of
appreciation in purchasing tickets
to the dance, and the general oub
lie for the large attendance.
The Juneau City band is now
composed of the following mem
bers: Ed Garnick, Fred Arnold and
TVlike Saloum, cornets; Hill Herri
mann and Dick Harris, clarinets;
Ed McIntyre and A. Torniven, al
tos; Art Judson and Peter Dick,
trombones; Marvin Chase, bass
horn, and Elmer A. Friend, drums.
EYE TROUBLES
; If you are in troubla '.'.'it'; your
eyes and want .0 know if glasses
will improve .natt^is, phone or
call for appointment. We have
plenty of time for this service
’ at this season of the year and
will be glad to demonstrate that
by both knowledge and experience
1 we are equipped to give you first
1 class service.
[ ROBERT SIMPSON
1 adv. AT THE NUOOET SHOP.
r
FAi^'anD SanARC
“Just as good as" is a brand
I of conversation that is going
out of style in polite circles.
"Just as good as” doesn’t
please the court of last resort
i presided over by Judge Palate.
! Better goods at prices that are
i reasonable.
SANITARY GROCERY
PHONES 83—85
“The Store That Pleases**
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Woman is Head of
School for Operatic
Singers in Indiana
1 ... iillim
Mrs. Oliver Maine (above) heads the operatic school at South
Bend, Ind.
i
SOUTH BEND, lnd., Jan. 28 —
A school of opera, where classics
of tht metropolitan stage arc
sung exclusively in English, pro
vides a stepping-stone to fame
for South Bend's aspiring singers.
Mrs. Olice Maine, who left the
professional stage for domestic
life, originated the plan whereby
volunteer players might gain
operatic schooling without going
abroad. Under her tutelage, a
coterie of youthful artists already
has presented five operas includ
ing “Cavalleria Rusticana” and
“Elijah.”
Herself a rermer member of the
Chicago Civic Opera Company and
the American Opera Company.
Mrs. Maine knows the tricks" of
backstage as well as the art of
presenting involved productions.
Ho impressive was the showing of
her troupe that a group of native
Italians requested a special per
formance of "Rigoletto.”
sirs. Mctnes students, all vol
unteers, first study the opera to
be presented. They set up seen
! ery and stag- effects, patterned
utter professional model, in ad
dition to learning their arias.
More recent American operas
I have been studied in preference
I to productions of the European
I school, principally because they
are better adapted for English
presentation.
South Bend’s musical world,
I which claims the distinction of
having the only resident opera
company outside metropolitan cir
rles, centers around Mrs. Maine’s
school. Her students also sponsor
(special musicales and choral pro
grams.
I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTICE
Have you sent your subscrip
t t ion Cards to the Chamber of
j Commerce? —adv.
I
Though mud packs have theii
j use, in a good many cases they are
i ; bout as effective in restoring
| beauty as a can of gasoline would
be in putting out a fire.
iiiMiimiiiiiiiiMiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiniK
FRIED
Fish Cakes
of
PULLOCK
IN BROWN SAUCE
25c
| GEORGE BROTHERS
5 Phones 92 and 95 Open Until 11 P. M.
■ 1111111111111111!
ISO MORE BROKETS EGGS
This being Monday morning and nice and cold it is the right time for
us to announce that “Live Wire” Johnnie Hermle is our Delivery Clerk
again, so there will be no broken eggs, no snow carried in your kitchen,
and he never slams the back door to waken the baby.
Furthermore
You can ask Johnnie about our special offers in every-day prices, he is
now well posted on everything concerning our business,Jie W " ' ,
that the Prunes are usually graded in TEN sizes, being born in the land
of Sun-Shiny California.
SO PLEASE GIVE HIM LOTS OF WORK
“It Is for Mutual Good”
GASTINEAU GROCERY, Phone 37
' “Thank You All For Last Week’s Patronage"
•ft 1*—-*0
BANKERS BEAT
LAWYERS AND
DOCTORS WIN
Winning Teams Each Take
Two Out of Three
Games
Saturday the Bankers took two
out of three games from the
Lawyers, but lost the match by
21 pin3, the score being 2.380 to
2 404. The Doctors won two out
of three from the Electris and
the match by 73 pins.
H. Messerschmidt rolled high
game for the Bankers with 207
and Robertson was high for the
Lawyers with 209 pins.
Kirk was high man for the
Doctors with 212 pins and high
total with 575. Barragar was
high for the Electrics with 216
and 560 pins.
Tonight at 7:15 o'clock the
Grocers meet the Governors and
the Alaskans take on the Lawyers
nin the nightcap at 8:45.
Scores in Saturday’s games
follow:
Bankers
McNaughton . 452
Gleveland . 450
G. Messerschmidt . 474
Morrison . 464
H. Messerschmidt . 510
Handicap ... 30
Total .2380
Lawyers
Robertson . 526
Boyle . 491
Nelson . 453
Mullen .-. 484
Metcalf . 450
Total .2404
Electrics
Pullen . 546
Shaw .,. 452
Dpncan- . 450
Noland . 450
Barragar .. 560
Total .245S
Doctors
Council . 46.
VanderLeest . 49!:
Kirk . 575
Stewart . 54 1
Henderson . 450
Total .2531
ATTENTION MOOSE
Annual Roll Call tonight. En
t?rtainmont and refreshments. A1
members urged to be present, ad)
VTE MAZE ENLARGEMENTS
Alaska Scenic Views adv
C. P. R. OFFICIAL
MAKING SURVEY
ALASKAN TRAVEL
Cecil A. Reade, of the Genera
Passenger Department of the Can
adian Pacific Railway, is making
the round trip from Vancouvei
'to Skagway on the Princess Mary
| The trip ia being made in th<
interest cf passenger business oi
the Canadian Pacific Railroad ii
jAlaskan waters.
I It is in tne intention of th<
company, according to Mr. Reade
l to operate one more schedule sail
ing to and from Alaskan ports
during the coming season ovei
that of the past seasons and ht
stated that there was every indi
cation that the tourist trave
next summer would exceed al
past records. The steamer thal
will be used for the extra sched
| ule run was not made known.
This is Mr. Reade’s first trij
I to the Territory and according t<
i him it is proving an educationa
j one from several angles and ir
the future he expects to be bettei
equipped to handle the work o:
his office frem the first hanr
knowledge gained.
H-l-t 1 i 1 W-H -H-M
We recommend
CALIFORNIA
WINE TONIC
i A valuable reconstructive
! tonic for run down condi
tion of the body. An appe
tizer and a reliever of
fatigue.
Phone 25
Free Delivery
; -Ml 111 1 HI Hill 1-1 1 I l"M-M
SHAKE-UP AT
PENITENTIARY
, I
Investigation Being Made
at McNeil Island—
Guard Suspended
i SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—Another
{detail in the carefully guarded
Department of Justice investiga
tion at McNeil Island Peniten
tiary leaked out today with the
•j revelation that John Picket’’.,
jguard, had been indefinitely sus
pended.
“All I know is I was called
{into the Warden's office and in
' formed I was suspended. I do
not know for how long nor on
what basis action may be taken.’’
said Pickett.
'[ Pickett said, however, it was
known he suspected many hours
of grilling in the Narcotic Agents
{ office.
VALENTINE DAY
February 14
Get your Valentines now
for mailing. We have a
large assortment of all
kinds and sizes.
Yes, we have Tide
Tables for 1929.
HELLAN’S
PHARMACY
Next to Valentine’s
Phone 33 Free Delivery
i
SAVE MONEY
Crisco, 3 pound can, regular 95c, now,
can ...$ -80
Rice, Best Head, pound .10
Spaghetti or Macaroni, regular 2 for 25c,
3 ffrr .:.-.•2,>
Reliance or Schillings Coffee, pound .... 55.
Garnick’s — Phone 174
ON OUR BARGAIN TABLES
For the Next Few Days
TABLE NO. 1—
An assortment of Lunch Cloths, Scarf and
Linen Towels at 75 cents each.
TABLE NO. 2—
Table Oil Cloth in dark colors—2 yards for
55 cents.
TABLE NO. 3.—
Assortment of Ball Yarns—6 balls for $1.00.
TABLE NO. 4—
Women’s Fabric Gloves—25 cents a pair.
Women’s Woolen Hose—60 cents a pair.
TABLE NO. 5—
Women’s Cotton Hose—25 cents a pair.
«» TABLE NO. 6—
Cretonnes and Curtain materials—5 yards for
«» SI.00.
TABLE NO. 7—
Silk Drapery or Bed Spread material — 95
cents a yard.
Watch These Tables for Added Bargains
Goldstein’s Emporium
Juneau's Style Center.
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