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Weather Conditions As Recorded hv the IJ. S.
Weather Bureau
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning 4 p. m. today:
Fair tonight and Sunday; gentle northwesterly winds.
Time
4 p. m. ycst'.v
4 a. in. today
Noon today
Itarom.
29.98
20.05
30.03
LOCAL data
Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity
43 71 W 8
33 89 NW 9
44 65 W 10
Weather
tidy
Cldy
PI. Cldy
CAULK AND RADIO REPORTS
YESTERDAY
nations—
Highest 8 p.m.
temp._temp.
Earrow .
Nome
Bethel
Fort Yukon
Tanana .
Eagle .
St. Paul
Dutch Harbor
Kodiak
Cordova
Juneau
Ketchikan
Prince Rupert
Edmonton
Seattle .
Portland .
San Francisco
-12
23
32
. 8
22
3G
48
43
46
48
48
. 44
28
46
48
. 52
-16
24
32
-4
8
10
34
42
43
32
43
42
26
44
46
48
Low
tcmjn
-30
20
23
-23
0
-14
32
34
32
23
34
38
34
10
36
38
44
TODAY
8 a. m. 8 a.m. I’recip.
temp. Velocity 24 his.
8 a.m.
"Weather
-14
23
-10
4
-4
32
34
34
32
36
16
3
12
24
0
.01
0
0
0
0
.08
Pt.
34
12
42
38
44
-Less
0
4
4
than
0
0
Trace
.04
0
0
0
.08
.02
10
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Pt. Cldy
Clear
Pt. Cldy
Clear
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Pt. Cldy
Clear
Cldy
Cldy
Rain
Clear
miles.
NOTE—Observations at St. Paul, Dutch Harbor, KodtOc. Juneau,
Prince Rupert, Edmdnton, Seattle, Portland and San F: tnc.sco are
made at 4 a. and 4 p. m., Juneau time.
The pressure is high over the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and
a moderate disturbance is central near Bering Strait attended by
light showers and snow flurries in and near Bering Sea. The weath
er is clear over most of the Interior with cloudy weather on the
Pacific Coast. Temperatures have fallen in the upper Yukon Valley
and in Southern Bering Sea and have risen in other parts of the
Territory.
‘My ThirtyYears
by CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED
(Storms at soa have made
Fried a hero bat he accepts
them as philosophically as he
accepts crew troubles, eccentric
passengers and other complica
tions in the job of a ship’s
skipper. He believes there is
k nothing to confirm the lay
man's idea that storms come in
cycles at sea, but points out
(hat some years appear to be
worse than others. Casualties
are very few, he says, consider
ing the conditions seamen face.
By CAPT. GEORGE FRIEH
(Copyright. 1929. Associated Press) |
CHAPTER XVIII
Some folks consider an ocean
► voyage pretty much of a failure |
sweeping the Atlantic coinn in cy
cles, but there is no evidence to
confirm that idea. We have very
cold winters as well as protracted
periods of heat during the summer
and there is no regularity to these
unusual seasons. So it is not rea
sonable to believe that the storms
of the Atlantic come in cycles.
This year it seems, we are ex
periencing a very severe winter at
sea. There already have been sev
eral disasters; a number of vessels
have limped into port partly dis
abled. The newspapers are con
stantly referring to the frigid tem
peratures in Europe in regions that
ere accustomed to warm weather at
this season of the year. On the
other hand, New York's winter has
. There seems to be just one storm after another .
unless the vessel passes through a
storm. Some of them have never
been through a storm’ and are
anxious for the experience. Others
desire to have the storm last from
about three minutes to several
hours, while I know of others who
absolutely fear an upheaval of the
sea.
To the sailor there seems to be
..just one storm after another. There
are times when the American and
other ships which I have command
ed made the crossing without a roll
or pitch and then again there are
times when the vessels encountered I
a succession of gales .
It seems to the layman that the i
storms ravaging shipping and
been comparatively mild with vir
tually no snow while Chicago and
the middle west have endured ex
tremely low temperatures.
The sea is no different. Cover
ing a tremendous area, it has its
temperate and frigid, calm and
rough zones. The winds have a
great time playing across the vast
expanse of water sweeping with
terrific force in the winter time
from the North Pole to the South
Pole and no breakers to interfere.
Just eastward of the Grand Bank;',
| the winds become violent, driving
! the seas before them In mountaln
I ous numbers. This is the area re
ferred to by the sailor as 'Tin
Roarin’ Forties.” The next time
you hear that expression you wil
I know that it refers to the region o!
the Atlantic that marks the cen
ter of Davy Jones’ locker rathei
than the white light district alonp
Broadway. t
The winter of 1925-2G was severe
on the North Atlantic and January
of that season was one of the
worst. It was during this monll
that the Antlnoe foundered, as we!
as numerous other smaller ships
Several trans-Atlantic vessels re
ported passing through four to fiv(
distinct storms on their voyage
Piior to this time, sailors experi
enced a rough winter in 1911-12
Thirteen years elapsed betwee
these severe seasons whereas then
is a repetition this year of on!;
three winters ago.
During the winter months o'
forceful winds there is not so mud
fog menacing navigation. Kowevei
there is plenty of rain, snow am
hail squalls which the sailor usual
! ly p’aces in the same category a;
, fog. A heavy snowfall is as bad i'
hot worse, than a dense fog. Witt
this type of weather the skies art
invariably overcast, preventing ob
j servations. Periods of these great
! cst fogs on the North Atlantic ar.
, during the months of Novembai
; and April. It is impossible to se
i lect and time of the year to mak'
t a voyage without storm or fog bu'
] the summer months are pretty gooc
i gambles although they, too, cai
1 stage a good show for the insxperi
j enccd.
I have often read accounts in th<
; newspapers telling of waves at set
j from 75 to 100 feet in height. Yoi
; will find that such statements an
I credited to passengers and nevei
j to the master of the vessel for ever;
| seaman knows that the highes
i combers are the so-called cumula
tive waves as high as 25 feet. While
1 a passenger liner1 is going througl
' heavy seas a passenger gets a dis
tort'Kl idea of the height clue t
the fact that the ship is rolling. A:
■ the side of the ship dips slowly, th
'■ passenger looks straight up th'
, side of a wave at an angle that
gives hint the impression the top i
some 100 feet above the deck line
i ff this wave then strikes the shif
\ and perhaps damages a life boa
; on the boat deck, the passenger i:
j convinced that, if this deck is GC
I feet from the water line, for exam
| pie, that the wave must be thaf
height, or higher. As a matte
of fact the vessel rolled to an angle
that made it possible for the comb
i er to strike it with terrific force
j and cause the damage.
During the actual rescues of the
i crews of the Antinoc and Florida
the weather conditions were re
versed. When my vessel reached
the side of the British freighter
there were heavy seas running, but
after several days, had moderated
to a point where the transfer wa'
made with ease. In the case of
the Florida, the sea was fairly mod
erate when Chief Officer Harry
Manning started out with his boat
crew. Slowly and almost without
warning a hail squall struck us and
the wind was whipped to gale force
making the return from the Florida
to the America extremely hazard
ous.
Considering the extreme condi
tions we are frequently obliged tc
face the number of marine casual
ties are very small, due to the care
and efficient handling of these
huge ocean greyhounds in tumul
tous seas.
(Tomorrow: Antinoe Rescue,
Part I)
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The Alaska Mendenhall Fur
Farm will be closed to visitors
from March 10 to July 15, In
clusive. JACKSON MARSH,
—adv. Owner.
r.-cTICE
The Loyal Order of Moose, Ju
neau Lodge No. 700 will have a
public dance on Saturday, March
30, for the benefit of the McRob
erts family. adv.
FOR EASTER
We have an abundance of Easter
Lilies. Also plenty of home grown
flowers and plants. Juneau Florists.
—adv.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
From this day and date I will
not be responsible for any bills or
debts contracted for by the FRISCO
LUNCH.
adv. JAMES O’CONNERS.
LET Aimquist Press Your Suit.
We call and deliver. Phone 528.
DOUGLAS
NEWS
INTERESTING COURSE IN
FIRST All), FINISHED
The first aid class conducted here
his week by George H. Miller of
he Bureau of Mines, was com
;leted last night, twenty-eight stu
ients receiving certificates. Much
benefit has been received by the
nstructicn.
HEALTH STATISTICS
REVEALED IN REPORT
More than 17 per cent of the
hildren attending the Douglas
chools are physically perfect, ac
ording to NJiss Mildred H. Kea
on, public health nurse, whose de
ailed report of physical conditions
is she found them during her re
■ent examination, which was re
vived this week.
As far as is known this is the
lest record the school has had so
ar. It means that twenty of the
>oys and girls were without a sin
:le physical defect.
Out of thirty-six students exam
ned in the high school, ten, or
icarly onc-third, were rated 100
ier cent . They are May Fraser,
ternice Edwards. Angus Gair, Wil
iam Cashen, Roberta Fraser, Har
y Lundell, George Guerin, Alice
I'assell, Alex Gair, and James Doo
The same number, ten, were also
ound perfect In the grades, al
hough the percentage Is much
mailer as 81 pupils were examined.
The 100 per centers are Grace Pus
rh, Frank Cashel. Glen Edwards.
Gordon Mills. Jessie Fraser, Phyl
is Lundell, Nina Baroumes, Astrid
joken, and Albert Wilson.
The number suffering with the
ollowing defects, were: High school
-overweight, 14, underweight 4.
ision 7, eyes 0, ears 2, teeth 7,
lose 2, throat 3, skin 0, lungs 0.
(cart. 5, posture 0. undernourished
. symptoms of thyroid 6, glands 4.
In the grades: overweight 12, un
Icrweielit 18, vision 21, eyes 4. ears
7, teeth 50, nose 26, throat 29,
kin 7, lungs 1, heart 19, posture
>, under-nourished 12, symptoms of
hyroid 17, glands 28.
DR. BAIRD TO PREACH
Special services will be held in
he Congregational church Sunday.
Gr. L. O. Baird will conclude his
,'islt to Douglas in the interests of
he church. There will be two
hurch services with special music
"or both, at 11:30 a.m., and 8 p.m.
Sunday school will be held as
isual at 10:30 o’clock and immedi
'.tely afterward a photograph will
>e taken of the Sunday School
’.lasses.
SPECIAL MEETING D. F. D.
MONDAY EVENING AT 7
The regular meeting of the Doug
as firemen deferred last Week on
account of the first aid classes, will
be held as a special next Monday
evening, starting at 7 o'clock. Busi
ness of importance will be consid
ered, and all members are request
ed to be present.
CARD PARTY MONDAY
Another delightful card party has
been arranged for next' Monday
evening by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, to
be arranged for next Monday eve
ning by the Ladies Auxiliary, to be
given in the Eagles Hall. All those
present at their last event are sure
to be there and many others are
expected. Everybody is invited to
attend.
The regular meeting of the Aux
iliary is called for 7:30 o'clock and
the card playing will start immedi
ately afterwards.
AT THE LIBERTY
“Fashions for Women," with Es
ter Ralston and Raymond Hat
ton as the stars, will be the fea
ture at the Liberty Sunday.
D. H. S. STUDENT MEETING
Associated students of Dougla.
High school elected next year’s of
ficers at a meeting held Friday.
March 22. The following were se
lected to fill A. S. B. positions:
John Cashen, president; Frank
Pettygrove, vice-president; Vienol
Wahto, secretary, and Alice Trssel,
treasurer.
‘Tiger Lil” Weds Pal of “Candy Kid”
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The former Mrs. Richard Reese Whittemore (right), she upon
whom sobriquet of “Tiger Lil” was bestowed during her late hus
band’s fight to escape the noose, has consoled herseT with a new
mate lie is George Deck, Baltimore, Md., youth, a pal of the
late “Candy Kid.” Whittemore was hanged two '”«»rs ago m
Maryland penitentiary.
(International NewsreelJ
Douglas
Church
Services
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j Notices for this church column
i must be received by The Empire
not later than 10 o'clock Saturday
j morning to guarantee change of
jsermota topics, etc.
Mission
2:30 )). m.—Sunday School.
3:15 p. m.—Sermon,
j 7:00 p. m. — Thursday—Midweek
| prayer service.
j All arc cordially welcome to these
: cervices.
Douglas Catholic Church |
All services in the new church,
j 9:30 a. m.—Mass.
1:00 p. m.—Sunday School.
No evening services.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Evening Prayer and Sermon at
7:30 o’clock.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance continues perfect in
the three upper classes in the high
school. The class which has the
lowest percentage of absences at
the end of this six weeks' period
wiil be rewarded with a half holi
day. Records for attendance have
improved tremendously since the
new plan was put into effect.
Freshman Frolic
Plans for a Freshman Frolic were
discussed at a meeting of the first
year students Thursday afternoon.
A date has not been definitely chos
en but to assure as pleasant weath
er as possible, the Frolic will prob
I ably be given Saturday, April 4.
! On this date, the Freshmen will!
| hire a boat, and with all the high
I school students and teachers, will
I take a trip to Taku Harbor, or some
I similar place. The Freshmen pro
vide the ‘‘eats” and according to
' all rumors, it's going to be some
! party!
I A class motto was chosen at the
: Thursday meeting—“To strive, to
i seek, to find, and not to yield!"
j After paying expenses, the Fresh
i man Boat yielded a net fund of ap
j proximately $50. The highest num
1 her of tickets sold was 79 and the
j next highest G3. James Doogan
I received a tennis racket as second
j price in appreciation of his energy
in selling ticket;;.
Old papers at t.ne Empire.
CITATION
In the Probate Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, First Division,
Juneau Precinct.
; In the Matter of the Estate of
Gust E. Anderson, Deceased.
The United States of America to
Emma Norblad, of Seattle, Wash.,
Manda Spoeng, of Gothenburg,
Sweden, and Anna Bergstrom of
Stockhold, Sweden; to the heirs
of said above mentioned estate
and to all other persons inter
ested, G REETINGS:
You are hereby cited to be and
appear in the above entitled court
in the courthouse at Juneau, Al
aska, First Division, on the 22nd
day of May, 1929, at 2 o’clock P.
M. of said day, then and there to
show cause if any you have why
the real property of the said above
entitled estate, to-wit:
Lot 1, Block 112, of the town
site of Juneau, Alaska, the
same being an unimproved lot
or parcel of land,
should not be sold for the best
interests of the estate.
Done in open court this 23rd day ,
of March, 1929.
(Seal! FRANK A. BOYLE.
Probate Judge.
First publication, March 23. 1929.
Last publication, April 20. 1929.
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CARD PARTY j
TO I)E GIVEN BY
LADIES AUXILIARY TO F. O. E.
Eagles’ Hall, Douglas, Monday, March 25
8 o’clock—Everybody Invited
Special ferry leaves Juneau, 7:45 p. m.
The
SOLUTION
to your INSURANCE PROBLEM
TO GET THE BEST in insurance protection, at the
lowest rate consistent with safety and security—
1— SEEK the aid of an experienced and reputable
insurance man—because his standing in the insur
ance world will then be YOUR biggest asset.
2— MAKE him the “Insurance Department” of
your business.
3— FOLLOW his advice.
4— MAKE him responsible for results.
IF you follow this suggestion you will never have
any regrets when your policies become claims.
Allen SI nit tuck, Inc.
Insurance—Real Estate
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PHONE 6
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I Old Papers for sale at Empire Office