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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1925
Page
7
James Stevenson who drowned near Ketchikan last week will be buried Friday afternoon at 2:40 from the Congregational Church. Douglas Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles assisted by Rev. O A Stillman will officiate with interment in the Eagles plot at Douglas Cemetery.
The Ladies League monthly tea scheduled for this week has been postponed to Thursday afternoon, June 25th, to accommodate attendees and ensure proper planning.
Electricians worked in recent days to install an indirect lighting system in the Douglas school building. The project follows a substantial spring donation from the Student Body, earmarked for this upgrade.
Members of the Douglas Lodge F Co. EE attend the funeral of James Stevenson from Ker thikan Aerie. They meet at the hall at 1 30 PM and march to the church, honoring the departed member.
Members of Douglas Eerie Lodge 7 meet in Douglas Hall at 1 36 tomorrow afternoon to prepare for the funeral of departed brother James Stevenson. The gathering calls all members to lend service and support.
Municipal and county authorities say gangland is on the run after a 50 hour campaign. They will press the drive until the underworld is quelled. More than 400 arrests were made up to midnight.
Tokioro reports a metropolitan police drive to reform furyo seinen youths through doubling a special staff. About 6 000 youths of both sexes on the blacklist include college students workers and waifs. Police aim to curb late night visits to cases in Tokyo and intensify attention on college students.
A Rotarian forgoes greed and urges nations to learn from the war era. He warns against repression and intolerance and calls Rotary to teach unselfish service. The speaker says understanding combats intolerance and promotes citizenship and life’s value.
Pueblo dispatch from MEXICO CITY reports former American Consular Agent W. Jenkins, kidnapped by Mexican bandits in 1919, has raised the American flag over all ranch properties in Pueblo State. The act provokes ill feeling among Mexicans who view it as a taunt. Also notes stereo ads and new items shown today at Sully's Carpenter Shop.
A long narrative extols tarpon fishing on the Florida coast near Fort Lauderdale and along the Atlantic coast. It highlights the tarpon as a powerful fighter, weight up to 215 pounds, leaping from water, and the demanding battle for hours. The piece notes locations from Daytona Beach to Miami, summer heat, and a forthcoming tarpon fishing contest with a $100 prize, with contestants photographed at Beabreese Daytona Bend during the summer swim season launch.
Announcements from Juneau and Seattle confirm John T. McLaughlin son of Mrs A McLaughlin graduates from Broadway High School Seattle this month He earned a varsity baseball letter at Brookdale High School and plans to enter the University of Washington next fall He is brother of Seoil McLaughlin of Juneau.
Mr and Mrs Moolewis arrived by steamboat Jefferson as guests of Mr and Mrs Noe PP gfirytor Ava. Lewis and Mrs Talsday are sisters and wintered in the States before returning North to Fairbanks. Bit Lewis is described with a veiled note of local interest.
The speaker notes neutral European countries Sweden Holland and Switzerland benefited as the gold standard steadies. He observes improving US economic position since the war and a leveling of relations with Europe. European output has grown toward American scales, while US production in cast iron steel and shipbuilding declines. This signals a return to normal relations and world economic stability.
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