Jorgensen, aged 80 years, former
Alaskan, who died at his home
here.
Jorgensen went to Alaska in 1880
and settled in Juneau in 1882. He
went down the Yukon on a pros
pecting trip and then returned to
Juneau and started a hardware
store and lumber yard. He came to
Seattle in 1914. He is survived by
his widow, sister and two broth
ers.
j. p. Jorgensen conducted his
hardware store on the site now oc
cupied by the Thomas Hardware.
His sawmill was purchased by
James Wortham. It was on the
site of the present Juneau Lum
ber Mills. Many oldtimers now in
Juneau remember the deceased as
a fine business man and well liked.
LABOR OPPOSES
PROPOSED BILL
WASHINGTON, June 2.—Presi
dent William Green of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, today
warned that labor wil urge rejec
tion by Congress of he National
Industrial Recovery Act if it should
be revised to deny labor the right
to organize and bargain collectively.
Students
Desecrate
V. S. Flag
AMHERST, Mass.. June 3.—
Five Amherst freshmen have
been arrested and charged with
mutilating the United States
flag daring a meeting of the
self-styled Communists on fhe
campus yesterday. Two of the
frtihmen have been suspended
from the college.
New Collector of Customs
-
n
J. 3 "Poniwrs, Juneau resident, who was confirmed late yester
day by the United States Senate.
