GOTWALS GIVEN
DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE MEDAL
Notable Decoration Awardee
Local Officer for Con
spicuous War Service.
Award of the Distinguished Service
Medal was made to Col. J. C. Gotwal
by the War Department on December
15 last, for conspicuous services ren
dcred by him in France during the
World War. according to official
notification received here today. The
medal has been forwarded to the
Commanding General, Ninth Corps
Area, Presidio, San Francisco, for
presentation to Colonel Gotwals.
The citation recommended to ac
company the D. S M. declared:
“Major John ('. Gotwals, formerly
[Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of En
gineers, for exceptionally meritorious
and conspicuous service in the ere
ation, equipment, training and fight
ing of the Searchlight Units (">6th
Engineers! of the American Expcri
tionary Forces. After demonstrating
his creative ability in developing
while a member of the Board of En
gineer Troops numerous Items of en
gineer equipment needed in the
World War, he served in France
from August 20, 1917. to November
15, 1918, in command of the 56th
Engineers successively with the
British army in the Somme Defen
sive, the French army in the Somme
■Defensive and the Aisne Offensive
and with the First and Second
American armies in the St. Millie,
and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. TV
conspicuous success of the < i-opcra
tion of the searchlights and pursuit
planes in combatting enemy nighl
bombers was due largely to his ex
ceptional ingenuity, initiative and
tireless vigilance." Tha citation a-lsi
mentions service as member of th
Board of Engineers, Command of til
Searchlight Troops, director of Anti
Aircraft Searchlight School at Lan
gres, In charge of Searchlight O
C. E., G. H. Q., in charge of evacua
tion of Second Army and Advanc
Sections S. O. S. Areas, in charg
or Base Section No. 2.
Praises Old Regiment
While Colonel Gotwals is naturally
gratified at the decoration, he said
his principal pleasure is "in the
recognition of the services performer
by the regiment carrying out all th.
search! lgh'. work of the A. B. F
and also with British and French
forces, which were of really signifie
ant value in combatting night bomb
ing activities of the German forces.'
He went over in August, 1917, a;
captain In command of a company
of 170 Engineer troops. Of t hi i
number 120 were retained as the
nucleus for the Searchlight Troop
which were merged into the 5811
Engineers, numbering 2,500 men.
His duties given briefly witboul
attempting to go into detail indud
ed: At the From with the First am
Second American Armies and Frencl
and British forces, directing the oper
a-tions of (Searchlight Troops fron
tho 56th Engineers and developing
coordination of pursuit planes am
searchlights in bringing down en
emy night bombing machines, ant
commanding tlie 56th Engineers; a
G. H Q , American Expeditionary
Forces, in charge of Searchlight sec
tion; at Army Schools, director o
tho anti-aircraft searchlight school
in the Service of Supply, in charge
of all the matters pertaining t
searchlight supply and experiments
tion, directing the searchlight depo
and machines aj Clevres, the a lvanc
searchlight depot at F;. Du Man
Valerien; directing Ihe America!
section with American Air Service
for searchlight training at Chateai
Dun: advising in all directions frott
the A. E. F. to the War Departmem
at home with reference to search
light material and personnel; ad
vising the Chief of Engineers' of
flee in the United States with refer
ence to searchlight experimentation
Board Reverses Self
Colonel Ootw.ils was recommended
for the D. S. M while in France and
again in the United States. The
Board of Decoration turned down the
recommendations under an establish
ed rule that the medal would not be
awarded to officers under the rani
of Colonel. In lieu he was given i
certificate for meritorious service
Recommendations were renewed
again last year and the board re
versed its former action. Breaking
the above ’mentioned rule, however
does not violMe any precedent. saic
Colonel Ootwals, as it has been dom
cn former occasions in a few in
stances.
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SKAGWAY LEAVES
The Alaska Steamship Com pan
freighter Skagw'av left June hi Sun
day morning at 10:30 o'clock for th<
Westward by wav of Spool River
The boat took on a cargo of 200 tom
Of pulp from the Alaska Pulp & Pa
per Company mill at Spec] River to
ballast on the Westward trip am
will pick up about 200 tons of pu||
on the return trip, southbound. Tin
Skagway got away from Spool Rivo
at 10 o'clock this morning.
ANY REASONABLY - PRICEI
house or apartment may be rented
tbrougli an inexpensive classified ad
vertlsement in The Empire. Test th
matter. The "risk" involved iH s
rmali <hal few people would dignif
i.hytlint name.
OCTOGENARIANS PLAN MONUMENT.
I
'(Phillip Ett5S7H: jTJliifcfantyl iV-j-J ^or£^/i
l)r .T. .). Morgan, II. S. Whit? end Philip li Klltott compose
the commission of Civilar War veterans in West Virginia which is
planning the dedication of a monument and markers to the memory
of West Virginians who fell in the Hattie of Vicksburg Each of the
men is 82 years old, and each Voted for Lincoln. The comrsission
is known offiically as the Vicksburg Military Park Commission, ap
pointed by Governor Morgan.
MERCHANTS ASK I
TRANSFER SEAL
MARKET, JUNEAU
Present Claims of Alaska to
Senate Commerce Commit
tee — Seek Seal Sales.
An effort to transfer the fur seal
market from St. Louis to Juneau, if,
po. ible, and to Alaska In all events'
was launched here today, following!
| the receipt of advices from Wash-1
| ington ttiat such a matter is now!
hinder consideration before the Sen-'
late Commerce Committee, Tolc
1 crams are belhr sent uy the Juneau
Commercial Association to that Com
mittee urging the necesarv action
and to other Alaskan commercial
clubs suggesting similar action.
Information regarding the mattter
'came in a personal cablegram re
ceived by Charles Goldstein from'
George It. Goshaw. well known
| Alaska fur man, in which it was
Iraid the Senate Commerce Committee
J is now holding hearings-on a bill
| introduced by Senator Johnson, Cali
fornia. providing that Alaska fur:
j seal be cold only In salted form. This!
ill wus pollut'd mu would unviaiej
i the necessity of Fending the skim
; to St. Louis lor curing and tanning
1 .Vlr. Goshaw suggested that local
j 'imina-'s men wire an endorsement
(of the bill and ask that annual sales
!• if fur seal skins taken from the
| Hr i hi lot' Isands lie held in Juneau. 1
"I have conferred with Governor
Bone on the matter and he ft*.-'lire !
me lie was in favor of the propoel
i tion If the hill can lie amended to
reiiuire the sales to he held in the
i Territory,” raid Mr. Goldstein. He
also took up Hie matter with Presi
dent Allen Shattuek and (tie Execu
tive Board of the Commercial Asso
ciation and the latter will present
local claims by wire lo the Senate
Commit tee.
Senator Johnson's hill, which was
introduced last April, provides:
! That each and every fur seal
kin ta'ten on Prihilof Islands of
Alaska, under the provisions <:f the
Act approved August 24. it* 12. shall
1 he accurately measured, as to record
' its salted length and girth prior to
jits diitrfbution cr sale l)y the Scc
1 rctary of Commerce, who shall make
and preserve such complete record of
j measurement thereof, and of the
proceeds derived from such distribu
tions or sale of said skins: PROVID
Kl), that no fur teal or fur seals
tii ill. be taken, the skin or skins of
I which when piopery salted, or cured
on silt, shall measure less than
; thirty-seven and one-half inches in
length: PROVIDED FURTHER, that
| all fur seal .skins so taken and
recorded shall be sold or dis
tributed in their salted form us
| cured and shipped from the Islands,
I and in no other shape, by the Sec
retary of Commerce, from and after
the passage of this Act."
ESTEBETH IN PORT
The mail and n.i-senger boat Este
belh, C-apt. .1. V. Davis, arrived in
port this morning from Sitka and
way ports. The following passengers
wera aboard for Juneau From Ten
1 akeo—■ Frank Aldrich, Ed. Sherman,
W. Flanigan, Mrs. Code. From Gyp
sum Arvid Anderson From Hoonah
H. H. Delemater. F. It. Townsend.
From Killisnoo—Captain Jaynes.
, T!ie Kstobeth will 1 'uve Juneau at
ill o'clock tonight for Skagway and
. way ports
WALKER HERE
K. P. Walker, chief of the Biologi
i.f.il Survey for Alaska, returned lo
- his headquarters here Sunday morn
- ing on the steamer Spokane. He has
Sjbee-n at Petersburg to attend the
i meeting for periuan nt organization
rjof idle fox farmers of Son then's tern
I Alaska.
Local Fur Market Is
Drawing Shipments
From Eastern States
A substantial shipment of |
raw furs from Elyria, Ohio,
received on the Spokane by
Charles Goldstein, is evidence of
(ho local fur market's standing,
said Mr. Goldstein. This is the
third shipment received from
the Ohio town in as many
years, succeeding shipment be
ing larger than the preceding
shipment, ho added, j
Tlio furs are consigned di
rect from the trappers to Mr.
Goldstein. The present consign
ment was composed of two var
ieties of skunk and raccoons. !
The average is or high quality |
and several of the skins were
large and well furred. “Tile ;
fact that Ohio trappers find it |
profitable to s'.np their catch to
Juneau, not only once, which I
might, be considered an experi- j
ment, but three years n sue- |
cessicn, is the most striking I
proof that could bo given of |
the local prices and grading," |
-aid Mr. Goldstein.
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Financing Bank to Be
Established in Japan
TDK IO, Jan. 15.—The establish
ment r.t' a bank with the object of
financing | civ ife railway enterprises
is under contemplation by leading
businessmen here. At present there
is no bank for financing railways
with the result that many of the
railroads are suffering from lack of
Cu nds.
The cost of constructing the exist
ing state railways is placed at yen
1.530.000. 0ut), of which yen 1.010,000,
000 has been defrayed out of loans
and the bulanc by “special funds."
Th ? cost of constructing private
railways is placed at yen 200,000,000
of which yen 150.000.000 has been
puid by tlie share capital and thr
balance by means of loans, Streel
railway construction is placed at yer
590.000. 000, of which 500.000,000 hat
been met by share capital and the
remaining > en 90.000,00 by loans.
tTnder these circumstances, a ban!
designed to finance railways is be
1 loved to lie necessary, in proposing
Ido establishment of a railway bank
nt an estimated capital of yen 30
000,000, the promoters have agreei
to apply to the government for as
-ist nice such as the right of issuing
debenture funds carrying premium:
and also for borrowing from th<
Hank of Japan money at a low rati
of interest. The plan probably v.-ji
be submitted to the next session o
the Diet for approval.
BOOKS, BOOKS AND
MORE BOOKS
‘‘If Winter Comes"—Hutchinson
"This Freedom"—Hutchinson.
“Alaska Days with John Muir”—
Young1.
‘ Adventures in Alaska"—Young.
"At the Earth’s Core" — Bur
roughs.
"Cappy Rick's Return"—Kyne.
“Fair Harbor"—Lincoln.
“Etiquette"—Emily Post.
Babbitt"—Sinclair Lewis.
“Gargoyles"—Ben Heckt.
Tale of Triona"—Locke.
“Day of the Beast”—Zane Grey.
AND MANY OTHERS
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
9G Front St. Juneau, Alaska
MINSTREL SHOW
FOR NEXT WEEK
Entertainment for Play
grounds Benefit to Be
Given at Coliseum.
i The minstrel show for the benefit
I of f lie playgrounds, under the aus
j picas of the Juneau Fire Department
| will be given at the Coliseum Thea
tre next week, Tuesday and Wednes-i
(lay nights. Tickets for reserved
treats -will be placed on sale by thej
| "lid of this week the time and place
| tot be announced later.
J Harry Sperling, in charge of the
(minstrel show, claims there will be
i great awakening in Juneau when
the show is given. The end men
and others in the company are get
ting up a line of jokes that are
going to be “some puns" and local
conditions are to he given a touch
ing up, it is saill Low and high
ire going to fail before the joke
j smith, it is said, and the two even
ings will be merry ones.
Many of Juneau's best male vocal
artists are to appear in the big sec
I end part and the musical program
?is going to be one o' the largest and
best perhaps ever given in Juneau.,
] There are about 20 musical numbersj
! -o the entertainment will be replete!
| with good jokes and good singing. I
JACK HENSON HERE
ON BUSINESS; NEW
HOME TOWN GOOD
_
John F. Henson, formerly of Tin’ j
Empire, arrived here on the Sp 1
kan© yesterday morning from Port j
Angeles, Washington, where he i-j
now on the editorial staff of th ■
Evening N’tnvs. Mr. Henson is here |
in connection with the estate of tli
late Albin Barltollo, of which he I- j
•dminlstrator, tind expects to bo here I
for ;t week or 10 days.
Mr. Hon on is enthusiastic over;
! his new home town at Port Angeles.
I which he claims is the most pros
j porous and fastest growing city in
jihe North west. This city is the
j center for a great lumber and piper
I making industry and it is the-e that
j ;ha pulp from Speel River is made
! n:o newsprint. This Alaska patio
| is pronounced a most, excellent prod
! net. by the paper makers there.
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BF.HRENDS LEAVING
ON BUSINESS TRIP
B. M. hell rends will ic iv^ Junmui
tonight on the reamer Northwestern
on a business trip to Seattle and 1
Sa t Francisco. He said he may go j
I East to Chicago and New York City,!
and expects to return to Juneau in1
j about six weeks.
MRS. BEAUMONT RETURNS
Mrs. George I). Beaumont, wife of
the U. S. marshal here, returned to
Juneau on the Spokane. She has
spent the past several weeks visit- j
ing in ^cattle and Portland.
NURSE FOR HOONAH
MIsks Catherine Goodfeliow, gov
ernment nurse, uniter supervision of
the Bureau of Education, arrived
here on the Spokane. She will have
supervision of the Hoonah district,
with headquarters at that place.
ALDR*CH*HERE
Senator-Elect Frank Aldrich re-i
turned to Juneau this morning on I
the Estebeth. He has spent several j
! weeks at Tenakee.
MEN HERE TO LOOK
OVER THANE MILL
J. Rostein and J. Giant, represent-;
ing different firms in Seattle, ar I
rived in Juneau Sunday morning on1
the steamer Spokane to look over
tlie mill property at Thane, with the
idea of purchasing the property in ,
bulk. They expect to be here sev
eral days.
ATTENTION SHRINERS!
■I A special meeting of the S. E.
Alaska Shrine Club will be held at
8.00 o’clock Monday evening at Odd
Fellows' Hall. Important business.
Full attendance urged.
1). M. BOTH W EEL, President,
adv. L. L. HARDING, Secretary.
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We still have “just what you
want” in many lines—especially
in leather goods.
Beautiful Ladies’ Purses,
Writing Cases and
Gentlemen’s
Purses,
all of which we now sell at
greatly reduced prices.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
DELAWARE SENATORS CALL ON HARDING.
e^<Z,*\&Xoi: 'Daya.ryjL 3 ’S'z.ned&ir &edfl ■ J
Seifutor Bayard and Senator Bali, noth of Delaware, were re
cent callers on President Harding in the Executive Offices.
DANCE TO ELKS BY
SHRINE CLUB WILL
BE GIVEN THURSDAY
The committee in charge of the
dance and social session to he given
by tht* Southeiu ern Alaska Shrine
HIiib to the Kiks and thoir ladies a*
lOlks' Hall Thursday night, is leav
ing nothing undone to make this
affair one of the most enjoyable in
Fraternal circles ever given In Ju
r.ean.
Some time ago the Elks enter
tained the Shriners and their ladies
and the affair was voted a most
■cmplete success. Knowing the Elks
/.ways prepare good times, the
Murine Club members are doing
i verything possible to "come back."
;o!ng just a little bit better.
There will be darning, starting a:
* o'clock, and the Shrine ladies will
prepare the luncheon to be served
in the banquet rooms.
The evening is strictly Informal,
recording to the members of tin
ihrin'3 Club's committee.
A special ferry has been arranged
o take care of participants from
Douglas Island, returning at 1 a. m.
GLENN BARTLETT HERE
Glenn Bartlett, termer manage]
of the Gas tinea u Hotel here, and now
manager of I.h? Busch Hotel, in Se
attle, on a 15 days' leave of absence,
arrived on tho Spokane Saturday
night on business. Mr. Bartlett does
not know whether ho will resign
from his Seattle position and remain
in the North or not.
GOT A CAR TO SELL? Kind your
best market through the classified
column of The Empire. For in that
way you may get in touch with peo
ple who really need a good ured car.
Furniture muvta and stored.
Heavy hauling done Phone 48. lu
nean Transfer. —adv.
BAIN IN SEATTLE
ON WAY TO EAST
S i'li liiiin, who disappeared from
I Juneau January 1, left on the steaip
I rr Spokane on that day and was in
S- itt: ■ registered ait the Busch Ho
! tel, c T.lins to a statement made
today hy Chief of Police T. E. P.
Keegan Chief Keegan was advised
of Bain's whereabouts by Glen Bart
i :t, i f tho Busch Hotel, who ar
rived here Sunday morning on the
Spokane from Seattle.
Bain aid to Bartlett that he was
on his way East and sent regards to
his Juneau friends, Chief Keegan
said Bartlett stated to him.
It has been suspected since Bain's
disa-pt -arance that he left on the
Spokane, i n route to the States. He
' ii mil Ivire anyone in .Juneau that
was leaving town and when noth
ng was seen or heard of him, his
friends h re became anxious for his
Hfoty and a search for him was
tarted by the authorities.
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National Woolgrowers
To Meet This Month
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 15.
The annual convention of the Na
liorial Woolgrowers' Association at
Spokane, Wash., January 24-26, is
■xpected to be one of the largest in
the history of the organization, ac
cording to announcement by F. R.
Marshall, executive secretary, who
has offices here. Mr. Marshall said
ho expected approximately 1,000
Western sheepmen to attend.
Financial and grazing problems
and the marketing of wool and lambs
are among the many important sub
jects which will be discussed at tho
Spokane meeting, Mr. Marshall
stated.
The association has completed ar
rangements with various railroads
whereby sheepmen of Montana, Wy
oming, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari
zona, Nevada, Utah. Idaho, Oregon.
Washington and California may ob
tain special convention rates.
In the future, Mr. Marshall said,
the conventions will be held in Salt
Lake City every other year. He
said the headquarters of the Na
tional Woolgrowers' Association will
remain in Salt Lake City.
President Frank Hagcnbarth of
Salt Lake City will be one of the
i principal speakers at the convention
DR. YOUNG RETURNS
Dr. S. Hall Young, superintendent
i of Presbyterian Missions in Alaska,
| returned to Juneau Sunday morning
; on the steamer Spokane from Ketchi
i kan. Dr. Young has been to Metla
S katla. where he gave the address at
| the dedication of the new church,
1 erected there recently.
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McDonnell returns
M. F. McDonnell, representative of
the American Paper Company, re
turned 'to Juneau Sunday morning
j on the steamer Spokane after spend
; ing several weeks in the 'States. He
i was accompanied by Mrs. McDonnell
I and their two children. Mrs. Mc
, Donnell and her little daughter, Mar
I guerite, have been absent from Ju
; neau several months and the second
| baby was born recently.
Old papers for aale at Empire
i office.
i
:
I
WHILE
BUSINESS
IS QUIET
is a good time to get your
watch put in good order.
Tell Mr. Snyder about it.
He knows.
The NUGGET SHOP
Inc.
Robert Simpson, Prop.
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Clothes
Give you quality 1
without extravagance
You may pay so little for
clothes that they’re really ex
pensive; and, of course, you
can pay so much that they’re
extravagant
There’s a middle ground, and
we’ve found it when we sell
the world’s finest clothes
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