LAWMAKERS MARK
TIME AS BILLS
ARE SHAPED UP
Short Sessions in Both Houses
Today—Divorce Bills In
troduced in Senate.
Both Houses 01' ithe Alaska Legis
lature marked t'ime this morning
while committees with measures un
der consideration and members with
bills In ■process of preparation had
t.he entire (lay to devote to such mat
ters. In neither was any new busi
ness transacted and shortly after the
reading of the journals both ad
journed until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Divorce Bills Introduced
Two bills to facilitate prosecution
of divorce actions in Federal courts
in Alaska were included in the 47
introduced yesterday in the Senate
by Chairman Dimond of the Judiciary
Committee at the request of the At
torney General. One adds to the
causes ifor .support and the other ex
tends the time for bringing action
on certain grounds.
Both bills are propoe.l amend
ments to existing 'Statutes. Section
1,299 of the Compiled Laws cf Al
aska, which enunciates the < ui-.es
that are actionable In bringing suits
for divorce, does not now include
non-support as one of these grounds.
Senate Bill No. .19 its designed to cor
rect Pills. To do so, a new section
is proposed, as follows:
•‘Sec. 7. Willful neglect cf the hus
band to provide for his wife the com
mon necessaries of life, he having
the ability to do so, or his failure
to do so Iby reason of idleness, pro
fligacy or dissipation.”
Extends Time for Action
Senate Bill No. 25, a proposed
amendment, to Section 1,202. Con
piled Laws of Alaska, seoks to extend
the time for which action for divorce
may (be brought on the ground of
adultery or conviction of a felony. At
the present time suits based on
either of these grounds must l>o
brought within one year from the
date of occurrence. As two years
residence in tihe Territory is required
before a divorce (proceeding may be
instituted, in some instances, it is
claimed, it has bepn found impossible
tlo reconcile the two laws and tli ■
proposed amondmont seeks to remedy
the situation.
The Judiciary committees of both
the House and Senate, are studying
most of the measures introduced
yesterday. To facilitate this work,
•he House this morning adopted <
resolution authorizing the expendi
ture of $300 iby the Judiciary commit
foes for extra clerical assistance
This is designed to cover the ex
pense of preparing oxitra copies of
many of the measures for distribu
tion.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETS NEXT MONDAY
ON SCHOOL MATTERS
The regular biennial meeting of
the Territorial Board of Education
is fcheduled to he held, as required
by law, next Monday at the office cf
Governor Bone. Members of the
Board are, Governor Bone, chairman
ex-ofTicio, Senators Hunt, Brown,
Chamberlin and SnodgraBa.
The Board has charge of the Ter
ritorial school system and policies as
well as the appointment of the Com
missioner of Education At Mon
day's meeting the work of the De
partment of Education during the
past biennium will be reviewed, a
budget for the next biennium pre
pared, policies determined and the
appointment of a Commissioner
taken into consideration.
The term of tlio present encumbent
of that office, L. 1). Henderson, ex
pires on April 1, next.
NOTICE.
To Scottish Rite Ma-sons:
There will bo a regular meeting
of tile Four Co-ordinate Bodies Fri
day evening at 7:30.
WALTER B. HEI8EL,
—adv. Secretary.
I
Receive Tonight
In Honor of
Legislators
Fn m the hours of !) until 1
o'clock tonight Governor and
Mrs. Srott C. Bone will receive
in honor of the members of the
Alaska la-airlature, at tlie Gov
! ; ernor's House. Wives of the
Federal and Territorial officials
will assist, Dancing will follow
the reception. Invitation t)
the reception is extended to the
' public.
J.
DAWSON MAN IS
GOING TO MALAY
Frank Hob Is Transferred
from Interior by Guggen
heirns to Far East.
DAWSON, V ir. it 9. ?*•.-. ik Halit,
of 'the Ouggc.'.'h'? n at. Jf, is jjiim?
15,000 miles dredging ( tt i'.i' ons
on the M i ty Penlnst.'li. He ! ■: by
stage tola i r W.hit' torse, Frr-n
tih. re he wll go to Skngway, tin n
to Vancouver and Seattle, taking
the steamer for the Orient from the
latter port.
Washington Legislature
Ends Session; Make Merry
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 9—The
s.'.ie L: ''.datura ftJJcarned at 3
o'clock tills mining. Merriment |
maintained with oratory fe attired the I
final session.
ENTERTAINMENTS ARE
NUMEROUS AT HAINES
(Special Correspondence.)
HAINES, March fi.—T.ie entertain
ment and barn dance Riven last Sat
urday eveninR in the A. B. Hall was
a gram! success in every way. There
was a very large attendance. Good ]
music by t lie orchestra from Chil j
k. : Barracks and flue lunch. The
receipts of the evening were $100
Dancing was kept up until 2 o'clock
in the morning.
On Monday evena- : Edwin C. Mor j
etz en'srtainad the Haines Masonic!
Club at 'the Post Hospital, the affair I
being one of the best of the season.
Twenty members of the club at
tended nr I the dinner was a chicken
dinner with alii the tnimmings. Mr.
Mnretz has lately taken the third
i degree of the Masonic ordor. '
Robert Watt Is here and bus the
10-ton tractor ready, for shipment as
a, n as rtio barge arrives from .fu
neau to take it to Skagway. It Is j
understotd the tractor will be taken
into the Mayo country.
The stork has visited Haines, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Combs, and left with them a girl
l.aby. Mother and babe are reported
to be doing very nicely.
THE SECOND FLOOD.”
The first flood cf history was sup
pored to be on the other Continent.
Sitka people Imagined the second
one Wiaa last Sunday and Monday
when 4.92 inches of rain fell In 2^
hours. Streets were washed out in
places, tho water main burst. Lake
Creek went on a rampage. Sawmill
Creek was so high that sea lions
visited near the dam. During his 20
years residence here, Prof. Georgeson
lias never seen anything like it.—
(S'itka Tribune.)
SNOWFALL INSURES WATER.
A heavy snowfall is reported
throughout Yukon Territory, insur
ing plenty of water for miners to
wash out tlieir Winter dumps und
for navigation on the upper Yukon
River. The snowfall at Dawson ex
ceeds two-and-alialf feet, and it is
heavier in other sections of the
Canadian Yukon.
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PRESENTED BY THE “J” CLUB OF THE
Juneau High School
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ROAD COMMISSION
WILL REMAIN HERE
SAYS COL. STEESE
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[Juneauites Honor Official on
Eve of His Increased
Duties as Railway Head.
The Alaska Hoad Con'.mission will
i maintain headquarters at Juneau
i right along and the activities of it
and co-ordinating branches of t:he
| public service which at e vested in
j iis membership will increase rather
than otherwise, according to Col.
James G. Steese, President of the
Alaska Road Commission, District En
K'ir.ser of the Alaska Rivers and
Harbors District and recently desig
nated chairman of the Alaska Engin
•• "ing Commission, which will have
charge of the Alaska Railway, speak
ing at the banquet given ta his
honor by the Chamber of Commerce
last night. The Alaskn Road Com
m.sston continues to have a few road
projects in Southeastern Alaska and
the Rivers and Harbors service is
working out a rather ambitious pro
grsin in tills section and it is neces
sary to have tin office h"ro in order
to 'facilitate ct aeration with other
blanches cif the public service in
connect'iofi with road building and
with the Issuance of .permits for fish
traps ami other tilings that concern
the Rivers and Harbors service.
Guests Present
There werp about 31) guests, in
fill ling the guests of honor. Colonel
Steese, Gov. iScott C. 13. ne and Ca.pt.
P. A. Agneiw, at the banquet, which
was served in the banquet room of
tlis Arcade Cafe.
H. L. Faulkner was the toastmas
ter and lead the discussion into chan
nels that are of particular interest
to Juneauites and Alaskans general
ly. Mr. Faulkner declared that every
year the dependence of one section
of Alaska on (he whole. the:
increasing community of interest,!
is becoming more obvious. He urged
union of elfiCort toward the develop
ment otf tlw» country. ‘‘People cannot j
be made prosperous and happy |
tlircutg'h 'legislation and executive or
ders,” he declared. “It ts work which
. tints." He praised the government I
for what is has done in the way of!
practical improvements, the building I
’ roads. Improvements for naviga
tion anti other tilings, paying tribute
to Gen. W. P. RicharJ-on, Colonel
Steese and Governor Bone for their,
work In arousing interest at the Xa
trawl capital.
Worth-While Work
Henry Ro.len took the annihilation
of distance as his text, and showed
how effectually it is being worked
o. in the Interior of Alaska where|
road i and trails have been built
by tlw Road ('.lmtnf.ssion. He said |
the Road Commission and the Signal)
Conps of the United States Army!
had done mono that Is actually worth'
while in Alaska than any other gov
ernment agency. Mr. Roden dis-J
cut e I at length the 'benefits that ]
would accrue to industry and Individ
uals through 'the construction of,
canals connecting Hawk Inlet with |
Yeung’s Cove, and Oliver Inlet with
Seymour Canal, and the deepening |
of Gaatlneau Channel at the Bar.
Mining Activity
B. D. StawaTt, af the Bureau of
Mines, former Mayor of Juneau and
former Territorial Mine Inspector,
spoke very hoped ally of increasing
activity in mining; said the mining
Industry miore than any other is at
the basis of Alaskan development
and urged that people do all they can
to encourage prospecting, for, he
said, it was through this source that
file growth of mining comes. * He
said that Alaska, lias already recov
ered from the less sustained through'
the collapse of the Alaska Gastineau
mine and that there has been marked
Improvement in the copper and coal
Industries. He declared that last
year witnessed a change from govern
ment coal mining to coal mining by
private interests; declared that the
N’enann coal is better than Wash
ington and almost or quite equal to
JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
SATURDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
Attend the “J” Club Vod-Vi
Saturday night and then dance in
Elks' Hall—a complete evening |
of enjoyment.
SAVE YOUR COUPONS
Follow the Crowd
I
| that ipi'mlwe-.l in British Columbi
I It ts being acid, hr said, at the rain
for $2.40 a ‘tan Closer .titan
| Washington.
Forestry Service
M. L. Merritt of the Forestry Hi
| reau declared that tiie work of fa
i estry service had been developed t
!siK;h ;ui extent as to demonstrate b
j yond doubt that there are watt
| power sites and available timber fc
1 large pulp and (paper mills at Tham
Sneed River. Warm Springs Bay an
Thomas Baiy at feast in this seetio
ctf the Territory. He said, also, tha
rhe service already has application
this lyetur for more timber than wer
F.’.d during tbe entire year of 192:
| He urged the building of a canal b<
I t ween Hawk Inlet and Young's Co*
and said that ft might very well b
'a determining factor in whether o
not the ipulin and paper industry wil
he developed in this section at a
, early date nr at a more remote time
Bone Likes Juneau
Governor Bone began his remark
by declaring that he likes Juneau
likes to be considered a citizen o
Juneau. as he is, and discussed tie
| good tha' comes to all sections o
! Alaska through the development o
; any part of It. lie referred 'a th
practical work n’ the government ii
Alaska ‘in the past, and declared tha
♦ he present Administration desires ti
do all within Its power to furthe
Alaskan develo,hmon\ He sa, l ihn
AlarVi nee Is crnitul and can or de
Ivelrnei nufck'iv only through it. II'
praised Ills ‘associates in the gov
frnnent of Alaska, paid tribute t(
the Forestry Service and pledged hit
help for anything that would conn
for progress and permanent in:, rove
ment.
• Guest of Honor Speaks
Tiie guest of honor, whom all !li<
sneakers had ipraised for his work o'
getting larger appropriations Cot A1
askn and for bis achievements in A1
aska, was the last speiker. He gavf
Governor Bono, Secretary Fail and
various Senators and Rripresenta'^v1
credit for putting the appropriation
bills; declared th * he expected tr
remain In Alaska for a long time 11
tie could make goo I and retain the
friendship and cooperation of tha
people of tha Territory. He said
that while the Alaska Road Commis
sion nrw has the organization and
funds to make a trill anywhere in
the Territory or build a bridge for
prospectors across any of its streams
It needs moro imoney for building
roads. He also tn'.d cf the increased
activity of the Rivers and Harbors
service which wBl expend $50,000 on
a breakwater at Wrangell, which has
surveyed Wrangell Narrows and
asked for $500,000 for its improver
men'., racitred nanny o survey the
• rr-'tsc i Hnwk Inlet and Olivpr Inlet
canals and the improvement of Gas
M*- ->1] Channel, eitc He says that in
-m'e of the increased .lu't'iei through
the consolidation of the Alaska Rail
way management with the Road Com
mission he will protbib'y be in Juneau
as much in the future as he has been
in the past. He. also, .paid tribute
to Col. Frederick Mears and his as
s.-ciates for building an excellent
railroad in an efficient manner.
BOYLE TO RETURN TO
TERRITORY AT ONCE
George L. Boyle. inspector for the
Department of the Interior, who was
sent to the Territory last November
by Secretary Fall to make certain
investigations here and later recall
ed to Washington, left Washington
today on his return trip to Aliska,
according to advices received hero.
It is understood he will complete
the work started last year.
Mr. Boyle was understood to be
acting as the personal representa
tive of Secretary Fall. A short time
before the latter retired from office,
he summoned Mr. Boyle back to
Washington for a conference on Al
askan matters.
Old buncoes ot newspapers at tb*
implre. 25 cent*.
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ant office in the human body.
It improves the quality of the
blood, the tissues are better
nourished and all functions &14
performed with more vigor.
The combinaton of Beef, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as thfl
very best stomach tonic.
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JENNE ELECTED
EXALTED RULER
OF ELKS LODGE
Officers for 1923 Elected by
» B.P.O. Elks No. 420—In
* stallation on April 4.
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Charles P. .Ie:ine was elected Ex
alted Ruler of B. P. O. Elks No. 420,
for Ihe year 1923, at a meeting of
j the lodge Wednesday night last a!
Elks’ Hall.
] Other officers elected for the year
, were: William Fry, Esteemed Lead
ing Knight; J. L. MciCloskey, Es
ter, lie! Loyal Knight; M. L. Stepp,
j Esteemed Lecturing Knight; J. A.
Divia, Secretary; G. E. Cleveland,
• Tre.t urer; George Messersehmidt,
. Tiler; John Reck, Trustee
! A.. B. Cole was elected delegate
> to the Grand Lodge and J. L, Gray
, wa> elected alternate delegate,
i Members to the offices of secre
tary, treasurer and trustee were re
, elected.
Installation of officers will be held
on Wednesday might, the first week
. | in April.
NORDALE RESIGNS AS
COLLEGE REGENT; NO
SUCCESSOR SELECTED
A. J. Nordale, of Fairbanks, has
presented his resignation as a mem
ber ctf the Board of Regents of the
Alaska A & M. College, according
! to a statement jnado today by Gov.
| Scott C. Bone. The resignation has
| been accepted ibtrt tn appointment
! has been made to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Nordale -had been on the Board
| for several years and was active In
; his titippci of 'the institution. No
I s'iicflssscr has yet been selected to
■Ml the vacancy on tha Board.
COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER
COMMERCE IS APPOINTED
FOR INTER-SCHOOL MEET
The special committee of the Ju
Ineaii Chamber of Commerce, to co
!operate with the Central Committee
|tf the Southeastern Alaska Inter
'School Meet, to be held here April
jh-14-, has been appointed by the
j Executive Committee of the Cham*
her and will be comprised of the
iame members appointed on the com
mittee lart year, it was announced
| today by Allen Shattuck, President.
| The members of the committee are:
j M. B. Summers, Chairman, W. S.
Pullen and J. .1. Connors.
The duties of the committee will
lie the same as last year, to assist
I in the raising of funds for the meet.
BOB TURNERS' .‘UTO SERVICE.
Phene 257. h'ew 7 passenger
j Studebaker car. Comfort and safety.
I Stand next to Boston Store. —adv.
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PORT CHESTER, N. Y.,
March 9. — Ignoring the Bi
blical precept about a "house
divided, Nicolo Caruso pro
vided in his will, tiled for pro
bate in White Plains today,
that his house should be di
vided into three parts. He gave
tile first floor to his son James,
the second to Joseph and the
third to Angelo. Each receives
a third of the basement, a third
of the attic and a third of the
rcventy-flvo-foot lot on which
the house stands.
OLD KLONDIKE CREEKS
STILL YIELDING GOLD
! Winter mining activity continues
Ion old Sulphur, Gold Run and Dom
lin'lon creeks, and is engaging the
j at tention of a number of claim
cwncrs and laymen. Constable Burke,
, who has been in town on a short
I visit, reports that quite a number
of Hie individual miners will have
|dumps ready for washing with the!
vrf.t water in the spring.
Old Bonanaz Creek is holding the'
attention of a number of persistent'
prospectors this v/ipter, and several'
good sized dumps will be ready to]
wash at various places along the!
creek a few weeks hence, when the.
springtime sun begins to send the
water trickling down the hills and
valleys.—(Dawson News.)
WED AT NENANA
Mrs. Ida L'Heioaiix and Henry W. j
Martin of Nonana wore married there
recently. The groom is a veteran'
Interior stage driver. The bride re-!
cently went to Nenanu from Ruby. I
They wiii reside at Nenana.
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GOVERNOR DAVIS
THROWS/ BOHR
Creates Turmoil Among Leg
islators by Special Mes
sage on State Auditor.
TOPEKA, March 9.-Gov. J. M.
Davils, DamocPoiL, created a turmoil
today by sending a special message
to tihe Tower House otf the state
Legislature declaring that State Audi
tor Norton A. Turner, Republican,
lis part owner of the Horne State
Bank Of Russell, in which $59,000 of
state money was on deposit on Feb
ruary 24. Governor Davis declares
the bank only has a $20,000 'bond.
A1 Howell, brother of Sylvester
Howell, died suddenly on Sullivan
Creek, in the Hot Springs district,
death being attributed to heart
trouble, says the Nenana News.
The deceased came to Alaska in
1917 and had been working with
his brother, mostly in the Hot
Springs district, since that time. He
was well and favorably known in
Nenana, where he visited ou several
occasions. He w#a 2 years old, and
leaves a widow, who was with him
at the time of his death. It is prob4
aide Mrs. Howell will leave for the
Outside within the next few weeks.
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