50 MEN NEEDED
IN DISMANTLING
MILL AT THANE
Work to Begin at Once—Will
Take Seven or tight
Months, Says Buyer.
It will require the employment of
50 men for seven or eight months to
dismantle and prepare for shipment
the Alaska Gastineau mill at Thane,
according to A. It. Goldberg, Presi
dent and principal owner of the
Northwest Steel and Metal Company
of Seattle, who arrived on the Prin
cess Mary for the purpose of making
arrangements for the prosecution of
the work. The Northwest Steel and
Metal Company purchased the mill
"as is” from the owners. Ben Levine,
who will have charge of the work of
dismantling and preparation for
shipment, came north with Mr. Gold
berg, and will remain in Juneau.
Mr. Goldberg will try to complete
his arrangements so that he may
get away lor the south on the Prin
cess Mary.
There are 8,000 tons of steel in
the Thane mill which must be taken
apart and shipped south. The dis
mantling and preparations for ship
ment will be started at once and be
prosecuted as rapidly as possible.
All local labor is to be employed.
Mr. Goldberg completed the pur
chase of the Thane mill recently at
San Frnncisco, where he (leak di
rectly with Col. It. C. .Tackling. He
was accompanied on the Hip by W.
T. Tolch
The Northwe t Steel and Metal
Company Is one of the large con
cerns of Sealle It handles all the
metals, both new and used, whole
sale.
Mr. Goldberg says the present wilt
be a great business year in the
United States and particularly on
the Pacific Coast. Building opera
tions are being prosecuted, he says,
at higher speed and In greater vol
ume than at any time within a de
cade, and the result is a great de
mand for lumber, Ehingles, steel and
all building materials
Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Levine are
at the GasUueuu Hotel.
Federal Radio Control
Bill Passed by House
WASHINGTON, Jan, 31.—'The
House tills afternoon passed the Fed
eral radio control bill vesting broad
lowers in the Department or Com
mereo the regulation and supervision
or all phases or wirelcs. telegraph
and telephone communication.
Are Opposed to
McNary Nomination
Washington, jum. ,u.—two of
t'ho three members of the sub-coin
tmltteo appoiuied to consider the con
firmation of James G. McNary, of
New Mexico, to be Comptroller of
the Currency, are understood to be
in favor of rejection of the nomina
lion.
World Limitation of
Narcotics Is Urged
Washington! Tan. 31. -chair
man Porter of the House foreign
affairs committee, today introduced a
resolution requesting President Hard
ing to urgo Hie world wide limitation
of the narcotics.
Man Is Under Arrest for
Attempted Assassination
LONDON, Jail. 31.—Described as
being Walter Frank Tatam, aged 42
years, a horticulturist of Balsam, a
man has been arrested charged with
the attempt to assassinate Sir Will
iam Horwood, Commissioner of Po
lice, last November.
Member of Million Dollar
Robber Gang Is Captured
TOLEDO, Ja.. s. ,-Nathan Otter
beck, ulias James Colson, the last
member of the gang that robbed the
post office of more than $1,000,000
on February 17, 1921, la under ar
rest at Davenport, Iowa, according
to 'Federal officials.
MASQUERADE
AT MOOSE HALL
Saturday, February 3rd.
Music by
The Gastineau Trio
Admission 50 cents.
EXILED GREEK PRINCE REACHES AMERICA.
Wearing hie trick monocle anti collar, Prince Andrew of Greece,
accompanied by his wife, has reached New York to join his brotlur.
Prince Christopher, and tlie latter's wife, Princess Anastasia, who
was Mrs. William B. Leeds, widow of the American tinplate king.
Prince Andrew has been banished from Greece by a military
tribunal, which found the gu»lty of disobedience of orders while
commanding an army corps in Asia Minor. He is a brother of the
exiled King Constantine, who died recently. The Princess Is u
sister of Lord lands Mount batten, who recently left America with
his bride, the immensely rich Edwina Ashley. Site is related to
the ruling farniy of England.
AMERICA MUST
TAKE LEAD IN
WORLD AFFAIRS
Two Prominent Men Give
Their Opinion Before Mer
chants’ Association.
XEW YORK, jan. 31. Julius II
Harnes, president of tho Chamber of j
Commerce of the United States, ami
A. ('. Bedford, chairman of the Stand
ard Oil Company, of Now Jersey, told
the Merchants’ Association today
that America must come to the
"grips" on European economic prob
lenis and take the leading part in
the affairs of the world.
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Furniture moved and stored.
Heavy hauling done. Phone 48. Ju
neau Transfer. —adv.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal.
Juneau Transfer Co Phone 48. adv.
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Old bundles or newt papers at the
Empire. 23 cents.
Look! Look!
LOTS OF FUN AND
FULL OF PEP
$18.00 IN CASH
PRIZES
AND
6-PIECE
ORCHESTRA •
ON
SATURDAY NIGHT
AT
ELKS' HALL
JITNEY DANCE
Violin, cello, saxaphone,
drums and two pianos.
All dancers are eligible for
prizes.
LOTS OF FUN AND
FULL OF PEP
Remember our mid-week dance on j
Thursday, will be given at Moose
Hall as a special feature for
Moose, thtir friends and the
general public.
REQUIEM MASS SAID
FOR MRS. M’INTYRE
Requiem Mass was held for Mrs
Lauretta MoSorley McIntyre, wife of
Edward McIntyre, who died here
Monday morning, at tho Catholic
Church at 9 o'clock this morning.
Father A. J. Roccatl said Mass and
tho singing of tho church choir gave
a beauty to tho solemn and im
pi. uiive service. The church was
crowded with fiiiends and many
beautiful floral offerings wore
grouped about tho caskc-t.
Interment was in the Catholic Cem
etery.
Vioia Dana Undergoes
Operation, Appendicitis
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 111. — Viola
Dana, movie actress, underwent an
operation for appendicitis late yes
terday afternoon and her condition
is reported satisfactory tiiis after
noon.
EMPIRE EDITOR RETURNS.
John W. Troy, editor and pub
lisher of The Empire, returned home
today on the Princess Mary from an
extended visit with relatives in the
States. Mrs. Troy will join him in
Juneau within the next few weeks.
She had intended returning with
Mr. Troy. Eastern relatives whom
she had not seen for many years
came west and at her mother's re
quest she changed her plans. Mrs.
Troy's health has been much Im
proved a tin* result of recent sur
gical operations for sinus troubles
performed at Sun Francisco.
MISS WAHL RETURNS
Mis.; Mary Wahl, clerk in the of
fice of the Bureau of Public Hoads,
returned to Juneau this morning on
the steamer Princess Mary. Miss
Wahl lias been absent from Juneau
several weeks on a vacation trip to
th i States, leaving here before
Christmas. She visited with friends
and relatives in Seattle, Portland.
Vancouver and San Francisco.
DANCE—MOOSE HALL
BY COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
THURSDAY NIGHT
Everybody welcome, Moose in particular.
Admission $ 1. Ladies free.
DANCE
AT ALASKA NATIVE BROTHERHOOD HALL
tonight at 9 o’clock
Admission 50c.
FISH PRICES
HIGHEST EVER
i REACHED HERE
Halibut Brings 16 1-4 and 12
Cents Per Pound at
Local Markets.
'Die highest fish prices for hall
i hut in the history of Juneau have
j Itecn paid by the local t old storage
1 plants thiis week, according lo a
I statement made today by Wallis
.George of the Juneau Cold Storage
I plant Today the Sebastlan-Sturat
| plant, Sam Morris, proprietor, paid
! Ill‘4 and 12 cents and took a cargo
j of 2G.9DO pounds. Sunday last this
i i lant paid 16*4 and ID cents, taking
; 10,578 pounds of 'halibut. The fish
| was brought in port by the boats
j l)agny. Ocean, Margaret, Avona. U-24.
Anna il. and Gyp=y.
The iudce paid this far during
I tiie week wd 11 probably drop within a
-hurt time, when halibut is taken to
'ha Seattle market, from the fishing
grounds in the southern district, Mr.
George said. Gas! week Ketchikan
halibut buyers paid lG'.i and it '/z
cents per pound.
The halibut taken by tin; Juneau
Cold Storage plant was shipped to
Seattle on the steamer Spokane and
that taken by the Sebastian Sturat
Company wtlll probably be shipped on
the steamer Admiral Watson.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF MRS. GERTRUDE H. SULZER
Announcement of the engagement
f Mrs. Gertrude Harrison Sulzer,
widow of the late Charles A. Sulzer,
formerly Delegate in Congress from
Alaska, to Mr. Charles Walter Cor
jnell, Jr,, were received in Juneau by
friends of Mrs. Sulzer iti the mail
which arrived today. There was no
announcement ot the date cf the
marriage.
Reno Chamber Indorses
Poindexter for Cabinet
RENO, Nev., Jan. 31—The Cham
ber of Commerce today Indorsed
United iStutes Senator Miles Poindex
ter, of Washington, for Secretary of
the Interior.
JOB FOR POINDEXTER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Inquiry |
is to be made by the American gov
ernment as to whether the appoint
ment of United States Senator Miles
Poind -xter as United States repre
sentative to -Peru will be acceptable
to (lie government to that Republic. I
Acquitted of Bribery
Charges in Montana
HELENA. Mont., Jan. 31. O. H. !’
Shelly, Montana member of the Re
publican National Committee, was to
day found not guilty of accepting
» in a .-rand trial of charges I
involving the taking or money from
breweries and drug stores while pro j
hibition enforcement official.
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BENZO
WITCH HAZEL
CREAM
An elegant preparation for the
prevention and relief of chapped
hands and face, roughness of the
skin, sunburn, freckles, etc. For
use after shaving it is uequalcd.
Prepared only at
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
Youngest Student Wins
Rhodes Scholarship.
Robert Driscoll Shea, only 19,
the ^oii of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Shea, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has
won the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship
from the State of Indiana, the
youngest student so honored. Shea
at present Is in the Harvard Law
School, but will leave for Europe
10 enttr Oxford University at the
end of the present school term in
June.
GARLSON PLANT
TO BE REOPENED
Two Auk bay Canneries Will
Operate Under Arrange
ments Being Made.
That both of the canneries at Ault
Bay will operate during the coming
joason is indicated by advices re
oeivcd here today. The old J. L.
Carlson plant will be operated by
creditors of the Carlson estate, the
Auk Bay Salmon Company, operating
its own cannery.
The latter company was operated
during the 1922 season, putting up a
pack of 19,000 raaes. The former did
not operate. The herring plant, how
over, was operated. Whether or not
it will also bo operated this season
is unknown.
No details as to the management
of the J; L. Carlson cannery have
been announced, nothing yot being
known who will be in active charge
of the operations.
POTATOES, RUTABAGAS,
APPLES, CABBAGES,
in our all-concrete fire-proof
storage.
Concrete Products Mfg. Co.
Willoughby Ave. Phone 32.
MILLER SAYS
HARDING MAY
COME NORTH
Skagway Customs Official De
clares President Wants
to Come to Alaska.
That President War ran O. Harding
I is very much interested in Alaska
and that he will certainly visit th ■
■ Territory next summer if Congress
is not in session, is the message
that George G. Miller, Deputy Col
lector of Customs, attached to the
Skagway office, brings to the people1
of Alaska directly from the President
i himself. Miller has just returned
from a visit to Washington, New
York and his old home in Baltimore.
While in Washington he saw the
President at the White House and at
that time the President gave him
the .message he brings to Alaska.
“The President was very much .in
terested in llie Territory,” said Mr.)
Miller, “and he asked many intelli
gent questions concerning the va
rious towns in Alaska, the industries |
and the people, their attitude and!
manner of life."
Mr. Miller says all indications ini
Iho Bast aro that the present year'
will be characterized by good times, i
ESTEBETH HERE
The boat Estebeth, Oapt. J. V.j
Davis, arrived here this afternoon*
early, front Skagway and way ports !
Passengers arriving here were: From;
Skagway—M. F. Preston. From Am-!
alga—Glenn Ifealas. From William I
Henry Bay—Charles W. Mason.
The Estebeth will leave tomorrow 1
night at 11 o'clock for Sitka and!
way ports.
HOT
WATER
BOTTLES
Just what you need
—in all sizes
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TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY «
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alagica
GOVERNMENT SEEDS AT
LOCAL POST OFFICE
Government seeds for the present
year have been received at the local
post office, for distribution among
tile residents of this vicinity. They
may be obtained by application at
the general delivery window at the
post office, Postmaster Bradford sail
today.
MOOSEHEART PART TONIGHT
The Ladies of the Mooseheart will
entertain with a card party tonight
at Moose Hall. A delightful evening
lias been planned for the guests.
Cards will be played from 8 until XI
o'clock, when prizes will be awarded
for players holding the highest
scores. Supper will be served fol
lowing cards and a general social
time held.
JEFFERSON HERE
1 P. M. TOMORROW
Steamer Jefferson, Capt. Jock Liv
ingston, is due to arrive here at X
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, accord
ing to advices received at the local
office of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany today. The ship has C2 tons
of freight for Juneau and nine tons
for Douglas.
Old papers for Bale at Empire
office.
IF YOUR EVERSHARf
DOESNT WORK GOOD
BRING IT TO US.
We have factory
repair parts and
can give you
prompt service.
New leads, any
hard ness, 15c
box. New erasers
free.
THE NUGGET SHOP
Pre-Inventory
| SHOE SALE I
All broken lines of
MEN’S SHOES
In Vici Kid, Gun Metal and Calf Skin. In Black, Brown, Tan
and Ox Blood.
$6.00 to $10.00 values—Specially priced at
$2.95, $3.95 and $4.95.
MEN’S RUBBERS
AT 95 CENTS THE PAIR
Also a few pairs of Women s Oxfords and
Pumps left at $4.95.
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