EXPORTS NORMAL
FOR LAST MONTH
SAYS COLLECTO!
Shipments lo 5tates lot,
$1,089,797 — Copper
Ore Leads List in Value
Alaska products exported la
month had a declared valuation
*1.089,797, according to the oft'ici
statement of shipments of mercliai
disc front Alaska to the States i sm
by John C. McBride, Coll ctor ,
Customs for the Territory. It «
a normal January which is .oie ,
the lightest traffic months of tl
year, said the Collector.
Copper ore from Kennecott an
I,a touche ro.presented more than 5
ptr cent of the aggregate of a
shipments. This commodity lied
declared value of $657,791 for th
month, 4.689,184 pounds Item
shipped south to the smelter. Hist
cries products constituted virtuall
a!' of the remaining exports, canne
salmon leading with a valuation <
$1 JO,754. Halibut shipments for li
month were valued at $89,490 an
totaled 750,468 pounds.
The complete export list follows:
Animals $ 2
Curios 1,24
Fish:
Fresh and frozen (ex
cept shell-fish):
Halibut . 89,41
Salmon . 6,34
All other 51
Canned (except shell
fish ):
Salmon 120,71
Cured or preserved (ex
cept shell-fish):
Cod . 2,o:
Herring . 4,:! I
Salmon . 3f
Shell-fish:
Clams . 5E
Crabs .. 4,0t
Shrimps 20,15
All other fish and fish
products .
Furs and fur skins:
Silver or black fox .. .. 7,05
All other . 68,8i
Gypsum . 9,5 C
Jewelry . 4
Ore, matte, and regulus:
Copper . . 057,75
Head .. 5,21
Trophies, specimens, etc. f
Wood pulp 4,56
Wood, timber and lumber 8,5:1
•All other articles 71
Tctal value of products
cf Alaska $l,tt02,3(
Products c.f the I'nlted
States returned 80,84
Total value of foreign
products 5f
Tctal value of ship
ments of merchandise $1,089,79
•—Items included in “all otht
articlec”:
Alaska fruit and vegetables $ ;i
Alaska gasoil fie
Hair seal skins 1
FaffHe feathers 2
Manufactured furs 53
Hog sled and harness 4
Total |71
YOUR “UNUSED” ASSETS—thi
typewriter, musical instrument, fu
niture, office fixture or appllance
are marketable, for cash, throng
the classified columns of The Empir
JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
TH1IRSDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
Watch this ad for biff snecia
announcement tomorrow.
JITNEY DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
6-Piece Orchestra
TWO ARRESTS MADE IN
RAID BY U. S. MARSHAL
A n
hal
I made by U. S.
| Gecrge J). Beaumont an I »l • >»tu?s
! last n'g it tn a house a( 110 S- . >n 1
!strc;t r. Milted In the arrest of Jacob
N,m ml Mrs. G. Frederickson on
icharg s of violating the Alaska Bone
I Dry Law. The ofa.ce ra ref an- . >>'
Iseizr; • of one bottle of Jama
Nei on pleaded guilty th
! Ing when arraigned before
1 I’aino in the U. S. Commi
I Cm ! Mrs, Frederickson entered a
plea of not guilty. She is repres nt
ed by Arthur Ooghe. No sentence
had br n passed on Nei a this
afternoon.
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Judge
oner's
RECORD TIMBER
SALES FOR 1923
ARE INDICATED
Sales Since January I, Ate
50 Per Cent of Total for
All of Last Year.
A r?ct:ril-hreaklng year of timber
sales in the Tongass National For
est is presaged by contracts already
entered into and sales now being
advertised, according to an announce
ment made today at local Forest Ser
vice headquarters. Last year’s sah-s
fa- >ai the bis Southeastern Alaska
fore at aggregated 20,003,000 b > -d
fc and “inee January 1st. 50 per
f at cf that quantity, or 10,000,000
!■ Kird f -et, is Included in sales cam
ple!. 1 and others a»k?l f ” and
wire!) are now being advertised.
Tlio -e figures were ma I • pablic
this morning following the return
of M L. M rr-’.tt. Assistant District
Forester, from a visit to Tongass
Fore-t headquarters at Ketchikan
They indicate a big tlmbt ;■ bu ■
ne-s in Southeastern Alaska this
year, it was pointed out. These fig
ure! include but a very .small amount
of timber for piling. Sales of tim
ber for that purpose are not normally
of material size before March. With
virtually every cannery in the dis
trict planning to operate this sehaon,
;j • : ; H:'i;ovri| m.u piling - t:.-s »
be largeT than fcir several years.
Mr. Merritt's trip to Ketchikan wa
2 f;:r the purpose of goings over plans
0 for next season's work with Saner
4 visor ZrMcr. The boats of the For
6 cst Service, he said. are now being
2 put in chape for the summer. Plains
for the (-instruction of a new ranger
l ve-sol to replace 'Ranger lit. which
r, was lost last year. have been com
plete I . ail it is expected that < m
9 'struct Ion of the ship will start in
. the i: mi- future and rr idy to lie pat
2 ato commission by July 1.
Plans for the field work are well
! advanced in 1 crews will bo ready tp
7 take the fl.'l'l as soon as the season
opens. The Wrangell mill is already
making preparations for logging and
7 reconnaissance cf the pul!) timber
2 unit for the Thomas Bay power site
ii is being made now by .1 P. Williams.
;j Caves Are Used as
Cold Storage Plants
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., Feb. 7.—
it Fanners of Northeastern Arkansas
"■ and Southeastern Missour are uttl
— izing scores of eaves in the Ozark
b j Mountains as cold storage plants
e. j with the result that practically nc
-1 i( e is needed ter storage purposes.
, A cave at Zack. Ark., known as
die "Blowing Cave" because of the
'cold breeze blowing through it, ha
Iren fitted with pipes so that ths
How of air may be regulated. The
I part rf it used for cold storage pur
poses is more than a quarter of a
! mile long and 125 feet wide.
Great quantities of fruit were
!stored in caves during a recent car
i shortage.
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FORMER ALASKA MARSHAL
IS NOW TRAVELING MAN
E. R. Jordan, former United States
Marshal of the Second Division, with
headquarters at Nome. passed
I through Juneau yesterday on the
Alameda. Mr Jordan is now repre
senting the Seattle Fur Exchange
and l.s going to the Interior in tht
interest of that concern.
; Old papers tor sale at Empire
»; office.
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I PAST EXALTED RULERS' NIGHT
B. P. 0. ELKS
Wednesday, February 7th, 1923.
All members urged to attend.
Visiting members cordially invited.
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KENNECOTT BUYS
LADYSMITH MINE;
PRICE UNKNOWN
—
Fozard Announces Purchase
—Give Details of Copper
Mountain Deal.
Purchase of the Ladysmith pr>p
j rty at Latotache by the Kennecot;
; Copper In tpr-eets was revealed yes
' • r.iay by .1. L. Fozard. manager ol
I ■ h • company's mine at that plat e
; luring his stay h-*re. The price paid
w is not disclosed.
Mr. Fozard was a local visitor
white the Alameda was in port and
contj'nucd on that steamer to La
tmieho. He has been absent f om
the Territory several week a a va
cation trip, going East to New York
i-d other points. Mrs. Fe.f.ard. who
accompanied him East, remained
with a sister at Bridgeport, Conn.,
tvd Will return North early n< xt
-ummer.
Conf.'nued capacity pre 1-ti.; > at
h.-.th Kennecott and Latoueh copper
mines throughout tno ye :r was indi
cated by Mr. Fozard. While the cop
!• ir market is not one of liiglt levels,
is encouraging and justifies s eadv
production, he said.
Tie confirmed the recent tele
I graphic reports of the Kennreoit
I i rrporatlon becoming inten ded in
the 'Copper Moun ain district. He
1 nied, however, that the company
| had paid $1,000,000 to Tom Aitkmi
•ml Jack Price for their propr!
h /a eo An ont Ion Vi ■ i lin 'it I il on I ■
i tip company r>n that property, h>
i vi'-l. and iff it proves up the deal
i will undoubtedly tie consummated.
So far there has bean n:> real or ex
i etmive development work done on
I ;’.te claims anil the showing is classed
■ s a likely prospect. VV. E. Dunkle
wild go In t'l i spring far the com
i i any and make a thorough examin i
| ‘.ion of tho group that has been
jhanded.
Mr. Pozaird expects to return here
in a few we ks an 1 will remain f r
it,least a part of th? legislative <“<■
i< n.
WESTERN SAWMILL KAN
RETURNING FROM SOUTH
h. H. Vogel, sawmill man of Sew
ard, is u passenger on the Alameda
after a business trip to the Pacific
Nrrthwest. Voge! declares that mill
work in Alaska will be bumming
this year. He predicts that Alaska
spruce will have a good sale this
year not only in Alaska but in the
. S.ates and also foreign countries.
MARSHAL STEVENS IS
ON WAY TO FAIRBANKS
O. li. Stevens, of Fairbanks,
I'nited Stales Marshal is aboard tho
Alameda ft r the Interior. Marshal
Stevens has spent the part two
months on an official visit to Wash
ington, D. (V, and in visiting rela
tives in the East.
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Mexican Vegetables
On American Tables
MEXICO CITY. Ftb. 7.—Phladcl
phia tables are now being supplied
daily with Mexican lomatoes an I
onions. Express . cncdules between
Ihe growing fields in Tamaulipas and
Talisco and United Slates points have
jeon established on the railroads,
and several hundred carloads of the
vegetables are being shipped
monthly.
picturTman
HERE ON WAY
TO WESTWARD
Camerman of Alaska Moving
Picture Corporation En
Route to Studio.
G. W. Hayes, movie picture earn
er. i man, is a passenger on the Ala-*
mt'da for Seward to become con
nected with the \laska Moving Pic
ture Corporation which has recently
constructed a studio at Anchorage
for the making < f Alaskan pictures1
in Alaska. Mr. Hayes is accotr.pan-|
ied by his wife and a studio prop
erty man.
This is Mr. Hayes first trip north
and already he sees the possibility
for real Alaska pictures made in
Alaska, Recently he was the
photographer of two big Alaska pic
tures but they were taken in the
vicinity of Mt. Hood, Oregon.
Mr. Hayes and his property man
will superintend the final details of’
the studio at Anchorage preparatory1
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nrxt month.
HAINES MAN FINED
William Anderson, arrested nt
Hi nes last week, charge! with vio
lating the Alaska Bone Dry Law, was
'■onvicted in the lT. S. Commission
er's Court and fined $250, according
i word received here today. In
returning its verdict, the jury recom
mended clemency Three arrests
were made at Haines by Deputy Mar!
-h il F.heddon and Game Warden
Wright Wen rich, two convictions be
ing secured an i ones case resulting
.'n disagreement. The latter action
was dismissed.
WILLOW CREEjToPERATOR
IS EN ROUTE TO WESTWARD
K. F. Bauer, operator in the Wil
Inw Creek district near Anchorage,
ip a pars* tiger on the Alameda for
St ward en route to the Interior for
the season's work.
MOOSEHEART ENDOWMENT
FUND BALL
Tlie Moosehcart Endowment Fund
Ball for the licneflt of the home
for elder Moose will be given Feb-!
riiary 15, at Moose Hall. Host of
nitric and other features. Entertain-!
ment Committee. —adv.j
For good printing phone 374.
Empire Printing Company.
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1 Don’t Read This!
Unless you believe in the light fantastic.
The Coliseum Orchestra
we think, has met with your approval, and in order to
shew our good will to the public wc will give it a treat in
return. Therefore wc have selected a number of prizes from
which the winner cf the door prize to be given away by
this orchestra may choose.
These gifts cannct be appreciated unless seen. There
fore we ask you to step at the Wright Jewelry Store Window
and see if they are worth while.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR
CHOICE ABSOLUTELY FREE. IT MAY BE YOU!
Fo'lowing is the list to choose from:
One set Sterling Silver Flat Wear, in case, heavy
weight; Blenheim pattern.
One four-piece Tea Set, with Bread Tray and
Gravy Boat to match (making 6-pieces);
Sheffield Hammered patttern.
One 11-piece Toilet and Manicure Set, Sterling
Silver; Hammered pattern.
One Men s 16 size open face Howard Watch, 17
jewel dust-proof gold case.
Or the beautiful big Floor Lamp (complete)
which you all have admired at Wright’s Jewelry
Store.
ALL THE ABOVE GIFTS ARE ON DISPLAY
IN THE WINDOW OF
WRIGHT'S JEWELRY STORE
DON’T FAIL TO SEE THEM
Dances are given every Thursday and Saturday
Night at Elks’ Hall by the
Coliseum Orchestra,
We will tell you mere about it Thursday night. It is
tc youi advantage to start Thursday night.
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P.-T, A. PROGRAM
LAST EVENING
MOST ENJOYABLE
One of the Largest Crowds of
Months Attends Session
at High School.
The meeting last night of tas Par- I
ect-Teacher Association was one of
the -mo-t enjoyable held for some
months and the crowd attending was j
aiHO the largest. The program was i
most interesting, being a di/e-'Sity
from previous entertainments.
The Juneau High School oichei"M
gave the opening and closing selec
tions, being under the lead-v hip
of Mrs. Lester O. Gere.
Ten pupils of Miss Meacham's 'oot.
gave selections from Robert L. Stev
enson and these were thorougulv
joyed.
The Juneau High School Glee Club
made its first appearance and the
selection* were creditably given, I
showing careful training and study, |
A distinctive feature of the pro-1
gram was the c.u: th nic-s and folk '
dancing ol Miss Ireland's gymnasium
Kx':i capable was the work dope
l:v pupils of Miss Kohl's and Miss
Gazzoto's rooms In recitations of
“The Pied Piper of Hamelin."
Plenty of hard training and appli
cation was demonstrated by Mr.
Hughes’ boys’ gymnasium class in
calesthenies and pyramid building.
Dramatic Entertainment
The dramatic entertainment com
mittee announced that a splendid
program was being prepared for pre
sentation on Saturday evening, Feb
:uary 17, in the High School as
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. j
Prepared only at
BRITT'S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
srmbly hull. The funds derived will ]
be for financing of ihe Parent-Touch
er Association. The entertainment
will be given by some of the best
dramatic and vocal talent of Juneau.
R. R Brown reported on th“ play
r: aim is. showing that the Juneau
K.re Deport men:, sponsor of the,
'.heme, has already spent $1.249 40
fe • improvements, Cooperation was
h kcd from t.he P.-T. A. and the sec
retary was instructed to notify the
fire boys every support will be given
their efforts.
Mrs. E. J. White reported on
recreation and Mrs. L,afe Spray on
thrift for students.
E. J. White called attention to the
[all for assistance of the Eagles for,
an old age pension and the associa
tion idopted a resolution endorsing
the plan.
B!6 TOUR FROM
EASTARRANGED;
DATES ARE SET
Seventy Persons in Brooklyn
Eagle Tour Leave Prince
Rupert July 2nd.
About 70 persons, comprising the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Mt.'McKinley
V it:anal Park Dedication Tour, will
cave Prince Rupert .July 2 on the
Alaska Steamship Company's new
steamer Alaska, sailing for Anchor-j
age ami touching at intermediate
points, according to advices received
:,;day by Gov. Scott C. Bone from ,
il. V. K.i It unborn, Associate Editor
>f the Brooklyn paper and manager'
at' the tour. The party will spend
■everal hours here, said the Gover
r r. dd'ing that plans for its enter-!
i.inment would be announced later.
Arrangements for the tour in Al
HOT
WATER
BOTTLES
Just what you need
—in all sizes
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
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a aka are being handled by Alaska
Steamship Company offiria • Col.
Frederick Mears, of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, and W. F.
Thompson of Fairbanks. The steam
ship company is looking after the
; . e in end. Colonel Mears the rail
road accommodations and the stay at
t'he i n k. and Mr. Thompson the trail
accommodations, including arrange
ments ifor trans’portatdon.
Early difficulties encountered in
making arrangements for the tow,
said Mr. Kantelborn, had vanished
tallowing conferences with Secretary
Fall, Colonel Mears, Colonel Steese
and President Burch, of the Alaska
Steamship Company. A formal in
vitation to the Eagle to take charge
of the dedication of the big Alaska
national park will be given by Sec
retary FaLl's successor, it was stated.
The party, or at least part of it,
will make the trip out from the In
terior by the way of the Richardson
Highway. It will leave Cordova on
the steamer Alameda on its south
bound trip on July 17. It has been
found impossible to make the Yukon
River trip as had been suggested,
owing to the lack of steamer accom
modations on the interior waterways.
BUYER RETURNS.
T. L. Allen, buyer for Goldstein's
Emporium, returned from a trip to
the States arriving in Juneau yes
terday afternoon on the Alameda.
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We have on display
Andrew s new colored
photos of the Atlin
district.
Special prices on
articles suitable for
card parties.
SILVER
CUT GLASS
CHINA, ETC.
THE NUGGET SHOP
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Now on Display
HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW STYLES
IN HATS FOR SPRING?
WE’LL BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU
CALL AND SEE THEM. THEY
ARE REAL SMART
LOOKING.
Goldstein’s Emporium
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