HOUSE PASSES SHEPARD PEHSIOH
BILL 11 UNANIMOUS VOTE; FUNDS
FOR DEFICIENCIES ARE PASSED
The Shepard pension bill. House
Bill Mo. 1, increasing the Teniton.l
allowances to aged, needy residents,
ipassed the House this morning by a
unanimous vote. It provid s for
maximum allowances cf $25 pei
month to men anil $4.1 to women. a:.uj
permits beneficianies o' tl> act toj
continue to draw their aiiouances i
after removing from the Territoiy re-i
gardless of now long they reman.
■Mr. Shepard was warmly con„rtt’i-1
ated by his colleagues on tha piss
age of Che bill. When the Cler.t ! j
announced the result of the rol'. dr
Shepard said: "Gentlemen, ; t.n’a;
jnji in the name of the Pioneers of j
A.aska.” With the exception; nj n-ij
above the provisions of the hi.’ arc
Virtually identical with those J . m'.
present ilaw.
Jury Bill Changed
The Brown woman jury bid, Seu-j
ale Bill So. 53, passed its second
reading in the House this macirng |
emended to require jury service from j
w< men on the same basis as men the
House voting ft to 7 to stride sub
station 8. which provided fo" ex
e opting women on account i t ^ex
This same amendment was lost yes
terday afternoon on a tie vote but
was taken up again this morning on;
n motion by Mr. Staser to recon
sider, notice having been given by j
•him yesterday that he would make)
such a motion today- The measure i
wtill come up for final passage tumor 1
row.
Deficiency Bill Passed
iHouse Bill So. 26, the genera;)
deficiency bill, carrying a total o';
$19,974.31, passed the House thi<|
morning by a vote of 14 to 2, Murray j
and Callahan voting against passage
Seven items are covered in tlie bill.|
including the following amounts: I
bounty on wolves, $2,000; Board of)
Children's Guardians, $3,1.10; schools,
In incorporated towns for the period]
ending June 30. 1921, $6,2110.17; Agri
cultural College und Schoool of Mines,
$6,000; Alaska Fish Commission.
$2,415.64; Attorney General's office,
$100; old age allowances. $15.50. The
vote in passage was taken without
discussion.
Decker Bill Passed
JJee.ker’s bill providing subsidies
for two water routes on the coast of
Seward Peninsula, carrying a total
appropriation of $17,000, was passe!
unanimously. It provides for a sub
sidized route between Nome and
Kotzebue with regular stops at in
termediate points, the maximum an
nual subsidy .being placed at $5,000,
and a second route from Nome to
8t. .Michael and intermediate points,
with an annual maximum subsidy of
$3,500. Arrangements for the sub
sidy and supervision over rates are
left 'In the hands of the Governor.
As the measure was originally intro
duced, it provided that the subsidies
should be arranged for, and rates
controlled by the proposed Territor
ial Board of Control.
Asks Road Aid Extended
.House Joint Memorial No. 16, in
troduced by -Mr. Daily, asks Congress
to extend to Alaska the full co
operative provisions of the Federal
Highway Act witlh such modifications
as to -the classifications as to roads
workable here. It declares that the
(people of Alaska annually expend
more money for road building than
* 1s spent by the people of any state
to the Union on the basis of com
parative population and are unxlous
to see the Federal government adopt
for the Ternltory a definite plan for
iuture road construction Extension,
as -proposed, of the Federal Highway
Act, it is declared, would insure
such a program and be of great bene
Hit to the Territory.
Animal Industry Board
In House Bill No. 29, also intro
duced .by Mr. Daly, the establishment
of a "Board for the Development of
Animal Industry” is provided for. The
bill carries an appropriation of $100,
000 to enable the proposed board to
function.
The Board would be composed of
the Governor, Secretary and Treasur
er of Alaska. Its duties would con
sist of aiding and encouraging the
raising of reindeer, yak, musk-oxen
and fur-bearing animals by the pur
chase of brooding stock; the dis
posal of suer stock to persons en
gaged In raising such animals; ex
perimenting In the methods of breed
ing. raising, handling and marketing
such animals and the products of
the same; the scientific study of dis
eases and parasites affecting them,
and of the -proper forage and plants
for such animals; and. to lihat end,
to hire Instructors and publish and
disseminate Information relating to
those matters.
Cooperation with -the Bureau of
Biological Survey aul of the States
of Agriculture Is authorised and di
Relation Service of the Department
racted in carrying out the duties enu
merated. It is also provided that
the board may cooperate with the
Federal government 1n the employ
ment ot wol/-klllers and killers of
other predatory animals
8ix Senate Bills Pasted
The House today passed six Senate
bWs: No. 11. providing for the at
tendanoe and examination of wit
nesses before the Houses of the
legislature and before committees
thereof -and prescribing punishments
for violations thereof; No. 35, An
Act to prohibit and puniali the falBifl
-I deuce; No. 36, An Act to
M- the recovery of costs
•sftnWnte lb pertain 'civil
m In court; No. -?0, aniend
L MO, Compiled Laws of
.. A
Alaska, rei.tive to s..* *vic*e '1 sum
mons n certain cases ;nl providing
forms of such summons; No. 79.
amending section 4SJ, Compiled Laws
fif Alaska, re’ating to estate by cur
tesy, and providing for conveyance
of real property by a wife without
tlie husband joining in the convey
ance; No. HI, An At' to amend sec
tion 1 .ft Mi. Com pie Id Laws of Alaska,
relative to annulment of a marriage,
changing tha minimum time limit
from ttr«» to two years
Furnishes Municipal Code
After working almost three days in
Committee of the Whole on it, the
Senate this morning* concluded its
study of the proposed revision and
co ! Station of tha municipal code
and roeumm tied it to the Committee
of Judiciary with instructions to in
corporate in the bill amendments
adopted by the Whole Committee
lnd revise certain sections not satis
factory in the original measure and
not amended up to the preaent time.
The t riginaJ measure was largely
amended by the Whole Committee,
entire articles being stricken In sev
eral instances and new ones in
serted to agree with a somewhat sim
ilar bill introduced in the House by
Representative Callahan. The Senate
session tills morning was consumed
largely in concluding its work on
this bill.
Monday Afternoon Session
After .being held back by the de
ficiency appropriation measure for
the greater part of the morning ses
sion yesterday and the women's jury
bill at the beginning of the afternoon
session, the House speeded up later
and cleaned up its calendar for the
day, tabling one House bill, passing
another to .its third reading, passing
one Senate hill and passing five oili
er measures from the upper House
to their third readings.
Mr. Price's hill providing forms for
conveyances of real property and
mortgages, etc., was tabled at tlie
suggestion of tlhe author. The bill,
lie said, which is the only one he has
introduced so far this term, had been
adversely reported by the Judiciary
Committee and for sound reason#
and he asked 'that it be put to dealt
as gently as possible.
The general deficiency .bill, with al
the amounts uncharged, after ea
e: ante ring rough sailing in the morn
ing session, was sipeediily put through
jits second reading in the afternoon
1 meeting. Mr. Ayer’s bill requiring
j employment of certified, competen
.miners ns foremen fa coal mines,
I passed the House. Senate Bills No.
81, 36, 35, 70 and 79 were passed
to their third readings, coming up
1 for final passage .today, while
Brown's Woman's Jury Bill, Senate
Bill No. 53, was continued In second
reading.
Notice to Reconsider
The recommendation of the major
ity of the House Judiciary Commit
tee that the provision In this bill al
lowing women to claim sex us a
ground for exemption be stricken was
lost by a tie vote, eight voting each
way. BeCore the bill had been de
clared to have passed its second read
ing,, however. Mr. .Stusor, who -had
voted with the prevailing side, gave
notice that lie would ask for a re
consideration of the vote at today's
session, automatically holding the bill
In ills place on the calendar.
OVERLANDS SHOW SPEED
AHEAD OF OLDSMOBILES
Wilth a heavy step on the accelera
tor. the Overland.-; took all three
games from the Olds mobiles at the
games last night in the Elks’ Mixed
Bowling Tournament. The total
score was 2,049 ipins to 1,957 pins.
•Mrs. E. J. White, leading the Over
lands. held the total high score for
the women of both teams, making a
score of 421 pins, while Mrs. ('heath
am. on the same team, followed with
a total score of 352 pins. Mr. Bavard
of the Oldsmobiles, made the highest
'total score for the men, making a
score of 528 ji.ns. Mr. Kirk, with
the Overlands, was second, with a
total score of 521 pins.
Tihe individual scores for the game
were as follows:
oldsmobil.es
Mrs.Henderson 134 100 94— 328
127
74
157
178
Mrs. Kirk
Mrs. Beaudin
Mr. Elcken
Mr. Bavard
107 91— 325
146^- 115— 335
150 134— 441
181 169— 528
Totals
670 684 603—1957
OVHR.LA.NnS
Mrs. White .
Mrs. Cheatham
Mrs. Mullen
Mr Lavenlk
Mr. Kirk
129
157
96
153
174
158
90
86
170
181
134
105
64
186
166
421
352
24t
501
521
Totals
709 685 655-2049
Retirement of Premier
Law Is Again Rumored
LOXDQN, April 10.—Premier A
t Honar Law, returning for the opening
‘of the sessions of the House of Com
' nionis. appeared bronzed and well
| but this throat Is still affected. Ht
| was scarcely heard when making i
. speech.
Rumors of the Premier's early re
tiremeot is renewed.
Call Berry’s taxi for that cloeet
'car comfort; Jday and night service
Stand at the big hotel—the Gas
tlneau. —»dv
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DUTCH QUEEN TO CELEBRATE JUBILEE.
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Q:aee±t.
ViJLjketjtmna
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Wiilhelmlna, (Jueen of The Netherlands, la shown in her
orlte photographs. In September she will celebrate the 25th
nlverrary of her accession to the throne of Holland.
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LOOK FOR OIL
j BY END JUNE
IN COLD BAY
Standard and Associated Oil
Companies Drilling—Gold
stem Tells of Activities.
The Standard and Associated oil
companies expect to strike oil in
idle Cold Bay Helds, by the end of
| June, according to Marion Uold
lstein of Goldstein’s Emporium. The
Associated Oil Company is drilling
. with two rigs and have sunk 300
il'eet while the Standard Oil Com
pany, drilling with one rig, and
having started later, has sunk 190
feet. Indications are very good, he
said.
Mr. Goldstein returned to Juneau
on the Northwestern after spending
the past several weeks on a fur
buying (rip at .the Westward, to
Bering Sea points and Bristol Bay,
to Unalaska.
Kanatak Active.
There are 1100 people at Kanatak
at the present time, Mr. Goldstein
j (aid. Five business houses are <>p
| craning and building is being car
ried on rapidly.
“1 was very much ^surprised at
the rapid growth and business ac
tivity at Kanataw," said Mr. Gold
stein. "The steamer Starr makes a
special trip nearly every month, in
addition to tlie regular trip, on ac
|count of there being more supplies
j for the place than can be handled
j by the regular schedule.
I "Carl Armstrong of Kodiak is ep
j orating an efficient lighterage serv
ice at Kanatak, which is capable of
handling 360 tons a day.”
The cannery companies, operat
ing at the Westward, have their
crows at the plants and are ac
tively engaged in preparing for the
run, which will start about June 16.
Makes Address.
Tho weather In the Bristol Bay
country and along the Peninsula
was clear and warm and there was
no snow when Mr. Goldstein was
there. Flowers were in bloom in
Andrew Groswold’s gardens at Sand
l Point.
Mr. Goldotein was an honor guest
I at a luncheon given by the Seward
! Chamber of Commerce when he was
jin that town on his return to
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THURSDAY
llave your coupons
se them at Elk’s Hall
Deally the prize will be
given
Jure as anything
pon’t forget the date
j^U the dancers come
Vou may be the lucky
one.
Juneau. He gave a talk before the!
organization in which lie advocated
the formation of a Territorial Cham-'
her of Commerce and said that the!
re alts would be beneficial to all|
Chambers in that action would bo
ci ncentratcd, whorcas now eacii j
Chamiber was pulling for itself. He!
'old of business conditions in Jtt-!
neau and this vicinity stating that]
they are more prosperous at the!
prevent time than they have been
for years.
OBSERVANCE MOTHERS’
DAY IS ENDORSED IN
POLLEY RESOLUTION
this morning adopted a resolution;
in'rodue d by Mr. Policy endorsing,
the annit.il observance of the second;
Sunday in May, known as Mothers' j
Day, by the display of the American |
ag on public buildings and other j
fitting celebrations. Mr. Polley said j
the matter was presented to the!
Legislature by him at the request of,
the national association for o-bserv
an.-r- if Mothers’ Day.
The resolution declares that “the!
brightest ami most promising omen
i ir Alaska is found in the fact that it
has become a country of homes," and
that the “Nation, State and Territory
s hould ever be mindful of the service
to humanity and country of the Amer
ican Mother," and that it is resolved !
to- be the sense of the Legislature
"that the s.-cond Sunday in Mat i
ltnt ,vn its Mothers' Day, should an
uual-ly-'be observed in Alaska by the
display of the American Flag on ail
Territorial and school buildings, an t
-licit fitting celebrations as will
strengthen home tics, promote t
clu -or union between the Territory
ind its homes and their sons anti
daughters, and thus give reveren:
recognition and expression to the
service of the American Mother in all
if fairs of life.”
If i ’s auver-.iuea It’s or TIMELY
INTEREST. That’s something to re
member—to your profit.
HELP!!
We want to go to Sitka on our
vacation trip.
Will you help us?
We are members of the Girls'
Glee Club.
LISTEN!!
We are going to give you
you’re money's worth.
Next Friday night at 8 o’clock
in the Hi Auditorium the Girls'
Glee Club will give a concert,
choruses, solos, a sextet and a
playlet "Sing a Song of Seniors.”
The admission is only 50 cents.
It is going to be a big musical
night for a good cause.
HELP!!
Thursday afternoon at 2:10
o'clock a matinee will be given
and children will be admitted for
25 cents, adults 50 cents.
COME!!!
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BENEFIT DANCE WILL
BE GIVEN TOMORROW
NIGHT FOR RESIDENT
A dance will be given tomorrow
night at A. B. Hall for the benefi't
of Mrs. A. Turner, who was left In
strained circumstances when a lire
last week in the Welcome Rooms,
#f which she is proprietor, destroy
'd much of her belongings and
caused her business to be closed.
Arrangements for the dance were
started by E. J. Dyer, manager of
V B. Hall, who is donating the
hall. The members of Dyer’s Or
diotra will donate their services
ror ttie affair. Dancing will start
it S o’clock.
Tickets are being sold by John
Reck and Roy Nolan and will also
be on sale at the door, tomorrow
night.
“The people of Juneau are being
called on to assist a fellow citizen
who has been left without means of
support on account of the destruc
tive fire in her residence." said Mr.
Dyer. "She is anxious to start up
her business ugain and a small sum
will see her safely started.”
JOE’S CAFE OPEN TODAY;
IS ATTRACTIVE PLACE
Joe’s Cafe, one of the most attrac
tive eating houses in Alaska, was
opened this morning by Joe Rants,
proprietor. The cafe is located on
Front and Franklin Streets.
The interior is beautiful in a color
scheme of buff and blue. On enter
ng the cafe one looks into a huge
mirror, covering the wall space at
the end of the room. The wall at
the right of the entrance is almost
entirely covered by a back bar of
mahogany finish, with set-ins of heavy
mirrors, and lighted with cluster
lights. The counter .is also of ma
hagany, highly ipolished.
There are five booths, done entirely
BEEF, WINE
AND IRON
is the best Spring Tonic
Iron performs a very import
ant office in the human body.
It improves the quality of the
blood, the tissues are better
nourished and all functions are
performed with more vigor.
The combinaton of Beef, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as tin
very best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
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Make Motorman Director
of Philadelphia Lines.
Ralph R. Nyman , 400-pound
motonnan, has been chosen to
1 (present the employees on the
Board of Directors of the Philo
(lolphia Rapid Transit lanes. Ny
man is President of the Co-opera
tive Welfare Association of the
employees. He has been a motor
man for 14 years. He succeeds
John W. McElroy, the first em
ployee to be elected to the Board.
n panels cf stained and highly pol
ished wood. The bi.v:hs are lighted,
each by a light wtith rose tinted
.‘hade, and tiny shaded lights are at
the top of the posts separating the
boot ha. Rich hangings of taupe with
borders of rose and Old blue, are
artfully (hung at each ‘booth. Attrac
tive pictures, framed, are hung in
the booths, and in other parts of the
cafe.
The kitchen is done in.cream and
tan c; lot's, and is equipped with every
modern convenience. One of the
most attractive features Is a large
porcelain and tiled refrigerator.
EASTMAN
AND
ANSCO
FILMS
We also do develop
ing and printing.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
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Must Substitute f
Law for War to
Get World Peace
I>ES MOINES, April in.-—The Pro
; grc sive World organization substitut
i ins law for war is the only hope of
.1 'permanent peace, Frederick J. Lib
i by, secretary of tile National Conn
ed for Prevention of War, declared
before the committee on internation
al cooperation of the National League
of Women Voters.
| Libby asserted the War and Navy
Departments of the United States
had announced a new and alarming
preparedness program.
RICE GOES NORTH.
Rev. C. E. Race, Dean of Holy
Trinity Cathedral, left Juneau last,
night on the Estebeth for Haines,
on church business. From that plate
i he will go to Skagway and ex
| poets to return here the latter part
j of the week.
ATTENTION EASTERN STARS,
Regular meeting Juneau Chapter
j No. 7, O. E. S. this evening, April
'loth, Odd Fellows’ Hall. Business
1 meeting. Entertainment and re
i lrest]meats. Visiting members cor*
j dually welcome.
LOIS NORDL1NG,
' —adv. Secretary.
Bargain hunter* always read Ths
'jipire’s classified column*
WE HAVE ON DISPLAY
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
IMPORTED
BINOCULARS
Also received a new ship
ment of art goods, beads,
pendants and ear drops.
The Nugget Shop
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
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DEPENDABLE
MINA TAYLOR HOUSE DRESSES
Make your choice before they are all gone. Good
materials, latest styles and costs less than others.
LLOYD HOUSE APRONS
Made from dependable percales and ginghams
that will stand the wash.
Tnere is always something new in Llovd-Myers
Aprons and all nicely finished.
CUSH'S WOOVEN NAMES
AND INITIALS
Cash’s woven names and initials are superior to
others for marking all personal and household linens,
also underwear, hose and etc.
We have the initials in stock and we take orders
for having your name or name and address put on
linen strips.
Come in and let us show you these.
Goldstein’s Emporium
JUNEAU'S STYLE CENTER
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