SUMMER TOURIST
GAMP WILL OPEN
ON TAKU RIVER
Details ot Venture Are Giver
at Meeting of Business
Men Last Night.
Details of the establishment of an
outdoor tourist camp near the mouth
of Taku River by the Taktt River
Trading Company were given to the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce last
night by Dr. H. C. Devighne and
given the endorsement of the organ
ization The camp will be opened
early this summer and present indi
cations for a big season are encour
aging, it was said.
The camp will consist of a big
central ball, constructed of logs. 20
feet by 40 feet; 15 tents fully fur
nished for occupancy; boats for river
and bay navigation; guides for par
ties and equipment necessary for
fiuch an undertaking. Furniture for
the camp, said Dr. DeVighne, is al
ready purchased. A crew of men
will leave here within a few days to
begin construction of the permanent
camp
Advertising is now appearing In
about 15 magazines of wide Eastern
and national circulation and will be
continued through the April Issues
'Returns from these advertisements
are received on every mail. The
plans of the company were common!
rated sometime ago to the Alaska
Steamship Company, the Admir.r
Line, the Canadian Pacific Railway
and transcontinental railways in th<
United States. The two American
steamship companies and the ('in
adlan -Pacific promised cooperation
and the last mentioned has ask I for
descriDtlvo literature at its own ex
penae. Three American railroad
have also made inquiries for addi
tionai .information. Many inquirie
havo been made from prominent in
dlviduals in the East and South, said
Dr. DeVighne, who said that nothing
was desired for the camp from the
Chamber except its organization
May Furnish Hanpar
The proposition of a hangar for
the seaplane recently received here
for Dr DeVighne was discussed and
will be handled by the local Indus
tries committee, W. G. Johnson
chairman.
The machine will bo assembled
early this spring and operated hv
H. C. Hanna, mechanic at Marshall
Newman & Co., who is now in Seatth
training nndar Eddie Hubbard. Han
na, according to Hubbard, is making
Itood as a flyer.
Aopolnt Entertainment Committee
President Allen Sbattuck was an
fhorized to appoint a special com
mliteo of three members to arrange
for entertainment for the members
of the Legislature at either a lunch
eon or a banquet. The committee
Is composed of Henry Roden. .1 F
Mullen aitd E. J. White.
The members of the organization
Were unanimously opposed to dlscon
ttouing Its work even temporarily
and adopted a motion authorizing tin
executive committee to prepare a
Hew schedule of procedure, changing
the form heretofore followed. A mo
tlon bv .Secretary Whittier to change
the name from the Juneau Commer
elal Association to the Juneau Cham
toer of ■Commerce was also unanl
mously adopted.
Tranafer Fair Funds
Funds In the treasury of the Cham
her accruing from the Country Fall
held .last September were formally
authorized to be transferred to the
permanent Fair Association. The
special fair committee, which wa
contlnued by the Association las!
fall pending the organization of a
permanent body to look after future
events of that nature, was formally
discharged with a vote of thanks
■Several actions taken by the exeou
Uve committee since the last regular
meeting of the Chamber were ap
proved.
Need More Literature
One of the most pressing need- of
the Chamber, said Secretary Whit
tier. Is additional literature relative
to Juneau and this district. Many in
quiries are being received, on every
mall for information and the Chain
ber's supply of publicity material i1
virtually exhausted. More than 1101
letters of inquiry have been received
end answered by the Secretary since
January 1, he said.
P. S. CO. ANNOUNCES
DISCOUNT ON FARES
DURING SCHOOL MEE1
A 20 per cent discount on raum
trip fares to Juneau from Southeast
era Alaska paints for the Southeast
era Alaska Inter-School Meet, to bi
bdd here in April, has been an
pounced by the Pacific Steamshli
Company. The period for the pur
chase of the tickets is from April 1-7
inclusive. The final return limit is
1$ days after the last day open foi
purchase, tho return trip to start
'before the expiration of the time
limit.
Last year also a discount wa<
made by the Pacific Steam hip Com
pally for travelers attending the In
terSehool Meet at Juneau.
attention eastern stars
Regular meeting Juneau Chuptei
ifa. 7, O. E. S.. Tuesday evening
February 27. Odd Fellows’ Hall
OuaUeea meeting. Social hour any
re freshmen ta afterwards. Visitinj
feMBfcei* cordially welcome.
LOIS NORDLING.
Secretary.
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c
Mi.. Mllllcent Cooper, ol Lew cwn, Montuni. lias taken up
her duties as fliiKfrprint e\p> ' < f the Warhington tl). C. Police
Itepa rt meat.
I
JONES WANTS
FLOAT HERE
FOR SEAPLANE
_*
Writes to Mayor Robertson
Asking Matter Be Taken Up
| —Suggests Plans for Float.
Consideration by the City (’ ntncil
for a suitable device that would af
ford safe mooring in Juneau harbor
for a flying waiter craft, is asked by
Roy K Jones, aviator, of Ketchikan,
in a lent or to Mayor R. E. ft >bertson.
Mr. Jones states that sea crafts
cannot be tied up adjacent to docks
or other types of water craft because
of t'he risk of 'injury to the ship, on
tailed In tlie difficulty of landing
such crafts when riding on the sur
face of Ithe water.
Plans for Float
Discussing his plans for a float in
the Juneau harbor for seaplanes, Mr.
Jones siys:
"A simple and Inexpensive device
could ho moored off the ferry float.;
ft would be very important that it ;
bo placed ”.n the clear of docks, a
desirable distance being 100 yards
J off any dock facing* This waul i
fallow the pilot ample room to swing
around and approach it readily, fsc
1 ing the wind regardless of direc
tion. Such a float offers protection
in case of si:arm and obviates the.
1 necessity of risking a landing at a
'dock. Rough water will not, except I
in extreme eases, strain or injure in
any way a flying bout. Contact with
I other objects, however, are always
; dangerous."
Suggests Types
Mr. Jones enclosed in his letter a
I plan for a float', or buoy as it is.
1 Ills plan calls for a buoy of dry.
! buoyant cedar logs. 10 feet long and
one and one-half feet in diameter,
to be equipped with a light and a rad,
langer pennant, the pennant not toj
i extend above the buoy far enough to
j .nterfere with the wing of the ship '
I n it must fly over any anchoring;
j device.
explaining in detail, he says:
"It might be possible to substitute
la cone-shaped float, flat sido up, with
i short rod extending a distance
; beneath to insure against fouling in,
the wheel of steamers. Something
to grasp readily with'the hands is
i'l that is required to make^ it suit-j
uible tto the pilot. It should he as
light as practicable, also, as the thin j
shies on the hull- of the aircraft will
strike It frequently in making a land-1
; ing."
Before Council
The matter was referred to thej
street committee by Mayor Robert-:
Ison and will be taken up by thei
City Council in: the next regular coun
cil meeting.
Mr. Jones .-fated tb.it ho will start
out this spt ing with a jjow motor,
geared starting (tank and a Dixie1
Booster Magneto, which, he said.,
should make his performance much
more to his desire Mr. Jones spenti
several weeks at Juneau last fall
with his seaplane Morthbird. He
experienced munv mishaps on ac
count of engine trouble and stormy
weather and was compelled to leave
bis plane hero for tie- winter. He
| hopes to ot 'ablisb an aerial service
in Southeastern Alaska this summer
and in bringing before the city of
Juneau the installing of a float for
flying water craft In this harbor is
carrying out bis preparations for his
plan. t
EARLE JAMESON IS
IN TOWN;CANDIDATE
I FOR HOUSE POSITION
Earle C. Jameson, well knowji news
paperman, who came to Juneau us a
boy and “grew up with the town,"
| formerly news editor of The Empire,
arrived on the Alameda and Is a
guest at the Gastineau Hotel. Mr.
Jameson Is a candidate for Sergeant
at-Arms of the House of Representa
tives.
Mr. Jameson was one of the very
Tlrst Alaskans to enter the service at
the outbreak of the war. He was
immediately sent to Fort Benjamin
Harrison, officers' training camp at
Indiana polls, and headed the list ol
those first given commissions in tht
army from tha. place. He was anion;
I ho first Americans to reach Prance
and served (there with distinction
winning the French Croix de Guerre.
Air. Jameson has been employed a
great deal of the time since return
ing from Franco on the Charleston
W. Vu., Malil, published bv formet
Got. Walter R Clark of Alaska. He
went from there to New Orleans
where he was employed on the Daily
Item, published by .Col. James M
Thomson, son-in law cf the late for
mor Speaker Champ .Clark.
two more’members of
LEGISLATURE ARRIVE
The list of members of the I.t'gis
’.attire who are here for the open inf
of the session next Monday was aug
m alted today by Senator elect Fr 1 I
M. Aver, and Representative eiecl
Dick Kaelson. both of the Second D
vision. Huili members have been in
the States since last fall. Mr. Ayei
was accompanied by Mrs. Ayer, w he
will remain here during the legis
lativo term.
It is expected that Senator Hunt
will arrive Horn Ketchikan on tin
Jefferson tomorrow. This wtll bring
all of the members from the South,
tiie remaining members being in
Westward towns .r.d will arrive Sat
urday or Sunday.
AUDITOR HERE TONIGHT
It. S. Swoeting, traveling auditot
far tile Canadian Pacific RMhv i>
Company, is a passenger for Juneau
on tile steam or Princess Mar.v, du • to
arrive here at I) o’clock tonight. Mr
Sweeting will op,-r.d a short time ir
Juneau, auditing ti'.i.• account* of tlit
'.coal office.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal
Itmeau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv
Old bunches or newspapers at tb<
Snip ire, 25 cents.
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JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
THURSDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
You know this is the place for
peppy music and a good crowd.
Only a few more dances and then
the door prize will be awarded.
SAVE YOUR COUPONS
Follow the Crowd
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 the
very best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
ROAD BUILDING
< PROGRAM AGREED
ON FOR SEASON
B. P. R. Work for Year An
nounced—Projects in First
and Third Districts.
The road eonsmietion program of
the Bureau of Public Rouds for the
coming -season lias been definitely
agrees! on and has been tentatively
approved, needing only allocation of
funds from the Department of Agri
! culture, which is \irtually assured,
before tile Bureau prepares its call,
'for bids in the several projects, ac-1
; cording to a statement made today!
I by C. \V, Cheatham, Assistant Dis-|
j’rict Engineer. He has just returned
i from a conference at Portland with
District Engineer Purcell, at which I
the Alaska work was discussed and
approved.
I
Tiie first contracts to be let will
include the extension of Glacier!
River, SitkaJndian River road, and a
Highway from Tee Harbor to Eagle'
section of Tongass Highway at Ket
chikan. It is expected 'that. bi is for
'he'e will be advertised about the
middle of April. Other work in
Southeastern Alaska to be done this
I year 'includes completion of surfac
ing of the PetersbuTg-Scow Bay road;
additional work on the Salmon River
road at Hyder; construction of a
oad at Yakutat.
Work in the Third Division calls
| for the completion of the Seward-1
Kenal Lake road, involving thb con
struction of four miles of new roadd
i new road from Hope to PaJmer
're#k, entailing building 1C> miles of
I new road, and considerable rehabili-l
| t.'jjion of the old Mile 29-Sunrise,
; route. The Hope-Palmer Creek road
i is part of a system of roads which,
when completed, will link both Hope
and Palmer Creek with Sunrise and1
over the Mdle 29 route to the rail-,
i road. The rouie bd^oen Sunrise:
i . i' i i ui|;r 11 c* ,~v i/i . i -mu i ct v- ii uui u> > ■»
of funds will 'prevent any construe
ilon being launched there this year.
Seven miles of new road from the
railroad up Gird wood Creek 'is also
included in this year's program- At
Cordpva, the Cordova-Eyak Lake proj
et will be carried to completion.
It is planned, said Mr. Cheatham,
i to surface Glacier Highway from Auk
Lake northward to Eagle River with
u 'ledyrock. A rock crusher to
provide material for the surfacing j
h is been purchased but the work will.
iun’\v start tin' I 1924. To handle
■ raffle over the route to Tee Har
bor this year, a gravel surface will
|be put on.
r lr'ng the coming season, it was |
t tte I, considerable reh.it !lita.tlon of
| the Highway between town and Duck
. Creek will be undertaken. This In
i eluded reconstruction of all bridges,
reduction of curvature in several
stretches and reconstruction of a
Marshall Field Heiress
Is Soon to Wed.
Miff Gw&ndolyrv FielcL,
L_-r.-IZunjsLJ
Mits Gwendolyn Kidd, 20, only
granddaughter of the late Mar
rhall F'ield, of Chicago, and sinter
c.f Captain Marshall Field 3d.,
present head of the Field family,
is scon to wed Charles Edmon
stone, son of Sir Archibal Edrnon
stonc, of Glasgow, Scotland. MIes
Field lives in London with her
uncle and aunt, Earl and Countess
Beatty.
short stretch of the road at Salmon
Creek.
Much difficulty has been exper
ienced in keeping the road in first
class : hape heretofore owing to the
fact that chuck holes form easily in
the surface. To meet this situation,
stid Mr. Cheatham, a now scarifier
has been designed, specially for the
work. It is a combination drag and
scarifier. It will lie received here In
i few weeks. Other equipment pur
chased for the Alaska work of the
flureaii includes two light, self-dump
ing CMC trucks, a Holt caterpillar
tractor, and a heavy blade machine.
Additional engineers to supervise
construction work, including an as
sistant engineer for Southeastern A1
iska, and a resident engineer for
Ketchikan, were secured by Mr
Cheatham from the Bureaus' organ
ization in the States, They will ar
rive here sometime 1n April.
COL. STEESE WILL ARRIVE
TONIGHT ON PRINCESS MARY;
ACCOMPANIED BY CAPT. AGNEW
Col. .1 C, Stoose, president of the
l" 'aska Road Commission, Is aboar ’
the el'eamer Princess Mary, due here
tonight, for Juneau. He Is accom
panied by Captain Agncw, who has
been assigned to duty with tho Al
iska Road Commission, as disbursing
officer at the headquarters here.
Captain Agncw succeeds Capt. A. H.
rat’d, who has been absent from duty
several months on sick leave.
For guofl printing phone 374.
Empire Printing Company.
ELKS COMMENCE!
NEW TOURNAMENT
OF EIGHT TEAMS
Mixed Tournament Begins
Thursday Night — Four
Matches Weekly Planned
Eight teams of nisvple smashers
jhave been picked for entry in the
Elks' mixed tournament which begins
j Thursday evening. Four matches will
be played each week until the tourna
iinent is completed.
; In the opening contests the Fo$s
' take on the Packards. Friday even
ling the Buicks and Oldsmoblles have
| the alleys. Matches will be played
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
I day nights.
The following is the list of teams
I in the tournament:
Fords—.Mrs. Fry, Mrs. Pigg, Mrs.
jflavard, Fred Henning. H. L. Faulk
ner.
. Btficks—Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Beau-1
; snont. Mrs. Flory, W. S. Pullen, L. j
I !). Henderson.
Overlands—Mrs. White, Mrs. Mul-I
Men, Mrs. Cheatham, M. Lavenik, W
IB. Kirk.
I Cadillacs—Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs.
I Shattuck, Mrs. Borland, J. E. Bar
I ragar, E. V. Beaudin.
1 Chewrolets—.Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Lanz.
| Mrs. Haln, F. A. Metcalf, W. M. Col
i burn
Oldsmobiles—Mrs. Henderson, Mrs.
j Kirk, uMrs. Beaudin, Earl Cleveland.
M. Bayard. I
I Packards—Mrs. Barragar. Mrs. Car
penter, Mrs. Delzolle, Win. Fry, Allen
Shattuck.
■Dodge Bros.—Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs. I
Cleveland, Miss Collins, J. E. Lanz,!
Harry Sperling,
I
KIRK’S
ROSORA
CREAM
Excellent for
all Kinds of
Rough or
Chapped Skin.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
Young Man Is Dead;
His Companion Held
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 27._Na
poieon Post, aged 17 years, of Dallas,
Ore., was found shot to death be
fide a freight train here last night.
Dan Seiforth, also 17 years, Post’s
companion, is being held as an im
portant witness.
Seiforth claims Post was killed by
a man who stole the dead boy’s
watch.
Both boys left Dallas after being
reprimanded by the authorities for
iriving an automobile, owned by
Posts’s father, in a reckless manner.
Free-for-all Fight
In Japanese House
TOKIO, Fob. 27.—Today’s session
-f Che lower House of the Diet broke
tp in a free for all tight over the
tniveiv.al suffrage bill with the
loubt still unfinished.
Sheriff May Get Plane
To Chase Bootleggers
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 27._
Sheriff Ixtng, of Spokane County, is
•onsdcring the advisability of pur
•hasing a powerful aeroplane with
vhich .to combat aerial bootleggers
md smugglers.
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SPECIAL PRICES
on
SILVER PLATED
WARE
Sugars and creamers
in crushed silver
$3.75 per pair.
Large pepper
and salts
$2.50 per pair.
The Nugget Shop
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
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SPORT HATS
We Have Just Received a Smart Lot of Street and Sport Hats
Prices $3.95 to $7.50
Among these you will find the NEWEST creations in felts, straws
—also felt and straw combinations.
Colors and Styles to suit everyone.