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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
DOUGLAS HOME IS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
The residence of Charles Sey and
family narrowly escaped destruction
by flro yosterday morning, when j
sparks from the kitchen range ignit- j
ed some wraps hanging nearby and
tho flames had spread over most of
the (interior of the room when dis
covered.
A call for help was sent out and
Fire Chief Krom(twist, who lives near
by, responded at once with fire ex
bingifishers by the aid of which the I
blaze was soon extinguished.
CEBALO PLEADS GUILTY;
FINED $50 AND COSTS
Jack Cebalo, whose cabin was raid,
ed of a quantity of home brew and
moonshine last week by Deputies
George Getcbcll and N. O. Hardy,
pleaded guilty Saturday afternoon in
U. S. CoianiiMioner Gray's court to
being the Owner of same and was
fined $50 and costs by the Commis
sioner.
REBEKAH CARD PARTY,
The Rebekah's Auxiliary will give
tho third one of their card party
series in the Odd Fellows' Hall next
Thursday night- Prizes will be given
ks usual and then after one more
card party the grand prize for the
* total scores of the series will be giv
en away. Refreshments will be
■served aftor card plying Thursday
evening.
BASKETBALL GAME
IN DOUGLAS TONIGHT
'*The local Fire Department basket
ball team will pllay tho Juneau Ilot
Shots in the Douglas Natatorium j
this evening, and a lively contest Is
expected. Local fans should not fail j
t>o be on hand as Ihe game should!
be a fast one.
VALDEZ REPORT RICH
GOLD STRIKE THERE
Frank Drown and Chris Peterson,!
who recently took a lease on the'
Ramsay - Rutherford property near!
the glacier, and who have been pros j
pecting for ore shoots in the mine,!
returned to town this week for sup-i
plIeR, bringing the news that they!
had uncovered an ore shoot of amaz
ing richness on the 300-foot level, i
The ore shoot showed about four;
inches wide in the floor of tho drift,’
which, on sinking three feet, has]
widened to fourteen inches, and the
ore is literally filled with free gold.
So rich is tire ore that with a pestle
and mortar they pounded out twenty
and one half ounces of gold out of j
less than fifty pounds of rock, and i
they brought tho gold to town with,
them to prove thdl'r assertions.
The work so far done on the vein;
demonstrates that for a distance of I
sixteen feet the ore shoot continues, I
carrying the same high values!
throughout. How much further the!
shoot continues is not known, but]
there is enough ore in sight at the!
present time to yield a handsome]
sum. The lessees are taking up ad
dition supplies, and will continuel
the work, taking out a dump to bel
mllle din the spring when the water
begins to run, arrangements having
been made to install a water wheel
for power to replace the gas engine
heretofore employed for running the
mill.— (Valdez Miner.)
“TO LET” PLACARDS are "ad
vertising,” of course, in a foolishly
United sense. If you wait to adver
REFORM
UNDERTAKEN
BIG
Italy's Railroads Are to B<
Reformed — Task Is
Stupenduous One.
ROME, Eel). 26.—‘Eduardo Tom
High Commissioner of Italian Rai
roads, probably has the most diff
cult task of any of the lieutenants o
Premier Mussolini. Ho is endeavoi
ing to convert the railroad system
with its unenviable record of defied
maladministration, scandal and graft
into a profitable, efficient and gain,
concern.
To help him Signor Torre has th
backing of 50,000 Fascisti railroai
men, who have formed a union
While they are in a minority as com
pared to 'the total of 240,000 railroai
employees, still they exert a strum
influence which is entirely for re
form and .improvement They declar
they will work Hi hours a day, i
necessary, and that they can breal
any strike which might be called h;
the majority.
Boys Leave Schools
Earlier Than Girl
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Fob. 26 -Althougl
nvore boys enter loeal schools eacl
j’ear, girls invariably predominate it
the graduation classes, an invest iga
tilon of registration in the publii
selioois disclosed. Figures for thi
la3t six school years show a r 'gis
tratlion cf from 400 to 1,600 in an
boys thin girls in the first grade dnr
ing that period, yet figures for tin
same years of 'graduating classes givi
the girls a majority of more that
500 in the grade and 100 in the higi
schools.
“The boys have to go to work." i
the chief explanation given for thesi
Circumstances by Chief Attendant Of
Biter Quiinn.
PLEADS GUILTY AND
GETS JAIL FOR YEAF
Thomas T. O'Brien, who was ap
prehonded by Deputy Peter 51.Mullet
near Knight's roadhouse on the Tok
lat January 25, on the complaint c
Vivian Howard of Takotna. win
charged that he had stolen $511 Iron
her cat/in during the night of Jan
uary 2. pleaded guilty to the chargi
of petty larceny when brought be
fore Commissioner Gieen a, MeGrati
on February 8. He was sontem d ti
one year in jail, and the stolei
money was restored to the complain
ant.
A charge of grand larceny was
origtnally lodged against the defend
ant. but his attorneys, Albrecht 4.
Taylor, it i; believed, effected a com
promise whereby he would plead gull
ty to the lessor charge.
O'Brien admitted that the coin am
currency found sewed to his under
clothinig when arrested was tin
stolen money, but he maintained tha
ho wa.s only an accomplice an I wai
transporting the money for another
whom he refused to name.— (Fair
banks News-Miner.)
YOUR “UNUSED” ASSETS—tha
typewriter, musical instrument, fur
niture, office fixture or appliance
are marketable, for cash, througt
the classified columns of The Empire
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
ud arc prepared to execute /our orders op Europe at the lowest
prevailing rates. Our New York facilities are second to aoae. If
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HIST TERRITORIAL FANE OF ALASKA,
OPENS RIKSDAG
GAILY_ATTIRED
Traditional Pomp and Cere
mony Characterises Big
Event in Stockholm.
. 'STOCKHOLM, Fob. ”6. King GilS
tav. in his throne s'pcoch delivered
> at the lucent opening of !; ‘ 1!)-"
I Riksdag. felicitated his country on
'the honor of having boon el.;. 1 t
the Council of the Uc.igue of Nations
(and at the same time called attention
I to Sweden's now responsibility in
, I helping ■ a bring concord to disunited
j Europe. "I am convinc 'd," said th
■ I King, "that our people will unaai
E; moil sly adhere to the basic ideas oi
- justice in the work toward national
, reconciliation and peace. Ideas which
, I must inspire the league if it is i :
, enduro and advance.”
; The opening of the Riks ! ■ ;; wi
'characterized by the traditional pomp
i and ceremony. The King sat on his
11 throne partly wrapped in royal er
mine, with the Crown Prince, Gustav
- Adolf, at his right, and Prince Wi!
I Ham at Ms left. Behind them on
; the dais wore other members of t
- rlojual family, staff officers of the
> army and navy, and members of th 1
[ court in resplendent uniforms and
;; decorations. Prime Minister Brant
• j ng and the members c-f his cabin -'
j all swiaJ-I>emocrats, were pres nt
j The galleries wore occupied by the
aLpiomanic rtiriM, auu iam -a.
Ono of it ho graHitying announce
| ments bf tho King was that, by a
^icaroftil paring down of fbn national
; budget for tho fiscal year 1923 24, the
1 i need of imposing increased tax -
1 had been avoided. Tho total appro
1 Spriations called for amount to 737,
I GOO,000 crowns, or about $200,090,000,
' | which is 200,000,000 crowns less than
''the appropriations for the present
j budget year.
A reduction of 15,000,000 crowns in
; the military and naval expenditures,
1 j irs compared with last year, is one of
the new economies. The bonuses
. added to government salaries to com
j penaate for the rise in tho cost of
I llvtlng during and after the war, will
be decreased by 32,000.000 orowns.
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PIONEER DIES NEAR SEWARD.
Ralph K. Oldham, who came tc
Alaska In 1897 and located at Sun
rise on C'ook Inlet, member of the
Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. 15,
died at Mile 29 on the Alaska Rail
, way, recently, of heart failure, lit
■[was a native of West Virginia and
, In the 64th year of his age. Before
coming to Alaska be had been a
. | -Choi teacher in Missouri, and had
■ I'ei-vprt as principal of a high school
- in SI. Ivouis. His nearest relaCivet
i i reside at Jefferson City, Mo. Ik
i had been employed by the Alaskan
j Kngineering Commission for several
years.
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OLD TIMER AT SEWARD DIES.
Charles W. Brown, Ions time resi
dent of Seward and veteran of the
: Spamsh-American War, died at the
Alaska Hallway terminus town Feb
j ruary 15. He was born at De
■ Moines, Iowa, August 24. 1 877, and
resided at Seattle before coining tc
, Alaska. He was buried at Valdes.
Lost Bometni;.,,. You can get It
hack by uiing the "Lost and Found'
! olumn of The Eeiolre
1 LEASE OF FISHING PRIVILEGE
• AND OPERATION OF CANNERY
• WITHIN ANNETTE ISLANDS RE
SERVE, ALASKA.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
. Washington, D. C., January 31, 1923
Sealed proposals in duplicate will bt
received by the Bureau of Educa
tion. 1223 L. C. Smith Building
.Seattle, W»i3h.. until 2 o'clock p. in.
March 6, 1923. and opened in the
presence of such persons as may at
tend, for leasing the fishing priv
; I leges and operation of the cannerj
j within Annette Islands Reserve, A1
! aska, in accordance with specifics
■ tions, copies of which may be ob
Itained from C. W. I lawkeeworth
.District Superintendent of''Schools,
Juneau, Alaska. The right Is re
served to reject any and all bids. In
accordance with terms of contract
iwith the Annette Island Packing
! Company, it has the preference right
I to renewal thereon and successful
j bidder will be required to take over
| property owned by said packing
company consisting of cannery ma
chinery and equipment at the orig
inal coat of said property less depre
ciation to be determined by arbitra
tion. F. M. GOODWIN, Assistant
Secretary.
Japanese Plays Are
Limited to 6 Hours
TOKIO, Feb. 28. -.la an Me actors
land actresses, by combined action.
: have won rofnrms whi. 1 will benefit
I title public and reform- alike. Tim
elacker, or hired applauder, whose
charges wore a heavy tax on the ac
i tors, has boon abolish, d and parfarm
irsc s are to be limited to sis hours,
i except w.lco a year, wit n they may
i be extended to eiglt h.»m- In oi l
1 days a performance would list from
Inu.rnlng till night and women spec
tators would change dro-s during the
performance. Even up to the pres
ent. tea. cakes and a- 1‘ ■ ■ one meal
were partaken of alt her in the dining
room, if it be a foreign buitt theater,
r.r squatting on the n; its wiihn..
leaving one’s seat, if dt I ■ the old
-Ivle theater.
When a famous actor is on the
program he gonorally plays in more
than one play. Charge very from
1.50 yen for fourth cla - • up to 8 yen
or 10 yen for box seats. When a
foreign star appears, or a big charity
rformnnee has been organized,
there scats go up to 15 yen. S.-ats
it the Imperial Theater are 6.50 yen
ind 7.80 y-'tt for seem; I and first
In the smaller Yurtkuzi The
it r, which devotes itself to modern
| productions requiring less costuming,
the prices are 3.50 yen and 5 yen.
1 For the No dance 1 ist'ing from
8:30 to 9 p. m.. a box can bp had
for 10 yen, while those who belong
to the No Club reserve seels for the
wh -de year by a subscription of 1,000
veil. L
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THAT SPARE ROOM Is a cash
avsot— if you use tlvj J^ntplro classi
fied. You can rent jt to a desirable
tenant at a good price, thuB lessen
ing your own rent-burdan.
Weather Conditions As Recorded by
Weather Bureau.
the U. S.
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity for 24 hours beginning 8 p. m. to* J:
Cuscttled, with probably occasional licit! rain tonight and Tuoeday;
moderate aou. hea^erly winds.
L 0 C A b l)ATA
Barom,. Temu. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather
29.79 37 84 SE 15 Rain
29.86 38 91 S 3 Rain
29 95 40 97 SE 5 Rain
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS
8 p. m. yest'y
8 a. m. today
12 neon today
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Stations—
Noorvijt
Nemo .
Tanana
Wattle .
Fairbanks .
McKinley Park
Anchorage .
Paul .
Dutch Harbor .
Kodiak .
Valdez .
Juneau .
Sitka
Prince Ftupcrt .
Edmonton . .
Seattle .
Portland
o. n Franc It co ,
* Less Ilian
Highest
temp.
8 p in.
temp.
Lowest 8 a.in.
tisnp temp.
TODAY
Velocity
Preclp. 8 a m.
21 hr«. Weather
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...- 6
0
24
8
24
38
30
38
44
40
38
46
52
6 6
10
- 8
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10
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36
28
37
42
40
34
46
50
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miles.
- 20
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16
28
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35
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4.92
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Cldy
Clear
Snow
fitly
Cldy
Souw
Pt. Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Pt. Cldy
Cldy
Riin
Haiti
Clear
Cleur
Clear
Clear
NOTE: Observations at Prince Kupert, seatle. Portland and
Francisco are made at 4 a. m. and 4 p. in., Juneau time.
San
Piersurr. continues abnormally high aver the North Pacific States,
with a reading of 30.58 inches at S attlo this morning, and It Is some
what hfl >w normal over the main portion of Alaska, with the lowest
.fading 20.48 inches at Kodiak. IAght enow has occurred during the
last 24 hours In the Prince William Sound region, and the Matanusk*.
Siifltna, Tan; nit and nipper Yukon Willeys. Heavy rains are reported
Horn Southeast Alaska, with 4.02 inchcc in 24 hours and 3.18 inches
n 12 hours at Sitka.
No marked departures from normal temperature are reported.
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to sell, advertise
in the Empire
If you want to buy
anything, advertise
in the Empire
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coming spring will
see a great
business
revival.
Advertise your wants
Enlist your property
you have lor sale/
or make known
your want to
purchase.
Advertise your wants
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CO-OPERATION
STOPS STRIFE
TACOMA. Feb. 2fi -Cooperation bo
t'ween employers ami employees, on
;h' I ni s worked out by the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and LuniTPennon,
will e'tmiinate strikes, lockouts and
id, ago In American Industry, Be
arding to Norman F. Coleman of
Portland, Ore., president of iho
I Four L
In a roeent address here Mr. Cole
in n salid that the rolatlon of em
ployer and’ employee is changing
from the status of master and serv
it to . no of association in Industry.
"When t.he interests of the work
rs arc r.■cognized they work on fair
ms to the itisfact.ion of their
' ettrjtlcyees," he s.uid. The new rela*
lion, he said, had liberated two new
resources. the intelligence of the men
on the job and a feeling of good will
hat is tremendously important.
FUTURE BRIGHT FOR
LONDON BUS DRIVERS
LONDON, Feb. 20.—-An innovation
in Hi> intricate omnibus system of
London soon will be Inaugurated in
the form of making it possible for
itnbiPious drivers to become the
absolute owners of their busses, if
|certain plans now under considers
I i.ion materialize.
Today most of these busses, which
| crawl through the narrow streets of
: London 3ike a continuous procession
if (depbants, are owned mostly by
one company, but a movement has
been started recently to give adequato
reward to good drivers. It is sDoai
. sored by a gasoline and accessories'
company, which hiopos to make It*
I money by supplying these commodl
| tlics to th" owner-drivers.
Tho plan briefly is this: The hold
j er of u one-pound starling share ia
ilie company pays a weekly sub
>< riiniuu m iw oiitiILiikb. »» uru aiip,
Sclent funds have bean collected the
subscnibors will draw lots, and the
lucky driver will bo Riven an omni
bus. Ho will be allowed also to
choose his route throtiKh the city,
lie will then pay two pounds sterling
j a week on the purchase price of the
! omnilhus until the conveyancec has
j been completely paid for.
The plan makes it possihle also for
| drivers and conductors to own an
! omnibus jointly. The ownership of
an omnibus Is considered a lucrative
! source of income, since it is estimat
ed that one omnibus, on a Rood route,
! earns approximately 10 'pounds sterl
ing a day. This earning power Is
generally fairly espial throughout the
1 year, because the mllld winters In
j London permit [sissengors to ride on
I top every months of the 12. *
ANY REASONABLY - TRICED
bouse or apartment may he rented—
through an inexpensive classified ad
vertisement In The Empire. Test the
matter. The "risk” Involved Is SO
small that few people would dignify
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