THE OUTTA-LUCK CLUB
She Who Talks Has to Run.
By DOK WILLARD
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
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PLEASANT EVENING
ENJOYED BY EAGLES
Representative II. H. Ross, from
the Foirrt.h DivKon, was the guest of
jhonor at the regular meeting of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles here last
night. Tiesklt's .being a member of
the Order, the is see rotary of the
Fairbanks Lodge.
Following the business meeting oi
thb local Aerie, refreshments were
served. The pleasure of the even
ing was groatly increased by a talk
given by Mr. Ross, who spoke on
two of the Important bills pending
before the Legislature.
BASEBALL MEETING
WILL BE NEXT WEEK
On account of other attractions
■which weiTo on here last night, the
baseball meeting was postponed until
next Tuesday evening. It. will be
he*ld la the Fire Hall promptly at
7:30 o'clock.
P.-T. A. TO ENTERTAIN
THE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK
Friday night, April 13, Is the date
Which has been set by the Douglas
Parent-Teacher Association for a card
pkrty and dance to be given in t!»
Eagles' Hall.
EXTEND THANKS
The Rebekabs wish to thank al
those who donated to' and part id
paled in the card party which thej
gave on Thursday evening for Mr3
’"Waiter N'iemi.
MRS. DOOGAN VERY ILL;
NEIGHBORS TAKE CHILDREN
Mrs. i od Doogun was report -d verj
till in -St. Ann's Hospital yeeterda;.
With a ibadly infected throat am
other symptoms.
iWhilo she is forced to.be awai
front her children they are beint
taken care- of by kind neighbors.
Mrs. Grundlcr lias taken three
Mrs. Affrich two and Mrs. Kelly one
WALLACE REID AT
LIBERTY SUNDAY
There is a real “knockout” bil
coming to the Liberty Sunday night
entitled ‘‘The World’s Champion.'
starring Wallace lteid, with lyis Wll
son a>to in the cast, and many othe
■well known screen favorites.
“The Champion” is the late Wal
lace Reid’s Champion picture. I
holds tho championship over all con
mre. The comedy is entitled "Novel
Again,” and ds clean anil enjoyable.
DAVID POWELL AT
LIBERTY TONIGHT
Tonight at the Liberty Theater
David Powell will aippear .in "The
I Spanish Jade,” a red-hot production
bubbling over with Spanish passion.
| English slowness and Yankee quick
j noss. There is said to. be something
j in 'this production that touches and
appeals to all classes lor it is the
strong defending the weak.
I special. SUNDAY PROGRAM
The program as given at the Com
munity Church Easter 'Sunday will
'he repeated Sunday evening by s-pe
<Mal request. Tho playlet directed
•by Miss Grace Chapman, assisted by
Miss Sickles and iMamile Feusl, will
be given. In addition to the playlet,
other musical numbers will bo added.
H. L. .Rowley will give a talk on
“Was the Resurrection a Fake?”
•A largo attendance is expected at
tlhe services
STEAMSHIP MAN
IS QUESTIONED
FOR TWO HOURS
IRustgard Asks Many Ques
tions of Knickerbocker
on Minor Matters.
(Continued tT»ni rage One.)
fact, Is the Alaska Steamship Com
pany willing now to stop circ.ulatlnt
the pamphlet?" asked ih^ Attorney
General. "Not until it lias in it.
possession documentary evidence <>.
. the correction," slid Mr. Knicker
bocker.
Asks About Dividends
Air. Rustgard touched hut briefly
in his questions on tho matters cov
ered in his biennial report, lie in
WirPoigated, Mr. Ktwckerheckei
! iMvClends declared by his company
The latter said 'that in 1908, 6 pei
cent was declared; 1909, 10 per cent;
; 1910 and 1911. nothing, on a capital
tuition of $?.r,oo.ooo; in 1912, 1 pei
[ cent; 1913, 3 per cent; 1914, 8 pe;
cent; 19ir>. 11 per cent; 1916, 8 pei
cent, on ?3,000,000. Figures cover
ing the period since that time t<
1920, Mr. Rustgard said lie had
The purchase of the Henry T. Scot
U was reported, He added, that the
shipping lines on the inten-oastat
routes recently reached a fate agree
ment stabilizing rates at higher tin
uro,s than had hoeu prevailing
"Apparently, they 'have got over
their :oaro ol the Sherman Act,” re
marked the Attorney tlcm-ral. There
|was n'otiiing secret about tho agree
j ment, the Shipping Board knew all
i albout lit as ilt owned most of lhe
hcUls heing operated in the- (raffle,
I .Mr. Knickerbocker explained.
Tho comparative costs of operating
the mo tor ship Konneeott and the
Alameda led to an exchange of sallies.
Mr. Rustgard contended that the high
er cost Of operating the Alameda re
sulted from expenses incidental to
Its passenger traffHc, and that it was
unfair io comparo freight rates
charged on the two ships for that
reason. "We are not making any
i money on the ‘passenger business on
j the Alameda," remarked Air. Kniek
j or booker. ‘‘I suppose you are losing
on the freight, also?” asked Mr. Rust
! gard. “Xu one has said so,” was
I the response. lie said further that
the K#nnecott wa< built for an ex
I periment and had made no money
I since construction. It (had been built
| originally for the Alaska run hut
I conditions since had hot warranted
t it but lie hoped it would do so this
| season.
'Other 1101111*13 unwiieil on wore
| rates from San Francisco *l> Seattle.
Mr. Rustgard admitting he used the
lowest figure he could find on tho
commodities quoted and that other
lines did q-uo'te higher rates on the
saint o cummoditi s. lie said ho'nai!
been able to find no settled table of
distances for the several route
| quoted in his report to which ex
caption was taken !>;. Air. Knlckar
hooker in ten opening ■ ■eon, bn*
That lie had use | figured published
by the Seattle Port Commission. Hi
contended that, lie had end- -avore I .
te fair. H d tended Using tho direr
distance on the outside route tie
.tworm Seward, Anchorage and Sr
| lUtle, Fueling it was ml tie to t h ue *
I towns f ir rales to be based on tin
Insi le h. ' roll! ■ and con; <:,din
it is tire accepted practice for >'ato
to lie ha d on the nearest diree
route. Air. Knickerbocker sail tin
(company did not use the o-utside
(rout >, that i1 call -d at Inside Passage
i ports, carrying fmight, mall and pas
] sengers for tiros • porta and that the
i round-trip on t-lio .Boat tie-Anchorage
run is 1,200 utiles farther than quot
led in tho Attorney General's report.
|- He explained the method pf nr
'riving on tho actual cost of •baulinc
- pulp from Speel R!v<or to Port An
geles, which he had previously testi
fied is $:l.ija per ton, while a rate ol
$:i is chrirgt 1. He said be thought it
possible to handle pulp direct to Se
at tie for $3. He sudd, however, thal
did not mean that canned salmon if
delivered to Seattle at the f ame cos'
as the service rendered in handling
the latter commodity had to be fig
urod.
I I M if A
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau.
I'orecajt for Juneau and vicinity ioi 24 Jhours beginning 8 p. m. tod j:
I'utr tonight; Sunday iucrrtrTng cloudiness; not much change in
j temperature; moderate vuriaibe wind;, becoming southeasterly.
LGCAl u A 1 A
8 p. in. yest'y
8 a. m. today ..
12 notu today .
Barom. Temp. Humidity
29.91 40 87
29.99 37 ' 73
30.02 50 44
Wind Telocity Weather
E 1 Cldy
Pt. Cldy
NW 4 Pt. Cldy
R ’.010 REPORTS
Station*—
Noorvik
Nome ....
Tanana
Ragle .
Fairbanks
.McKinley
Anchorage ....
rit. Paul ....
Dutch Harbor
Kodiak .
Conlova .
J uneau
°i!k.o .
Prince Itupert
Kdnionton
Seattle .
Portland .
San Francisco
*—Doss than
NOTE: Observations at rrince nupr.rt, Seatie, Portland and Sari
Franclgoo are made at 4 a m. and 4 p. in.. Juneau time.
1 .light snow tel! loouiiy In tho Tanana and Yukon Valleys yester
day. and in the Kolvuy Valley la -t rhrht, and rainy weather has pre
vailed in the goutuern r>--:'ina So aion and in Oregon and Wasli
SPECIAL FOR SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY
WALLACE REID
IN i
‘THE WORLD'S CHAMPION” '
This is a knockout bill in itself but there are
other good things. So you shouldn’t miss it.
Six joyous reels to a finish! with beauty and
“class” at the ringside!
Based on the Famous Play, “The Champion’'
By A. E. Thomas and Thomas Louden
ALSQ
MU AND MRS. GARTER DE HAVEN
in a Live Comedy
A Weekly opens the show with the Liberty Orchestra.
For Tonight
DAVID POWELL in “THE SPANISH JADE"
Comedy and Weekly
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ALASKA MEAT COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Batchers
PHOWl 18 TOWARD RTRRRT
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
•Ld are prepared to execute /our orders on Burope si lbs lowsat
prevailing rates Our New York facilities ars second to none. If
you are contempts tins soudlpg money to Burope all Douglas SS
and we will be glad to giro you our latest quotations
Alsace-Lorraine .
Great Britain ..
Germany ..
German Austria -...
Belgium ....
Ciceho Fllorakic
Finland . .
Greece. .
Imly...
Norway ... _
Sweden _
J*tgO-i?!av1s ....._
. Per Hundred France T.S1
Pounde tTO.00
Marks 1.10
Krones .IS
rrancs T.6S
- " ’’ Kroneu 1.11
Flntgarks 1(1
Drachma# (.72
- ” " Urs 4.22
Krone* II 41
** " Kroser 21.TO
Krones .IS
w3tST TERRITORIAL FANS OF ALASKA.
BDlWttf mTOA.
» DOUGLAS CHURCH * I
♦ SERVICES •:
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
a--a
lloly Communion 11 a. m.
There will be no evening service.
II ' £4
DOUGLAS CATHOLIC j
CHURCH
3-,-,-SI
No announcement made.
CONGREGATIONAl. COWMUN- ]’
ITY CHURCH
Sunday School- 10:30 a. in. to'
11:30 a. m.
Junior Endeavor—0:30 p. m. toi
7:30 p. in.
Preaching service 7:30 to S:3<)|
p. m. Special program.
“ DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN f
NATIVE MI8SION
U-—-SJi
DAVID WAGGONER, Pastor. j
2:30 p. m.—Afternoon service. ]
7:00 p. m.—Thursday — Mid-'
week prayer service.
All are cordially welcome at these1
services.
JUDGE 3TOUT*HONORED
WITH PARTY ON BIRTHDAY'
(Special Correspondence.)
IfAIN’ES, April 3. A most delight
ful surprise party was given l>y the
ladies of Haines and (’hilkoot liar-1
ra< ks Thursday last to celebrate I
Judge Bo at's SOl'a birthday. Cards I
pun I. I 'aiiut-. :u nt for the guo^a,'■
:tf:er \vh t ii a delicious lunch was
.-fit ell.
Jn a few well chosen wards the
judge th inked his friends for the
honor and tourte .. shown him.
.Mr. McLean next expressed the i
senl.lnient of flic entire party by say !
1ng that his long u< qualnlanco with j
Judge Stout hud been one of great:
pl' -are and he hoped that they
might share many more happy hours, i'
.Mr. ()’i)t 11 quoted a. poem befitting j
the occasion, while Captain Henry ,
added a few smiles in a clever ad- ,
dress. i
Twenty-six persons were present
beside those previously mentioned,
and were: Mrs. I’yne, Captuiu Gor
tier, i Sergeant .Moritz. Mrs. O'Dell
and daughter. Mrs. Stidham, Mr. and
Mrs. Sondes utnl udgihlrent Mrs.
Hrindlo aud son, Captain Von Gremp, j
Mr. and Mrs. Powoll, Mr. Johnson, ,
Miss Morris, Mr. and Mrs. McLean, I
Mrs. Rodgers, Air. anil Airs. Sheldon.
Mr. KliUa and .Mr. and Airs. Grove.
AUTO STAND CHANGED.
Nick Lukich lias moved his auto
eland to in front of the U. & I.
Cafe. —adv. |
JLEAN KIDNEYS
BY DRINKING
LOTS OF WATER
T - . Sr Us to Flush Kidneys if
Bladder Bothers or
Back Hurts.
Eal .it go mum* rich food may
rodui dney trouble iti souio form,
ays a -known authority, because
he ac . created excite the kidneys,
’b -n ey become overworked, get
luggi- , clog up and cause all sorts
f ’1st . particularly backache and.
n!‘ tlie kidney region, rbeu
nti >, '.legos, severe headaches, acid
tto-T * oust ipat ton. torpid liver,
loop' ' bladder and urinary Ir
1 tilth ”i
Tic . nent your back hurts Or
cidm ren't acting right, or if
iladd' "fliers you, begin drinking
ots iod water and also gft
ibou ounces of Jad Salts from
my ) m.g pharmacy; tako a table
ipoonii i a a glass of water before
iron! >t for a few days and your
till no • tv then act line. This fa
in . Is made from the acid of
trap' ! lemon juice, combined
vlt.h 1 lila, and has been used for
.’ears 1 , flush clogged kidneys and
it 1 niul: •" them to activity; also to
inulrii ■ the acids In the system
to the toy no longer irritate, thus
>ften i Meving bladder disorders.
Jad ■ .Its cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent
Ithiu-i. or drink which millions of
men anil women take now and then
o help p the kidneys and urinaTy
irgan clean, thus often avoiding
teriou I, dney disorders. By alf
means '..no your physician examine
•our k.Jueys at least twice a year,
t advertisement.)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Soil 1-si proposals for constructing
ho t; tiler Highway-Eagle Stiver
ioelioi N iional Forest Road pro
eot. Ui Ued within or partly within
Tongnsu National Forest. Terrl
ory o Alaska, will bo received by
I istrict Engineer, Bureau of
Public Honda, U. S. Department of
VgrleuHi.ro, at Juneau, Alaska until
■ o', ok A. M. on the 25th day of
April. !'.i23, nt. which time and
• ■ . hoy will be publicly opened
■nil re i The right is reserved fo
reject my and all bids, and none
ivlll h nsidercd except those frotu
ronlr; ors ascertained to be m
jerienc, d and responsible. The
eugtli of project to bo constructed
»r In . oved is approximately f.t
mi! r i. I the principal Items of
ivnrk i approximately as follows:
25.82 ires clearing, 14.01 acres
trtrbbi m. 12,190 ctt. yds. rock exca
vation ■, > 239 cu. yds. common ex
cavation. 1.242 lin. ft, piling, 2.014
lip. tl. . ■ Iverts, 9.401 cu. ids. wc
ficing <17 Ifu. ft, trestle docking,
the u rli emM'aced in this contract
jhall to completed within 1$0
woath. working days, following
ho o» .’ution of the contract by th’U
Secret;. of Agriculture. The cotv
•i 1 i. m and the maps, plans,
ipeci i ■ Kions, and estimates of
liin ■ • may ho examined by re
umi.i contractors at tinj follow*
m ,..|.| "■'sscs: Room 31G, Font, (Jf»
lea H ing, Portland, Oregon, end
t the i-o of the Bureau of Public
load' Juneau, Alaska. AH' pro
xjsuIs uwt be made on forms, and
n .. dp nee with instruct tamt,
ormii i part of the specifications
libove referred to, and must be ac
mpauied by a proposal guaranty
in aa amount at least ettuul to five
15 i per cent of the total amount' of
the ; n.poval (’. W. CHEATHAM.
Actlt Hlstrlct Engineer.
I RITTER’S TRANSFER I
i co4L, kindling, baggagi, i
i HAUioro. i
’ Office Phone S9>. I
I Raudence Phone 2904. r
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ai iv.t iwi nmidui.C! %-A^uv-ui^av
and good 'brisk comedy.
It tells tlie story o£ a young man
>wbb wont to America to show his
. social climbing family that he could
wtto, and 'who canto back a r.ham
pkm.
It boasts an exciting prizefight in
several rounds—the Sight In which
th§ hero wins the middleweight cham
pionship of the world, besides two
otMr "fights— not rlDg affairs, 4a
(which the hero is first worsted by
H1a tlval, and th«n after returning
from America, turns the tables by
thrashing bis old adversary soundly.
Lots Wilson, who appeared with
succeas In several William de Mille
(productions, the latest of which Is
, “Mbts Lulu Bett,” supports Mr. field
la thia now vehicle,, playing the
•principal feminine rode. Lionel Bel
more, Henry Miller, Jr., Helen Dun
bar, 'Leslie Casey, S. J. Sandford, W.
J. Ferguson and Guy Oliver also
• are In the cast.
DE HAVENS IN EXTRA
OQMEDY AT LIBERTY
'itt. and Mrs. Carter De Haven, two
npted American fun-makers, will be
the added attraction at the Liberty
Theater tomorrow night with the fea
n
and Skagway in 1916 was touched on
and the „»alo of the Howard. The
sale of the last named ship for
$500,000 in 1916, said Mr. Knicker
bocker, was a factor in tilte stack
dividend issue about that time. Mr.
Uustgard said the otiier two ships
were purchased in 1916 at wartime
prices and asked if tho, purchase
price came out of the company's
earnings. Mr. Knickerbocker replied
he knew nothing of the details of
the purchase, which happened bailors
he became associated with the com
ptam.v, but t'liat the Skagway was re
cently sold for $100,000, representing
a loss of about $300,000, and the
Henry T. Scott is «t the bottom of
the ocean.
“Well, she was Insured, wasn't
she?” demanded Mr. Uustgard.
“We haven't collected the money
yet,” retorted Mr. Knickerbocker.
Coast to Coast Traffic
The Attorney General touched on
the volurno of Intercoasial traffic, i
which iMr. Knickerbocker said war
largo and increasing. A rate war
had been in progress, lie said, for
some tlimo and that although some of
the lines had been trying ter charter
more vessels from the Shipping
Board to handle the business, none
of them had been making any money.
1
MEN'AND WOMEN’S TAILORINC
Correct in Styles, Fabrics and Fashion.
Foreign and Domestic Woolens in Stock.
F. WOLLAND
MERCHANT TAHOE
QuoftHoned relative to trucking, or
dray afro charges between docks at
Seattle, he said he didn't know what
other companies did but that all
freight moving across the company's
docks had the same charges for that
gferyfco Whether destined to Alaska
or not. The wharfage charge, lie
said, was 50c per ton and the dray
ago 55c, making a total of $1.05
per ton.
The heaving was concluded «'t 10 j
p. m. to resume sessions at 2 p. m-1
today. Asked by the chairman if It
was acceptable to him to be ques
tioned by others than members of
the committee and the Attorney Gen
eral, Mr. Knickerbocker said he was
here to give any information possible
on tli“ transportation question and
would be glad to answer any queries |
he could on that subject.
Power PJant Systems
May Be Connected Now
PORTLAND, April 7.—A committee
representing nearly every big hydro
electric power system In the Pacific
Northwest is conferring here regard
ing a plan to connect all systems
along the coast so any point can be
served despite a breakdown.
Soviet Ambassador
, Regains Standing
BERLIN, April 7 —After moire ■than!
a, year in prison in Mflkcow, Nuor-j
teva, Ludwig C A. K. Martens, “So {
vi'et Atnba ndor.'1 well known in j
America, has boon released and fully j
^e-ostablPhed in good standing with
tire Soviets, according to informa
tion from Moscow.
Bring your coupons to the Elks'
Hall next Thursday night, —adv.
ICE CREAM
, Chocolate Strawberry Peach Vanilla
Neapolitan Brick Special Made Brick Taku Cakes
JUNEAU MUSIC HOUSE PARLORS
r4
THE JUNEAU LAUNRRY
rranAli* Street. between Frost ana Second In Fktu Mi
WAFFLES—WAFFLES
A three section Hughes Electric Waffle
Baker installed.
Prepared to serve real vvaffles as well
as other good foods. AT THE
GASTINEAU CAFE
FINE POULTRY
DELIVERY HOUR
Frve-Bruhn Market
Wedk Day*, t ».
htwUYt 10 i.
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