SENATE PASSES
MILLION DOLLAR !
A.R.C, ROAD ITEM
Steese Succeeds in Fight for
More Funds—Dock Sur
vey Money Granted.
—
The Alaska Road Commission Item :
,ln the Army supply measure, which1
calls for $1,000,000 for the construe!
tion of roads and trails in Alaska,!
was passed by the Senate yesterday, j
according to telegraphic advices re
reived at local Commission head-;
quarters from Col. James U. Steese
The Senate al~> approved $600 for
the survey of the local government
dock project.
The Army bill is expected to be
passed by the Senate within a short
time. It will then go back to the
Unn&o find th#»n t (Mill
mittee. Colonel Stoese hopes lo got
the Alaska Road Commission item
approved by the conferees without ■
reduction, but it is hardly thought .
likely it can he done, it is boli -vel,
however, that a compromise can he |
effected which will give the Com-:
mission at least $750,000
It is virtually certaiin that the j
measure will be disposed of by >
both Houses and sent to the I’resi
, -gnature by the end of this
month. As a large part of the Al
aska Road Commission's funds, by
special legislative authority granted
last year at Colonel Steese's instance,!
are Immediately available upon ap
propriation, adequate money for the
organization's early season work is
believed to practically be as am I
urgentTall i
TO BE RUNG
OUT MONDAY
2-9 Will Be Tapped and All
Loyal Citizens Are Ex
pected to Respond.
•‘2-9.’'
Do you get it?
"Fire Hall.”
That's it!
It is a general call for everybody,!
Including botli men and women.
That call is to be issued next
Monday night hut instead of us-eni-1
bling at the fire hall, the urgent
gathering will be at the A H. Hall.
It Is the big annual call of the
members of the Juneau Fire Depart-1
meat for the once-a-yoar bull.
This year the Firemen's hall •
should be patronized better Ilian
ever before, if that Is por ible, for
the funds are going towards the
municipal playgrounds which will
place Juneau in the same position ar
every other American city where in
tereet is taking in the welfare of
the youths.
In past years, extra decorations,
that cost considerable money, special I
features, etc., were used in making!
tlie annual ball a success, This year
the glad hand Is to be held out, all
worry is to be left at the outer door,
and everybody is going to have a
good jolly time, with decorations
easily secured and put up, local fea
tures added and program that will
compare with those previously is
sued as souvenirs.
The various committees are hold
ing all unnecessary expense down
to the cipher as the money is going
for the cause to help all Juneau, but
loyalty to the local organization Is I
not going to be the only impetus oir
tliis occasion. There will he surprises
at the ball next Monday niglv As|
with all firemen events the ball will!
be informal but at that many pretty
dresses are now being made by the
fair sex to gladden the time next
MARKET OUTLOOK FOR
FRESH FISH BRIGHT,
SAYS STORAGE HEAD
The market outlook for all kinds
of fish, and particularly for halibut,
is very bright and everything indi
cates that fishermen will got good
prices throughout the year, accord
ing to Oliver Orange, manager of the
Juneau Cold Storage .Company, who
returned this week from an extended
trip to Seattle. The local company,
lie added, lias made arrangements
with the San Juan Pac king Company
to handle all of the lish it can'
purchase ,
The Juneau Cold Storage Com
pany last year handled virtually!
1,000,000 pounds of halibut. It was
handicapped during ihree months of
the year by the prevailing low price
which resulted in stagnation of the
fresli fishing Industry. M expects
to handle a considerably larger
quantity this year. Manager Drango
said the company would buy all the
fish offered.
There is a shortage of fish in the
freezers even on the Pacigc Coast,
few of the big cold storage com
panies having any surplus at all,
he said This has resulted to an
encouraging market which is ex
pected to continue for some time and
bring about much activity in the
fresh Ashing business.
Old papers for sale at
•dee.
Empire
This Man Takes Life
for His Living.
John Kllis, offical execut inner
of England, has killed more men
than any other executioner He
is generally known as "the black
man." His photograph has never
been published before. Itis most
recent "job" was the double barg
ing of Mrs. Thompson and Freder
ick Bywaters.
BERING RIVER
COAL FAILS IN
TESTS BY NAVY
Mechanically Unsuited for
Steaming Requirements—
Development to Cease.
That the Bering River coal used i
n the recent -teaming tests made <
ay battleships of the Pacific Fleet 1
'ailed utterly to come up to the me- i
hano-cal standards of the Navy, is '
the information just received here <
'ront unofficial but reliable sources,
(efforts to either denilui or eanfirma- i
ion from off's ial sources were not
successful. l
W. E. Dttnkle, mining engineer con- i
letted with the Kenneoott interests,
which were deeply interested in the||
■oal development operations cf th •
Bering River Coal Company, wba
was here Monday en route to th •
Westward, brought the word of th
al s of the t; >:a. As far as can i
oe learned no official re -art has j |
teen made by the Navy. Mr. Dunkle ]
i’d -that the coai snowed a favor- \
ihie chemical analysis, carrying over t
4.000 b. t. n., but that it proved
o be ill adapted for naval fuel pur- .
loses as its tlineness made it next Com
mpos-slble to feed under tlie boilers.1;
several mechanlic.il faults occurred, i
rite coal would not cake properly ]
ind when a layer was spread over a '
ted of live coals -it blanketed t-hei
’ire. Shaking resulted In the coal,
?t ng through the grates before it
wiin consumed. The net results of
he tests, he said, were to prove the
■oal unfit for naval fttal purposes
nsofar as present methods of steam
ng are concerned.
Shipped 660 Tons
The t -sts were being watched very
lonely by everyone interested in coul
levelopment in the Bering River
it Id. l.ast July 950 tons were mined
by the company front its workings
tml from that amount 660 tons were
wa. lied out, sacked and hauled to
Cinoe Handing by auto truck. From
liter- It was taken to the coast and
■ ■•lilt'll amount a navy collier which
11 ■ > haded several thou-and Inns of
Matannislka coal at Anchorage. This
560 ions was used in (lie teats last
fall.
dust what were the results from
he tests of the Matanuska coal was
tot, disc 1%ad by .Mr Dunkle, but It
s understood to have been more!
'avorable.
Will Close Mine
Since the coal was mined for the'
csts. the company has not continued
ts development, awaiting returns be-!
ore incurring any additional expendi
tures. It Is now stated that It will j
discontinue 'ts development for an1
indefinite period. The claims, aggre
gating approximately 2,800 acres, are
held under a lease from the Depart
ment of Interior. Rentals this year;
would amount to more than $2,800.
It Is understood that the company
JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
TONIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
See the Coliseum Orchestra's
window dispay at Wright's Jew
thy Store.
Save your coupons.
JITNEY DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
6-Piece Orchestra
Wolves Trapped in Droves
* * * Claims Inventor * * *
Wants to Clean Up Alaska
Senator-Elect Plans to
Visit Territory
During Coming Summer
I -
H. B. H aw ell, of Omaha. Neb .
Senator-elec: from that state.
be able to visit the
Territory next summer, accord
ing to a letter just received
from him by Gov. Scott C. Bone.
Mr. Howell defeated Sn natal
Gilbert M. Hitchcock for re
election last November and will
be a member of the next Con
grew.
He is deeply interested in the
Alaska Railroad and since his
election has been gathering data
oti it s cons: met ton and the c >un
try which it taps. He contem
plates nt king the trip N irth
to go over th■> road and give it
a close prr- >n.i! study. He is a
student of railroad and highway
tranapertution. He is known
as a real progres Mve in polities
and will the an inllnonLial mem
ber of the next Senate, said
Governor Hone.
vill turn all cf the ground back
be government except 160 acri
vliich covers its plant, unless an ;
■angement can be made for suspt
ion of rentals.
Large Sum Expended
Tha Bering River Coal Compa
ris expended In*development work
he field between 1400,000 and $50
too and has paid to the governme
n excess of $5,000 in rentals mid
ts Iea.se. It has more than o
nile of underground workings, tn
ids, drifts and shaft.-. It construi
d a four-mile tramway over wh;
: hauled its materials and supplh
Its workings are on the footh:
if the mountain range which cross
he field. The formation is fault
troken and crushed. It is this on
lition that made it mechanically r
it tar naval steaming purposes, c
rding to the report received het
rite company was unsuccessful in i
■fforts to uncover unbroken co
ins and so far as is known noi
iave been f>und at anv point :n tl
ield.
Catholic College Fire
Was Caused by Smoke;
WINNIPEG, Feb. 8.-—The report I
lie Fire Comtnis-loners attributes ti
ire that destroyed St. Boniface C
ege, a Catholic institution, last N
( tuber with a loss of 10 lives, dt
o careless smoking in the washr iot
Various otlier reasons were y'.v:
oca after tha fire, including the i
vas caused by a Kit IClux K1 in ,
,. miration.
domination of McNary
Is Hard Nut to Crac
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Membe
>f the Senate Banking Committ
icnsldering the nomination of Jam
VIcNary to be Comptroller of Cu
•ericy went to the White House th
jfternoon apparently with the i
ent of telling President llardit
rankly of the difficulties standi]
u the way of AlcNary's confirm
ion.
P. O. Martin, Alaska salesman f
ho Hood Rubber Company, 1ms t
served rooms at the Qasbineau Hot
Ho is expected to arrive on the Si
cane from the South.
Latest styles of engraving f
visiting cards at The Empire.
I
• , Wolves caught ;by the pa k ami
j nut singly Is the claim of an Illinois
inventor, Charlew Heath, who has
heard of the depredations of those
| animals in Southeastern Alaska an I
who wants a job of catching them
all. Details of his trap are lacking
• but in a letter to Wright Wennleh,
i Territorial Game Warden for this
| district, he asks for an offer to come
North and show his wares.
■ Mr. Heath, writing to Game War
| ilen Wenrich, said: “I have a con
' i tr.ipf'on invented by myself that
1 would catch wolves by the packs nw
! matter how big in number. They
1 | can be saved alive 1’o.r show purposes
‘ or Willed * * * 1 am catching
I rabbits with a small model just now
and it gets thorn all * * * With
a largo model an I an outfit two
• men could kill all tile wolves in the
i | country.”
Mr. Heath admits that ho hasn't
trapped any wolves with the "con
I truption” t ut adds in explanation of
| that detail that thorp are no such
animals in Illinois. He is confident
' of success once lie gets in a field
where 'the wolves ire habitant and
that “Wolf Main" Ligon, expert of
tile Biological Survey, whose incur
g slon into the wilds of Southeastern
_ Alaska recently caused insurance
(0 I'orapumit s to ratee their premiums on
H | wolf risks, would hfetve to seek a new
trade to earn a livlihood.
i Mr. Wenrich said no appropriation
i is available for tihe employment ol
the Illinois inventor, but he is con
I teniplatting sUbtrtieaing a report to tht
Ternitonlal Legislature dealing with
the subject.
I MILLION DOLLAR
:j CLUB WILL OPEN
Is
Great Pleasure invent Is to
n- lake Place at Wrangell
Next Saturday.
. (Special from Sentinel.)
WRANGELL, Feb. 8.—Ths op;>n
'"jlrg of the Million Dollar Club here
next Saturday night will without
doubt t>e one of the greatest pleasure
I events in the history or Southeast
rrn Alaska.
The thrilling life c-f t .'-gone day
of the early Yukon will be lived over
5 uguln.
As the dramatic scenes are enacted
'•v the famous natiive orchestra of Metla
u’ katla will furnish music.
Special boats will arrive front Ju
1 neau. Petersburg and Ketchikan,
k‘ bringing Elks, their ladies and
'• friends.
■a: __ _
BROWN EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE ON ALAMEDA
Senator-elect Charles Brown, of
k Monte, Is expected to arrive here on
the Alameda southbound for the
lEixth biennial session of the Terri
rs tdrial Legislature, according to in
to formation reeieved at the Gastlneau
ss Hotel today, lie left Nome several
r- weeks ago by dog team coming out
is by Nenana and the Alaska Railroad,
a- Mr. Brown was elected last No
ig vember to lill the unexpired portion
ig of Capt. John Sundback’s term, the
a-i latter resigning to become clerk of
J the C. S. District Court for the See
■ ond Division, lie was a member of
tr the 1921 House and one of the
b- youngest members of that session.
>!■ Ho defeated E. l„ Holt, also a mem
o- her of the 1921 House, for the short
term in the Senate.
si j For engraved or printed calling
cards see The Empire.
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The Coliseum Orchestra
we think, has met with your approval, and in order to
shew our goed will to the public we will give it a treat in
return. Therefore we have selected a number of prizes from
which the winner of the door prize to be given away by
this orchestra may choose.
These gifts cannot be appreciated unless seen. There
foie we ask you to stop 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!
DON'T FAIL TO SEE THEM
Dances are given every Thursday and Saturday
Night at Elks’ Hall by the Coliseum Orchestra.
6-piece Orchestra Saturday Night
Save your coupons
II
THE MOOSEHEART ENDOWMENT FUND BALL
for the benefit of the
f
Home for older Moose
will be given February 15, at Moose Hall.
Best of music and other features.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
miiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiimmiiiiiiiii!
New Officials Named
by Veterans’ Bureau.
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!; J/vcut-Col G B Iiaw-s* /*/*.!
v_*• ... j
] Lieutenant - Colonel George E.
Ijams, World War veteran, has
i been made Acting Director of the
United States Veterans’ Bureau, to
succeed Dr. Hugh T. Scott, who
! has been transferred to Oklahoma,
| Colonel ljams made hie home in
Baltimore, Maryland, and has been
Chief of the District Organizations
ill the 'Bureau.
MOOSEHEAR’f ENDOWMENT
FUND BALL
The Mocseheart Endowment Fund
Bail for the benefit of the home
for older Moose will be given Ft >
ruary 15, at Moose Hall. Best of
music and other features. Entertain
ment Committee. —adv.
Old bunches or newspapers at th#
Empire, 25 cents.
BEEF, WINE
AND IRON
is the best Spring Tonic
Iron performs a veiy import
ant office in the human body.
It improves the quality of the
blood, the tissues are better
nourished and all functions are
petfcimtd with more vigor.
The ccmbinatcn of Be;f, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as the I
vuy best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
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PAST EXALTED
RULERS' NIGHT
j BIG OCCASION
Elks Have Old - Fashioned
High Jinks at Meeting—
Four Given Antlers
01<1 bucks ami fawns mixed it at
the Past Exalted Rulers' night of the
Elks list night. There was a gen
eral goo I time, the various chairs
be n: occupied by Past Exalted Rul
er font little ones were escorted
into the corral and “horned,”
&I>e i he- i f good cheer were made
and t'a whole thing was topped off
wi'h a regular feed.
Tite vaa ms stations were occupied
jlast night as follows' -all Past Exalt
J.!c A. .Snow, Exalted Ruler; Claude
B. Ericson, Esteemed Reading
IKn'ght; H. A. Rosselle, Esteemed
j L: /al Knight; H. E. Biggs, Esteemer
(Lecturing Knight; It. E. Robertson.
| sn-rc; irv; J L Gray, esquire; George
E. Forrest, inner guard, and M. E.
Russell, tiler.
Rev. A. J. Roccatl, R. S. Graves
• the Bureau of Public Roads; L
H. Metzger and P. W. M. Oolburn
‘rode the goat" into Elkdoni.
Following the lodge session a ban
quet was served in the banquet room
and remarks were made by Glenn
Carrington and the four baby Elks.
George Forrest and F. A. Metcalf
made a report on their recent visit
to Fairbanks.
II. B. Carbrav, representing the
Seattle Hardware Company, arrived
here ve ;erday 'from Skagway. He
will be here several days, calling
on 1 c.il merchants.
HOT
WATER
BOTTLES
Just what you need
—in all sizes
TRY THE
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COMPANY
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96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
GASTINEAU CAFE IS
CLOSED FOR REPAIR
WORK;REOPENS SOON
The Gastineau Cafe was closed to
day to undergo alterations and re
I habilitation which are expected to
take at least two weeks, according
to Manager Fred Sorri. At the same
[time extensive repairs and refurnish
! ing will be made in the big hotel
itself.
In the latter, 40 rooms will be re
kalsomined and overhauled. Nine
new bathrooms are being installed.
1 Hallways are being refurnished ajtil
j decorated. In the cafe the boxes
will be enlarged, walls and ceiling
; rekalsomined, the woodwork painted
land the cafe refitted generally. The
kitchen will also be overhauled.
The management of the Gastineau
expects the biggest summer season
in its history, said Mr. Sorri, and
is preparing its accommodations ac*
cordingly.
ARGENTINA PEEVED
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Travelers re
turning from Argentina report wide
spread indignation in that country
over the action of the United States
in sending a naval commission to
Brazil to assist in the development
or the Brazilian navy. Argentina
may request similar assistance from
some European power, they say.
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.
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Likly Luggage is built to last. That’s why it is
the cheapest in the end to buy. If not only wears
well, but looks well, too.
Likly Trunks, Bags, Cases, and Portfolios, are
distinctive in style, quality and finish.
We carry a full line of Likly Luggage.
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