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By DOR WILLARD
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
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BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Rev. G. G. Bruce of the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church in Juneau
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class of the Douglas
High School at the C-ougregationai
Church here*t»at night.
Taking fCITJiis text "As a Man
Thinks. So dea He," Dr. Bruce ex
plained thes otwer of thought over
lifaijuihil and cd on ns his main
thre homeless..ividual responsibilities
uornado which in the making of his
c« yesterday m
• path of tt ♦ «■ o
^jtwo miles in
'^More
AM OF YEAR
* HAS P.-T. A- TONIGHT
Tho Do*.ry. v Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation is mu.-ting in the school hous •
this erening tor tho last time of the
school year, which is about to close i
Also.
F. A. J. Oallwas. chairman of the
‘Association, will preside for his last
time and In addition to an interesting
program refreshments will be served.
Follows the program:
Opening overture—Orchestra.
'Song—‘Miss Impi Aaltos’ class.
Selection—Junior Orchestra.
Playlet—Miss Helmi Aalto's class.
Address—'Dean C. E- Rice.
Instrumental Duet—Misses Rica
Niema and Mamie Feusi.
Selection—Orchestra.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
The commeneomom exercises of i
the graduating class of 1923 of the I
Douglas High School will be held
Thursday evening in the Congrega-j
tional Church. Dean George E. Rice
will address the graduates.
Wednesday will be Class Day for
members of the class and Friday is
the day set for the annual picnic.
LEAVE FOR SOUTH
‘Mr. and Mrs. .Tamos Baronis left '
for the South on the Victoria yester
daiy, taking with them their son,
Alky, who is to receive treatment i
for a serious ailment. '
BUZZ CARTS FOR
KODIAK ISLAND
The whirr of the automobile is
going to be hoard on Kodiak Island.
Two automobile trucks are aboard
the Admiral Watson on the present
trip One large truck is for O. Kraft
& Son. and th» otht^Fs a touring car
for A. Hem rich, cannery min at Ku
kak Hay.
The buzz wagons are the first to
bo imparted to the Island.
MILLIONS OF AMERICAN
TREES ARE SENT TO
FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS
NEW YORK, May 14.—Millions
of “good will" delegates sailed from
this port today for France. These
“good will" delegates are American
tree seeds presented to the French
government for reforesting battle
areas by Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the American Three As
sociation. A similar shipment was
turned ovdV to the British Embassy
at Washington a few days ago.
Today's shipment had been pre
sented to Ambassador Jusserand in
Washington and here M. Barret, th<
acting Consul General received
them. The seeds will be turned ovoi
to the French Commissioner of Agri
culture in Paris and will be placed
In nurseries until ready for trans
planting as seedlings.
TO GO DOWN YUKON
ON BUSINESS TRIF
•Sam Shuklin, representative for tht
But trick Jobbing & Investing Com
panv, and H. L- Morris, representa
live of the Schillings Company. lqfi
oti the steamer Queen for Skagway
From there they will go to the Yukor
River and will go down the river by
small boat on a business trip to rivet
points.
I GREAT LAKES’ VOYAGERS PLY MIGHTY MAN-MADE CHANNEL j
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kSEWATJN,A <JREAT LAKES STEAMER.
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£cEME NEAR SOO CAliAL
‘ Vacation voyages ranging from
two days to two weeks in duration
are afforded by the various steam
ship lines that ply on the Great
Lakes. These inland seas of Amer
ica are a truly international sum
mer resort, both American and
Canadian boats being engaged in
tourist transportation.
Many of the Americans, as well
•a Canadians, who make tne trans
Canada tour in warm weather, vary
the long journey by embarking on
lake steamers at Port McNicoIl,
Ontario, so aa to travel by water to
Part William, or vice versa po the
MMniW'W.
nr ana arrmagemert some forty
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hours are bpen; on the palatial
Keewatin or Assiniboia. Broad
decks, verandah cafes, luxurious
public rooms, roomy cabins—some
with shower baths—and spacious
dining saloons, Make the lake
traveler think he or she is on an
ocean liner, with the difference that
the water is ealmer.
The passage from Lsike' Huron
into Lake Superior is made through
a marvel of engineering, the Soo
Canal, another demonstration of in*
ternational amity.
linked to^tffe eastern lakes by St
Mary’s Hire*', it was cut off from
traffic by long, dangerous rapids.
By building two canals, one on thrfc
Superior was
Canadian and the other on the
American aide, a gateway was
made through which passes a
greater annual tonnage than passes
through either Panama or Suez
canals.
The Canadian canal took over
seven years to build and :s 7,472
feet long and embraces one 900
foot lock that is (SO feet wide and
raises the water 18 feet Through
these locks pass huge volumes of
wheat grown on both American
Mid Canadian prairies, transported
mostly by whalebacks These long
joats are sort of moving store
houses and the fleet is capable of
moving 8,000,000 bushels of wheat
it one time.
FARMERS SHOW STOCK TO GET LOANS
FROM BANKERS.
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j Several Pennsylvania farmer! who desired to borrow money
i from the American Bankers' As:ociation exhibited some of their
s prize stock at the Spring meetin? of the Executive Council of the
l Bankers’ Association, at the Westchester - Bilfmore Country Club,
i near White Plains, New York. J. 1). Puclicher, President of the
e Association, is shown with the prize-wining heifers.
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J. A. Gustavaen, Brooks mining
operator and merchant, accompanied
by his wife, is a passenger on the
Victoria for the States on a viait.
i- C. L. Hoyt, driver of a truck for
the Alaska Road Commission in the
Fairbanks district, is a passenger
south on the Victoria, lie is accom
panied by Mrs. Hoyt.
? Col. Frederick Mears, former head
of the A. E. C., is a passenger
c south for the Presido, San Fran
•- kcisco, on the Victoriu.
i- Mrs. E. L. Hawes, resident of
t Victoria passenger going to the
r-1 States for a vlsl(.
a | Miss A. Riggs who has been visit
y ing in Anchorage, is a passenger
r south on the Admiral Evans.
Mrs. E. Ii. Hwaes, resident of
Nenana, 1b gcing to the States on
a visit with relatives, a passenger
couth on the Victoria.
Capt. R. C. Brennan, who oper
ates gas boats on Cook Inlet, is
going south on the Admiral Evans.
James Weiss, from the Interior, is
a passenger south on tho Admiral
Kvans. He will return within a
month or six weeks.
Mrs.) C. E. Gordon and her little
daughter Lillian, returned to Juneau
on the Queen. They spent tho win
ter in the States.
R. Wakolin, representative of tho
Kern & Green Shoe Company, left
ion the Admiral Watson on a busl
| ness trip to the Westward.
Deputy U. S- .Marshal H. A. Pryda
i of Hoonah is Iff"'Juneau on official
| business.
| John F. Chamberlin, representa
tive of the Whiton Hardware Com
janq of Seattle, is in Juneau on
! business.
I Mrs. A. B Cole aryj her two
; children/ Billy and Buddy, returned to
! Juneau on the steamer Queen after
| spending the winter visiting witli
I friends and relatives in the States.
; M. C. Rugg. representative of the
I Cudahy Packing Company, is In Ju
1 nc'au on business after upending
jeonie lime in the South.
J. R. Reynolds of Sawyer-HeynoMs
! Cbmpany, loggers, is in Juneau on
; business
I R. W. Wiley, mining man from
the Haines dlsrM/t. left on the Ad
rajral Watson for Cordova, en route
I to Yakataga, where he will look
| into oil property.'
R. A. Maurer, representative of
| Bdiwabachcr Grocery Company, ar
river here on the Victoria from a
business trip to the Westward.
Mrs. B. B. Green and her children
left on tho Queen on a trip to
Sitku.
L. M. Carrigan, representative
of Armour & Company, left on the
Queen on a busi-nees trip to Sitka.
Forrest J. Hunt, president of
the Senate of the '^taska Legisla
ture and Mrs. Hunt, left on the
Queen on a trip to Sitka and will
continue on that ship to their home
at Ketchikan.
M. P. McDonnell, representative
of the American Paper Company,
left on the Queen on a business
trip to Skagway,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hain re
turned to Juneau’ on the Queen,
after spending the past several
weeks in the States.
At the Gaatlneau
If A. Pryde, John A. Yorke, E. E.
Young. M. C, Rugg,'John F. Chamber
lin, Adolph Han, W. A. Corcoran,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Harding, R. C. In
gram, Fred Knlffen, Cosby Jackson.
H. L. Simonds, R. A- MauTer, W. H.
WhRtlesey. J. Knaack, A. B. Crooke,
Mrs. R. C. DeLong, Mra. P. Torp,
J. R. Reynolds. R J. Sheward, A. G.
Mosler, ®. Steers, E. Mullen.
At tha Zynda
Mrs. K. Lien, Mra. P. Lund, Mrs.
R. Lathi, Charles Larson.
At tha, Alaskan
■Anthony Sallare, Miss Videll, Flo
Sullivan, Paul Bigaff, Nell Oarott,
W. Peterson, Joi»' Plcco, J. W.
Erwine, Mrs. ESrsrfce, James Smith,
Richard Smith.
Old bundles or newspapers at‘.the
tfnalte. IL^eaU.____
Weather ConditMlIs As Recorded by
Weather Bureau.
the U. S.
Force ait foi Juneau and vicinity,, for 24 noun beginning 8 p. m. tod.j:
Fair tonight; Tuesday cloudj^ and cooler; moderate winds, mostly
southeasterly.
LOCAL ju A T A
Barom. Temp. Humidity Wind Telocity Weather
8 p. m. ye3t’y ... 30.02 52 BO S 2 Clear
8 a. m. today .,... 30,04 50 , 75 SE 2 Clear
12 noon today.30.02 60 ■ 48 S 6 Pt. Cldy
' CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS
iEsTEiTDXY-" ~|
Station*—
Noorvik
Nome
Tanana
Eagle .
Highest 8 p.m.
temp. temp
Lowest aA.nt.
temp. temp.
Ton at
8 a. in
Velocity
. 54
... 40
. 62
_ 62
Fairbanks .. 76
McKinley Park 62
Anchorage . 66
3t. Paul . 38
Dutch Ha/i>or .... 44
Kodiak . 42
Cordova . 5 4
Juneau . 60
Sitka . 58
Prince Rupert .... 62
Edmonton . 68
Seattle . 60
Portland .'....
San Francisco
21
*4
■ 40
60
64
64
58
64
36
42
42
48
52
46
50
54
60
64
80
36
44
30
38
30
42
36
38
40
36
40
40
38
48
52
62
44
50
48
60
46
46
38
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40
44
50
64
36
26
48
52. •
54
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* 0
2 0
— 0
• 0
10 0
8 Trace
* 0 ,
• 0
than 10 mile* .
Preclp. 8 a.m.
14 hrs. West her
•— Clear
— Clear
Clear
Clear
Pt. Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Rain
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cldy
Rain
, Cldy
Clear
NOTE: Observation* at trine* Rupert, Beetle. PortTana and Han
r'rancisoo ara mada at 4 a. m. and 4 p. m„ Juneau time.
Generally fair weather has prevailed throughout Alaska during the
jlaat 48 hours, except the Southern Bering Sea region and the Alaska
Peninsula and Kodiak Island, wherj moderate rainfall has occurred.
Maximum temperatures in the sixties were reported from the Interior
yesterday, with a reading of 76 detrees at Fairbanks. Cloudy and
unsettled conditions, with temperatures somewhat below the normal,
prevail In Oregon and Washington.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Clarence Strait — Ship Island
Light., reported extinguished May
10. will be relighted as soon as
■ pract icable.
j Klag Bay—The Gate Bnoy, re
ported missing May 8. will be re
i placed as soon as practicable.
Imperial Pass—Hill Island Light,
eatable!hed May 8. 1928, is a fixed
white light, 60 candlepower, located
on south end of Hill Island, north
side of Imperial Pbrs.
Ogden Pasage—Snipe Rock Light,
established May 7, is a fixed wjiite
poet lantern oil light, 60 candle
pawer, exhibited from the top of a
beacon heretofore erected dn Snipe
Rock,
By the direction of the Commis
sioner of Lighthouses, W. C. Dtb
, relt. Superintendent.
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| BLUE FOX MEN—ATTENTION
|£ Tried iairing Silver Black's in pens? No longer an experiment.
1 OUR INCREASE
| 1921—110 per cent; 1922—165 per cent; 1923—
i§ . 21 out of 23 pair mated. 15 pair of which under
|| one year of age.
5 We guarantee our foxes to be healthy, prolific and to breed
; £ true to 'Color.
| Price $600.00 per pair f. o. b. Anchorage.
= Orders 10 pair delivered at nearest town to your ranch free.
Jones and WiUiaauon Silver Black Fox Ranch
Ku4jof, Alaska.
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WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OP FOREIGN EXCHANGE
and are prepared to execute your order* on Europe- at the lowest
prevailing rate*. Our New York taoUltles are second to none. It
you are contemplating sending money to Europe call Douglas 65
and we>will be glad to give you our latest quotations.
Alsace-Lorraine ..
Great Britain . "
Germany . ”
German Austria .. ”
Belgium .... "
Czecho Slovakia ,. ’’
Finland . "
Greece .1..’’
Italy ....— "
Norway . *'
Sweden . ”
Jugo-Slavta . ”
-Per Hundred Prance
Pounds
... ” *' Marks
Krone*
Prance >
Kronen
Plmnarke
Dracbmae
" Lire
Kronen
" Kroner
*’ » Kronen '
7.81
870.00
1.88
.16
7.68
1.26
1.11
5.78
4*2
18.45
21.70
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FIRST TERRITORIAL BANK OF ALASKA,
DODOLU .ALASKA
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PHILLIPS REMAIN AT NENANA.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips have
signed contracts to remain in the!
Nenana Public School for another)
ygar, according to Information re-j
ceived In Juneau. They were for
merly connected with the Juneau
Public School and left here to teach(
at Xenana in 1921.
WRANGELL MILL BUYS TIMBER.
Five million feet of timber, main-!
ly spruce, has been sold to Willson
& Sylvester Mill Company, of AVran- i
gell. on Heceta Island by the For
est Service, according to Infroma
tion received from the Ketchikan
headquarters of the Tongass Forest.
The Wrangell mill was high bidder,
for the tract will be. cut for immed
iate manufacture.
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FIRE ALARM CALLS
l-f Third and Franklin.
1-4 Front and Franklin.
1 5 Front, near Ferry Way.
1-4 Front, opp. Film Exchange*.
1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf.
1- 8 Front, near Saw Mill. k
2- 1 Homo Grocery.
2-3 Willoughby, opp. Cole Barn.
2-4 Front and Seward.
2-5 Front and Main.
2-6 Second and Main.
2-7 Fifth and Seward.
2- 9 Fire Hall.
3- 2 Gastineau and Rawn Way.
3-4 Second and Cold.
3-5 Fourth and Harris.
3-6 Fifth and Gold.
3-7 Fifth and East.
}-8 Seventh and Gold..
3- 9 Fifth and Kennedy. ;
4- 1 Ninth, back of power bouao.
4-2 Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apts.
4-3 Diatin Ave., and Indian St.
4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
4-6 Seventh and Main.
4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L'&rf
4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby.
“LET GEO. DO IT”
He knows his business.
He does gotod work.
He does neat work.
He does it cheaper.
He saves yon money.
He wants your trade.
He will treat you right.
He THANKS you.
GEO. fi. RICE
Forrest Building
Plumbing Heating
Phone 34.
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MADE RIGHT,
Right a Jason
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CONFECTIONS
and ICE CREAM
Buy Krtmc products—in
thir case a pleasure as well
a* duty. ,
| PROTECTED AGAINST
cold of winter
fire from oatside sources
upkeep expense
And the cost of concrete oon*
construction is very little store
than frame.
KRAUSE-JUDSON CO.
Concrete, Masonry, Plastering
Contractors. Manufacturers of
of all types of precaet 00B
croto building units.
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Juneau Public Library
V
tad Free Reading R<
Cite Hall. Seoend Hew.
Main Street at 4th.
Reading Room Open
8 a. m. to 10 p si
Circulation Room Open
X to S:30 p. m.—7:f0 p. m.
to 8:80 i. m.
Cerrent Magazines, lewspapen
Reference Books, He.
FREE TO SIX
tH EVEBY B0TT1
HUE.
And onr motto is "Atselato
Cteanlinam.”
JUNEAU DAfflT
nun* lu.
PAUCE OF SWEETS'
Eat a dish a day of oar iot
cream. A bealtkfai
food.
Vanilla, StrMrbopjf, ChoooM%
We alto ■trv^Jeattlo VelTst
Ice Cream.
I Large room for daaee or eard
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