HOUSE MEASURE
CARRYING FUNDS
REACHES SENATE
Deficiency Bill Passes Second
Reading — Political
Bill Is Amended.
The general deficiency measure,
carrying approximately $20,000 lor
various departments and boards,
Houao Bill No. 26, passed its second
reading in the Senate this morning.
The largest Items in the bill are
for educational purposes, $6,000 for
the Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines and a slightly
larger sum for ohe support of
schools in incorporated towns to
cover a deficit in the appropriation
ending June 30, 1921.
Senator Hunt's bill prohibiting
the use of secret traps, traps, buz
zers, etc., in soft drink establish
ments, passed its second reading and
was referred to the engrossment
committee.
Political Bill Amenaea.
Senate Bill No. 90, providing for
making nominee* for Delegate ex
officlo National Committeemen of
their respective parties, was yester
day amended to require the election
at the primaries of all divisional
committeemen In the manner as
originally provided for the Na
tional Committeemen. It passed its
cecoud reading and was scheduled
'to be taken up today for Ilnal pas
sage but had not been reached early
this aftTioon.
The Senate today took up Senator
Hunt's bill for the relief of the
town of Petersburg for money ex
pended in handling a smallpox epi
demic there in the fall of 1919.
llenry Roden, who represented the
town of Petersburg in the action
brought by the physician to recover
professional fees, appeared before
Hie Senate and argued that the
town was rightly entitled to recom
pensation from the Territory under
the Act of 1919, which, lie con
tended, applied to all parts of tiie
^Territory, including incorporated
town, with equal force.
Mr. Chamberlin took Issue witli
him and said that the Territory
had to draw the line somewhere in
such matters. He argued that at
the same time Petersburg was ex
periencing its smallpox epidemic,
Seward and other towns in the Ter
ritory were in a like position and
had never attempted to make a
claim cn the Territory for their
expenses so incurred.
The bill, Senate Bill No. 88, was
passed in its second reading and if
due to come up for final passage to
morrow .
Other Bills Considered.
Three measures were on the Sen
ate calendar for this afternoon’s
session. One, No. 8ti, seeks $5,000
for the construction of a school
house at Haines. A second, No. 94,
provides considerable enlargement
of powei s tor Indian Councils of
certain Indian villages. The third
is tile blii for the protection of the
fox farming industry. It Is de
signed to take lie place of four bills
introduced in the Senate early in
the session. It lias been drafted by
the Committee on Fish, Fisheries,
and Game in consultation with rep
resentatives of the ranchers' organi
zation, individual fox farmers and
representatives of the Biological
Suivey and other Government de
pa rtmentc.
Suh^v Measure Passes.
The Senate yesterday afternoon,
Without a dissenting vote, passed
the Decker ship subsidy measure to
encourage coastwise shipping along
Seward Peninsula. It carries a total
appropriation of $17,000 for the
biennium and provides for subsidies
for two routes, one from Nome to
Kotzebue and the second fro Nome
to St Mlcnael. As the measure cur
ries an emergency provision it will
become effective as soon as signed
by the Goiernor.
Trice’s memorial asking Congress
to remove the statutory limitations
Irorn the Alaska Fund and turn over
Its disposal to the Alaska Degtsla
tftrl war infused by Iw Sorbite u'fth
«out discussion or opposition. Senate
Bill No !io, a voile amendment,
also passed. No. 52, amending Sec
tion 1,1123. Compiled Laws of Al
aska, making fox stealing the crime
of larceny, also passed the Senate.
Two bills No. 72, a code amend
ment. and No. 8d relative to the
j election of certain municipal offi
cials, were indefinitely postponed
without, opposition.
Senator Chamberlin closed the
day by introducing Senate Bill No.
ill6, providing for procuring and
i transporting deer to some islands In
j Prince William Sound and else
i where to the Westward.
ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS
ARE FILED AGAINST
HOXIE CIGAR STORE
Abatement proceedings have been
! filed in the U. S. District Court by
'the District Attorney's office against
the Hoxle Cigar Store and in tiie
complaint James McCloskey, John Me
Closkev. J. B Caro & Co., Charlie
Hoxie, .Mike Pusk'h and Charlie
Miller are also mentioned. It is al-J
leged they are interested In the,
premises in which the cigar store Is I
situated.
Judge T. M. Heed signed a tempor
ary restraining order against the
Hoxie Ciga.r Store, pending a hear
ing on an order to show cause, to be
held April 28.
The above action is a result of the
raid made on the Hoxie, Cigar Store
Monday last by officials of the U.|
S. MarsahJ's office, when alleged in j
foxicaling liquor was found, resulting,
in the arrest and trial of Hoxie.
PROSECUTION CLOSES
CASE IN HOXIE TRIAL
The prosecution do3ed its case ai:
2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the'
case of the U. S. against Charles1
Hoxie, on trial on a charge of viola ,
tion of the Alaska Hone Dry Law, in
the U. S. District Court. It is ex-!
petted 'the trial will continue over
until tomorrow morning.
The members of the jury on the,
lease are: August Olson, W. S.
Hetniick, O. L. Wold, Charles Sey.
Joseph Simpson, A. J. Pentinen, J.
i A. Davis, W. Steinbach, James Oar
I ner, Frank Back, Sr., Owen lvirk, J
'F. Cam pen.
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THREE TRUE BILLS ARE
RETURNED BY GRAND JURY
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Three true bills were returned in
I the U. S. District Court by the Fed
| oral Grand Jury today. They were
jtwo separate indictments for forgery
j against Charlie Johnson and an in
Idictinent against .Slperldon Chulik fur
larceny. Johnson and Chulik were
'arraigned this afternoon and were
granted until Saturday morning at in
o'clock to enter pleas.
Johnson, who is an Indian of Doug
las, is charged with having committed
forgery in April and 'November, 1922
Chulik is charged with larceny com
mitted in October, 1922, when he is
alleged to have stolen Indian baskets
and other articles of Indian make,
the personal property of Mrs. John T.
Spiickett, selling them in Juneau.
DR. CONDIT'S DAUGHTER HERE
Mrs. Clarence L. Gere, daughter
of Dr. anti Mrs. J. H. Cendit, and her
three children, ure visiting her par
ents at Sitka and will remain for
the summer.
MINER KILLED IN SHAFT
Arthur llobinson died April 6 while
cn the way from Olnes to Fairbanks
as the result of falling down a mine
shaft. He was working for J. P.
Schoosar about a mile from Olnes
and was being drawn out of the shaft.
When about 25 feet from the bottom
he fell out of the bucket, probably
the result of muck sloughing front
the side of the ‘Shaft.
PATRICK HAMILTON DEAD
Patrick Hamilton, pioneer of Ket
chikan, difed there last week. The
funeral was held from the Catholic
Church and under the ausiplces of the
Pioneers of Alaska.
Why not call Seward Street
Dream Street?
SMOKER
Under Auspices American Legion
Saturday Night, April 21—Elks’ Hall
THREE FAST BOUTS
SOLDIER WOODS, OF SEATTLE
VS
PAT HOLLYWOOD, OF JUNEAU
WILLIAM MURPHY, of Juneau
ROY OSBORNE, of Juneau
LOUIE RUDOLPH, of Juneau
CHARLES DURKEE, of Alaska-Juneau
First bout will be staged sharply at 8 o’clock.
Reserved seats on sale at Burfords, Alaskan Hotel,
and Brunswick.
j COLONEL GREEN REVIVIFIED BY GLAND OPERATION
Colonel K. H. R. Green, sne o' the late Hetty Green, whose
millions he inherited, is cruising in Southern waters with his
wife. Colonel Green declares he feels fifteen years younger as a
result of a "rejuvenation” operation performed in New York City
a monlh ago. The gland operation to which he submitted was
devised by Dr. Kugen Steinach, noted Vienna surgeon, and is de
scribed as "a retardation of the senile processes.”
PROPOSED STATE
INSURANCE PLAN
IS UNDER FIRE
Hellenthal Says Unsuited to
Alaska and Entails Huge
Operating Costs.
Asserting that the present mining
compensation act of Alaska is
"saifer, better, saner ami sounder”
than any similar act of its kind in
the United States. J. A. Hellenthal
last night assailed the proposed state
industrial Insurance act us being un
suitable for the Territory and one
, aat will entail tremendous expense
In its administration, resulting either
! in increased cost to the employers
| or lessened benefits to the injured
i wot kmen.
'•As a representative for the Al
i.iska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
|l want to sjy that if you pass that
i law the Alaska Juneau will never
I pay a dollar into the fund,” he do
ji.a, ed. He asserted it is not within
'.'he province of the Legislatiro to
! pass such an uet that will Lie held
|\ t'id under wh-U h any company car
I he forced to contribute to the fund.
Makes Long Statement
Mr. Hellenthal was the first wit
ness to appear before the Legislative
committee holding a hearing on the
bill in the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives last night. He spoke
at considerable length, not, he ex
| plained on the relative merits of in
dustrial insurance, but on the sulta
| bility and adaptibUlty cf such a sys
tem to the sparsely settled, indus
| trlall.v undeveloped vast areas of Al
ask •
-He first reviewed the inception of
the idea of Industrial insurance by
'the stato and various methods of
JITNEY DANCE
TONIGHT
ELKS’ HALL
after the musical comedy
“THE GARDEN OF
THE SHAH”
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
i
ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS
Regular meeting tonight, 8 o’clock.
Third Degree to be conferred.
Members urged to attend.
Visiting members welcome.
CHAS PERELLE, N. G.
MERLE P. MORGAN. Secy.
BARN DANCE—MOOSE HALL
APRIL 24th
Given by Ladies of Mooseheart Legion No. 439.
Prize* will be awarded for the moat appropriate coatume*.
Punch Served. Admission 75 Cent*.
Ladies, 25 cents.
Everybody come for a (food time.
adoption both abroad and in the
United iS'tatos. Ho' said the machin
ery required to administer the pro
visions of the proposed law would
have to cover almost the entire Ter
ritory, requiring the employment of
adjusters and physicians and others
and would result in a cost of opera
tion not at all justified by the bene
fits to be obtained.
Contrasts Two Systems
He contrasted the two systems, the
existing one, and that proposed. Un
der the first there is no cost of su
pervision, every dollar of compensa
tion accruing to Injured employees
goes to the men injured. Under the
second, either the injured would re
ceive less, or the companies would
, have to pay more in order to get
I the same amount to the injured, the
excess being necessary to cover the
■ costs of operating the machinery set
; up in the bill.
It would require the expenditure
of thousands of dollars to carry out
die bill’s provisions, he contended
The industries of Alaska are not in
position at this time, and are no
j numerous enough to ibear up under
such a burden. He pointed out that
; it was not something the present
Legislature could enact as an exp Mo
ment and the next one wipe out en
i ttreely by reason of the fact that
those Injured in the interim would
■ have a continuing claim on the Ter
ritory which would have assumed
| obligations it could not set aside
| lightly.
Paul Supports Bill
! W. L. Haul made a lengthy state
! ment in support of the measure, con
I tending its administration would be
!a simple matter, entail comiparative
I ly small expenditures and that rates
> of insurance would be as low, in
| some instances cheaper, than those
, now paid. He quoted from reports of
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1 ARE YOU A 600D
CUESSER?
With each roll of film
left with us to be devel
oped you have one free
guess on a oil colored
framed photograph.
Who will be the lucky
1 one?
TRY THE
I BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alatkm
various state insurance commissions,
government statistics furnished by
the Department o£ Labor, anil other
documents in support of his conten
tion of cheap administration. lie:
said a tentative schedule of rates
had been devised showing 5.SO (or |
I mines and 1.40 for canneries, the
receipts from those ’two industries I
alone, he estimated, would give the
•Territory in a very few years a
handsome reserve. He estimated a
40 per cent lost rate, that is 40 per
jcent of the receipts paid out to in
jured workmen, aud 10 per cent cost
of administration, leaving a balance
for reserve fund of 50 per cent of
the receipts. The proposed law, he
added, is identical with the one un
der which the Alaska Railroad was
constructed, and most of the Panama
Canal •'"'It.
Questions Data Quoted
■Mr. Hellenthal said he did not place
much reliance in the accuracy of
much of the statistics used by Mr.
Paul. These, he added, were fur
nished by comrriisision employees who
made such reports for the purpose of
holding onto fat jobs. Even figures
furnished by the government, he
added, were not always reliable. It
is obvious, he said, that either the
injured workman would get less or
the company pay more if the commis
sion was established. SomeboJy has
to pay the overhead.
Mr. Brown, member of the Senate
Finance Committee, in response to!
a question from Mr. Faulkner, said [
•an estimate had been made showing j
cost of administration for the first
year about $25,000. ‘‘On what did
you base that estimate Did you pro
vide for adjusters, doctors, hospital
ization, etc.?” asked S. Hellenthal.
Mr. -Brown said no plans for the
actual machinery beyond the Com-1
missioner had been made and that |
the sum mentioned was merely an.
estimate.
The hearing was adjourned after a j
three-hour session. It will be con
tinued later, the da4e to be an- i
nounced within a short time.
FOUNTAIN PENS
WATERMAN
PARKER
DUNN
KEYSTONE
EVERSHARP
For all around use we
recommend Parker's
Duofold.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 28
SEAPLANE NORTHBIRD
WILL BE IN AIR SOON
STUDEBAKER MAN IN
SALES DEPARTMENT AT
MARSHALL-NEWMAN CO.
Roy F. Jones, aviator, la tryingi
out his new motor in his seaplane1
Northblrd today, at the lower City
Float. He expects to have the
plane in condition for flying in a
few days ,he said this morning.
The plane liaE been repainted and)
overhauled, a new motor installed1
and tlie seating capacity enlarged,
for three passengers, instead of two.
as i*. previously provided for.
Air. Jones will operate the pianej
for passenger service in Southeast
ern Alaska this summer.
STEESE AND PARKS
RETURNING ON ALAMEDA
Mr. Hester Orchard has joined the
force of the Marshall & Newman
Company and will be in the sales
room in charge of Ithe Studebaker
automobile department. Mr. Orchard
arrived here on the steamer Queen,
coming from the Studebaker head
quarters at Portland, Ore.
LITTLE JACK STANYAR
INJURES LEFT EYE
Jack, six-.vear-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Stanyar of Thane, in
jured bis left eye when he ran the
point of a stick in it yesterday after
noon, while playing near his home.
He was brought to St. Ann's Hos
pital where the injury is being
treated.
TUGBOAT MASTER DIES
Col. James G. Steese. president of
the Alaska Road Commission, and
chairman of Ithe Alaska Engineering
Commission, and George A. Parks,
chief of t lie General Hand Office.
Field Division, will arrive in Juneau! » ■■
today on the steamer Alameda. Col- " Jack McPhie, master of the tugboat
onel Steese has been to Anchorage'Kingfisher, died suddenly or hemor
rhage of the lungs, while on board
hils boat in the harbor of Seward.
He fell on the deck with blood gush
ing from bis mouth, and death came
in a few seconds.
McPhie has relatives living in Se
attle.
in connection with his duties as;
chairman of the Alaskan Engineering '
Commission. Mr. Parks has made ai
trip to tlie Westward and points
along the railroad to Fairbanks on
business in connection with his office.
Furniture moved and stored.
Heavy hauling done. Phone 48. Ju
neau Transfer.
Latest style* o* engraving for
visiting cards at Tbs Empire.
... iiiiiniiiiiiiiir
Removal Sale
OUR NEW HOME IS BEING VACATED
SOON WE WILL HOLD AN
Extraordinary
Removal
Sale
This will be an unusual chance to buy a gift or
something for the home or personal use.
The NUGGET SHOP
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Hart Scfiaffner S Marx
Goats for
Women
Another shipment just received.
When you buy one of these coats
you are making an investment in
STYLE, BEST OF MATERIALS
AND FIRST CLASS TAILORING.
The prices are a little higher but
the cost will be forgotten long be
fore the garment must be discarded.
For they are all v/ool and double
; f Sold Only at • <
Goldstein’s
Emporium