THE OUTTA-LUCK CLUB
Annie Is Right, at That.
By DOK WILLARD
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
NOTABLES SPEAK AT
C. E. MEETING SUNDAY
T'ue Christian Kndeavor meeting
last even'ing. while not largely at
tended, proved to be a very inter
esting one, under the leadership of
MHs SelnStn Aalto.
■A feattrre of the meeting was the I
special addresses given by Uepre
sbnltatiYe Keys and Senator Sped
grass of Fairbanks. Both addresses
were much enjoyed by those present
and will serve as incentives to the
young people in obtaining an educa
tion.
It (is regrettable that a larger num
ber did not attetv 1 to hear such ex
cellent speakers.
PLANNING VISIT SOUTH
Mrs. .Mike I’usktli and children ex
pect Ho leave this week for a trip
to Seattle to spend a month or two
visitiiuc iter mother and father, Mr.
iand hn's. Uartelini.
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Hr3. Tod Doogan, who has been in
St. Ann Hospital for the past weak
With a severe cold, returned home
entirely recovered last Saturday. Mrs.
Modgan • had a narrow (escape from
diphtheria
P.-T A. TO ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT
The regular yearly election of of
ficers of the (Douglas Parent-Teacher
Association will be held (at the meet
ing of that body tonight.
In .addition to that there will bo
an interesting program given. Both
i L. Wi Kllbtirn of the oDuglas school
board and X. P. Gllkey of Treadwell
and James Christoe are on the pro
gram ®or talks which aill should hear.
Othersmembers of special Interest are
also (Included on the program.
SMOKER TICKETS ARE
ON SALE IN DOUGLAS
Tickets far the American Legion
smoker to be given at the Elks' Hall
In Juneau next Saturday night are
on sale in Douglas at Guy Smith’s. I
There Is one section for Douglas and j
the tickets will remain here today.:
tomorrow and Wednesday. The sale!
of tickets in Douglas Is a courtesy!
extended by the American Legion j
for the big (attendance always from ,
the Island.
For gooo printing phone 374 ,
Empire Printing Company.
HOLD-UP
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1 G. Five
tin marked men iliis noon held-ii]
Special Officer Kolrey ami Clerk
Becker of lilt Hank of Italy ami es
caped in an automobile with $:!,nm
in currency and checks.
EARTHQUAKE
MMX ICO CIT V. April l«. Thf
lowlands alone, the Vera Cruz am
San Imis Potosi boundary wen
shaken by strong earthquakes carl}
today which alarmed the inhabi
tants who abandoned their homes
Tl^s is according to refugees. The
casualties and property damage is
not imported.
Great Memorial
Is Silently
Dedicated
PARIS, April 1(5.—An exchange of
telegrams between President Harding
and President Hi Lie-run d featured one
of the most memorial ceremonies
here since tho war, when the new
"Hails in Honor of Allied Armies'
at Invalides was formally dedicated.
No discourse marked the ceremony
watch especially honored the Ameri
can army. It was only a silent trib
ute to the dead.
Prior to the opening of the halls,
Ambassador Herrick communicated
Harding’s massage in which lie said
the people of the United States hoped
to see forever preserved 'a complete
and constant, friendship between
France and the United States.
President Millerand in turn thanked
President Harding.
Wealthy Man Sent to
Prison; Killed Three
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.—Henry
C. Brock, wealthy clubman, was this
afternoon sentenced to 6 to 10 years
in tho (penitentiary for the killing of
three persons with his automobile.
It was charged Brack was intoxicated
when he was driving a car which
struck several persons waiting to
board a street car.
Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
What has become of the old
fashioned bird who thought lie had
to own a ‘ plug" hat?
First Woman Member of
Canadian Parliament.
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Miss Agnes :.racrhail enjoys
the distinction of 'being the first
i ami only ■woman member of the I
| Canadian Parliament. Represent- '
I ing a constituency of Southeast
Grey, in the Province of Ontario,
Miss MncPhail advocates lower
tariff and transportatiou charges,
a revision of the Hank act and
100 per cent organization of Can
adian farmers.
Building Contractors
Face Trial in ’Frisco
SAX FRANCISCO, April 16.—Ap
proxlmaely 20 building contractors
and building firms went on trial in
i the criminal court* today charged!
!with violating the Cartwright anti-!
| trust law. They are accused of con-!
ispiring to withhold building mater-1
! ials from all employers of union
| lu'bor.
Cid bundle* of newspapers at thf
Kmptrp 26 cents
BUILD GIANT TELESCOPE FOR RUSSIA.
Tele -CoDv . i
rssd
Ms.
The framework here shown is of the 45-foot dome being built for the Niokolaies Observatory, In
i Russia. It ■will house the greatest telescope in the world. The telescope itself is being built at Sir
ut{ows»<l Grubb's plant, at St. Albans, England, and will be placed on a revolving turret of stool, 45 feet
..JivjlIOmeter. The 40-inch refracting telescope will be the largest in the world adapted to astronomical
photography. When completed the telescope will weigh nine tons. It will be operated by electricity.
Weather Conditions Aj Recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau.
Forecast for Juneau and vicioity foi 24 hours beginning 8 p. m. todr.J:
1 nsettled weather fonlglr and Tuesday; not much change in Lem
peratttro* modem to southeast winds.
8 p, m. yest'y
8 a. m. today
12 neon today
L 0 C A
B.troia. Tcino.
29.37 42
.29.52 38
29.64 42
CABLE AND
h ju A T A
Humidity Wind Telocity Weather
86 E 11 Rain
87 E 8 Rain
86 SE 5 Cldy
RADIO REPORTS
vESTEftlM Y
Statinns
Highe«t 8 p.in.
temp, temp
Lowest 8 a.m.
temp.
Noorvik . 1 8 IS
Nome . IS IS
Tananu . 32 30
Eagle . 4 S 4 4
Pair banks ... a 4 4 S
McKinley Park, . 11 40
Anchorage .... 4S 4 2
St. Paul . :'l 22
Dutch Harbor ... 4u 24
Kodiak . 4 0 32
Cordova .. 4 4 34
Juneau 48 42
Sitka .. 4 S 4u
Prince Rupert .... S4 Co
Edmonton OS Oh
Seattle .. 78 78
Portland . 84 84
San Francisco 70 56
ti’inp.
4
4
5 0 '
2 0
20
30
28
20
26
28
3 2
35
TO Da i
8 a m.
Velocity
I’reclp.
24 hr*.
3 4
40
3 8
50
48
50
0
4
22
34
"o
30
30
30
24
38
10
4
38
42
40
50
48
50
*—Less
o
.08
.02
0
Trace
.06
114
.94
.56
.02
0
0
* 0
* 0
than 10 miles
18
12
£ a. m.
Weather
Clear
Clear
Snow
Ruin
Cltly
Cldy
Snow
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Snow
Cldy
Cldy
Ruin
Clour
Cld>
Cldy
Cldy
NOTE: Observations at mure Rupert, Beane, Portland and San
Francisco are made at 4 a. tn. and 4 p. m., J«a«au time.
The entire Territory Is overspread today by a low pressure of
wide cxlent, with its center at Tananu with a barometer reading of
2It.lo inches ai 8 u. m. loduy. Under Its influence /precipitation oc- ,
ourred lust night from Cook Inlet and the Tanana Valley eastward, and
prevailed during the last 48 hours in Southeastern Alaska and British |
Columbia. Temperatures are above normal in the Upper Yukon Val
ley, and somewhat below normal inSeward Peninsula and file Kotzebue
Sound district.
Second Radical Trial
Started in Michigan
ST. JOSEPH, Midi., April IB.
Charles F. Riitliewbcrg. of Cleveland,
nationally known radical, went on
trial today on a charge of violating
Michigan'^ criminal syndicalism law
through assembling with an organi
zation advocating illegal methods
for bringing about social'and politi
cal reform. The jury which'recently
lried William 7.. Foster on the same
charge, disagreed.
Alack f t simply cannot understand
Mow' the dear ladles can go round.
With skirts that have* one side up to;
the knee
And one side trailing on live ground.!
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SACRIFICE SHOE
SALE !
300 pairs of men s, wo
men’s and children’s shoes j
of all kinds — brand new >
stock—now being sold at
cost by
IYER MAKI
Second Street, Douglas.
NOTTf,E TO CONTRACTORS. I
Sealed proposals for constructing
the Glrdwopd-Crow Creek National |
FVirost Road project located within |
or partly within the Olmgach Na
tional hYirest, Territory of Alaska,
will bo received by tint District En-j
gineer, Bureau of Public Roads, i' i
S. Department of Agriculture, at!
Juneau, Alaska, until 10 o’clock A.
M. on the 10th day of May, 1923, at
willcli time and place they will be
publicly opened and read. The right
is reserved to reject any and ail
bids, and none will be considered ■
"xcopf. those from contractors ascer
tained to 'be experienced and re
sponsible. The length of project
to he constructed or improved is1
approximately 7.0 miles, and the
principal Items of work are approxi
mately as follows: 33.3 acres clear
ing; 16.03 acres grubbing: 5618
cu. yds. rock excavation; 18103 eu.
yds. common excavation; 1561 Hn.
ft. culverts; 1500 cu. yds. surfac
ing; 133 lilt. it. trestle decking.
Tile work embraced in this contract
“ball lie completed within 150
weather working days following the
execution of the contract oy the,!
secretary of Agriculture. The con-,
tract form and the maps, plans,
>pe■'■locations. and estimates of
rpiuntities may be examined by re
sponsible (•onti'HCtnra al the folIow-|
Ills 'addressee: Room 316, Post Of
(!<•<.• Building, Portland, Oregon, at,
‘lie ( ffiee of the Bureau of Public
Roads, Juneau, Alaska, and at the
I’orest It nger Station, Anchorage.,
Alaaku. All proposals to UBt he made!
eu forms, and in accordance with
: net ructions, forming.a part of. the
opoeiflcationa above referred to, and
must be accompanied by a proposal
gnaranty In mi amount at least j
ciiual .to five (5) per cent of the
fai amount of the proposal. 0. W.
'"ifBATifAM, Acting District En
gineer. i
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LANDS IN N’TIONAL FOREST:
L! t -39,-4o,-« i 4-3.7 4 f. No. 2.
lands described below, embracing
'>1 ."iS -i"', within the Tongass Na
tional 'oust, Alaska, will bo sub
j'‘> ' to ictrlement and entry under
thr provisions of t Ho homestead
liiV.it ( the United States and th«
ret ol June 11. 1906 (34 Stat.,
233 i, the United States land of
ft 't run pan. Alaska on July 11,
1933 b any qualified person in the
tbs -nr of entry by persons coming
I within .itiier of the two following
| rlassefe (1) Persona named after
i each t i.t upon whose applications
; the la 'is were listed. Such per
’sons, in order to ayall themselves
i >f tiie preference rights, must file
.their indications on or «ter May
i 2. 1!) ' but prior to July 11, 1923
I (2) in service men, who served
j during war wlrh Germany. Such
\ x-'un' e men. Inorder to avuil
linens. s of their preference
rigliis ust file their applications
’on or r May 23. 1923 hut prior
| to Jul 11, 1923. All such app^ica
, lions i on or after March 23,
j will b treated us simultaneously
I filed ai 9 a. in. on April 12, 1923.
All su applications filed up or
after \i il 12. 1923 but prior to
July 11 1923 will be treated in tbo
order which filed. Applications
may b filed by the general public
within 2) days prior to July 11,
1923 . will bo treated as eltnul
taneoii filed at 9 a. in. on July
II, la' 1 A trait of 31.45 acres,
more <• less, described by metes
laud ' ds as follows: llegtiiiilng at
jCor. N 1, a 4"x4"x5’ spruce post,
:oni: u. u ground, at approximate
jhigh i line, on the west side of
j Writn.' Narrows, and about 600
it. s.i of Finger Point, marked
1 I u i , thence by meanders 8.
. IS" »' 5.00 cbaliis, 8. 13° 0”
E. 3.0 ' lialn.s S. 55* 0“ E. 3.00
1 cU.tilift S. 23“ o" E. 3.00 chains,
H I E. 2.60 chains. S. 42’ 0*
K. 4.0'/ chains, S. 5 0" \V. 9.S3
chain" ‘ M.C. Cor. No. 2; thence
S. H vv. lo.oo to Uor. No.. 3;
tin in 15' 30" W. 28.00 chains
to u ir No. 4; thence N. 83° 0* E.
lo.oO ins to Cor. No. 1, the
pi ice eginniiiK. Listed upon the
appllr i of Thomas Olson of Pet
erson Uaska. List 8-39. A tract
ot 1 acres, more or less, de
scrlb' • i moles and bounds as fol
low ih ginning at Cor. No. 1, a
pot- quare at head of slough^
! scribe' il 1; thence S. 36’ 0" Sv.
' 3.no i in is to Cor. No. 3: b«gln
jnln.u i at Cor. No. 1; thence be
| meand. N. 32’ 45" W. 6.28
i cliuii N 55° 45" VC. 5.42 chains,
N. 29 <" E. 9.60 chains, N. 27’
15" \\ 2.07 chaine, S. 64' 30" W.
1.72 i ' ' ns. S. 40° 45" \V\ 4.38
chains . 38 0" W. 2.18 cuains,
a. 28 0" W. 1.78 chains, 8. 8’
30" U i.C8 chains, S. 11° 0" \V.
I. 05 i ns, S. 7° 45" E. 2.??,
chain- .4. 35° 30" W. 0.21 dlialnR
to Coi No. 2; thence S 7 1° O'" E.
II. 14 ' lUins to Cor. No. 3 prevlmm
jly set Li led uimiii the application
jof <1 i •••> W. Stnkcy of Douglas
; Alaska List 8-4o. A tract ol 141.83
at res. more or less, described, by
motes anil bounds as follcAvS: He
iginnln ni Cor. No. 1, which Is
■ identical with Cor. No. 7 of H.E.8.
I No. 11. in iron post s< t in ground,
[• i hence N. 6 46' E. 12.93 chains to
M.C. Cor. No. 2: thence E. 11.08
chain: to M.C. Cor. No. 3; thence
b\ mi anders along west bank of
(Jann Creek S. 11 30' E. 6.4/3
chains 22 30' VV. 8.63 chaiim,
S. so 00' \V. 4.60 chains to >1.<J.
i»or. No. 4. Identical w h M.C. Cojr.
No. 1 of II.ES. No 131, an irufi'
post s< t lirmly in ground and mark
id M.C 1, ILK.8, 131: then Sf.
74 on' W. 6.24 chains to place of
beginning. Listed upon Hie tipplicfc
tion o VV. E. Craig of Hoonah, Al
ai U a List 8-41 D. K PARROT^.
Acting Assistant Commissioner of
;lbe Gi oral Laud Office. March 2,
| 1923. i
Old papers tor sate cv rbe Biatirg
liereby given that the
prior to April 12, 1923
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