DISPOSITION OF
LITERACY BILL
EXPECTED TODAY
Concluding Struggle in House
Started at 2 P. M.—Sup
porters Are Confident.
By a Vote of 10 to 6. the House
this afternoon passed the Foster
Literacy Bill, after an hour of de
bate. Those voting for the bill
were: Polley and Shepard. First:
Daly and Itaelson, Second: Foster,
Murray, Piiceand Staser, Third, and
Keys and Johnston, Fourth Divi
sion: those voting against its pas
sage were: Cole and Grant, First:!
Decker and Wilson, Second: Ross
and Callahan, Fourth.
Tho Foster Literacy bill was taken
up in the House this aJffernoon when |
it reconvened at 2 o’clock and sup ;
porters of the measure were prepare I
to press it for Pinal action. The {
bill was reached in third reading on
tho calendar just before noon and on
motion of Representative Ross, the
House recessed until 2 ip. in. without I
taking It up.
The opponent! of the measured
beaten in every test of strength in i
the opening movement! of the fight !
en it, were prepared to continue till?;
fight to the last minute, hoping to
either delay ifflml action or force its
recommittal to tho committee. Rep
resentative Foster, author of th?
measure, and Representative Shepard
whoso minority report recommending
its .passage was adopted after a sharp
struggle before the House yesterday,
were confident that it would be en
actod. Many members were expected
to speak on the bill this afternoon
Clause Is Amended
Tho clause which has Caused the
commotoion Was amended slightly yes
terday afternoon without opposition
from fits supporters. It now reads:
“and provided further that no per
son who is unrablo to read the con
stitution of the United Staten and to
write the English language, except
when prevented by physical disability,
shall bo eligible to vote "
Mr. Decker yesterday offered an
amendment providing that two mem
ber.! of the Federal Bureau of Edit
cation's teaching staff and one mis
sionary miighlt act as an examining
board and Issue certificates as to th?
utility ef Indian! to reel and write
EnjIY-h and Mr. Rost offered to ad 1
to that provision, members of school
boards of Territorial schools and V
S. Commissioner-. Boat were de
feated.
Mr Decker then made an effort
to kll the ins.’ ore by moving for
Us indci Unite p. bponoment. The
motion was badly tea ton. the vote j
standing 11 against and s for post-1
ponament, members voting for post
ponement being Cole anhl (’.rant.
First; Docker and Wilson, Second,
and Callahan, Fourth Division.
Mr. Ross, In n final effort to con
tinue the bill 'in its Secritd reading
moved It to be Hold on the dally
file without advancement until the
advice of the Attornol General could
be had as to the power of the Legis
lature to pa i it. Tho motion was
declared pu sed by the Speaker and
a division whldh showed eight vote!
for adoption, one loss than the re
quired nutrtbor. Tho bill was then
declared to "have passed its second
reading.
PACKARDS DEFEATED
ON ELKS’ SPEEDWAY
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The Packards and Oldsmobiles
raced on 'the B'.ks' alleys last tiinht.
but the roa.d w.i.s rough for the Pack
ards and they were defeated for the
first 'time during the present 'speed
way tests.
lows:
The scores were as toi
PACK Aft I IS
Mrs- Barragar 110
Mrs. Delzollo 125
Mrs. Carpenter 121
Mr. Shat tuck 132
Mr. FYy 151
105
116
134
116
161
133 —
117—
85—
138—
172—
34S
■ x
340
386
484
Totals
539 632
OLDS M OB ILBS
645—1916
Mrg. Henderson
Mrs. Beaudin
Mrs. Kirk
Mr. Fieken
Mr B.iv.ird
Totals
MOOSE LODGE ENDORSES
CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE;
BEAUDIN MADE MANAGER
The Moose Lodge has endorsed
the Juneau City Baseball League
and will sponsor a team, it was
announced loday by J. A. Davis,
secreatry of the League. K. V
Beaudin was appointed manager of
the Moose team. The B. P. O. Klks
have emdorsed the League and ap
pointed a manager for the Klks'
team and three organizations re
main to be heard from before a
mass meeting can be called to sign
UP the players and appoint a Board
of Directors to organize the teams.
The organisations to be heard
from are: Jnne.au Fire Department,
American legion and the Federal
Employees.
MAYOR LEAVES
R/ E. Robertson left .1 li
the steamer Jefferson Tor
court business. lie
'absent from here
1
Delegate May Address
Joint Session on
Fisheries Monday Night
Renown 1 of the discussion of
Si herb** reservation bail ley of
the pr cat Nationlnl Admin-if-'!ra
tion is forces, 'i for early next
week by various'members of the
Legislature, who expect that
Delegate Sutherland will open a
1 ttight on the policy and the Bu
reau of Fisherios at a joint
meeting of iioth House- Ar
rangements for such a meeting
will lie completed ns soon as
the Delegate arrives 'tomorrow.
It was believeJ by many of
the members 'tbit the session
Will be hold next Monday even
ing. It is reported that Mr.
Sutherland has advised tfricmls
here that he will remain in Ju
neau but a abort time ami de
sire to address the Loglislature
■as soon as possible a'fter ar
riving. So definite time had
been set today but Mond ty even
ing was considered likely to be
chosen for the meeting.
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I. GOLDSTEIN
IS CANDIDATE
FOR MAYORALTY
Reck, Connors, "‘Dolly’ Gray
and Shepard to Run with
Former Councilman.
, The municipal «• innpui'.gn was
launched today when I. Goldstein,
James .1 Connors. WiUiia.ui J. Reck,
j Latimer Gray and H. R. Shepard
signed i formal -taitement announcing
tliefr (andiilacion, Mr. Goldstein for
Mayor and 'he others for City Coun
cil men. The* announcement was pre
coded last night by 'the resignation
oif Mr, Goldstein from 'the City Conn
ell for the pappose of making a cam
paign for the higher office.
Mr. Rock, member of the present
Council. will bo t/.i3 candidate for the
short term to succeed Mr- Goldstein,
and James J. Connors, one of the
council-men whose term of office ex
pjres thiis year, and Mr. Shapard and
Mr. Gray, will be candidates for the
long term.
All tli > candidates are well known.
Mr. Goldstein has iboen on the Coun
c.'i f»r the l ist year as has Mr. Keck
Mr. Connors has several times served
as councilman-. "Dolly” Gray ha*
been M'aiyor and has served on tin*
council. Mr. Shepard is a member
- if I'lxo present I>rpi. lafurc an-d lead
the -ticket in thiis city at both the
Republican iprimai'u-J and the general
election.
The candidal *s announce that It
w'.'l he their purpose, if elected, to
fC'low out -the principles and policies
of the adimlnlstu.it on of Mayor Ralph
K. Robertson and tllie present council.
‘ Mr. Goldet-din hais 'be*n urged t i
run for Mayor ever since it became
known that Mayor Rcibortson would
no be a candidate for ro-eloction.
The pressure bee ime so great that
he finally consented.
The Statement
The statomonit signed by the can
didates its as follows:
"We, t'ho undersigned bitizons anil
property owners, do hereby ofCet
ourselves as can d i d at os for Mayor
and City founcitmen. We promise
if we aro elected, to follow out the
principles 'and Ipoliules of -the out
going May&r and Council, and as
far us 'pasolblo -give the eity a good
bu.dnesM-l'ike a-dmln-lsf ration.
(-Signed! "1. Goldstein, Mayor;
J. 1,. (Dcflly) Gray, II. R. Shapard
James J. Connors. William J. Keck.'
PRINCESS MARY GOES
SOUTH LAST NIGH!
Steamer Print-ess Mary, Captain A
Slater, returned to Junoau n't 8:41
o'c lock last night from iSkagwaiy and
.s.iileil at 11:30 o'clcWk Southbound
The ship was delayed in sailing ovei
24 hours, being unable to reach Skng
way on account of snow and wind.
Passengers wlvo left .luneau for the
ScMitlh were: Mr. and Mrs. S. L
CVirl; or and children, Mr and Mrs
W. iS. Bradley and son, U E. Gram
I nier, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Sinclair
M isuses Sarah and Veronkc i McIntyre
A Longaker. Mrs. Blunkenbard, Rob
ert Waitt. Mr. Oslund, W. I). Gross
P. Madson, E Mad son, A. Goldberg
Miss A. Olson and It. \V. Wiley.
H. O BANTA LEAVES FOR
SOUTH; WILL LOCATE THERE
llomcr O. Banta. tor a quarter o'
a century a resident or H eines, an
Mrs. Bantu, were southbound pas
> engers on tile Jefferson yesterday
They are going to S.m Leandro,"Cali
fornia, where they expert to maki
tln-ir future home. Mr. Banta sol:
his Haines steam laundry to Steve!
I Sheldon. I><>) utv United Slates mar
s'aal at Haines, who will conduct 1
in the future.
Mr. Banta came to Alaska with tli
Klondike rush, and hortly at ter war.
located a't Haines. He engaged it
I the laundry tbudtness many years age
land prospered. He has also beet
interested in mining.
BOB TURNERS’ AUTO SERVICI
Phone 257. *ew 7 Paasenge
Studebaker car. Comfort and safety
Stand next to Boston Store. —adv
We buy and sell second bail
igoods of all deocripi ion 3f7 Sowar
Istrcet, Pbone 215. —adt
ADVANCEMENT OF
TERM SUGGESTED
BY CHAMBERLIN
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1 Memorial Asks Convene in
| February — Ayer Seeks
Indian Training School
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Advancement of 30 days in the time
fur convening t.lie biennial sessions
of the Territorial Legislature is
prayed for in a memorial to Con
gress that was introduced in '.he
I Senate today by Senator C.iaimbarlin,
It asks for an amendment of the
Organic Act to make tile first Mon
day in February, every second year,
the time for convening instead of the
first Monday in March, as is now the
custom.
Senator Ayer, of Nome, in a me
moriail introduced 'this morning, seeks
to have established by the Federal
Bureau of Education, a training
school for Eskimo children on Seward
Penin.-iua, which he ..id is badly
needc 1 Two possible locations wore
suggested in the (memorial, one at
F:. Davis, near Name, and the
other at White Mountain, on Fish
River, 20 miles from Golovin Bay. At
the latter 'place, he said, there is a
large village of Eskimos. The me
morial! place's the number of Eskimo
children whom the establishment of
such a (school would benefit at 500,
many tlf wliifiin. it is said, were 1 oft
as orphans Iby the influenza epi
demics that Swept Seward Peninsula
several years ago
The (Senate session was brief to
day. Two measures were passed
No. 41, An Act to provide for t.h ■
use Of entries of decedents as evi-i
donee, an 1 the committee substitute
for Bill No. 21, amending section
1,059. Compiled Laws of Alaska.
(Senator Aldrich, toy request as
Bdl No. 77. a bill for an Act to!
prohibit eittCe and horses from run
a'ng a, 'larsa on highways.
House Takes Up Bills
Seven Senate 'bills were taken up
; by the House this morning anrl rea l
I for the first time. They were Nos.
I 17. 23, 2.7, 27. 29, 31, 32, 33, 38 an I
139, all of which were referred to
I the 'Co umltltee on Judiciary, and No.
I 27, referred to the Committee of
I L ’tor.
I Sene-ta Concurrent Resolution No.
14, providing for a joint session of
! the Legislatures .Monday at 3:30 p.
i m. for the purpose of participating
jin 'he presentation of a decoration
; to C. 1. ,1. C. Gotiwais, was unanimous
I }y pusise l. Senate Joint Resold', ion
; No. 1. appropriating $300 for add -
| tion 1 clerical help and expenses lor
j tV1 join Senate and House Comnilt
I toes on Judiciary was passed. R p
j rotentative Dalv sounded a note of
1caution, raying that this was the
se and restitution of the same nature
p« -sed within a w.-.'k ar d suggested
tar idvi.sjibilli'tiy of prr.rr-ding more
ci efuffly in the expenditure of funis
Handling of tile unusual flood of
b.lts in th3 Senate wa i assigned as
the reason for need for additional
funds. Twenty thousand sheets of
paper, dt was said, had been required
in making copies of a single bill, .the
proposed- probate code introduced In
tho-Sanite at -the request of Attorney
General Rustgard.
The House Judiciary Committee re
ported four Senate measures favor
ably. No. 14, an Act concerning the
proct of statutes of other jurisdic
tions, etc.; No. 15, with title amend
ed. an Act to provide for the ex
tradition of persons of unsound
mind, etc.; No. 19, amending section
852. Compiled Laws -of Alaska, Jay
permittilng persons to avail them
selves of a disability which com
mences after 'the right of action ac
crues and -before the right to com
mence action -expires; and No. 20,
with flight amendmer-ts. amending
i section 914, Compiled Lews of A1
asks, by permitting causes of action
at law to -be united where the saim >
arise from the same transaction, were
recommended ifor pdssa'g- and placet
(.a 'tile daily file.
Trip to Sitka Soon
Tlie joint committee, authorized to
proceed to Sitka for an 'ins pection of
the Pioneers' Home, will probably
leave Juneau next Saturday, accord
•ng to an announcement made by
Representative Rael.son, chairman of
Die Committee on Territorial In-stitu
ttions. He sUltl he had been notified
by Capt. John -Bbedcker, of the
Fnalga, that tiie ship would he at
the coniml.tec's di.iposal at that time.
Late lycuterda.y afternoon tha
House Ibv a unanimous vote passed
I House Rill No. 2, authorizing official
I entertainment of Pres-ldemit Harding
Ion his Alaska trip and appropriating
$;!.(>00 ifor chat" purpose.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
T
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Juneau w'oul'd no’t ’.lave good
red Wood if slh ■ -tllet not realize
that today is Si Patrick’s Day—
tiie great Iriali holi lay. Per
haps there is no•naition.il holiday
more generally observed in the
United States—except, of course,
the Fourth of July—than St.
Patrick's Day. The first great
migration ito the Unftwl States
i after independence came front
Ireland and the Irish have been
r ning 'ever since. And. not
withstanding that they were
crowded out of Ireland in the
beginning by famine and oppres
l sion, they came to in with
l :tighter and a sense of humor,
a virility and determination to
make the most of things. It is ,
not strange the infusion of Irish
-blood has produced a marked ef- I
feet on the American people.
Tito occasion will he observed
in Juneau tonight by a St.
Patrick's dance to 'be given by
the Elks, alt their hall, to which
all good people are very cor
dially invited.
fe-m
* WHO’S WHO f
! AND WHERE '
c-—a
S. E. Carter, of the Alaska Road
Commission office here, and Mrs.
Outer, accompanied by their chil
dren, left Juneau on 'the Princess
Mary cn route to tiie States, where
t'hry will sipend -the next six weeks on
a vacation -trip.
Ja:ne3 Wfckers-hani, attorney, left
on the Jefferson for Ketchikan on
court business.
I/. E. Gram-mor, oil man 'from Cold
Bay, left on the Princess Mary for
Seattle,-where he will spend the next
month on 'business and pleasure. He
exfpects to return north sometime
next month.
A. Goldberg, president of the North
west Steel & Products Company, left
on the Princess Mary for bis head
quarter t at Seattle. He has been
here on company business at Thane
an i -plans -to return In May.
At the Gastineau.
Roger R. Nei.son, J. Rex, J. R.
Rc y nolde.
At the Zynda.
II. t,. Rowley.
At the Alaskan.
Morris Michael. Florence Hrcs,
VV. Andlewkwiz, Severio Swanson.
ST. PATRICK’S DANCE
ELKS’ HALL TONIGHT;
IS EVENT OF SEASON
Hu.r.l, ball, the gars will all be
there, Where? At itlio Elks’ Hall
tonight starting about 9:30 o’clock,
an 1 continuing as long as the "Bang"
remains. Tha affair is a big event
of the season the Elks’ dedication
d'incp, held annually on St. Patrick’s
Day.
The entertainmep't committee a:i
nounetes it hat .’he .hai'.’l is appropri
ately decorated for both occasions,1
also the Cell team Orchestra prom
ises lct.3 of “Irish mufi'.c.” An at
tempt wa,s made to locate a harp in
the town, but the orchestra prom
ises a good imitation.
Every Alaskan should help cele
brate St. Patrick’s Day, the commit
tee says, as 'thorn 1s proof the Saint
at same time must have visited Al
aska, there being no snakes in the
country and every iperson in Juneau
is expectnd at the dance tonight.
COURT OFFICIALS LEAVE.
Court officials who will attend
1 the term of court at Ketchikan,
called to convene there Monday,
March 19, left on the steamer Jef
ferson for that place. They were:
Judge T. M. Heed; U. S. District,
Clerk or Court, J. T. Dunn; N. H.
Cartle, U. S. Bureau of Investiga
tion, Department of Justice; W. H.
I King, Assistant Clerk of the Court;
jMre. V. S. Pugh, clerk; G. W. Volta,
Court Reporter. Other court offi
cials loft June.au on earlier boats
I tbit week for Ketchikan.
j Old papers lor sale at Emplio
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RADIO SUPPLIES
Our prices are right.
I Out of town mail order
| promptly filled.
JUNEAU ELECTRIC CO
P. 0. Box 517. 310 Front St |
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j ALASKA MEAT COMPANY
j Wholesale and RetaO Batchers
PHONE SB SEWARD STREET
MEN AND WOMEN'S TAILORING
Cornet in Styles, Fabrics and Fashion.
Foreign and Domestic Woolens in Stock.
F. WOLLAND
MERCHANT TAILOR
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GOTWALS TO BE
PRESENTED WITH
MEDAL MONDAY
Exercises Held in Afternoon
at Joint Session Senate and
; House—Public Invited.
_
Presentation of a DSxiaguishel
Swvtee Medal to Col. John C. Got
w^al-s, corps of Engineers, v-ice-presi
dent and engineer of the Alaska Road
Cantorission. will be made a: 3:3»
o'clock Monday afternoon next, at
file Legislative Hall at a Joint ses
sion c-f the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Alas km Legi-sla
tur >. The ipubllc generally invited
and ■every ex-service -man in the
vicinity is urgently .requested to be
present, 'by d-irec ion of 'the Com
mander, John Alford Bradford Post.
No. 4.
The presentation exercises have
been arranged for following -the
passage of the Staler resolution by
the Senate of the Territorial Legis
lature, authorizing the appointment
of u committee 'to arrange for a
ji-ir se sion of fli'e legislature to
confer with the local American Le
gion Post and the Governor in par
ticipation of the presentation of the
medal to Colonel Gotwi is. The medal
is one of the highest 'it: Itawed by
tb'e U nii.ei States on 'its fit izens.
whether they 'be in military service
or civilians. As -far as can be -learned
this will 'be the first time such s
presentation has been made in Al
aska.
Colonel Gotwals will arrive In Ju
neau tonight on the Northwestern
firo'n the Westward.
The program t’or -the presentation
erremonios will 'be as follows:
Call to order—'Hon. Caen Cole,
BEEF, WINE
AND IRON
is the best Spring Tonic
Iron performs a very import
ant office in the human body,
It improves the quality of the
blood, the tissues are better
nourished and all functions are
performed with more vigor.
The combinaton of Beef, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as the
very best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
Speaker of the House; Hon. F. J.
Hunt, President of the Senate.
I overeat ion-—iRev. S. H. Young, D. D.
Report of Joint Committees—Sena
tor Chamberlin and Representative
Staiser,
Patriotic, song—<Jiee Club of Ju
i neau public school.
Explanation of occasion—Col. James
i G. Stee M, C. E.
E-'cort of Colonel Gob wh 1 a—The
' American Legion, Mr. J. F. Starr,
Past Commander, With a detachment
under arms, with colors, Alford John
Bradford Post No. 4.
* Presentation of Medail—Governor
. Scott C. Roue
Patriotic Song—Glee Club, Juan..
I public school.
Benediction—Rev. David Waggoner.
Adjournment.
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
MOOSE BENEFIT DANCE
An entertaining evening was en
joyed by a large crowd of guests, at
the Moose 'benefit dam s given last
mgbth at MoOse Hall and a good sum
was realized from the proceeds to
aid a me.m'ber of the Moose Lodge
who is ill- The entertainment started
shortly after 9 o'clock with a con
cert. followed iby the auctioning of
ali ut 40 baskets of go,Kl.ies. prepared
1 v the ladies, after 'whidh dancing
was continued until a late hour.
MINING MAN PURCHASES
COMPRESSOR AND DEPARTS
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l H. C. Stratford, purchasing agent
: for .the Premier mine at Hyder, con
cluded a deal iwith the Northwest
| Steel & Metal Company for 'the pur
chase of a comilvresser formerly used
I by the Alaska Gastinc-ffloi Mining Com
i pany and departed for Hyder via
| Ketchikan on the • Jefferson. The
I compressor wll’.l be shlipiped on the
Princess Ena wit'h ot'hor Thane mill
machinery going to Prince Rupert
lor use in British Columbia.
Old bundles of newspapers a the
Implre, 25 cent*.
JUST ARRIVED
WORLD’S 1923
ALMANACS
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
I CALLAHAN GOT CORNER
ON GREEN DECORATIONS
The absence of loss than tho
: usual amount of green decorations
in Juneau today was explained by
an Irishman who was being taken
: to account lor not being properly
trimmed up for the occasion by the
j declaration that Representative IJan
'Callahan had got to the stores and
jit required all the green they had
in stock to make his big frame look
to his liking and fully to express
his feelings.
HARVEST HOME CIRCLE
HOLDS GOOD MEETING
| The Harvest Home Circle of the
Martha Society was very graciously
I entertained at the home of Mrs. M.
R. Summers, Friday afternoon. A
delicious luncheon was served.
There was a good attendance and
all reported work progressing
nicely. The next meeting will be
held on April 20 with the Misses
Lena and Johanna Kron.
ADMIRAL WATSON DUE
TOMORROW NIGHT; WILL
ATTEMPT MAKE ANCHORAGE
Steamer Admiral Watson is due to
arrive hero sometime tomorrow night
from the (South. Tho ship will sail
from Juneau to the Westward, goLng
to Anchorage. This is tho first trip
to that port to ibe made by steamer
siir.ee late last fall and marks the
opening of navigation to that port.
We have on display
some
BEAUTIFUL
IMPORTED
CHINA i
PEPPER AND SALTS
CUPS AND SAUCERS
TEA SETS
and
CHOCOLATE SETS
The Nugget Shop
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
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Getting Your Spring?
Wardrobe Ready
If so, be sure to see our display of the very
/latest in wash fabrics as well as woolen and silk
materials.
TRIMMINGS
We also have a good assortment of the new
braids, girdles, rufflings, collars and all kinds of
ornamental trimmings that are up to date.
Goldsteih’s Emporium
JUNEAU'S STYLE CENTER
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