YUS OUTTA-LUCK CLUB
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The Professor’s Going to Meet a Little Discouragement
By DOK WILLARD
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PERHAPS V&U WOW'T
kwoW nr,A4R. BUNK- But rr
Y40& 1 WHO DISCOVERED AND
DOUGLAS BALL TEAM
TO GO TO WHITEHORSE
Thai the Douglas baseball team
will gjo to Whitehorse nest Friday to
take part in the annual celebration
<Tf the Queen's birthday on Saturday.
May 26, Was decided at a meeting of
the baseball awsodia'tJon last night.
Following the regular meeting of
Oortrtpanies 1. and 2 of the Douglas
Fire Department, a new organizaiion
Do be known as the Dougina Fire
men’s Baselball Association was ef
footed witlh the same aHfieers pres 1
ing All firemen and all others on
the Isfland who are interested in base
Ball are 'members of the new or
gani salt ion. A board of trustee
whch will have charge of the base
ball fund was elected 03 follows:
J. O. Zimmerman, chairman; F- A
3. GeiHwas and J. R. Langseth. Tht
chairman will also be the manage!
Of the ball team with the assistance
of the dflher trustees.
RETURNS FROM TENAKEE
J. O. Johnson of Treadwell, w'a
h!M been taking the Springs treat
meat for rheumatism at Tenakee
the past month, returned on tli*
Peggy Sunday evening feeling like ;
ne»w man.
SPECIAL MEETING OF
LADIES’ LEAGUE TONIGH1
The Ladles’ League will meet thii
evening at the home ot Mrs. On;
’ Smallth- All members are invite 1 ti
he present.
WHITEHORSE EXCURSION TRIP
PLANNED BY MANY FROM HERE
. Douglas should be well represent
Dd this year at the Whitehorse cele
ttdaftion, judging front the number o
pdftlple from heTe who plan on mak
ing the trip.
Tickets for the first lap of tin
THE MERIDIAN DAY, FORTY-EIGHT HOURS LONG,
AN ODD FEATURE OF TRANS-PACIFIC TRAVEL EASTWARD
Empbest
Of Russia
"Pacific
Ocean Record %
Oddest of all days ia tne merid
ian day experienced by travell—s
crossing the Pacific Ocean. Going
weatward he loses it entirely, ^nd
rmnirg eastward he finds it to be
49 hours long. This strange occur
rmjteis mid-Pacific a. tbe iwai.
kmwhaa "themternaHonal »'-te
Hue." All ships crossing it weav
boand drop a day. while those eaet
_ay a Seattle reporter ran
of the 180th. meridian ud
that the
hafoft to Race Rock quarantlnd sta
tion, Victoria, B. &, nwh by tbi
Canadian Pacific liner “Empress of
Russia” in 1914. The alleged neu
record was 8 days, 10 hour* and
44 minutes, bnt the reporter forgot
to count the meridian day, cast
48 hours; consequently
DOUDtl< W teO UVUI ■ | t-vusouucii wj
the ship’s actual steaming time ffh
ft days, 10 hours and «" minutes.
As the “Empress of Btesia” count
COMMANDER 4.J. MOSWTEN, R.N.R
OF EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
ed the meridian day as two days,
she still holds the record.
Sidereal time, used by aitronom
ers, is exact for its purpose but is
not suited to every-day business -n
earth. So man invented meat; solar
time by which an hour is lost 'or
each 15 (or 900 miles) travelled
westward, or 24 hours in all firing
the 360 circuit of the "lobe. Giv
ing east 24 hoars are gainei. .Vs
they must be accounted for some- j
where to keep the world's tim#
from chaos, the 180th. meridian
was chosen as the rpot. It ia half
way around the earth from Gr n
wich, tht longitude cf which is O,
and is an appropriate place to lose
or gain a any bocase there is very
little "business going on in mid-.%- ;
eific. The mendhtn passes through
the Fiji Islands, and about 100
mile* east of New Zealand. I
Commander A. J. Hosken. >». N.!
R., of the “Empress of Russia," re
cently received two medals fro :
France for his heroic rescue of the
crew of the French ship Hsin Tien j
which sank during a atom off tho .
Ohineae coast in 1021.
excursion were placed on sale yes*
! terday at Guy's Drug Store and sev
eral bookings have already beeu
made.
SMALL GIRL* WOUNDED
WHILE CLEANING GUN;
WOUNDS NOT SERIOUS
Maxine Boyd, aged 14, daughter o£
T. B. Boyd, while cleaning a revolver
belonging to her father, accidentally
shot herself yesterday*, inflicting
flesh wounds in a hand and leg.
i The acdident occurred at Hawk In
* let, where her fatiheT is fishing.
Tim little ginl was rushed actws
| to Auk Bay in a gasiboat by her
! father and brought from there to
town iby W. O- Oarlson, arriviig
about 3:30 p. m. She was taken at
1 once to St. Ann Hospital, where
; the wounds were dressed by Ur. W.
! 3. PiBB
Although ipalnful, the injuries are
not considered seTlouis. The girl is
I resting easily today.
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SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE
DEDICATED TO SOLDIERS
I SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.—The
! project of the Webb transbay bridge
from Little Coyote Point, in San Ma
teo county, to Alvarado, in Alameda
county, is to be incorporated under
: the title of the San Francisco Me
11 mortal Bridge Corporation.
] The bridge will serve a3 a meant
i rial to the soldiers of this state, It
■ was said, and will have inscribed on
j it the name of every California offi
cer and private who served in the
• i World War. This plan is to be in
charge of General THiarniwall Modal
ly, head of the Association of the
United States Army.
PACKARD CAR*F0R HIRE
: Phone 94—Stand, Juneau Billiard
> | Parlors. adv.
CHARGE WOMAN FORGED SCHWAB’S NAME.
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Mrs. Myrtle B. Hayes, of Boston, a stylishly attired, demure
little woman, pleaded “Not guilty,” In New York, to an indictment
charging her with forging the name of Charles M. Schwab, the iron
mad ter, to 17 notes aggregating $325,000. The money is ibelieved
to have been used in financing a hotel she was building in Bos
ton. Mr. Schwab is shown leaving the Grand Jury room, where ho
told the Jurors that, while he had known Mrs. Hayes for 25 years,
he had never authorized her to sign his name to the notes. \V. H.
Sellers, of Boston, was a business associate of Mrs. Hayes, but
had no connection with the alleged forgeries.
WOMEN'S CLUB MEETS
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i The DougS&s fsland Women’s Club I
I wlffl meet Wednesday evening at 8:
j o'clock nit tihe home of Mrs. Arnte |
1 Shudshiift.
i YOUR "UNUSEl:- ASSETS—that]
typewriter, musical Instrument, fur-:
I niture, office fixture or appliance—'
I are marketable, for cash, through
| the classified columns of The Empire, j
PROHIBITION FINDS
SUPPORT IN SEVEN
WESTERN STATES
(Continued from 50 One.)
He building, street or street car guilty
of a misdemeanor; imposing a pen
ally at 14 years in the penitentiary
for the driver at all automobile-, when
drunk or under tho influence of
drugs, who kills a person, or five
years if he injures a person; making
definition of intoxicating liquor con
form to the federal statutes.
Idaho
Tlie legiislaitlire made no change
in Idtuho's -prohibition laws at its re
cent session, and of the six bills detail
ing with prohibition only two reach
ed the governor and were signed by
him. Ono bill refleved the piiar
ntacistis of tBie state, in good stand
Ing, from procuring a sportal license
from itlhe stake to handle alcohol; the
oilier act strengthened the state's
taiw regarding the jpoPatton of motor
vela idles by persons under the in
fluence of liquor. The latter applies
only to chauffeurs.
Washington
Only cursory attention was given
to the prohibit ion question at th.
recent ses-.on of tlie Washington
legislature, and s’atmes enacted bore
only indirectly on the issue. By
I .usage of a senate measure, pro
hilbitlon law violators were exclude!
from the privilege of paying couri
fines and costs in installments; for
fefiture of operators’ licenses wai
made nPand'aittory upon the courts it
casea af convictions for drlving ai
attkcimobKe whfli irJfaxjeated bj
enactment cif a no her bill.
Utah
The question of prohibition die
not come directly before tthe rocenl
i Utah legislature. An assembly meas
; fire which would have imposed th<
death penalty on persons eonvtcter
of selling or giving away poisonou
beverages died in oonimi'tttoe
Arizona
’ Only one measure bearing on th<
•pnohitOt'km law was Introduced a
the recent session of the Arizom
legislature, sanil It failed of passagi
tn the origination .hoiMo. The btl
would have provided thSut the pena
provisions of tthe Volstead act bi
adapted as the law of the State.
Five measures deailing wfth thi
SAFE INVESTMENTS |
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I City Bonde, Improvement
| Banda, School Banda, Pint
| Mortgage Loan*, County War
| ranta. To not 09fc to •% Inter
| cat. Correspondence solicited.
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| Wm. D. Perkins & Co.
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I Bankers, Seattle, Week’ I
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Weather Conditions As Recorded by
Weather Bureau.
the U. S.
Forecast foi Juneau and vicinity tor 24 hours beginning 8 p. m. tod J:
Fair and warmer tonight anil Wednesday; gentle variablo winds*
LOCAL, u A T A
Barom. Temp. Humidity Wind Telocity
29.89 44 75 SE 9
29.91 43 78 S 6
29.91 49 59 S 6
cable and haiku reports
\ ekferday ~i i cjd a i
8 p. m. yest'y
8 a. m. today
12 noon today
Weather
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Station*—
Hlghe*t
temp
Ncorvik . 38
Nome . 38
'Tanana . 84
Englo . 56
Fairbanks . 62
McKinley Park ... 54
Anchorage . 60
St. Paul . 4 2
Dutch Harbor .... 48
Kodiak . 54
Cordova . 50
Juneau 48
Sitka . 4 6
Prince Rupert .... 54
Edmonton . 80
Seattle . 64
Portland . 66
Son Frane,isco .... 62
8 p.m. I
tomp ■
3G
38
58
52
52
44
50
38
42 '|
42
44
44
44
52
78
60
66
56
Lowest 8 u m.
temp. temp.
8 n.m
Velocity
rreetp. 8 n to.
2* hr* \V*nther
28
32
42
40
38
32
42
32
34
38
38
40
38
38
50
5 2
54
52
34
38
44
44
40
3 4
46
38
40
40
44
43
42
40
60
52
64 r
52
-1-atns
4
21
0
0
.06
.02
.20
.44
Trace
— Pt.
.44
.06
28
0
0
Trace
.02
• 0
than 10 miles
Pt.
16
4
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Rain
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
C!dy
Rain
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Cldy
Clear
NOTE!: Observation* at prince Rupert, Beane, Portland and Ban
Frandsoo are mad* at 4 a. in. and 4 p. m., Jueau time.
There have been light local showers during the last, 24 hours
throughout the coast from Oregon to Prince William Sound, and also
in the Tanana and Upper Yukon Valleys .A thunderstorm of two hours'
duration occured at Fairbanks yesterday. The weather is cloudy
throughout Alaska today, und temperatures in the Tanana Valley are
somewhat below normal.
prbh'ilbition law were passed by the
! Oregon legislature. They were:
| creation of a state prohibition com
missioner; giving low enforcement
officers greater powet in dealing
| with prohibition violators; giving of
ficers power to confiscate and sell
; boats, vehicles and other conveyances
used in unlawful transportation of
i liquors; punishment of law enforce
i men! officers Who appropriate, sell or
| giro away any Intoxicating liquor
j Which nvay have been seized; making
it a felony for any moonshiner or
, bootlegger to be armed with dun.;»r
; ous woaipons.
Montana
Tlie legislature Willis aiffeaMng pro
, hibftion eitforcemetiit consisted of two
! reguiaitory measures, passed by thr
'recent legisllaiture. One increased the
severity of tihe penalty for selling or
giving liqiior to minors, making a
second offense subject to a pristjn
term; the second meaisure made more
definite the powers of cities in lea!
j ing With violations of the state pro
hTtlition enforcement act.
I 1<ost sometninui Toil can get II
I jack by ur.itig the "Lioat and Found’1
iliims of The Empire
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LITTLE GLOBULES
make stnttgth. There are k
thousands of easily-ab- I
sorbed, hpalth-building I
globules of vitamine • bear- I
mg cod-liver oil in every I
bottle of I
Scott’s Emulsion
Children or grown people,
rundown in body or
vitality, should find
Scott’s Emulsion a Yflf
strength-restoring JUU
food-Ionic of great
value. It it taken easily
and assimilated readily.
Scott & Itownc. Bloo«0*M»y. J.
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
and are prepared to execute your orders on Europe at the totoest
prevailing rates. Our New York facilities are second to none. If
i you are contemplating sending money to Europe call Douglas Si
and we will be glad to give you our latest quotations.
Alsace-Lorraine ..—-Per
Great Britain .
Germany . ”
German Austria . ”
Belgium .-.—.— ”
Czeeho Slovakia .
Finland ....
Greece .—
Italy .-.. ”
Norway . "
Sweden . ”
Jugo-Slavla .;.- "
itundred F*ranOs 7.81
" Pounds 370.00
" Marks 1.25
” K rones .16
” Francs 7.63
" Kronen 1.26
” Flnmarks ' 1.61
’’ Drachmas 6.72
*• Lire 4.82
” Kronen 13.45
*’ Kroner 21.70
" Kronen .62
FIRST TERRITORIAL RANK OF ALASKA,
DOUGLAS .ALASKA
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MADE FOR
HARD WEAR
You will use our “handy
tools around the house”
long after you have for
gotten what you paid for
them.
You will always be satis
fled with their sturdy effi
ciency.
Yen will realize what a
pleasure it is to work with
implements and material
purchased at—
C. W. YOUNG & CO.
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CLASSIFIED ADS find desirabl
honrf'.ers. If you are prepared to kee
hoarders it la important tkat yo
should knew how and when to na
the cleeeifled ada—for they affor
ycu the meana for making the bum
-etw PAT. Try the Empire.
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FIRE ALARM CALLS
1-3 Third and Franklin.
1-4 Front and Franklin.
1 5 Front, near Ferry Way.
1-8 Front, opp. Film Exchange
1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf.
1- 8' Front, near Saw Mill.
2- 1 Home Grocery.
2-3 WlllouKhby, opp. Cole Darn.
2-4 Front and Seward.
2-5 Front and Main.
2-o Second and Main.
2- 7 Fifth and Seward.
7-9 Fire Hall.
3- 2 Gastineau and Rawn Way.
3-4 Second and Gold.
3-5 Fourth and Harris.
3-8 Fifth and Gold.
2- 7 Fifth and East.
!-8 Seventh and Gold.
3- 9 Fifth and Kennedy.
4- 1 Ninth, back of power houM
4-2 Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apts.
4-3 IMstln Avc., and Indian St.
4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
4-8 Seventh and Main.
4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L’dry
4-8 Twelfth and Wfltoughby.
“LET GEO. DO IT”
He knows hi* business.
He does good work.
He does neat work.
He does it cheaper.
He saves you money.
He wants your trade.
He will treat you right.
He THANKS you.
GEO. B. RICE
Forrest Building:
Plumbing Heating
Phone 34.
MADE RIGHT,
Right L*s Joneni
$C 3L
CONFECTIONS
and ICE CREAM
Buy home products—in
thir tdsc a pleasure as well
I a.y duty.
PROTECTED AGAINST .
cold of winter
! fire from outside sources
upkeep expense
i And the cost of concrete con*
construction is very little more
than frame. ...
-JUDSON CO.
Concreto, Masonry. Plastering
Contractors. Manufacturers ot
of all types of precast oon
Juneau Public library
and Free Reading Room
City Hall, Second Floor.
' Circulation Room Open From
1 1 to i:30 p. at.—7:09 p WL
to 8:80 |. m.
Current Magazines, newspapers
Reference Bookt, Bto.
FREE tO All.
crete building units.
Main Street at 4th.
Reading Room Open From
8 a. m to 10 p as.
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! in EVERY BOTTLE OP 001
MILK.
And onr motto U “Abooluto
Clean line**.”
JUNEAU DAIRY
PKOHl 148.
PALACE OF SWEETS
Eat a diah a day of onr ica
cream. A healthful vitamin*
food.
Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate,
Pineapple.
We alio acrve Seattle Velvet
Ice ,Cream.
I Large room for dance or cara
parti ea.
Lillies’ Rest Rssi