GREAT SOCIAL
EVENT IS ON
I TOMORROW EVE
S. E. Alaska Shrine Club tc
Entertain Elks and Ladies
Tomorrow Night.
SOCIAL CARD
j Time—Tomorrow night.
•Place—'Elk*' Hall.
Card playing starts al 8:3(1
o'clock sharp. Card room In
charge of a special committee.
Dancing starts at 9:13 o'clock
sharp. Altislc by the Coliseum
Orchestra under leadership of
Dorothy Chaffee. Full program
of 20 dances. Request for any
special number will Ik* granted.
(Banquet at 11 o'clock and con
tinuing until all have been
j served
Special ferry will leave Ju
neau at 1 o'clock sharp for
i Douglas and Treadwell.
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One of the cosiest uu I mo>: infm*
mal gatherings of tbo sea m is
planned for tomorrow night at Elks'
Hall when the Southeastern Alaska
Shrine Club will enlert ii:i the Elks
and their ladles.
Every member of th 11 P. O. Elks,
resldon! or sojourner, with their
ladies, are to he the guests of thi
evening.
All Masons of all il grees. wit :
their ladle*, are to part :<j|’jt:\ an
every Noble of Hie Ancient Ar il i.
Order of the Mvstic Shrine i-t i'X
peeled to be present wearing his
Fez. Th* committee ,:i ciiarge .
the affair tomorrow nh’lit i”|ii** -. i
’hat as the event Is to be ■-trimly in
formal, dress suits which arc r. .
io he 'he evening die.- for the g
t.U*nien, be left at home
Tlie entertainment t.imorrow n:ga
Is given by the S. E. .Mask i Sltrin
Club in appreciation of the splenic!
evening recently given the Shriner
by the local lodge of iC’.ks, Nothing
is to be loft undone tomorrow that
will assure gue is and hn.-:s i >ni
having a splendid Informal evenin'-*
with cards and. dunning ns llm -p
clad features. Thcro is • i be n
"sitting out" during any dim *.;
those who are card players will In
looked after, partners secured and
tables will be arranged. Some me u
her of the various commit! os will he
t ight at the elbow of a guest to see
that he or she enjoys just that part
of the evening desired
There will lie a committee at the
door to give the glad weir amp and
other committees will bo in the carl
rooms, on the dance floor and in lh*>
l-anquet room. Other members of
the tsbrine Club have been assigned
to special duty, assisting in every
way imssiblo to make the evening
one to in; long rnmemhere I.
The committees in charge only re
quest that the Elks and their ladies
oome prepared to he entertained In
formally and enjoy a house, party on
a large scale.
The committees in charge are as
i ouows:
Ladies' reception and cards Mrs.
George T). Beaumont. Mrs. \V. W
Gasey. Sr. Mrs. James Christoe of
Douglas, Mrs. George Freeburger
and Mrs. K. Gastonguay of Thane.
Banquet comm it toe—Mrs || c, n...
Vighne, Mrs. Herbert L Morris. Mr
Oharles .J. Wagner, Mrs. It. T.
Tripp, Mrs. Ilay <5. Day and Mrs.
Paui II. Abbott of Douglas.
■Man's reception committee and
floor—Nobles George D. Beaumont,
D. M. Rothwell. John .1 Wo .laid.
Homer G. Nordling, Walter B King
and Paul H. Abbott.
The following Nobles will assist in
the banquet room: Harry I. Lucas,
Chester K. Tripp, Herbert S. Morris,
Wilfred Lei vers, Lloyd Winter.
George Oswell, Ray G. Day and Paul
H. Abbott.
Gold Mining Now Only
Minor Nevada Industry
CARSON CITY, Jan. 17 Tie to
tal gross metal prodiu tion of Ne
vada decreased from y:'.4.000,000 in
1917 to $12,137,000 in 1921 The de
crease is said to lie due to increas'd
operating costs and low prices re
ceived. This was the statement made
tod-ay in the message to (he s;a:e
logislaturo by Governor Serugham.
Governor Scruguam -aid mining of
gold, except as a. by-product, has
virtually ceased in this smte.
Soviet War Minister
Seeks Army Reduction
MOSCOW. Jan. 17. Min -ter of
War Trotsky declares be is doing his
utmost to lighten the mlHta/v bur
den of Russia, notwithstanding the
failure of the recent disarmament
conference in Moscow In a letter
to the .All Russian t'onference on
Mutual Relief be sets forth his Imp
to curtail the army considerably in
the near future but “owing to iii>
policy of our near neighbors and ih
enmity of the Kntenre towards Soviet
Russia, we shall be compelled, for
the time being, to maintain a suffi
ciently strong and able lighting army
for our own protection. The mon
to maintain « strong, able army cm
be * ecu red only If the Iff1! soldiers
wlil not have fears thm their famiii-M
at home will be pacrlflcnd to famine
T» leery,”
BOSTON WOMAN IN $50,000,000 MINE SUIT.
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Slide' (Yurt at Tucson, Arizona, b.i Mrs. Mary llileen Cunningham
Morrison, her husband, John M. Morrison, a prominent Boston at
torney, ;:nd Mrs. Julia C Kenney Mr. Morrison's sister, seeking half
interns i In the Calumet * Arizont Mining Co. and the l.ake Super
ior K- We tern Development Co. The story harks back to the
eighties, at Tombstone, Arizona, when Patrick Cunningham formed
purl net ship with Martin Costello and together they discovered
mines worth fabulous sums Cunningham was killed in an acci
dent and Costello, it is alleged, disposed of his partner's holdings
without permission. Mrit. f unnnlngham brought suit, and Costello
committed suicide.
SEATTLE CONCERN
PURCHASES THANE
HULL EQUIPMENT
Northwest Steel and Metal
Products, Inc. Purchasers—
Dismantling to Start Soon.
Trio ill'll buildings. milling all 1 i
mining equipment at Tiiane. lias been I
pm eh.. ted from tin* Alaska Gas
’iiirau Mining (mi pally by tile |
Northwest S ■ I y. AIct-.il Products.
Inc., i f Seattle. This is according
to a statement made today by Enii! i
G.istonguay. business manager foil
tho Gastineau Company here, who
mis received telegraphic advices of!
lie purchase. Mr. OaMonguay said!
he la not able at the present time]
to state the exact purchase price.
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Work ul di-:n i-.tHnu .ml shipping \
vi the equipment will begin shortly,
r.i c.\ id d:iie not being stated in.
i.: id v Fees received by Mr. <las !
t mfm.uy, lie said. A man will be
sent from Seattle to supervise til
work and all local labor will Ire used j
Tie number .if men to be employed j
v ill ii 'poml on the program decided j
on by the purchasers, and which lias;
r. yet been announced.
The Northwest Steel & Metal
I’mductu Inc. was represented In
,li « an by B. I.' vine, who was here
a .mt three v.-r ks ago. Besides this
mu i n, six others have sent repre
sentatives to Juneau to look over
a. i,ill mfuipment at Thane. Two
representing firms in the
Stales, am in Juneau at ilia present
' and expect to leave on one of
me ii. x' southbound boa'ts.
1 possible Air. Levine will re
turn lo Juneau this month as lie
• a' ' before be left here that in the
ov.'-.t the Krm which be represented
porch iscd the mill buildings and
■ diiipment. lie expected lo return for
a .loll time und would probably be
lie 1-1 before February.
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Hello
Noble!
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Hello, Bill!
Big Doin’s
Cards
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Playlns; starts at
S:Sit sh irt) and <• in
ti much until to!
o'clock.
Dancing
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Program commences
at S.l5 sharp and
continues until 1
a. in.
Banquet—
Starts at 1 I o'clock
and contiiims until
all are served.
The Southeastern Alaska
Shrine Club will entertain the
members of B. P. 0. Elks and
their ladies at an informal
dance and social evening at
ELKS HALL
Thursday, Jan. 18
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at which are also invited Ma
sons of all degrees and their
ladies.
Cards, Dancing and
Something to Eat
SPECIAL FERRY LEAVING
JUNEAU AT I A. M.
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TICKETS 60 ON
SALE TOMORROW
! FOR BIG SHOW
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Minstrelsy Will Be Presented
Next Week at Coliseum
lor Playgrounds.
R<f'.'lived Beats for the minstrel
bow to be given us a benefit for
: - he Juneau playgrounds at the Coli
- uni Theatre next Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, will go on sale
'rni'rr.w at the Rutler-Mauro Drug
Store and Hurfords All those tak
ing pa: i are donating their hours to
lie public spirited scheme and it is
believed that the general public will
donate in the way of a big at
tendance.
1 lie minstrel show is given under
the iiisplces of the Juneau Fire De
purl men t which organization lias
taken the initiative in the play
ground movemnt here and Harry
Sperling has written tho different
acts, jokes, etc,, and Chief of the
Dipartment Dolly Gray, is one of
I hr* end men and will also warble
several solos.
The mine rcl show is not going lo
he any fancy affair tint is going to
be a plain every day affair, full of
puns: oil local people and replete
with s ngs. that are going to be
whistled by everybody after they are
sprung. Many surprises are being
manget] and an unsuspecting public
is going to bo given same real treats
it is. said.
IUKENS HERE; SAYS
KUSKOKWIM GOOD
Waiter Lukens. ic < ii.1 it ■' til
rt>:i I work In -th Kuskokwim
‘he Alaska Rea l C ivni sinn. T! veil
in Juneau Monda> on 'li® team •
Nor hove stern. He has been in Ini I
Kuskokwim since June last, ami is i:
Jmif:Mi 10 mike up his report of th I
wfk aocompkshi <1 :n that district.
Mr. Lukens has boon chiefly 11 '
Ophir and Tm bin 1, between whi-ii j
ibices .1 mail w.a i constructed for a i
nonape. eonnecl'ny the upper w nt.
f 1 he innoko on;l Taeotna Rivers
R "air work w duae near Ruby,
ind Idiia.rod air! bridge was <• >n- j
traded across Sililr i Creek, near 1
Long, Mr. Lukens said.
Ti>e winter weather in the Kusko
kwim lias been oh il fir travel mil !
prp!y,bting, Mr. i.ni as sa;d Ta ■■
’redge • ar® b. ins freigirel In tel
the creeks in I n operated next se ,
son.
The Plume Dredge Company will j
install a dredge on Little Creek, be
tween Ophir alii Taeotna. The coiii
pnnv lias operated a dredge on
Yankee C -nek the past two years,
mill a s itisfaotory season this past
ve - is reported.
The tnnoko Dredge Company Is
freighting a dredge to Claim ti above, j
1 G-anes Creak. The Kuskokwim j
Dredge Company had a vary good
season. Other smaller interests'
have been picking up and while there
os no I i- 1111 in tile dist.riot there is |
steady development and progress, Air.
Lukens said.
Mr. Lukens expects to he in Ju ;
neau until the return trip or th.
Northwestern, when he will return
to the Westward to spend the win
er at Seward and Anchorage.
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JIINET DANCE
AT
ELKS' HALL
SATURDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
Admission free for the
evening to all arriving be
fore 10 o’clock.
Dancing free from 9:30
to 10:30.
"DOLLY" WILL WELCOME YOU
HEREAFTER
We still have “just what you
want" in many lines—especially
in leather goods.
Beautiful Ladies’ Purses,
Writing Cases and
Gentlemen’s
Purses,
all of which we now sell at
greatly reduced prices.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
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COLONEL LAWRENCE ENLISTS AS BRITISH PRIVATE.
Colonel T. E. Lawrence, C. B , S. O.. whose brilliant anti sn
per-hertiic achievements in unitin'; the Arab tribes against Turkey
timing the World War won him ruiown praise from the Allies anti
7,000 pounds sterling reward for his head from the Turks — lias
le n heard from again. This ronnnth figure—student, linguist,
a roll ae a log 1st, diplomat and soldier—ha been serving for the past
four months as a humble British Toniinj. both to get freedom for
writing and to get new material. !li ri aital manuscript was
t tclcn from him three years ago on a train. His identity, for ho
nt tl an aseumedi name, was discovered during a kit inspection,
when an officer noticed that lie had books in English, French,
Italian. German and Arabic in his po- i .a
Mussolini the
Vigorous,
Captivates Italy
HOME. Jan. IT V.t aln - th
ormr.tion of 111 ■ Kingdom of Italy
.1,1 . n ■ rf■!11 ■■uher i i prem e
is Mussolini, the man who find
ne and strength to do everythin.':
The superficial observer might cal;
Ills actions trivial, but such an
trillion would lie in ignorance of
heir widespread effect on the im
agination of the people.
When the Prenitf r jumps on a
moving street car lie creates a deep
r impression than if he had deliv
r d a flowery oration in parliament
He rushes from an important inter
view will an Ambassador to v.
sharpshooters' hair., ks where m
presents a new pennant; goes from
there to a school where ho care-; ■
Hie children and examines minutedy.
he system on which young Italy is
ins trained. Later the Premier
will proceed to a homo for mutilat 'd
soldiers who thrill at his patriots
sympathy, and finally, when his staff '
is worn out with the work of keep
ing up with him, ho appears in a
box a! the theater sending, flowers
to a popular actress.
Old papers tor sat*, si The Empire |
,M. I!. Smith, l'. S. C’onimla&ioner
jt Opliir, passed through Juneau on
the ucr North western rn Ills
to l!ie Slates.
BOOKS, BOOKS AND
MORE BOOKS
If Winter Comes”—Hutchinson
■ This Freedom"—Hutchinson.
"Alaska Days with John Muir”—
Young.
"Adventures in Alaska"—Young
At the Earth’s Core" — Bur
roughs.
“Cappy Kick's Return"—Kyne.
"Fair Harbor"—Lincoln.
• Etiquette"—Emily Post.
"Babbitt"—Sinclair Lewis.
•Gargoyles"—Ben Heckt.
‘ Tale of Triona”—Locke.
"Day of the Beast"—Zanp Grev.
AND MANY OTHERS
Remember Playground Minstrel
.how at Coliseum Jan. 26-24.
Reserved scats on sale here.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
METLAKATLA TO MEET
JUNEAU INDIAN FIVE;
ARE GIVEN BANQUET
Tin* Mellakalla basketball team
well take on the* Juneau A X. B. five
oa the latter's floor tonight, in the
concluding Kamo of tile fir i section
of its Channel schedule. The visit
ins? squad Ins played three Rallies
since Its arrival here last Saturday,
vvir.n ig all of them.
While tonight's game is not ex
pected to ba a severe test of the
•Mots' strength, the local Indian squad
should be able to giive the former an
interesting session. The game will
be called at 8 p. m. on tile local Al
aska Native Brotherhood tloor.
Tie Metlakatla manager and play
ers were guests at a reception and
banquet given for them last night
by the local A. N. B. organization.
V\ 1,. Paul acted as toastmaster, ex
tending felicitations to the team on
its excellent achievements and the
spirit shown by it in its local con
tests.
MRS. BRENNER HERE
.Mrs. Sam Bronner, wife of the
drummer of the Coliseum Orchestra,
. i rived on the Alameda yesterday
t'lom Portland. .Mr. and Mrs. Bren
nci will make their home in the
15b hop Apartments.
WHILE
BUSINESS
IS QUIET
is a good time to get your
watch put in good order
Tell Mr. Snyder about it.
He knows.
The NUGGET SHOP
Inc.
Robert Simpson, Prop.
Hart Sehaffner 8 Marx ■
Give you quality
without extravagance
You may pay so little for
clothes that they're really ex
pensive; and, of course, you
can pay so much that they’re
extravagant
There's a middle ground, and
we’ve found it when we sell
the world’s finest clothes
&40 to S57.50
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S5 Remember the Playground Committee presents the MINSTREL
il SHOW at Coliseum Theatre Jan. 23-24. 5=
I Goldstein’s Emporium |
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;= Home of Hart Schi.finer & Marx clothes p