f922 SHIPPING
SHOWS INCREASE
OVER YEAR 1921
Big Gains in Entrances and
Clearances m Both Domes
tic and Foreign Trade.
Alaska shipping showed a large in ,
crease tin 11122 over 1921. according
to the 1922 report of Collet tor c.'J
Customs John C McBride. The to
tal number of vessels entering an I I
clearing -in 1922 was 4,084, a* agains;
3,G93 for 1921. The total tonnage of
all ve.tsols entering and cleaning in
1922 was 1,081,04a, against 829,308 for,
1921. In this respect 1922 was th
Mggcw't year in the history of the Ju
neau customs house except the year;
1920. In that year the total number
of vessels entered and cleared in all
the ports of Alaska wa 4,.iJo. 1 to
next largest year In 1922 was 191,.
when the total reached 3,9.'.3, or 131
less than for 1922.
Last year there w re 2.080 vs “ms,
■with a tonnage of 567,085, to enter.
Alaskan por*«. Of thee a, 839. with'
tonnage of 394.407, were engaged in'
domestilc trade, and 1.241, with ton
nage of 173.278, w, v in tOie foreign
trade.
The 1921 figures were 746 vessels,
tor.nage 275,078. In the domestic trade,
and 1.140 vessels, tnnnae 140,554, in j
the foreign trade, tho total domestic
and foreign b ling 1.886 vessels, ton-'
nage 41tir2&2.
The die.iranees laid your won* 2,(m>4
vessels wt':h tonnage of 531,360. Of
these, 1,502 vessels, tonnage 395.509.
were in damootlc tnade, and 502 ves
sels, tonnage 135,851, 'in toreign trade
The 1921 figures were 1,269 vos
«ds, Itonnage 299.443, in tin* domestic
trade, and 538 vt eels, tonnage 113.
033. la the f. ril'gn 'trade. The totals
of domestic and foreign w .’re 1.89,
vessels, tonnage 413,076.
WARNING GIVEN j
LOCAL AMATEUR;
RADIO OWNERS!
Operators of Transmitters
Must Comply with Law,
Says Customs Head.
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Warning was i • -tied th:s m;.minis
by Col leaser of Customs .1 Me
liride to local amateurs alleged 'to
have Installed and to be operating
radio transmitting sets without proper,
licenses. This Is strictly violative of
Federal radio communication acts and
ptttlahable on conviction and lays the
stations thus estalbliftheJ liable to
conflseat'ion, raid Mr. McBride.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the Customs authorities j
e. rlier this week, when a local am.i
tour station equipped with a spaik
foil liiv.erfered With operations of the
local Naval radio statiion. Messages
pent out by the amateur were copied
iby the Unalga and turned over to
Collector McBride.
The Customs authorities, represent
ing the Department of Commerce, are
charged with the enforcement of the
laws and regulations governing oper
ation of radio stations. It was state I
Several local amateurs are reported
to have installed sets eHiMilar to the
one alleged to have been caught In
operation. Such stations, staid the
Collector, should be discontinued and
dismantled until regulations are com
piled with and permission to operate
secured through regular channels
VnlesB this U done, he added, It will
be necessary for the Department to
take whatever steps are necessary to j
curb the activities reported.
SAYS U.S.PAYS
EUROPE'S BIUS
MOW YORK. Fob. 24—"American
charity la footing the bills of Kuro
ipuan strife." says Alien T. Hums,
director of the National Information
Bureau Mr Burns has recently re-1
turood from a trip of linvemylgation o
relief needs in the famine ureas of
Kurope, especially in Russia an
Greece. “It us u fair question,’ he
nays, “to ask how long America musl
the content to huvo uo voice In pro ,
venting unnecessary drains on her rc
tources."
“With patience and submissive
ness," said Hr. Burn-. ''American
jjlverg •settle the accounts for the suf
iterlng caused by the European tur
molU without any voir . direct or
through rctspons ible ol t if: a 1 repre
sentatives, as to liovv long the bills
tdtalil continue to accumulate
Undecided Whether to
Cut Off Russ Relief
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -Despite
the published reports to the contrary.
^Secretary Hoover today said tie
American Relief Administration lias
reached no definite resolution on t ut
ting off further relief shipments to
Ruaaia because that country is al
leged to have been exporting grain to
Germany and.Turkey
Old bundles or newspapers st tbs
JEntslrs. » esnta.
MAY HOLD HAMMER SLAYER AS HOSTAGE.
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Vi \
f "]Mrjr.C j i be,
ton.
If
According to a sensational “lory cut rent along the Texas b ir
der, Mr Catherine t ribe, a form r American actress and new wife
of Herbert Cribo, a Mexican, led! Air.. Clara Phillips, e raped l.oe
Anpdc; hammer murderer, as a 1 . rago in the State of Chihua
!iaa Mi-, lit ha's husband and . brother, Fernando, are under
arrest in las Angeles on tin editr-t* r.t being Implicated in automo
bile thef , and it is alleged Mrs Uribe bar offered to produce Mrs.
Phillips if the men are set at liberty,
MUSICAL COMEDY
WILL BE GIVEN
NEXT BY LEGION
Local Oragniation Will Pre
sent Operetta, First
Week in April.
A Jingling tnn deal comedy, or oper
nfcta, will In1 tii-' ii(". theatrical of
firing by the Ameiftcan Legion, ac
< iirdlng to arrangements made at the
American Legion mooting last night.
Tito date was tentatively sot 11s - into
time during tho wook beginning
March 2(i. bn; aa this is tho last
work of IiOT.it and rlo rved as Holy
Weak by -. v -al religious denomina
tions. tho definite da to was so' for
tho week btytinnlng April 1’ an I un
doubtedly (the operetta will be give
on Thttr-silny an 1 Friday, April 5 and
6, fo us no: to conflict witli tlu
annual hall Hi von by tho Fa stern
Slur on Faster Monday. April 2.
Tito name of tho musical skit will
no' lie atr.vmneed for same time, but
rehrtrsais will lc>gin possibly by the
end of next week. Tile musical com
rdy its ftiil of catchy mu ir an I
( in ruses and permits of the addition
ir.f any number of specialty acts.
There will bo a large orchestra for
lia s musical comedy and special ecs
turning whi. h is now being arrang 'd
for in Shuttle by J. H Bernhofer.
MINING MEN WELL
KNOWN HERE WILL
GO TO ARGENTINE
T. McDonald, engineer wish the
Treadwell Gobi Mining Company for
a number oif years, and Ned Carlson
for same;lino mill foreman at Thane
for tho Alaska Uasttneau Mining
Company, will probably lie employed
by the Corporation Miner, i le Fa
matlima. at Chfleoito. province of La
Rtiioja, Argentina, according to a
itatumenl made today In K. G Knick
iiibeoker, matallurgii al engineer foi
the corporation, now in Juneau
While nothing I ‘finit ly known at
tlte present tim . there i- little iloubt
that the 'two men will not bo em
ployed ait tile Argon.itte mine an I
:iicy wl.il 'prolrnhlj leave for South
America about April 1. fir. Knicker
bocker said.
Mr. McDonal I will l>> mill superin
u.ider a1; the mine and Mr. LarWM
will be iii charge of i instruction and
inter mill foreman. fir. McDonald
has teen absent from Juneau since
hist fall when lie severed hitf (ounce
tains with the Treadwell ( wnrinv
and with Mrs. McDonald, left tot the
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JITNEY
DANCE
A. B. HALL
TONIGHT
“KEEP A
SMILING"
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rft:itc..-; He hag been taking a special
mr.-c 'ill mining at the University
Wa itiicgton the past teveral
a. I.h. Mr. Carlson left Juneau in
1 :ie fall of 1920. He lias lien con
i <■; d with the mine at Ca oonado
Wa a., some lime.
GASTINEAU CAFE WILL
REOPEN MONDA NOON
The Gastine.au Cafe will reopen foi
t buttress .Man-lay neon, it was an
ui,unreal today by Claude Ericson
proprietor. Thy entire cafe has been
'• uiplctely renovated. N tw feature
iv befrn put in for the convenient
i of -patrons and -the force, which add
a -ally to tiie aitUractiveness of tin
place, and the final touch of cals i
urine to the walls and fre.-hly va,r
n shed woodwork, give it an air ol
-I is: incISon. The hootiis hive been
enlarged from their former length nl
si.\ in-i, to nine feet and new and
ilt.-active curtains will hang before
them. The color scheme is the -Same
is before, being buff and green. The
rating capacity will lx- the same as
:'t was formerly.
The l ife will open with a full shift
if the force, and the hour for closing
i will he 1 o'clock in the morning.
Tin- fjieplace which is being In
-tale I in the lobby of the hotel will
h - c > rapletod tomorrow, Mr. Ericso.i
| i-.ald.
I I .oat !ometim.B. You can get II
1 nark by uglng the "laost and Found'
! column of The Empire.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal
funeau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv
JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
TONIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
6 pieces
You knew this is the place for
peppy music and a good crowd.
Only a few more dances and then
the door prize will be awarded.
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SAVE YOUR COUPONS
Follow the Crowd
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
'i
PHONE 25
LAWMAKERS ARE
DUE TO ARRIVE
ON BOAT TODAY
Delegations from Three Divi
visions Believed to Be
on Northwestern.
An influx of 'members of the Sixth
Alaska Legislature is expected to
take* place tonight when the steamer
Northwestern reaches port from the
Westward. The entire delegation
from the Third Division, and part of
those from the Second and Fourth
i may be on that vessel.
The members from the Third are:
'Senators E. E. Chamberlin and A.
j,J. Olmond. The latter will be accom
panied by his family and will
, t'l ■ Mr Hanna hou ■ on Main
' it •pm antatives Thomas C.
Ilarrv Stasor, Frank Foster
ill. Murray. Mr. Price will probably
b ■ : companded by Ids .family.
Fourth Division members to arrive
occupy
Street.
Price,
and J.
a re:
I-I- W
Koss,
son.
from
Senators M. I) Snodgrass and
Dunn; Representatives II ft.
E. M. Keyes and Fred John
l'liose from tiie Second to come
the Westward are Senator
Charles W. Brown and Representa
tive Wilson. They lelit Nome sev
eral veieks ago and were expected to
arrive here two weeks ago.
While must of these are believed to
! lie oasncugers on the Northwestern,
;t is -hi.'.a.ble that some of them will
i -ioi arrive until March !i on the
! -'earner Watson. These two vessels
will be the only ones to reach here
ram the Westward prior to the open
: iug if the session on Match 5
Prepare lions for the session are
we i advanced. Mo-: of ithe biennial
» ptirls of Territorial officials have
j bran ottO.iibed and are in readiness
i r Mie members. The message of
Mi . (h:ve.nor has virtually been com
pleted by Governor Hone.
Work on legislative quarters in the
I Garside building has been in progress
several day-. Th s will be pushed
vigorously and the chambers and com
| mittee rooms in readiness for occu
pation by the end of next week.
MRS. BONE ENTERTAINS
FOR MRS. ROGER BONE,
WHO LEAVES TONIGHT
For Mrs. Roger Bane, her daugliter
iin lalw, Mrs. Scot.' C. Bone enter
| tallned with an informal evening at
j her home last evening. Twenty-four
guests .were present. Mrs. Roger
Bone will leave tonight on the steam
or Northwestern for her home in Se
attle. She has spent the tiast month
as the guest of Governor and Mrs.
Boae.
KASAAN MINE WILL
BE WORKING SOON
S. F. Schernk, superintendent of
the Kasaan Gold 'Miring Company,
! iias ant'.ved ..it Ketchikan with 80
M of additional machinery for his
Safety Razor Maker
Returns to U. S.
| KmgC. GtUeffe ~|
Kins C Gillette. originator of a
will-known safety razor, has re
turned to the United States after a
European tour.
pVar'. The n w tnachftiory includes
cyanide plant, which will be operate
next isummar.
The Ketchikan Chronicle says wor
will be resumed at the mine at onct
.Considerable work has been done o
the property already. It .Is develope
to a depth oif 410 'feet, and the lea
has been opened up for 300 feet.
SELDOVIA LAUNCH i
FOUND SAFE; FORMERS
REPORTED AS WRECKEI
The launch Buffalo, recently r<
ported wrecked near Afognak i
Devil's Buy, has been found with a
hands aboard safe, according to tele
graphic advices received today t
the Governor's office. The vessel wo
i nroute from Soldovia to Afognu
] with passengers and was considei
' ably overdue.
Reports received several days ay
it the Governor's office said wrecl
l age washed ashore at Devil’s Ba
| had been identified as that of th
Buffalo. Governor Bone immediate)
! authorized a search for pogible sin
i vivors.
MOTHERS' NEETING.
The Juneau Mothers Club wi
j hold its regular meeting Monda
levelling at S o'clock in the Counc
I Chambers at the City Hall.
i^~ FRESH CRAB MEAT
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday
Order day ahead.
Grover Davis, Phone 101
a-1
#
WHO’S HERE |
AND WHERE I
Mr- Alma Kirkland will leave Ju
nea a tonight on the Northwestern tot
i Tacoma in answer to work that .hei
mo:her Is seitiiouMy ill there.
(' W. lfawkeawOrth, superintemlenl
of education in government schools
in this district, is back ait his office
after an albseiDce of two months
having bet’ll at the government hospi
tai here for medical attention for an
injury to hiis foot.
j Mr and Mrs. William Engberg will
1 leave on the Northwestern for the
States i n a pleasure trip. They will
I return in several weeks and Mr
; Engberg will go to Anchorage, where
he is with the Commission.
\ H. Custle, of the U. S. Bureau
of Investigation, will leave on the
i North .v stern for Seattle on official
I business.
Jin. ir and Jack Nichols, sons ol
j. Nichols, wiio left here sometime
ago. will be passengers on the North
wt -tern for the States to make theii
home with relatives.
Miss Ebba M. Djupe, field repre
isentative for the American lted Cross
fifth division, will leave on tilt
Northwestern for Wrangell and front
| there will go to Ketchikan in the in
:ei a' her work.
i .I S Pitcher, recently appointed
1 j gun warden in the Ketchikan dis
jti t. will leave 'on the Northwestern
t lor Hvder, where lie will arrange his
i. affairs there before going to Ket
t ehikan to take up his new dutties.
1 j Mirs. A. Turner, who suffered a
1 fractured arm when she fell on an
icy odewalk several weeks ago, is
able to be out of doors now.
, At the Gastineau
j Stella Bryson.
/ At the Alaskan
* j Cl Z.tniandan, J. Riga.s.
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Eor engraved or printed calling
cards see The Empire.
KIRK’S
ROSORA
CREAM
Excellent for
all Kinds of
Rough or
Chapped Skin.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
ANNUAL PLAY *
OF PAROCHIAL’
SCHOOL SOON
Classical Drama Will Be Pre
sented Nex| Friday Night
at School—Also Comedy.
Tlie annual entertainment, usually
given by the local Parochial school
on George Washington's birthday,
was postponed to next Friday, March
2, in order not to conflict with other
entertainments given during the past
week.
The two main features ol" the pro
gram will be the classical drama,
"King Robert of Sicily,” and the
comedy, "Wiillfe's Dream." Both
'promise to form a very enjoyable
evening to the many patrons and
friends.
The school orchestra, under the
| direction of Prof. J. Sumpf, will give
new selections between the acts.
Tickets are now being sold by the
chUWron of the school and according
to reports ithe sale is a good one.
Old bundles ot newt papers at the
•IniDlre. 26 cent*.
.1
I JUST ARRIVED TODAY
A shipment of the latest
goods from which we are
going to offer you some
special bargains.
Cuff Links
from
50c to $1.50.
Very latest Parisian hair
bands—in Rhine stones
and colored stones — just
the thing for evening dress.
More new beads
and neck chains
$1.00 each.
Mary Pickford
Dracelets
$1.00 each.
The Nugget Shop
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
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SPORT HATS
We Have Just Received a Smart Lot of Street and Sport Hats
Prices $3.95 to $7.50
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Among these you will find the NEWEST creations in felts, straws
also felt and straw combinations.
Colors and Styles to suit everyone.
Some good things on the way. WATCH FOR THEM.
Betty Wales Dresses Shuerman Dresses, Wooltex Coats
and Suits.
Goldstein’s Emporium
JUNEAU'S STYLE CENTER