THE OUTTA-LUCK CLUB
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
SCHOOL PLAYS
TO BE GIVEN
Two Comedies Will Be Pro
duced by Douglas Play
ers Tomorrow Night.
Pad your funny bono woll if yon
tiro going to son “A Box of Mon
keys” and " Proxy's Proxy" Friday
night, for the two comedies which
are to 1h> presented by the Seniors
and Freshmen of the Douglas High
School are warranted to make even
the property man laugh.
As to “A Box of Monkeys."
From the beginning, when "The
Box of Monkeys" is opened and Tod
‘lta.ls.ton consents to pose as his fi
ancee’s butler to the end. where ihe
hard-hearted guardian finally consents
to their marriage, you’ll be weak
from laughter. One climax oi’ humor
follows another as two fellows pro
pose to each other—as a shy Eng
lish girl is taught American slang
and faseinalion, by an expert, as a
snappy little, melodrama Is present
ed as a charade. If you have a
weak heart It might bo advisable
not to wilneas tlieso numerous com
.ic situations.
About ‘‘Prexy’s Proxy."
Alfred Dorraiee and Robert Kraft,
two live eollego students, assume
the role of president and dean of
Dodson college in the absenco of
these two professors. A wealthy
spinster of uncertain age. desirous
of leaving her fortune to that col
lege, becomes entangled very laugh
ably with the two students and the
president, who later arrives and
catches tho culprits. Tilings get hot!
and the burly policeman No.866 ar
rives in time to settle tho affair.
It is so funny that you will cither
laugh or cry.
The Cast.
“Box of Monkeys.
Mrs. Ondego Jones ....Nelnia Niemela
Miss Sierra iBengalino— Selma Aalto
Dady Guinove I.amlpoore—Martha Soy
Ted ‘Ralston .George Vais son
Chauncoy Oglethorpe—
.... Ragnar Kronquist
"Prexy’s Proxy.”
Alfred Dorrance— Douglas Gray
Robert Kraft .Gordon Gray
Bessie Miller .Helen Ldndstrom
Jane Floetmoro ..... Aili Kronquist
Rachel Cargill Sophia Anderson
Xo. 806 . .James Manning
FORMER TREADWELLITE
VISITS ON ISLAND
Harry Woods, who formerly work
ed at tho Cyanide plant at Tread
well and also resided with his fam
ily for several years, was reviewing
t!ie old scenes on the Island yes
terday.
The Woods now reside at Clii
ehagoff where they went following
the Treadwell cave-in.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
K. Loomis, who has be. n on a
visiting trip south for the past
month is a returning passenger for
Douglas on the Spokano which left
Seattle yesterday.
SCHOOL BREEZE IS
CIRCULATING AGAIN
Issue Xo. 3. of I lie Cast Incan
Breeze. made it; appearance yester
day, telling of tile various accom
plishments at basketball and in other
departments of the .school activltl -s.
“The Gaittneau Whoolo" accom
ponied the Breeze an its comic sup
plement.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING
The D. I. Woman's Book Club hold
its regular mooting last night at the
home of Mrs. 1*’. A. J. Gallwas, presi
dent of the club.
The program consisted of the fol
lowing readings which were greatly
appreciated: “A Family Affair,” by
Mrs. O. Swanson and “The Unknown
Soldier,” by Mrs. William Donald
son.
It was decided at the meeting to
soil candy during the school plays
tomorrow night to replenish the funds
of the society.
Old bundles ot newspapers at the
nlre, 26 cent*. '>,*w
Tenor* may come and tenor* may go
but Theo. Karleaingson forever In the
concert world no one u *o bu*y aa thie
young amger whose engagements carry
him from coeat to coaat with a tour
of South America in (he offmg
SHOES
Edmond’s Foot-fitter Shoes
for men and Buster Brown
Shoes for the whole family.
They will give you complete satisfaction.
F. A. J. GALL WAS, Douglas.
PHONE 17
iu,i , .m.j , i i ■ .1 i.i K.,.g, and
K* 1 'Irmd. the full blooded Sioitx
j i-hl< who plays the tuba in the
| Jon* s’ Orchestra, caught in their
shirt sloe* ■;} by the inter.i nun.
will be urpri-i.t to see their pie
turns. They were listening to a
n w phonograph record an! the
I cainora man -well, lie just took
them unaware-.
Railroad Man Takes
First Ride in Years
RUKO. Nev. Jan. 23. Harry Rey
nolds. crusting watchman here fot
the Southern PaeWlc railroad, recent
ly rounded out a quarter of it cen
tury in the service by taking a train
trip to Mont olio, Nevada This was
his first train trip since entering
the s rvlco of the company.
.Reynolds cams here from Park
City, Utah, in 1S1I7, anti until his
Montollo journey ho had never been
outsido of the city limits of this
town.
BOOT AND SHOE OUTPUT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Tlie pro
duction of boots and shoes in the
United States during November has
amounted to 30,fiii3,9AS pairs, accord
ing to returns to tho Department
of Commerce. The figure is mater
tally greater than that for November,
1921, but falls half a million pairs
below tha peak production of Octo
ber, 1922.
General Pershtn*? smiled and so did
Mane Tiffany. the Metropolitan Opera
star, when the boys at Fort Me
Pherson demanded more songs from
the charming Ringer The soldiers
•aid "Sing again and General Pershing
said "Sing again* and there was
.nothing left to do but sing “Darling
l^dly Gray'* was the tenth encore.
FRIDAY
K‘A BOX OF MONKEYS’
BY SENIOR CLASS, D. H. S.
and
“PREXY’S PROXY”
BY FRESHMAN CLASS, D. H. S.
Matinee 2 P. M. Evening 8 P. M
ADMISSION
Adults 50c.
Children under 14, 25c!
JUNIOR DANCE
AFTER THE SHOW
Friday Night in
LIBERTY HALL
Admiisicn 50c.
MORE SERIOUS
TROUBLE FROM
' 4m I a K * a :
; iiLU
i Railroad Men Go on Protest
Strike Along B? h Sides
ot Rhine R:ver.
(Contniuri Prom * -■ One.)
strlk > ot C "'i\) ’it r ' i. r.
The ep nuinn eiliu i i.iys ilia men
nra n.i/b'ing ir.ov' .1 but are a.>
nUling far a pori i1 ; in ruet'oil
of limited dura 11m.
RAILROAD CHANGES
IO.VDO.V. .1 a. 2.Y- \ Heat rs ills
•i arch 'from K -"n s.ii i follow.a-*,
the decision to Inula • t;r Ruhr,
France Is taking complote control
of the railway.', but far ur i
siMo, leaving the 0< i arms to oper-l
ato til" trains. Hix hundred Fr’ncli,
drivers and firemen ;n ■ • itl to have:
already arrived in tile Ruhr Valley.
ALIEN SCHOOLS !
Honolulu Judge Grants Tem
porary Injunction in Edu
cational Matter.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Jan 2.',. AI
| temporary injunction r asfralnlng the |
1 territorial attorney general and the!
j-choo! department from enforcing the |
I recent order curtailing the activities!
(cf alien language schools was gran'
i od recently by Judge J. J. B tnlfs, of
I the circuit court on the petition of
•he Palann Japanese language school
i The Pajama school, ono of I tic
' many alien language schools, will he
Joined by several other institutions
!n its efforts to have the regulation
d-glared unconstitutional, it has beer.
Indicated.
The school’s petition contended
*he regulation is unconstitutional on
the ground that it violates the treaty
between the United States and Jap
an. which was concluded Nov. 22,
1S!t4. and provides that citizens or
subjects of each “shall enjny full
•nd perfect pro: notion for tl'eir per
-oils and property."
The petition further contended
that the regulation violates Ihe fifth
and fourteenth unondments to *!i■
oostHution of • United Slates, and
that it la “coni
ami oppressive."
| need the authorir
d. per:men*, hv t!
■tile l’cguii; t loll
I alien largti- g -
1 rceulat ' them, a
dered,, the p-t
regain "n:i previi
dim : at on of In
! and second grad
j with the cllnon
j g .rtens and tic ;
l 1. 1923, end t
■ (• 'ni l grad • •• •
Th e re 11
j unincorporated a
I schools rre c.v.-n
by approxitifu: V
•ha total propert
with an aggr b
; yroxlmaiely 20,im
itorjf, nnr >asonat l.»
The r gtiliilio: . <
granted the . ho d
' lea si [i m c ir Ui ■
1 ‘leg to aboil h io
c bools, n I n <n
th ■ legl-il ■ • ,
"on d c’ i red Th •
t for I’m :■ ‘ tdiin!
kindjcgarlen*. firs:
of the all -n -chords
’.Inn ,hf the kinder
trad.in on January
abolition of the
u 't>te,tidier l. 1P23
voluntary schools,
•n tuitions, and the
1 and cm 'inn t d
5.003 person-' -nd
y value Is $250,000,
enrollment c-[ m
o pupils, according
I to the petition.
; Th» temporary injunction, as is
! sued, restrained the torclto. il offi
cials front cn.’or -ing the regulation
only insofar n - tho Palama r-hool Is
concerned, OUt -r alien Ijnguttae
sch ■oTs desiring to become a party
to the proceedings must obtain per
mission from till court, and If Mils
'j permission is granted. Ihe rcstir.uin
! ing order also will apply to these
| soli nets, according to tho counsel for
the Palama institution.
; Judge Banks difT^not set a data
j for the hearing of argument on the
j otiestion of making the temporary
1 injnneiion permanent.
BEET SUGAR "PRODUCTION
FOR TWO STATES SMALL
SALT LAKE CITY, jHn. 25.—BcM
sugar production in Utah and Idaho
for 1922 is cot i in a ted at 3,000,<Wt»,00'>
pounds, according to figures compiled
here. This is approximately 30 per
cent less tlitoi the 192f output. Many
farmers refused to' raise sugar heels
during 1922, rearing an over-prodne
i lion. /
SAT TWELVE HOURS BY HER VICITM.
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This photograph of Mrs. Oliver L. Jones, of Louisville, Ken
tucky, was taken In the sitting room of her home, where she shot
and killed Oscar Illaek, <4, early Christmas Kve. Site sat along
side the body Cor 12 hours before site surrendered to the police.
Mrs. Jones, a divorcee, has boon reconciled with her former hus
band srfnco the shooting, and he muons he will stand by her in her
trial.
Discharged, Japanese Kills
Employer;Danger Growing
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan. 2*'.. —
The recant murder of William P< p
•nr, an employe of the Canadian Pa
cific .Steamship company, liaa arous
ed foreign and Japanese firms to
the danger created by the readiness
with which Japanese employes hav
ing alleged grievances resort to these
crimes and to demand that quick and
Stern justice bo moled out to the
perpetrators or them.
In the case of 'Pepper, the com
pany had decided to dispose of a
launch which It had been using to
moot Us steamers outside tflo br '.ik
water and the crew had been noil
Tied that its - services would not be
required after the end of the year
but had been told that thn usual
Christmas bonus would bo paid. Like
wise members of the crew were told
that an effort would be made to find
them other employment.
Tlie murderer, ono of the crew,
apparently was not satisfied witii
these assurances. After killing Pep
per, I he murderer swallowed poison
and died the day bin victim wa
buried.
Farmers Censured for
Neglecting Their Field:
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 2.",. In Swe
den a farmer can be reprimanded
by the governor of a province foi
abusing “mother earth." Over 1,-101.
eases of able Ing farm land by nog
lotting to r-,titivate It properly havt
te -n dealt with during the las! four
year-..
Tli r’ li M been some discuss lor
a s to .I *'■ i.ltions by those charged
wi'li dei. rmtntng when a f .miei
should li censured for neglect of hi
land, but the y.v ■ I,Mi Cultlvatioi
I'onint'iir • lias coni ’ to lit? com In
i r'ien lint i orrei live measures ai
jnecessary where land was fount
j overgrown with ween-, where a fish
|yielded nr ibly less than tile neigh
boring field . where the annual , .
duction th . scd. or w'.iere gi .ii
hul Ir-on di 'posed of unthreshed. ()
the 1177 e ses considered 12', bad tt
’oe brought to tho attention of pro
vlncial governors before improv”
meut was affected.
IDAHO 1922 CROP REPORT
IlOISK, Ida., J.m. 27. —The aggr •
gate value of I he 15 principal farm
crops grown in Idaho in 1922 wa
Wh893,000, compared with $c,4,421.
Olio In 1921. according to report"
made public here. Thn bay crop wo
the most valuable in 1922, with a
tod a I of $244,795,000. .Potato prodttc
ion totaled $4,9*2,1100.
The wheat crop figures were $21.
847,004) and apples were valued a’
$5,850,000.
Russia Collects Tax
On Household Servant:
MOSCOW, Jun. 25.—.Russia’s tax
on luxuries has l»een extended t
Include servants. By recent decree
a tux off 500 million rubles a yeat
was levied upon all families having
.me servant, and 500 million ruble
for each additional iwald or butler In
the house. At the present rate o
Claire Dux, one of the beauties of the
grand opera world, i* now tourmf
America in a (erica of song recitala.
She will be a gueat artiat with the
Chicago Opera Company daring the
winter.
I-,
i t
exchange 100,000,000 rubles is the
j equivalent of $11.
The mlnlnium wage for .servants in
j Moscow today, by a ruling of the
i central trade union , Is 200,000,00(1
' per month. All icrvanl . must bo
Cured through a government labor
| bureau, ami failure to r glster oacli
household worker, or endeavors la
avoid paying the servants’ tax. fe
I iiimisiiable by imprisonment anti fine.
Jet Deposit Is Being
Developed Near Salt Lakf
W/r UKE CITY, flab, Jen. 2.*.
Ii.'vcli.pnieut of a jot deposit l:
V ivih County, Utah, said to bo th<
ly large deposit of this materia
n t'i<' world other than that ai
Whi;-b.' . ling-land, is planned for Ml:
■ ming summer by a Salt Lake Ctty
inaunfucturng concern.
Jet is a highly prized mineral
T1 » deposit was discovered several
I years ago and Is said to be inex
hausllble.
Five Steel Companies
In Japan Are to Merge
TOKIO, Jan. 5.—The flvo largest
iron and steel manufacturing corpo
rations, Including those owned by the
| Mitsui and Mitsubishi companies,
with a combined capital of Yen230,
"00,1)00. have docliU^t to merge, it has
item announced here.
LEGION S AMERICANIZATION
PLAN TO HELP FOREIGNERS
VISALIA, Cal., Jon. 23.—Declaring
ih.it there Is no reason why any for
:gaer should not know how to speak,
retd and write Knyllsh, the Tulare
j County Council, American Legion, has
.planned uu Americanization campaign
in '■ in which every Legion post
; and women's auxiliary will unite.
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DEPAI 'ENT OP THE INTERIM
U ed States Land Office
.Tun su, Aluska, Nov. 16, 1922.
NOT :: IS UhtlEBY CIV BN that
'Villi f ') Banov, of Juneau, Al
- ’ i. * t submitted final three-year
i roof ppart of ills homestead
on try sorin' 0*141, for lands in U.
. t.ur 'V No. 1285, situated on the
11. shor■> of Adnti ’alty 1 land, Alaska,
n lati i,tl" r, , 15' N., longitude
134 V- ; iid more particularly
de-serl b I ns follows:
Coi uu at corner No. 1, M.
on • ! ■. ci ordinary high tide
if Stei Fa.-s.i ,e, whence I'.S.L.
.'I. N. V 5 -oe-.rs 3. 51° 02' E.
11.11 > ; running thence VV. 18,10
chs. to c-hit No 2; thence 3. 40.00
i i’hs. to ruer No, 3; thence E. 22.00
ehs to .ter No. 4 M.C. on the lint
or ori’iu.tty high tide of Stephen's
’assag lienee meandering
: ill :6*00' VV. 6.50 chs.; (!)
V. 2°:. V.'. 4 40 chs.: (8) N. 23*
'.O’ '.V ,0 chs.; (4) N. 34* 30' VY.
1.80 i (5) N. 40 00' XV. 9.30
chs.; S. 38“ 15’ W. 1.60 chs.;
; (7) N l - 00' VV. 1.40 chs.; (8) N.
3°00' a 5.00 chs.; (9) N. 00*15'
E. 7 cie.; (10) N. 51*15' E.
10.72 f (11) S. 49"52’ E. 12.60
ohs.; 1 S. 33*47' E. 3 87 chs.;
(13) f-. 43' E. 3.00 chs.; (14) 9.
34 30' r 3.95 chs.; (15) N. 89'08'
, E. 3.5: .is.; (16) 9. 52 26' E. 0.65
chs.; 17) S. 12*09’ E. 5.56 chs.;
; (IK) !ti*015' E. 2.G2 chs.: (19)
9. 67 E. 4.20 chs.; (20) 3. 2'30*
;\V. 5u ' chs.; (21) N. 83 = 30' \V.
8.00 0 ; (22) S. 71'30' W. 2.10
‘ ohs.; ) 3. 24 00’ E. 2.00 chs.;
1(24) s.i‘00' E. 6.30 chs.; (25) 9.
15 6*00 . 14.60 chs.; (26) 78*15'
I E. 2.3 chs.; (27) N. 6*00' XV.
I I? 1 ; (28) N. 33 00' W. 3.20
chs. 1 ) N. 87*30' W. 2.95 chs.;;
If30) ■ 6* 14' VV. 6.45 chs.; (31)
, 4. 4! XV. 4.00 chs.; (32) 17*02'
I VV. 6... : is.; (33) N. 6*4G’ E. 7.73
chs.; N. 6 37' VV. 3.84 chs.;
i (35 1 :t 24' VV. 2.42 efts.; (36)
N. 58 VV. 6.73 chs.; (37) N.
I 1." 4 3 VV. 2.50 chs.; to corner No.
i 1 h' place of beginning, contain*
1 inr ri2i acres; variation 31*15' E.
Vny and all persons claiming ad
vei c my of the above land are
requi 1 <0 file their adverse claim
In ru f rice within the period of
jpu* ji<v i.m or thirty days thereafter,
lor thi '111 be barred by the pro*
1 vi he: the statutes.
PRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
licatlon Dec. 6, 1923.
I cation Feb. 6, 1923.
Firs
lati •
ELIMINATE
Cot. hearing',
A h Inuling,
Cai >et sweeping,
Ben iftking,
Tub scouring,
Lit,: t, water, phone
mid fuel bills,
Ge'Iiug up freezing to death
in the morning,
Sim mg with and bathing in
cold water.
Washing your own dishea
BY ROOMING AND EATING
TIIitOUUH THE WINTER AT
THE
GASTINEAU
HOTEL AND CAFE
Furnished Rooms For
Rent.
GOLDEN NORTH ROOMS
LILLIAN FOOTE.