LOCAL COMPANY
MAKES UNUSUAL
PRUCRESS, 192!
Alaska Juneau Procluctior
Last Year $1,344,354.92
—Large Increase 1921.
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over 300,00(1 Ions more milled.
The working force of 1922 was
materially increased over that ol
1921 with a consequent increase ol
the monthly payroll. At the present
time the monthly payroll prohahlj
exceeds $50,000 as the force is al
most 50 men in excess of the aver
age for the year. During 1921. an
average of 254 men were employed
in the mine and mill This was in
creased in 1 922 to an average oi
322 employes and al the presenl
time a total of 370 men are on thr
company's payroll. For 1922 (lit
total expended in wages by the com
pany amounted to $568,333.23 a.
compared to $457,867.91.
Statement of Operations.
During the past year Mr. Rradlej
perfected the selective milling sys
tem that has played such a largt
part in putting the mine on u pay
ing basis. The mining problems
were solved and production brought
up to a high mark. The present
year Is expected by the management
to be even more successful than
1922. The progress of mining it
shown in figures included in Mr.
Bradley's statement as follows: In
1921 production averaged 134,500
tons per month; for the lirst six
months of 1922, it was boosted tc
163,600, and for the closing six
month period jumped still furthei
to 221,000 tons monthly.
The statement of operations fol
lows :
1921 1922
Tons trammed .1,613,600 2,316,901
Tons milled .... 904,323 1,123,10(
Tons to waste
dump. 709,277 1,193,801
Gold
produced $969,702.73 $1,290,573.91
Net Silver i
and lead. 29,074.31 53,781.o:
Total
recovery $988,777.04 $1,344,354.9;
Wages
Paid. $457,867 91 $ 568,333.21
Average No.
Employee? 254 322
Present No.
Employees 370
Ton? per month 134,500
Tons per months (list six
months 163,6m
Tons per month last six
month? 221,001
FAULKNERS RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. II. I,. Faulkner an
their little daughter Jean, returned
to Juneau Saturdaj night on the
steamer Spokane. Th»y spent tlu
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Faulk
ner's relatives at Aberdeen, and
have been absent from Juneau about
three weeks.
AXELMAN GOING SOUTH
E. M. Axeim in. for set -ml years
United States Commissioner at
Yakittat. accompanied by his wife
and three children, is aboard the Ad
miral Watson fur tile States Mr.
Axelmun does tin: know whether he
will return north or not. Hi' will
go to Seattle, California and then to
Chicago. IT he does not find any
i thing to advantage, Mr. Axelmun will
come back to Alaska.
DANCE TONIGHT
The Coliseum Orchestra will giv ■
a dance tonight in Elks' Hall to t >p
off the New Year's festivities Darn
ing will begin a'. 9:30 o'clock.
BEAUMONT HERE.
F S. Marshal C D. Beaumont n
turned to Juneau on the Spokane
from Seattle, after spending Chid t
mas with friends in Portland Mrs
Beaumont, who accompanied Marshal
Beaumont to Portland, will remain
in the States for a shorl time before
returning here.
J It Ik- prominent business
man of Ko: ilk ,n, arrived in Ju
neau on the Spukane on a busine
trip. He in a guest at the Gastineau
Hotel.
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Johnnie Harris Has
Marathoned Great
Distance, Patrolling
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Johnnie 11 a rr is. Juneau's ex
elusive night merchant patrol
man, Saturday night completed
a tom cf Juneau which mara
thoned 5,400 miles since he
started registering his nightly
jaunts with his speedmetcr on
Oe'ober 1", 1 it Jo. Harris has
been on I he job every night
j finer that time with the exemp
tion of a short trip to Seattle
t«o years ago and a trip to the
Uoddnrd Hot Springs last sum- i
i mer Of course Harris lias
been the night patrolman since i
Oa: tineau Channel was dug. al
most, but his tours have only
| been measured by his speed
meter since October 10, 1920,
| Since that time, Harris has
found unlocked doors of Juneau
business homes 401 times.
Harris has spotted tlie unlocked
doors ahead of tiny one else, for
there have lieen no burgaries
of establishments lie has watch
ed, that is. through the ordi
nary meant of,entrance.
| WHO’S HERE
l AND WHKRF
Sigurd aiis;e«lt left on the Ad
rait'al Wu'son for Petersburg to visit
the Moose Lodge In Hint town.
W. J. Fr,skin •. president of the
Kodiak Fish Company, is a passen
ger on the Admiral Watson 1 >r the
i States.
A. Go sman, well known mining
; man of the Nenana section, is south
hound on thi> Admiral Watson on a
hu. mess trip to the States.
Capt. S. E. Hector, of tiie Yukon
fleet, is going outsido on the Ad
miral Watson. He will return within
i couple of months.
Miss Marguerite Foster, daughtei
of Attorney Foster, of Cordova, is a
passenger south on the Admiral
i Wa t son.
C. E. Lidig, hotel man at Me
i Onrthy. is a passenger south on the
i Admiral Watson. He will return in
‘two or thre-' weeks,
j. .1. F> Hubrlck. of the Copper River
Northwestern Hallway, accompan
lied by his wife, is aboard the Ad
l mil I Wats in on a vacation trip.
Iks S. .lenke, -sawmill man at Mr
iGrath, is going south on the Ad
i inlral Watson on a pleasure and liusi
ness trip.
C. M. Clay, superintendent of til-'
Kodiak Fisheries Company, is a pas
senger on the Admiral Watson for
: Seattle.
K Armstrong, superintendent o'
the Northwest Coast Cannery at S I
dovin, is a passenger on tHe Ad
inir.il Watson for the South after a
art fitalile seisnn.
II II Malcolm, of the Seldovia
: Packing Company. • a passenger on
tiie Admiral Watson for the States.
.1 C. Bush, oil man from Kmatak
is a passenger south on the Ad
■ miral Watson. He reports drilling
operations will probably start Feb
jruary 1
R .Kennedy, mining man from Ne
( nan a. Is a passenger on the Admiral
Watson, going East on business.
A. II. Kuettir-r of the Klllisnon
llv-Prodiii-: s Company and Mrs.
iKie ttner arrived hero tlii- morning
i on Hie Estobcth from Ki’disuoo. They
are guests at the Zynda Hotel.
Elliott Fremmiug left Juneau tills
I morning on Hie Spokane for Kong
Beach. Cal., where he will lie em
! ployed in file oil fields
Marlon Goldstein left on the Spo
kane for California to visit with
relatives and friends. He expects I
be absent from Juneau about two
months.
E F Herrmann, of Tiie Empire
mpehanii-.il department, returned tu
Juneau Saturday night from Hoonah,
where lie has been on a vacation
trip, visiting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo McCormack oi
Wrangell arrived here on tiie Spo
kane. ,
E. Seataglini is returning to Ju
neau on tiie steamship Jefferson
which sailed from Seattle this morn
ing.
L. B. Adstt, local broker, is a pas
' senger on the Jefferson f ir Juneau
At the Gastineau
,T. R Reogle. B F Lee, A. F
Mad: on. Leo McCormack, Mrs. Me
1 Carmack. Annie Vosnf-.. Albert Garn
Cecil L. Bach. Mr. and Mrs. A. C
Hanson, N. Mueller. Mr. and Mrs
I n. H. Chri-stoe, N. F C.ilky, J. C
- Rogers, John ,G Brady, Mrs. H. E
Zube.
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NEW YEAR’S DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
TONIGHT
COLISEUM DANCE ORCHESTRA
(Five Pieces)
The music with the jazz and pep—the
kind you can t resist
1 A. M. Douglas Ferry Admission $1.(10
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SMOKER TICKET
ADVANCE SALES
SHOW INTEREST
Record Breaking Crowd Indi
cated at Llks’ Smoker—
Butler s Record Good.
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Advance sales of tickets to the
| Elks' Smoker, scheduled to be pulled
•if next Saturday evening at Elks'
j Hall, indicate a record-breaking at
tendance, It was stated today, lle
I s* rved seats were put on sale Satur
day night at three places, Harford's
| Corner, the Brunswick and the A1
| a ska n Motel, and all report a lively
I (I mand for seats.
j Unusual interest is being displayed
ill the main bout, in which Soldier
I Butler, ct’ Ft. William H. Seward,
j will attrmi t to take away Joe Col-j
I tier's crown. Butler's reputation is
I more than local. He holds the reg! j
'mental title, was Firs; Division cham !
'■Ion and met the Third Division
; champion in the army boxing events
j in Franco. He fought and won sev
! oral hard battles in the Army o
Occupation in the Coblenz district nl
Germany. His last appearance wa
il Camp Lewis early last spring, a!
I short time before coming to Alaska j
! On ihat occasion he entered t!i I
I tlnals for thp Northwest rhampion
j hip of the army. II' will arriv
hcra Wednesday to complete his!
training.
While Collier is giving away it1
lea-: 10 pounds to Butler, he is con-j
Indent cf winning. He is training)
hard for the match, his training,
quarters back of the Brunswick be
ing one of the bu dost centers in
town these days. He has almost1
completed his heavy work. He is in
fine shape, as hard as nails and fast
er than ever before.
Both men are out to wdn in asj
i short a time as possible. Not only
I does victory carry with it th'>
I Southeastern Alaska heavyweight
title, but the winner has been guar
anteed a chance to meet the West
! ern Alaska champ at Anchorage for
i a. good purse, with all expenses of
I the idip paid.
Officials for the smoker will bs
-•dected today or tomorrow. Work
>n getting the hall into shape will
start at once and the ring will bo
i reded Wednesday.
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ELKS ENTERTAIN BIG
CROWD AT HIGH JINKS
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
From [tart to finish the New]
; War's High Jinks party given by
the Ellis last Saturday night was a
i big success. The crowd was one of
I the largt.-d that ever thronged Elks’(
I It.ill and everybody seemed to dif
j fuse the true carnival spirit that al-.
■ lowed not a single dull moment to
I disturb the jollity of the occasion.'
From the ceiling hung innumer-j
i able balloons, creating a most novel
l effect. Shortly after 11 o’clock con-,
j fotti and serpentine were distributed
| with a lavish hand to the guests,'
i who in turn passed them around,1
I mostly in a hand to mouth fashion.1
'The balloons were cut from their
, lujiorings. everybody given a favor—'
I papier niacne caps, parasols, dolls,I
| made up the array — and a noise
i maker, and the lid was off. Formal-]
!ity and dignity were forgotten, in
] keeping with the best traditions of
Elks' High Jinks affairs, and until
| the party broke up at one o'clock
('Verybody was happy. At midnight
“Happy New Year, 1923” dashed ir
electric lights on the stage.
The floor was almost too crowdet
for perfect dancing but nobody seem
cd to mind a little thing like that
I Splendid music was furnished by th<
six-piece Coliseum dance orchestra
and made a big hit with everybody
The members were very generous
in their response to rails for en
cores.
Off in one corner cf the hall
Steward Toya worked overtime sup
plying the guests with his best
brand of punch. Chairman M. I.,
Stepp of the Elks' Entertainment
Committee has been in the hospital
ft r the past two weeks but he found
time to direct many of the details
tf the celebration. Much credit for
its success is due to the work of his
ucdstants. W. ft. Garster and John
Keck.
LABOR PROTESTS REPEAL
OF PROFITEERING ACT
SYDNEY, X. S. \\\. Jin. 1.—Labor
supporters 'in Now South Wales are
complaining against the expressed
Intention of the government to re
peal the profiteering act. a measure
of the 1 a i s Labor government which
was intendi 1 to save workers from
induly high prices.
The complaints contend that the
repeal of the act would leave the
workers at the mercy of profiteers.
T!i • Nationalist government, how
•vcr. proposes to go even further
than ili predecessors in this matter,
it ha '■ boon announced, and, while
the profiteering act will be repealed,
it will introduce legislation of a
kind previously unknown in New
South Wales, for the repression of
harmful monopolies and restraints of
trade.
The new bill provides that any
person is guilty of an offense if lie
monopolises or attempts to monopol
ize the production or manufacture,
trade or commerce in any commolity
or article of commerce or the supply
of any services. Every contract
made in contravention of this pro
vision would be declared illegal and
void. A penalty of 500 pounds is
provided for a first offense and a
second offense would be liable to a
fine of 500 pounds or a year's impri
sonment. Provision is made also for
a Supreme Court injunction to pre
vent a harmful monopoly or ‘•ar
rangement" from continuing, a fine
of 500 poun 13 being provided for
each day that the offense continues.
Per-rai; injured by a monopoly or
trade arrangement may recover dam
ages.
Mexican Radical Leaders
Are Interested in Russia
MEXICO ClTY, Jan. 1. Felipe
GarniEo Puerto, governor of Yuca
tan and an avowed radical, lias just
been granted a Ipave of absence by
his legisMture to permit him to
visit Runs;a and Study Bolshevism a:
paper Excelsior. Yucatan has been
fit t hind, ac-.Tpdhvg to the news
frequently described ais a "miniature
Riissib" and (1 iverncr Puerto as its
Lr nine.
General Jose Maria Sanchez, wh,
is also on leave from his duties as
Governor of Pu bin. recently returned
to Mexico from an extended visit to
Russia and citt.’K r European countries.
General Sanetli / was granted an “un
Umlted Ici.ivo” Iv his legislature be
cause of his r.i Hcul tendencies.
Mrs. Tony Bolero, well known
pioneer of Skagway, has returned
there from the States to remain per
manently.
Old bundles or newspapers at the
Empire. 25 corns.
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Annual New Year's
Reception
COMPLIMENTARY TO MASONS OF
ALL DEGREES
ODD FELLOWS’ HALL
2 TO 5 O’CLOCK
Monday Afternoon
iPiotf1 aijxfflituai
NEW YEAR USHERED
IN WITH A QUIET
WELCOME; DANCES
The year of 1923 was ushered in
at midnight last night in Juneau
without the usual welcome of ar
tillery, bells and the fun seeking
t crowds on the streets, culling "Hap-!
I py New Year.” A number of house
I parties were arranged for the oc
casion and the now year was pub
i liely welcomed at A. ft. Hall at the
J community gathering and dance
given by the Palace Theatre Or
chestra.
A large crowd filled the hall early!
in the evening and the hours until
midnight were filled by singing. The!
! crowd was out for a good time and
' responsive to every suggestion, and
not a moment lagged. At midnight1
j everyone broke loose and welcomed
in the Now Year, with cheers, songs;
. and dancing. Dancing began at
midnight and continued while the!
crowd remained, after 2 o'clock in!
the morning.
Tonight the Moose Bachelors will;
cive a dance at Moose Hall and the!
Coliseum Orchestra gives it dance atj
inks' Hall.
HIGH WIND IS
RAGING AT SEATTLE
SKATTI.K, Jan. 1 The highest)
wind for years hailed outbound
■ trainers today at Port Angeles and
threatened destruction of houseboats;
in I ike t'nion and Lake Washing-!
. n A few of tile large signboards
and chimneys were blown over early
■ thin morning and tlie wind reach d
a velocity of 52 miles an hour. The
i term centered around Tatoosh
where the wind is now raging at
G2 miles an hour. The steamer
Dorothy Alexander enroute from1
here to San Francisco was forced'
to turn back near Cape Flattery.
Furniture moved and stored.
Heat7 hauling done Phone 48. Ju
neau Transfer. —adv.
EVER POPULAR
CANDY
The demand for Whitman’s and
Augustine & Kyer'g candies is
proving more popular than ever
this holiday season. Always fresh
always delicious.
We are sole Juneau agents for
these lines.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
06 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
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Forest Service May Get
$350,000 For Roads
I During Next Fiscal Year
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If "the Agricultural Bill, fav
orably reported by the House
Appropriations Committee about
| the middle of December, passes
| in the form it was reported,
(lie Forest Service in Alaska
j will receive about $.150,000 for
road construction for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, accord
ing: to local Forestry officials.
The bill j-arries in excess of ,
$32,000,000 for Federal aid to
post roads and roads and trails »
in National Forest districts.
These appropriations will ap
ply on the authorizations con- !
tafned in the Federal Highway
Act. Alaska shares only in the
Forest Fund, the general pro
visions of the measure not be
ing extended to the Territory.
Fnder the general provisions
about $27,000,000 it is report- !
ed. will be available for Fed
eral aid to the several states,
while $6,000,000 is carried for
the Forests. Apportionments, j
under the latest extension of i
the Highway Act, will be made
on the same basis as under the I
original Act.
SCHOOLS RE-OPEN TOMORROW
Tim public schools will re-open
again tomorrow after the holiday va
cation.
Ix)st something? Yon can get it
back by using the “Lost and Found"
•olumn of The Empire.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY^
IOST Black velvet bag, silver
linn. Finder please notify Mrs.
Kraut e. Gastineau Hotel.
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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
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1 President’s Assassin
Is Sentenced to Death
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WARSAW. Jan. 1.—A. N'icwadom
I ski has been sentenced to death for
| the assassination of President Mam
towiez, although the Polish law per
mits only of capital punishment un
| der martial rule only. The court re
| sorted to a law passed when the
Germans occupied Poland and which
| has not been repealed.
TOLCH LEAVES FOR
SEATTLE TO MAKE HOME
W. T. Tolcu, formerly business
i manager of the Alaska Gastineau
! Company, accompanied by Mrs.
' Tolch and their two children, left
on the Spokane for Seattle, where
: the family will make their future
•home. Mr. Tolch recently resigned
I from the Gastineau company and Is
! now interested with R. H. Thompson,
! prominent engineer at Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Toich and their
I children have lived at Thane for
several years and are 'prominent on
the Channel. Mr. Tolch was one ot
‘the first officials with the company
\ during the early operation of tho
| mill at Thane and following tho
[ resign ition of G. T. Jackson as gen
eral manager, several years ago. was
i put in charge of the company’s in
i terests on the Channel.
Old papers tor sa.a ;i The Empire,
GREETINGS
At tliis New Year's Time let us
draw up our chairs before the
Fiieside of Friendship with those
whose happiness is our happiness.
let us in memory of old days
and old times talk over the
friendships that have made the
past so worth while, and from
them take courage and promise
for the incoming year.
The NUGGET SHOP
Inc.
Robert Simpson, Prop.
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We owe our success of the past year to our
patrons, and wish to one and all a
PROSPEROUS and HAPPY NEW YEAR.