NOME MAN HERE
FOR NEXT TERM
OF LEGISLATURE
James P. Daly Arrives from
South — Other Second
Division Men on Way.
James P. Daly. Representative-elect
from the Second Division, member of
former Territorial legislatures and
elerk of the last House of Repre
sentatives, arrived Saturday evening
on the steamer Northwestern from
Seattle, where he has been since
last Fall. He* is :he second member
of the House delegation to arrive
efrom Nome, being preceded by Rich
ard Decker, who came here two
weeks ago and Is temporarily filling
the pulpit at the .Methodist Church.
The other two membeis of the |
House will arrive shortly One, Rep
resent tatUve Raelson, has been in ( ali
fornia for several weeks and is ex
pected to leave Seattle on the Ala
meda next Saturday The other, Mr
Wilson, is now cn route from Nome.
Ho and Charles Brown, short-term
Sonator from the Second, were ex
pected to have arrived here last
week and are virtually certain to be
on the Northwestern on its return
trip from the Westward. Fred M.
Aver, long-term Senator from Nome,
will probably leave Seattle next
Saturday on the Atlamoda.
Mr. Daly said ho had not lined up
any definite program. He is hero to
get ready for the session and get a
lino on legislation that is likely to
be introduced.
Mining development on Seward
Peninsula received a material boost
when the Hammond 'interests en
tered the field, he said. The new
company is actively preparing Tor
mining on a big scale. *lt is em
ploying 80 nten this winter, getting
everything in readiness for next sea
son's operations. It is constructing
two nine-foot bucket dredges and a
1,350-horsepower Diesel power plant
to furnish electricity for its workings.
In other sections of the Peninsula
there is considerable mining activ
ity, both operation and prospecting.
The reindeer grazing indue- r.v is
potentially a big one, he said. It is
one that Is confronted by several
problems which are slowly Icing
solved. The most important Is mar
keting, which, ho said, will require
capital Investment on a large scale.
SHRINfDANCE
WILL BE 6IVEN
THURSDAY NIGHT
Informal Affair to 1 ake Place
on Washington s Birth
day — Elks’ Hall.
The first of a senles of four dances
Ho be given by the Southeastern Al
aska Shrine Club will be at Elks’
Hall next Thursday evening, Wash
ington's birthday. This affair will
ho strictly informal, but all Shrlners
are expected to wear the fez.
-Tho dances Riven recently by the
Shrine Club have been most enjoy
able features of social affairs (n Ju
neau and the -one on Thursday night
promises to be equally as popular a
the others.
A special committee of fezed Shrin
ers will see that all guests are m.ub
to feel perfectly at home and “wall
flowering” will not be tolerated foi
even one dance.
Being strictly Informal and to
holiday spirit, no invitations are be
ing Issued. The Coliseum Orchestr.
will furnish the music and dunelnf
will begin at 9:30 o'clock.
OWNERSHIP OF GRANITE
CHANGES; WILL DEVELOI
The purchase of the Granite Mine
located between Hobo Bay ami lLur
rison bag.ion, on Prince Willian
Sound, by L. H. Carvey, was revealet
today In an application for a water
power development application re
celved by the local Forest Service
So details of the deal were contaiuei
lu the uppl'ica' ion.
Permission to develop water power
of Harrison Creek is sought by Mi
Carvey. It will be user! in con net
Mon With mining development am
operation, it was stated.
VALENTINE PARTY FOR
MARGARET ROBINSOf
For her daughter. Margaret. Air?
W. H. Robinson entertained with
Valentine party Saturday afternoo
last, at her home on West Tent
Street. Twenty little guests wer
present. The afternoon was spent i
Valentine's Day games, fishing fo
valentines, seeking hearts and v;
rlctis contests. Interpretive dancin
by Christine McKanna. a Hulu Hul
by Lloyd Bayers and the Clow
Dance by Dorothy Stearns was loudl
appreciated by the little guests. It
Lcabments were served cafeteri
style- . , . .
■Mrs. Robinson was assisted b
Jigs. Charles Stearns, Idoy
Bayers and Jessie Brllland.
DDES IV FLAKES.
NBWiYORK. Feb. 19.-»-In a tern
A*nt-house fire early tble mornlm
four negroes perished a gram
pptber, her daughter and tw
grandsons.
RUHR COAL BARONS BEFORE FRENCH COURT.
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Here lire the first |.;i- res to reach America of Herr Franz Thyeen, sen of tin- German coal
baron, ami his colleagu on trial before a French general conrtmarual, in Mayence, on the charge of
ref obi ng to obey French orders to deliver coal to the invaders of the Ruhr. Instead of sending to
prison the men who arc now her ic- In German eyes, the French imp-id nominal finis, which, how
ever, have not been paid.
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SEWARD PROJECT
FOR POLP PLANT
GIVEN SET BACK |
Fisheries Interest Paramount, 1
Says Department Com
merce, in Protest. 1
The proposed const rm ti.m a
pulp plant at Seward has been j
blocked by an intimation ot a r fa.-, il j 1
by the Federal Power Commls-ion to 1
grant a license for the water power '
project on Renal River, according la '
information received here today Tae1
whole undertaking is being pi piloted.1
by Frank L. Balladne, of Seward,]'
who has been notified by the Coin-]'
mission that, on account of a protest
entered by tile Bureau of Fisheries,!
it is probable no license will be
granted.
i,Mr. li.ilJaine iias been working on ;
tit# project more than one veil' ami]
it was recently announced at Sew
ard that financial backing sufficient
to carry it through to completion, in
eluding water development ami con
struction of the pulp manufacturing
[ plant, had been secured. The pro
test made by the Bureau of Fisheries!
is based on a claim that the dams
called for In development of the
power site on Kor.aI River would tie-'
stroy that stream and its tributaries
as salmon spawning streams and the
entire red fisheries of Cook Inlet '
as a commercial proposition.
Huston Makes Protest
The ‘omul protest against tile
project was made by Assistant Secre
tary of Commerce Huston. He said
'it was understood that two dams
were to bo constructed, one six fact
in hoighth' at the outlet of Kenai j
Lake and the other, a diversion dam,
120 'feet high, 11 miles below the j
lake. A personal ‘investigation was
made by an agent of tha Bureau of j
Fisheries. Tiiis developed, said Mr.;
Huston, two outstanding facts:
“1. That the main run of red 1
isalmon spawns in the upper Kenai!
i River waters above the proposed di-l
i version dam in Kenai River canyon, j
■'2. That! the tributary streams be-:
j low the proposed diversion dam carry I
almost negligible runs of red salmon.
"These two important facts," ho!
!said, "have most vital bearing on I
! t.he subject miner discussion. 1 ne .
| Kenui Rivor is by far tho most lm
j l>ortaut salmon stream in Cook Inlet,
.anil it is believed that (the salmon in
dustry of that region would be Irre
i parably ruined 'if the run in the
' Kenui River were to bo destroyed,
'which would, 1 believe, be the prac
tical effect ot' tile proposed power
projects. If the run on Kenai River
were stopped it would probably ne
I cessitate the closing of several large
I salmon canneries, including those of
Libby, McNeil & Libby, Northwest
i era Fisheries Company, Alaska Pack
er;' Association and the Flda'lg J
Island Packing Company, and would
also limit the operations of various
on iller canneries and halting sta
tions to such an extent tihut they
! would eventually be compelled to
dose.”
I Mr. Huston gives the number of
! streams the Bureau claims would
I be affected by the proposed develop
,Invent and emphasizes the extent of
- Injury to tile salmon canning ln
II dustry that would result from putting
[ the proposed plans into execution.
Supported by Dr. Gilbert
. ‘ He quotes Bureau representatives
.'in support of his contentions and
1 ! cites a statement made by Ur. C.
IH. Gilbert, of Stamford University,
i on the same matter Tile latter is
:quoted as follows:
"I beg to express my conviction
1 thait the proposed dams between the
Kenai and Skii.ik Lakes would re
sult in reducing the red salmon run
in the Kenai River to such a point
I to such a point that it would cease
to have any commercial significance.
' I believe It would be wholly int
i practicable la oper e successfully
i a hatchery below the dam. Tho red
i salmon cm their ascent of the river
> I are far too green to spawn. It is
i their habit fo remain in tho deep
waters of the lake for a month or
more until their eggs are ripe. To
: imiKiund 'them for this purpose in the
i river below the dam would certainly
l result in the loss of a large per
, ccntage of spawning fish.
"The Kenai River is .the most int
t portant red salmon stream of Cook
Inlet. If the Kenai run is destroyed,
i tlte Cook Inlet salmon fisheries will
I go with it. 1 recommend that 'the
Bureau of Fisheries use its influ
erne in opposition to the construe
ition of the proposed dam.”
The Secretary concludes by de
elaring that in (die Kenai River, “the
- rights of fishery are absolutely para
oj mount no other considerations."
A copy of the letter luenllonet
il ove was forwarded to Mr. Ballaine
>y O. C. Merrill, executive secretary
n i;he Federal Power Commission,
vith the statement: "In view of the
amber of undeveloped power sites,
n Alaska, it 'is in my opinion that
• Is doubtful that the Commission;
van id feel justified in disregarding |
he desires of the Department o' 1
'ommeree, and it, is probable that tnaj
'ammisoon will refuse to grant a
icen.-e for your project under pies
nt cond'itions."
WORE TIMBER APPLIED
FOR BY LOCAL PLANT
Application for 1,000,000 feet ol't
imber to lie cut in the Peril Strait
egicn lias been made to the local
throat Service headquarters by Fred
ohnson, according to an announce |
newt made by Assistant District For-,
'Stor B. F. Heintzieman. The log-)
ire for tlie Juneau Lumber Mills, to
rn sawed this season.
One half million board feet c
ipruce and he.nl >ck on an Sit-acr
ract a't Windfall Harbor, Prim e of I
Vales Island, are also being adver
ised for sale 'ey tli ■ Forest Servlc'
I’he tract contains considerable hem- i
ock suitable for piling anil some g 10J |
aw timber material.
PUBLIC NURSE TO
START INSPECTION IN
SCHOOLS TOMORROW
Mir Marie Faldine, Red Cross
Public Health Nurse for Juneau
'frapier, will begin the work of a
iminatlon rf the student!' In the
jublic schools tomorrow. It was an
tr.unced tcday. The work will fol
,w til the sumo order as that
iurted In the schools last fall by
Miss Ebbu Ujupe, representative of
:lit t'acltlc Division of Hie American
lied' Cross.
The pup Ur will he examined with j
■pedal attention to those who have
been found defective in the prev
ious examinations.
Miss Falldine says parents will be
welcomed at the school at any tiniej
It. inspect the work or consult with
her, or r.lie will be glad to visit the;
parents of defective children and
discuss the matter in tluir homes.
LABORATORY TESTS OF
ALASKAN WOOD BEGIN
Teas of various kinds of Alaska
timber have been started by the
Forest Service laboratories at Madi
son, YVia., according to advices re
ceived here today. Several carloads
of logs were shipped from the Ton
gass and Chuguch National Forests
last Fall and these will bo used in
the te-'.s which are expected to con
tinue over a period of about one
year.
Shipments made included consider
able quantities of Sitka spruce from
both forests, white fir from Cook
Inlet, Alaska cedar, western red
cedar, cottonwood and hemlock.
Especial attention will bt given hem
lock tor strain and ten Ole strength.
MURPHY REPORTED TO
BE MARRIED AT SEATTLE
Reports have been received here of
the marriages cf R. E. Murphy, rep
resentative in Alaska for the Du Pont
Powder Company, February 12. at
Seattle. It is net known to whom
Mr. Murphy is married, a letter re
ceived here stating that the date of
the marriage had been kept secret
until its arrival, and that after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Murphy left
Seattle on a short wedding trip, the
route of the trip also not being
stated.
Mr. Murphy is well known and pop
ular in Alaska. He has been repre
seniiutive in the North for the Du
Pont Powder Company a number ol
years and maintained headquarters
in Juneau for some time, until last
j year.
FARMER-LABOR
PARTY NOT IN
NEW COMBINE
Quits Progressive Political
Action as Result of Cpn
stitution Adopted.
CHICAGO, Keh 13.—The Furmer
I„aI jr Party has decided to sever
all connections with the conference
uf the Progressive Political Action
formed at Cleveland last year.
In a letter to William H. Johnson,
chairman of the conference, James
Q. Brown, secretary of the Fjrmer
Labor Party, state- the action of the
(inference in adopting a constitu
tion is at variance with that of thuor
ganlzation. The constitution pro
vides a lending program which the
FarmenLabor F’arty cannot adhere
to and act with the organization of
\'on-Partisan bodies.
BATTLE IS
NOW RAGING
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Polish and Lithuanian Forces
Are at it in Neutral Zone
—Many Killed.
PARIS, Feb. 19. — The Polish
troops have invaded Llthunia and
attacked the Lithuanian forces ac
cording to a despatch from Kovno
iicued by the Lithuanian Legation
here.
It Is reported several have been
killed and hundreds wounded.
FRESH ATTACKS MADE.
WARSAW, Feb. 19.—Fresh at
tacks have been launched against
the Polish forces in the neutral zone
alloted to Poland.
Tlie class of 1922 lias been mob
r.iized in Lithunia.
THAT SPARE ROOM is a cash
isset—if you use the Empire classi
fied. You can rent It to a desirable
tenant at a good price, thus lessen
ing your own rent-burden.
Latest styies of engraving for
visiting cards at The Empire.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal.
Tuneau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv.
For engraved or printed calling
•ards see The Empire.
BEEF. WINE
ANOIRON
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
i 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
PHONE 25
LET’S GO
No matter if it lainr, cnows or blows a Taku, let's go to
“A NIGHT OFF"
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at the Coliseum Tuesday and Wednesday nights it will be worth
everything to sec this delightful comedy which s being presented
under the auspices cf
ALFORD JOHN BRADFORD POST NO. 4
AMERICAN LEGION
Reserved scats are now cn sale at Butler-Mauro Drug Store.
Reserved scats 75 cents. General admission 50 cents.
If it should be rlippeiy Tuesday or Wednesday night then just
take a night off and slide to the Coliseum It will pay you to
I see this funniest cf funny comedies.
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LET’S GO
CHORUS GIRLS
'NEVERTHING IN
ONE BIG SHOW
“A Night Off’ Is to Be Pro
duced at Coliseum Thea
tre for Two Nights.
'Chorus girls, musical comedy stars,
“ham” actors, including a regular
'old-style “barnstormer”; a meek pro
fessor. a tyrannical wife, a mice little
girl with romantic ideas, a married
woman who wishes to heaven her
husband had a shady post, and gets
sore as a hornet when she finds
that perhaps he has, as he says; two
■others, who help about the profes
sor’s and other married couple's
house, are all mixed up in the big
doings at the Coliseum Theater to
morrow and Wednesday nights. This
dls a real play produced on a real
: stage by a real company ot artists
! tinder the auspices of the American
1 Legion. It is a comedy, In fact
several comedies in one, and the title
is “A Night OEf.”
The local Fire Department gets
mixed up in the deal and according
(to the ling'o of the lines, appear in
itights and red shirts. Perhaps that
is the reason why one comedy is a
scream. Then a 'parrot, which
sprits me Deans a pout mss me, dan
in*,” ait the wrong time, Is another
reason why there Is everything to
blame tor another comedy. An ec
centric old Englishman keeps butting
n between scenes, and finally gives
up his stunt as he seems to be go
ing as crazy as the others. It is an
wful mix-up, but ends In a blaze of
glory, to everybody concerned, includ
ing the audience.
*'A Night Off” takes one Into .the
very heart of theatrical life, back
stage and in front. The fun starts
n the morning, hustles through the
lay. and especially the evening, and
■nils up wfth a smash the next
mtorciing. There are four acts, all bet
-er than the previous one, and the
first one is a dandy.
The cast has beon Rehearsing top
speed for the past two weeks and
will put over a pnrformancoc In keep
ing with all past presentations of
he American Legion.
The chief funmakers in “A Night
Off” are 1’. W. M. Colburn, George
K. Mann, Donald Haley, Charles West
'.ike, Legia Kashevaroff, Rose Mc
Laughlin, Mrs. Frances Beaudin,
Mrs. C. Westlake. Claude Helgesen
Leroy No'an and Mrs. I^ois Cleveland.
Of course the others involved—chorus
girls, firemen and the parrot—are not
i mentioned for various reasons.
The reserved sale of tickets is now
| mened at the Butler-Mauro IJtug
| Store.
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NOME WINTER CLAIMS VICTIM.
Billy Stone, an Eskimo boy, was
drowned in the Nome River. He was
skating and broke through the ice.
Old bundles or newt papers at til*
Empire, 25 cents.
“Flapper” Legislator
Asks Rigid Laws.
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Miss Myrtle Caine, ‘’Flapper”
l.ogi: lator, of St. Paul, Minnesota,
v.ith other women members of the
I Legislature, is planning a cam
, paign for the passage of bills anil
amendments, providing for the
! granting of full rights and prop
, rty privileges to illegitimate chil
dren. She also demands that chil
dren born out of wedlock shall
have the right to the father’s
1 name and estate, equally with
legitimate offspring. The meas
i ures are said to be the most revo- j
lutionary ever offered before an
American lawmaking body and are
believed to be strongly bached by
j public sentiment.
TAYLOR SUCCEEDS FAIRBURN.
E. M. Taylor, formerly with the
; coast division of the Alaska Hallway;
i lias succeeded D. J. Falrburn asi
agent at Fairbanks. Taylor was for
merly with the Northern Pacific at
: Snokane.
KIRK'S
ROSORA
CREAM
Excellent for
all Kinds of
Rough or
Chapped Skm.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
HOOSE TO SURPRISE
THEIR LADY FRIENDS
The Moose members are going to
et back a>l tbeir wives and swee -
tearts next Friday niglit about
'c'.ock. There are to be no blows
ruck in this “come-back" stunt, but
here are going .,jr
rises .'prung.
The wives and sweethearts of the
lembers have many times given
hem an enjoyable social evening with
efreshments, dancing, etc., and the
loose members are going to show
heir appreciation by doing something
ike that themselves.
The big time will take place im
nediately following the falling of the
avel at the regular lodge session of
he Moose, then the ladies will he
sked to “step inside."
The committee in charge of the
ocial promise that they will show
he ladies a good time and will even
va4h the dishes after the affair is
iver and the Mooee who even allows
lis wife or sweetheart to wink at a
llsh-rag or di-h-towel will be obliged
o “miop up” the kitchen and take
nit the ashes.
WED AT ANCHORAGE.
Mrs. Grace Stewart of Seward and
rhomas Davis, a railway trainman,
vere recently married at Anchorage.
For good printing phone 374.
Smpire Printing Company.
WATERMAN
FOUNTAIN
PENS
from
$2.50 to $20.00.
EVERSHARP
PENCILS
from
50c to $12.00.
We have all necessary
parts for repairing
both pens and pencils.
THfe NUGGET SHOP
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
£• I
Famous
Santa Clara Valley
Prunes
5 Pound Box, Regular Price
$1.75
For This Week Only
$1.35
Goldstein’s Emporium
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