LOCAL COMPANY
DOTS YORK FOX
RANCH, SOMDOM
Pioneer Blue Fox Rancher ol
This District Sells In
terest lor $20,000.
Transfer of the York fox farm on
Sumdum Island to the York Fur
Farms rompany. Including all live
stock and personal property now
on the farm, was made public here
today. The transfer Involved a cash
consideration of $20,000, the new
company being composed entirely of
local stockholders.
The breeding and growing of blue
foxes will be carried on by the com
pany. A meeting of the stockholders
will be held here within the next
few days, at which time a perma
nent organization will be effected and
4 trustees elected. The stockholders
Include: Rev. C. E. Rice, Ed Ninnis
W. G. Culver, who are the incorpo
raters of the company and A. G
Means, Dr. W. A. norland. Dr. C. 1'
Jen tie, M. J Bavard, Frank Coggins
Adrian Roff, Dave Andrews, .1. M.
Davis, A. J. Forest, II. E. Sperling
It. M. Saunders, Ed Kllburn, Robert
Morris, H. L. Faulkner and Combs.
Negotiations for the transfer of this
property have been pending for some
time. An option was taken severa1
ays ago by A. G. Means and Dr. W
A. Borland, through whom the sale
was consummated. The company is
Incorporated for $30,000 having a
capital stock Issue of 600 shares with
a nominal or par value of $50 each.
It is understood that little more than
50 per cent of the stock will be
Bold.
It Is reported that James York,
who has conducted the farm for the
past 23 years will retire from the
business. His operations there an
generally reported to have been suc
cessful and that the farm has been
a very paying venture for many years
Mr. York transferred 75 pairs o'
blue fox to the new company. Mr
and Mrs. York plan to make Alasku
their permanent home and will take
up a small homestead near SumDum.
Island.
COURT GOES TO
KETCHIKAN SOON
Judge Reed and Other Offi
rials Leave About Sunday
for Short Session.
Judge T. M. Reed will leave here
Saturday night or Sunday for Ket
chikan where he will hear a number
of motions and arguments on mat
ters arising there since the last term
of the District Court adjourned
there, according to a statement made
front his office today. Me will be
accompanied by U. 9. Attorney A. G.
Sboup and Walter B. King, Chief De
puty U. 8. Clerk.
The session at Ketchikan, It is
expected, will be of short duration,
probably not lasting more than a
week or ten days. Judge Reed will
return here after it ends.
The regular fall term at Ketchi
kan will probably be held aftor Octo
ber 1st and will run until about the
middle of November when the locul
term will begin.
7 WHO’S HERE f
AND WHERE '
J. W. Pritchett, editor and pub
lisher of the Wrangell Sentinel, left
on the Admiral Rogers for his home
after a short visit in Juneau.
Miss L. M. Mills of Sitka, and her
guest, Miss Zoe Porter, arrived in
Juneau on the Admirul Rogers to
spend several days here and in this
vicinity.
U. S. Marshal George J). Beau
mont and Mrs. Beaumont, returned
on the Admiral Rogers after mak
ing the round trip to Sitka.
Mrs. Ellen Acklen, teacher of the
Government School at Haines and
her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Foley and
her two children, of Fairbanks, ar
tived here on the Admirul Rogers
from Haines. They ure guests at
the Hotel Zynda.
Mrs. H. T. Tripp and Mrs. James
Morgan returned on the Rogers after
making the round trip to Sitka.
After making the round trip to
Sitka, Mrs. Charles Perelle, Miss
Emma Perelle and Miss Marian Sum
mers, returned to Juneau this morn
ing.
J. B. Frem, representing the Star
Machinery Co., of Seattle, arrived
in Juneau on the Admiral Roger?
after a business trip in the north.
B. A. Rosaelle, bookkeper at Gold
stein's Emporium, in expected tc
leave Seattle on the Admiral Roger?
for Juneau, arriving here about
July 29.
At the Gaatlneau.
J. A. Smith, W. W Gusse, V. T)
Harrison, John H. Smith. Mrs Smith
Madge E. Allen, Myrtle Cash, Ethe
B. Judson, J. B. Frem.
At ths Zynda.
Edna Marie Stegman, J. L. Hill
Nancy A. Pyno; Mrs. J. W. Foley ant1
two children, Mias L. M. Mills, Miss
J*0rter‘ Mr and Mrs. A. B. Luther
Blyth#' Slaughter, Margaret Painter
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THREE BIG GUNS OF U. S. NAVY.
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Here are ilie three leadera of the United States Navy. Left to
right, they are: AUmirul K. E. Coontz, retiring Chief of Naval Op
erations. who will assume command of the combined battle fleet;
Se. rotary ofthe Navy Edwin Denby, and Hear Admiral E. W. Eb
tile, who commanded the battle fleet in the Pacific, but who now
becomes Chief of Naval Operations, succeeding Admiral Coontz.
LOCAL FIRMS BE
REPRESENTED AT
BIG CONVENTION
| Send Men to Pacific North
west Merfkants’ Conven
tion at Seattle.
Two local Finns will be person
ally represented ai the Percltic
Northwest Merchants’ Convention tr
be bold at Seattle July 23-28, in
elusive. Qunnar Blomgren, pro
prletor of the Sanitary Grocery ant
Drover Davis, manager of the gro
cery department and H. L. Arnold
manager of the shoe department o
Goldstein's Emporium left Juneat
this morning on the steamer Admlra
Rogers for Seattle to attend the con
vontlon. They expect to return heri
shortly alter August 1.
Mr. Blomgren was accompanied
by Mrs. Blomgren and their three
children, Gunnar, Robert and Mary
Jane, who will spend a short time
visiting relatives and friends in Spo
kane while Mr. Rlomgren is in Seat
tle. Mrs. Arnold accompanied her
husband. Mr. Arnold will attend to
buying stock for his departnyent
while be is at Seattle and may go
to Portland.
The conventions have been held
for many previous years and ha\3
always proven most successful.
Credits, courtesy of clerks, how to
secure customers and hold them,
displaying of goods, etc., with lectures
and addresses by prominent dealers
are generally on the program.
JEFFERSON IS DUE.
Steamer Jefferson Which began to
lie due at noon today, according to
Agent Willis E. Nowell, was still due
when the Empire went to press tills
afternoon. The Jefferson is expected
!n port at any time.
SEEKS MEDICAL AID,
Cash Cole, proprietor of the Cole
transfer, left Juneau this morning
on the Admiral Rogers for Seattle
where he will consult specialists for
treatment for stomach trouble. Mr.
Cole has been In 111 health for some
time. He will be met in Seattle by
his brother, Thomas Cole.
NEW MANAGER FOR G.&B. MOTOB
SHOP AND LEGION B. B. TEAM
John Bernard Bernhofor arrived
in Juneau this morning to assume
charge of the fi. & B. Motor Shop
and to manage the American Legion
Baseball team, ousting the former
manager whose name he has. Al
though little, John holds sway over
all who have visited him since his
arrival and promises to carry oil
many hearts. He is the baby son oi
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bernhofor anil
i was born at 8 o'clock this mornlnp
at the Government Hospital. Or. L
P. Dawes Is In attendance. Tin
young man weighed live and one
j half pounds at the time of his birth
WOULD CALL HALT
ON SUMMER FURS
WASHINGTON, July 19.— Fash
Ion’s decree that women shall west
furs the year round has arousei
great apprehension among natural
ists, says a bulletin of the Nations
Geographical Society, whose ofTicia
believe that some of the animal
that are abundant today may soot
be in the cIubs or the auk and tin
dodo.
“It is only by educating the Am
erlcun public to the need for period
of protection for these animals,’’ tin
bulletin says, "that we will be abl
to preserve one of the countrys mos
valuable assets for the eujoymen
and profit of future generations."
Ethel Barrymore Wins
Divorce from Colt.
fCEKet Barrymore m- ~!j
Charges that her husband fre
quently boat tier cruelly, once
throwing her out of a hotel room
when she wore nothing but her
nightgown, won a divorce for
Kthol Barrymore, famous actress,
from Russell Colt, of Bristol, R. I.,
millionaire member of the famous
Colt family. The suit was tried In
Providence R. I.
Old papers tor sain at Umplin.
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OPENING ROUND
INTOURNAMENT
NEARING CLOSE
Four Matches Played Tuesday
and Yesterday—Wom
en’s Section Starts.
Four matches were played Tues
lay and yesterday In the tournament ;
being staged by the Juneau Tennis
Club, two each in the men's and
i women's sections. H. (i. Nordling
md John McLaughlin were winners
I in tlie men's and Miss Harriet Bar
vagar and Mrs. L. IT. Henderson in
i the women’s singles. Four matches
ire sc heduled for today.
Nr.rdling’s victory over Morton was
I an easy one, taking two straight love
: sots. McLaughlin defeated Stevens
I in straight sets, and 6-0.
The match in the woman’s singles
I were the first played in tlie tour
I nament. Miss Barragar's victory over
Mrs. Harland was not unexpected,
I tmt she1 will have a harder time in
her coming match with Mrs. E. ,T.
] White. Her service Is unusually
I strong for so young a player and
1 predictions are made that she will
: be among the finalists. She won
from Mrs. Harland 6 1 and 60. Mn.
Henderson defeated Miss Virginia
Shatttuck in straight love sets.
Four matches afe scheduled to be
played off today,"two each in both
I divisions. H. G. Nordling will meet
| Edwin Sutton and P. W. M. Colburn
will take on N. O. Hardy In the
women’s division. Mrs. R. E. Robert
on and Mrs. H. F. Morton will meet
md Mrs. J. E. Barrnvar will play
gainst Miss Marlon Summers
Six contests are billed to come
off in the men’s singles section be
fore the end of the week. These
I include: W. P T.sss vs H E Rob
ertson, I,. D. Henderson vs. Eil Beau
din. E Jacobsen vs. John McLaugh
lin, H. Vander Leest vs. Wayne Sum
mers. J. C. Sauls vs. J. Kline and
Jacob Britt vs. A J. Hoccattti.
This will almost wind up the pro
limtnaries and the winners In the
first round will mice on some of th
byes, it is expected, will result in
several close, hard fought battles.
Among the matches in the womens
section scheduled for this wepk. to
be played either tomorrow or Satur
day, are: Mrs. W. P. T,ass vs. Miss
Ruth Krugness. Mrs. I,. D. Hender
mn vs. Miss Alice Case, Miss M. B.
Cook will play the winner of the
match between Mrs. Robprtson and
i Mrs. Morton, scheduled for today.
Mrs. E. J. White has two matches
scheduled for the near future, the
one with Miss Barrflgar and the other
with the winner of the tilt between
Mrs. Barragar and Miss Summers.
Losers in the preliminaries stir
have some fun coming. Consolation
matches have been prepared for them
entrants to he confined to those los
'ng In the first round of play.
The committee handling the tour
nament asks that the $1.00 entrance
'pp be handed to any member of tha
committee.
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THAT HPARB. ROOM ta a cash
asset—If you use the Empire classi
fied. You can rsat It to a desirable
tenant at a good price, thus lessen
ing your own rent-burdan.
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Roland W. Boyden Leaves
Reparations Board.
This is the latest photograph 1
of Roland W. Boyden, of Bouton,
who has resigned as American un
official observer on the Inter-Al
lied Reparations Board in Paris.
Colonel James A. Logan, Jr., for
years his assistant, has succeeded
him. Mr. Boyden resigned because
of his desire to resume his law j
practice.
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“Writer in Sky” Killed
According to One Report
SACRAMENTO, July 19.—Jack B
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Caro
ina, one of the aviators who has been
‘writing in the sky" at Los Angeles
and San Francisco, was killed late
yesterday near Lake Tahoe when his
plane fell, according to word brought
here by Harry Turner, fellow aviator.
Further confirmation has not beer,
received by the Associated Pre3s
here.
IF YOU WANT
HIGH GLASS
FICTION
visit our book department, we
l.ave just received a shipment of
the very latest novels containing
ome very interesting and delight
fully entertaining stories.
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
CAPTAIN MAYO
PASSES AWAY
IN NORTHLAND
Dld-timer of interior Is Dead
—Editor May Go to Fun
eral by Airplane.
(Special to Empire.)
FAIRBANKS. July 19.—A special
lispateh to the News-Miner received
his afternoon records the death of
'’aptain Alfred H. Mayo, after whom
he Mayo district, city and river were
tamed.
Captain Mayo has been in the
lorthland since 1873 or long before
he gold discoveries.
Captain Mayo leaves a wife, eight
hildren and 23 grand children.
If the aviator here now will chance
he long flight and unknown landing
itages, W. F, Thompson, aged edi
or of Fairbanks, will attend the fu
leral going via the airship.
NO HIKING ORDERS,
CHICAGO, July 19.—No concen
rut ion of footloose Wobblies at Port
\rthur. Texas, have been ordered to
issist three members under arrest
here, charged with vagrancy, ac
cording to Harry Clark, secretary
ind treasurer.
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LIEUT. MAUCHAN
MAKING FLIGHT
DAWN TO DUSK
DAYTON, O., July 19.—Lieuten
ant Maughan arrived at McCook
Field here at 8:36 o’clock, eastern
time, on the first leg of bis dawn
to dusk flight from New York to San
Francisco.
Maughan left New York shortly
after 4 o’clock this morning.
ST. JOSEPH, July 19—LteuL
Maughan arrived here at 11:26
o'clock, central time.
Carrying a bundle jf New Yorlfr
morning newspapers, Maughan left
on the third leg for Cheyenne, 530
miles away, at 12:03 o’clock.
Maughan’s arrival here, 1,400
miles from New York, brought the
aviator almost half way across thst
continent.
CHEYENNE, July 19.—Maughan
passed over Overton, Nebraska, 290
miles east of here at 12:20 thiw
afternoon, central time.
CHICAGO, July 19.—Information!
from Port Arthur says everythin*
is calm there. All Wobbltes who
appear will be well received as them
is much work on the roads in Jef
ferson County, officials said.
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