SENATE AMENDS
LIABILITY ACT;
BROADENS SCOPE
Extends Mining Compensa
tion Law to Cover Vir
tually All Industries.
The Senate Committee on JuJidary
this morning brought in Senat; Bill
No. 120 to substitute fo- Ayer’s
amendment to the employers’ I’.ibiltty
Act of 1915. It contains all of ths
amendments adopted to the original
bill and extends the compensrtion act
to all industries in the Territory ex
cept as specified below
Employers' liability for injured
Workmen hogged the attention of the
Senate yesterday to the exclusion of
almost evert’ other subject. No soon
er had the isolons of the upper Cham
ber killed the industrial insurance
fund, than it took up Ayer’s bill in
creasing compensations provided for,1
Injured miners and extended its
•cope to cover employees in every;
other industry in the Territory ex- ’
eapt agriculture, dairying, domestic
service and rat roads operating as
common carriers
Virtually all of yesterday after
Boos's session was consumed by the
Senate in gem* over the employers'
tMteillty, or raising workmen's com
pensation me: covered by Chapter 71.
Session Law’s at 11(15 Jn Coonnrtl :-e
sf. the Whole araeadj-nts were .n
Corpora led and adopted later by the
jsenate The measure trs-oate B H
Ko 1W was recomsmtsed to the Ju
tIciwy Committee to be w4iip;>ea into
*ha;«e and was scheduled to be taken
l’ today In was believed that it
woaid be passed today and sent down
to the Boose at once <so that it can
be gone ores- there and acted on be
fore the end at the session
The original MU merely increased
by 30 per cent the amounts allowed
persons employed in the mining in
dustry in compensation for Injuries
suffered, or to dependents upon the
death of such employees. As amenc
ed yesterday the provisions now ex
tend to persons employed in every
business or industry except those
above mentioned Tho Senate heard
statements from a number of attor
neys and others interested in the
bill.
Change Filing Charges
Senate Bill No. S3, changing the
system of charging filing fees for
both domestic and foreign corpora
tions, was passed yesterday by the
i Senate. It provides u base filing
fee of $25 for corporations having a
capital stock issue of $100,000 or less
and an addition al charge of 25 cents
for each $1,000 of authorized capital
stock in excess of that sum.
iSnodgraiss’ bill making the office
of Commiisslonnr or Education elec
tive, 'Senate Bill No. 113, was In
definitely 'postponed by a unanimous
vote. This measure was tabled last
week. Since that time the Senate
passed Dunn's bill for a referendum
tin making tihe office elective.
Morning Session Today
! Three House memorials, one House
BH1 were passed, and one House bill
defeated by the Senate today. Pos
ter’s memorial relative to Alaska
game control and asking Congress to
pasB a law creating an Alaska game
commlsstion with full power to con
trol and administer game affairs in
the Territory was passed unanim
ously.
Nos. 17 and 18, both iby Mr. Hud
son, relative to publication of bulle
tins on wild life and fisheries for
use in Alaskan schools, were also
passed.
House Bill No. 50, authorizing the
codification, annotation and printing
of Alaska laws under the direction
of the Attorney General, was defeated
by the Senolte, every member voting
against its passage. House Bill No. j
57, authorizing a refund of $501
I annually to Incorporated towns foi
I every ipupil living outside „l such
towns but attending schools .herein,
was passed without cypposition. This
I bill was recommended by .lio t ern
; rnissloner of Education in his recent
report and approved by the Territor
ial Board of Ed-uCatior.
The Senate libis morning took up
in detail Senator Ayer’s bill for pro
■ lection and encouragement of the
! reindeer industry and passed it to its
; third reading after adopting a few
i amendments.
LEWIS WINS SUIT
FROM PARSONS FOR
WATERFRONT PROPERTY
Judge Thomas M. Reed in the
.United States U.itrict Court yester
day rendered an opinion holding for
rhe plaintiffs in l.he case of R. F.
(Lewis and Grace Lewis, his wife,
(against F. 12. .Parsons and Oak Oisen.
defendants, involving the right of
possession of the Waterfront property
west olf the old Pacific Coast wharf
at the foot of .Main Street and in
front of Willoughby Avenue.
The case was -begun in June,, 1921.
and was tried ia-slt fall, when Judge
Reed took ft under advisement.
In -his opinion Judge Reed found
that .Mrs. Lew.s owned the upland
adjacent *o the property and had
-built a wharf to low w.rter mark and
flhat tt had been frequently used.
The defendant. Parsons and a-soci
ates. Sob-. nacT-er and Atkinson, early
Sunday morning. May 30. 1915, to k
possession of th* -property in front
of the Lewis holdings and began tha
erection of a wba.rf during the ab
sence Of Mr. Lewis and iris wife from
J uneau He found that an agent far
the Lew.see had notified the work
ingmen erwr.ited ,n she work to de
sist from the construe* ion, and that
such notice was rakes to the de
fer, j-* si - During the folk.-wing six
■months according to the com t’s oy .n
Ion. tt-he iefend-ant and associates,
despite this warning. c-o-mtpUied ini
proTements to the value o4 $12,000 on
the property, the occupation anJ util
ization of which shut the plaintiffs;
off from tshe waterfront.
The defendents had contended ihit
the long delay, about six year* from
the time the property had been oc
cupied by the defendants, before the
action had started, had constituted
a laches and that the plaintiffs had
thereby consented to the occupation
of the -property, and dha-t Parsons had
(purchased the two-thirds inters- . o.f
his associates, Schonaeker and At
kinson, for $4,500 with the well ad
vised bel-ief tlialt the defendants had
-abandoned their claim to the prop
erty.
The court found, however, that no
-subsran'tial improvements had bean
erected on She -property after the first
i six mon-Mrs of its occupancy by the
! defendants, that it had actu ally de
creased in value, that the defendant
■Parsons had been one of tha original
offenders -against the- plaintiffs in
taking -possession of the property,
and that Lewis had previously assert
ed his claim to the property in con-1
versotion with him.
Olsen’s interest was only that of a
tenant holding through a contract
with Parsons.
The court held thatt an injunction
should issue rooipelling the defend
ant to remove from -the (property the
structures -which tn-terferred with
the right of the plaintiffs to access
to the navigable waters of Gastine-au
Channel.
NOTICE AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY.
All members of the Decoration
Committee and others -who can, are
requested to be at the Elks' Hall
Sunday, 2 p. m. and Monday after
noon and Monday evening to wire
flowers and help decorate. Ail mem
bers having flowers are requested to
have tlion) at the hail by Monday
afternoon. —adv.
Lost someth i>_. Tou can get It
oack by tuing the "Lost and Found
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Working Force
Increased by
Douglas Mining Co.
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Another shift has been .put to
work .it tiie tunnel site of the
| property of the Douglas Mining
Company and from now on the
work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible.
Already 33 feat have been _
driven In an open flit which has'
j been faced up (preparatory to
driving the underground tunnel
■thait will be started Immediately.
.Most favorable results are
early anticipated from the in
! creased operations.
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Army Officer Is Found
Dead; Indicates Poison
MANILA, April 28.—First Lieut. J.
T. Newland, wiho entered West Point
from Washington State and gradu
ated in 1915, ’Was found dead this
morning in his room at the Army and
Navy Club. Traces of poison were j
found in his stomach, official investi- I
gators skate.
President Harding Is
Helping American Legion
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd , April 28.—'
President Harding has sen; a $50 con
tribution to the American Legion Na
tions* Headquarters for a permanent
endowment fund ’being raised to pro
vide for the annual decoration of
American Wair dead in European
< ermeter.es
Claim 20,000 Expelled
From Occupied District
BERLIN. April 28.—Expulsions
from the occupied area of approxi
mately 20,000 persons is claimed by
German official figures.
INSPECTORS RETURNING.
Capt. G. H. Whitney and John
Newmarker, U. S. Local Inspectors ;
rf Steam Versels, are returning
from Ketchikan on the steamer
Queen. They have spent the past
few days at Ketchikan to inspect
vessels.
At the Gastineau.
Paul Baines, Miss E. A. Jackson.
At the Zvnda.
Mrs. M. O. Johnson, Mrs. O. C.
Palmer.
At the Alaskan.
E. Jean Gulllout, H. L. Christie,
Erwin Danker, Ed Provost, I. Sten
berg, D. P. Gage.
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BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
Mens’ Buck-Strips
Trade Mark Registered
Particular Buckhecht moccasin-type production.
Exclusive feature of construction combined with
Munsin Last make the Buck-Strip supreme for out
of-door wear.
In various heights to suit the needs of sportsmen,
engineers, farmers, woodsmen, etc.
THE FOOT PART IS OF TWO LAYERS OF LEATHER. THE MOCCA
SIN SEAM IS PROTECTED WITH THE PATENTED BUCK-STRIP. THE
LEATHER IS THOROUGHLY OILED IN THE PROCESS OF TANNING.
Sold Exclusively at
The Junction Shoe and
Clothing Store
.Fjrdn£ §nd Franklin
Phone 292
J. M. SALOUM §
'BASEBALLSEASON
TO OPEN MAT 20;
BIG CELEBRATION;
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City League Game to Open
Park—First Ball Be Pitch
ed by the Governor.
The baseball season will open in
Juneau Sunday, May 20, when the
Moose and Elks’ teams of the City
Baseball League will meet and the
City Baseball Grounds und Recre
lion Park will be formerly opened
according to announcement made by
officials of the city league today.
The day will be a gala time for Ju
neau. A parade to precede the first
game, a band to play at the ball
park and other forms of celebration j
are planned.
Gov. Scott C. Bono will pitch the!
first ball and Mayor 1. Goldstein i
will catch the first hall, officially |
opening the league series.
The grounds, will be completed!
and in good shape fcjr baseball in}
about a week, according to J. J. t
Woodard, chairman of the Play-i
grounds Conimityfs . A general turn-!
out will be called for Sunday, May j
12 for practice and a line of teams.
A sufficient number of players have!
already signed up to fill tho fouri
teams of the league but several,
more are wanted so that each team !
will have extra players.
The baseball suits have been ord-j
ered and will be here in time for,
'.he opening game. The colors for
the teams will be as follows: Elks,
white: Moose, gray. Alaska-Juneau,
jrab; American ■Legion, dark blue.
The schedule of the games
through the season will be as fol
lows:
May 20—Moose vs. Elks;. May 25
—American Legion vs. Alaska Ju
neau: May 29—.Moose vs. Alaska
Juneau.
June 1—Elks vs. American Le
gion; June 5—Moose vs. American
Legion; June 8—-Elks vs. Alaska Ju
neau; June 12-—American Legion
vs. Elks; June 15—Alaska Juneau
vs. Elks; June-T9—American Legion
vs. Alaska Juneau; June 22—Elks
vs. Moose; June 26—American Le
gion vs. Moose; June 29—Elks vs.
Alaska Juneau.
July 6—Alaska Juneau vs. Ameri
can Legion; July 10 — Elks vs.
Moose; July 13—Alaska Juneau vs.
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Watson Remains
In Port Until *
j Midnight; Reason
i
In order that passengers from
the Westward and those book
ing passage southbound from
Juneau, as well as officers of
the ship may at'tend the L ‘gis
latrve Pall tonight, 'the Admiral
Waltaon will not sail until mid
night for Beattie.
Kike; July 17—Moose vb. American
Legion: July 20—Alaska Juneau vs.
Moose: July 24—American Legion
vs. Elks; July 27—Moose vs. Elks;
July 31-—American Legion vs. Al
aska Juneau.
August 3 — Moose vs. American
Legion; August 7—Alaska Juneau
vs. Elks; August 10—Moose vs. Al
lska Juneau; August 14.—Elks vs.
American Is'gion.
LEGISLATURE BALL TO
BE BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR
A scone of ‘beauty ami harmony o’
decoration will greet the guests at
tending the Legislature Bull tonight
alt A. B. Hall. Large flags have ‘been
hung and draped effectively and
streamers of red and white, with
nther attravtiive features, are the gen
eral scheme. The orchestra plat
’orm has ’been placed at the far end
vf the hall from the entrance, allo-w
ng more space for dancing.
Dancing will start ait 10 o'clock,
rhe Coliseum Orchestra will furnish
he music. Punch will be served
luring the evening
Everyone on Gastinean Channel is
nvilted to attend the affair and the
loors will be open for an evening of
nforma'l entertainment, according to
he committee in charge.
Firebugs Are Believed
Responsible for Blazes
SACRAMENTO, April 28.—Fire
Chief M. J. Dunphy g'ave It as his
ypinion today that recent fires among
Japanese here, ait Stockton and Fres
no, whs the work of an organized
?ang. He said tihe recent fire in tho
Japanese school here, in which 10
ihildren lo3t their lives, apparently
tad no connection with the gang’s
work.
Old paper* for sale at Km pi re
MAY DAY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL j
GIVEN BY |
AUXILIARY TO ALFORD JOHN BRAD- |
FORD POST AMERICAN LEGION |
TUESDAY, MAY 1ST
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HEALEY GOAL
IS PLACED ON
LOGALMARKET
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Receives Shipment Here—
Price $1 Cheaper.
The first shipment ct coal from
the iHealy River coal min^ to ar
rive in Junoau arrived today on the
steamer Admiral Watson froftu An
chorage for tihe Pacific ('cast Coal
Company. The shipment is the re
sult of 'three gears' active effort of
the company In an attempt to ob
tain la shipment of coal from the
Healy River mine, R. R. Young, local
agent, said today.
The first shipment wtis obtained
partly on the recommendation o£ E.
Foster Bain, director of the U. S.
Bureau of Mines, and through the co
operation of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, a rate being given on
railroad transportation from the mine
to Anchorage, Mr Young said.
“The Pacific Coast Coal Company
has purchased Alaskan coal for Al
askans and 1s able to dispose of the
coal at a price about $1 cheaper
than on coal from Oanad-a.
"Despite this the fact remains that
the transportation cost to the com
pany Is $3 more than from Canada.
The eaail most be shipped a total dis
tance of 1,300 miles, almost the same
distance as from here to San Fran
cisco, 240 miles of this distance be
ing by rallrdad. The cost of trans
portation (by steams blip is $4, ihej
same as the cost of transportation
from Canada, and the cost by rail
road is $3, making a total cost of I
4
trans'portrfition of Alaska coal $7. rf*
against a total cost of $4 fro at Can
ada.
"The Hetaly River coal is in lum^I
form and ah recommended by Direc
tor Bain, I 'believe will be satisfac
tory to Juneau residents,”.
If such is the case, arrangements
.will be made for further shipments';
Mr. Voting's-ald.
'Hie Heajy RLVer coal Is now used
almost entirely in Anchorage and
Fairbanks.
ELKS’ BOWLING PARTY l
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
The Elks’ bowling party which
was scheduled for Monday night,
April 30, has been postponed inf
definitely, it was announced today.f
ARE YOU t tOOH1
CUESSER?
With each roll of film; •
left with us to be devel^
,oped you have one free;
guess on a oil colored*1
framed photograph.
Who will be the lucky
one?
TRY THE
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COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
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There is hardly an occasion during spring and
summer when you can t use a topcoat. For every
day wear it can t be equalled; you’ll want one for
motoring, for your summer vacation, for business. In
fact you’ll find it the most indispensable part of your
wardrobe.
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WOOLTEX
First of all, the designs; carefully, planned and
executed; then the fabrics; all-wool and chosen lor •
their goodness; and last but not least, the tailoring
—the work of experts, such tailoring as insur# you
long and lasting wear. I ; • ^,
Sold with other goods of quality at j
Goldstein’s
Emporium
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