The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1927, Page 6

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R — I You REALLY WANT To\ ENT i MR | | RoL Hou: T ES hou At WEEK, £A. BUY A RACING CAR! )™ ! Ay [IMPossIZLE r FNG HOW ABOUT A W LGTs Y| (R ABo > INTOXICATION NUTHIN' DOINY T CANT EVEN LOOK INA FINGER BOWL WITH- OUT GITTIN' SEASICK ! YEAR! BUT ALL Tiis TALK LOG ON GAVE ME A EXCELLENT EXPENSIVE- SPEEDY HAS \ BOXER IN PORT ON WAYSOUTH Famous Ship Calls at Ju-; neau with Reindeer— 20,000-Mile Trip a dozen rein be placed on markets, the ‘With more than deer carcasses to sale in local meat U. 8. Burean of Education Schoon-) er Boxer, Capt. S. T. L. Whitlam, | arrived in port at 1 o'clock yes-| terday affernoon from Seward a’ | ter a rought voyage across the Gulf of Alaska. The schooner i3 completing the last lap of a 20,000 mile voyage | made since August 20, when she Jeft Seattle for the Arctic regions. The objective, upon leaving Se- attle, was Point Barrow, stops being made at wayports to drop off school supplies and teachers On the way south from Poin Barrow the schooner loaded 200 tons of coal at Wainwright which were taken to schools on the} Arctic shore. At Point Hope, Kivalina, Kotze bue and Wales 514 reindeer were killed. The ship went to Nome and then started for Dutch Har- bor, picking up teachers, on the way, who had been ip the north for a year or more. Upon arrival at Dutch Harbor the Boxer loaded 350 tons of coal which had been brought north on a government transport in August, and sct out for Bering Sea to visit the various schools and discharge the coal. Amoug the towns visi- ted were Teller, Tin City, Wales, St. Lawrence Island, King Cove, Belkovski, Alitak, ‘and Karluk. For most of these places the Box- er also carried general supplies as well as coal. |er Viced down | perial, six cylinder, | and although the engine has bheen | never given a moment's troubl was forcea to ak Island for days be- ise of northerly gales and cold | her. Three attempts were| made to reach Seward but each tim2 the schooner became badly and was forced to re warmer weathe up at Afog- turn. and await and calmer seas. Twenty-five reindeer were ui- loaded at Seward and hides were :aken off for ti: Eklutna school. From Seward to Juneau severe casterly gales were encountered,! making traveling quite rouzh. From here the Boxer will go to Petersburg, Ketchikan, Metlakat- a, where some coal is to be dis- arged, and then to Seattle. Capt. Whitlam declared that the weather in the whole of the Ber- ing Sea district had been unusual-| ly severe this season and that; the freezeup had been several| weeks earlier taan usual Equipped with an Atlas Im- 30 H. P. defsol travels about A three of | are engine, the Boxer )60 miles each year. inder compression engine, which only two . cylinders used, is employed while the/ schooner is not cruising. T trip of the Boxer, when complet ed, will have been of nearly 20-| 000 miles, Capt. Whitlam sail, in the boat for five years it h A refrigeration system is in-} stalled on the schooner, whl("ll has a special cold storage hold for carrying supplies and meat. Be- sides having a gapacity for pro-| visions to last 90 days and fuel for 60 d vs, the Boxer is capable more than 400 to of freight in her hold. The Boxer remained in port las: night and unloaded her reindecr | this morning, sailing for Seattle shortly after 2 o'clock this after- noon. ——t——— Held Up at Afognak On the return voyage the Box- We make men’s sults for I F. WOLLAND, “Ready AMA Photographic Ari Greeting Cards ETCHCRAFT PRINTS OF SCENIC Something new every day in attractive Christmas Gifts MIRRORS to-Mail” GIFTS | | ALASKA Plate Glass, Engraved and Framed in the Latest Designs SEE OUR LATEST PICTURE Lights o Juneau It solves the Christmas Gift problem WINTER & POND CO. T AMERICA FIRST l ;.!mn:mwmhw Steanter Movements | NORTHBOUND I Alacka due tomorrow after- noon SCHEDULED SAILINGS | Northwestern scheduled to | | sail from Seattle Dec. 10 at | | 9 a. m. H | Princess Mary scheduled to | | sail from Vuncmxvor Dec. 15 | | | | f i ] at 9 p. m. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS southbound about | 11 p. m. tomorrow. | Admiral Rogers southbound | | Wednesday night. | Admiral Watson south about ! Dec. 10. LOCAL SAILINGS Mzrgnita scheduled to icave for Sitka and way ports at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. { Sails for Skagway every | Monday at 11 p. m. *Zirginia tV sails for Chicbagot and way ports at 6 o'elock every Wednesday night. For | Chatham Straits route at | 10 o'clock every Saturday nlshL Alameda ,vnr;cmm IV BACK FROM WEEKLY TRIP Virginia IV, Capt. Matt arrived in port from Chichagoff and wayports at 1v o'clock Saturday evening with t following ngers: from Chi- chagof-— M. Stanton and Miss A. Casey; from Hirst—Mike M Kallick; from Strawberry Point Bert Parker. At 10 o'clock yesterday morhn- ing the mailboat left for Tenak Warm Sprin, Kill o and W ports. S e £ {ADMIRAL ROGERS IN PORT BOUND NORTH Steamer Admiral Rogers, Capt. | Frank Landstrom, arrived in port lat 5 o'clock yeste morning from the south with 5 tons of freight, four days’ mail and the following passengers for Juneau: Charles Johnson, Mrs. B. Mc- Laughlin, E. C. Anderson, Mrs. A Kisko. Henry Mos: Charles | Cooper, Eilar Wicken, George An- derson, J. B. Johnson and A. Van Mavern, After discharging her cargo, a part of which was coal for the Pa- cific Coast Coal Company, the Ad- miral Rogers left at 2 o'clock yes- terday afternoon for Douglas to unload 100 tons of coal. Passengers leaving Junenu were: for Hanies— Mrs. Leslie White and Harry Brown; for Skagway—E. H. Richter; for Sit- ka—A. B. Jake and wife, Boris Kostrometinoff, Thomas A. Wood, Jessie Jake and Robert Harrison. N. F. Monjo is making the round ! trip. {KETCHIKAN BOAT HELPLESS, OCEAN SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. —After drifting helplessly eight {hours with a broken propellor and jammed rudder, the schooner Constitution, of Ketchikan, Alas- ka, reached here in tow of the lumber steamer Point Loma. Martin Ekrom, of leaving it shore, drifting toward ;MANY DEER SEEN BY THOSE ON MARGNITA Mailboat Margnita, Capt. Larry Parks, arrived in port at 9 p. m. yesterday from BSitka and wa; vorts. Good -weather, with the exception of & bad wind near Si:- ka and a few Show storms, was reported. Those on the boat said that in numerous little coves along the route small bunches of deer could be seeh and they seem- ed more mwu than in past seasons, Passengers arriving were: from Apex-El Nido—George Rapik and George Hanson; from Chatham-— John Murley; from Tenakee-—- Nick Sagoff, John Runquist, J. B. Hall, Andy Hansley, J. R. Nadon, H. C. Schult and Jack Corey: from Blflnnl—-flr and Mrs. H. B Lindblooni; m Hoonah—Mr. and Mrs. McKinley, David Johnson ' Sitka—Harlsn Kin THE EMPIRE IS THE MEDIUM Through whick the gencral public can always have its] | wants supplied. Closing time for classified | advertisements: 2 P. M. Closing time for display ad- vertisements: 11 A. M. | FOR RENT - s T Ten cents per line first In- sertion. Ttve cents for continuvus sub sequent insertion. Count five average words to the line. Minimum charge, 50 cents. FOK RENT FOR Rl"\'l‘--~l=‘urnxsne:l 3 room apartment. Phone 4802. FOR RENT-—-Partty tarnished 3 room apar t. Farnished house. Inquire Feldon Apartments. FOR RENT — Furnished rooms. Inquire Myren's Apartments or Juneau Bakery. FOR RENT — Building suitable for store or business location. Ideally situated. Phone 182. FOR 3ALE FOR SALE—New gas boat hull, 36 foot length, 9% ft. beam; oak frames and fir and cedar, best of material ‘and comstru. tion. Price below cost. Add Phone 3502. h. p. Frisco gas engines; one 6 h. p. stationary; one 5 h. p. hoist; one force pump; four ships compasses; two roll top desks; fire proof double door safe; 22 ft. gas boat 5 h. p. Regal en- gine. Inquire Chas. Sinclair. Standard |FOR SALE—A completely furn- ished seven room house on Sixth 8t. New range, rugs, lino- leum and Estey cabinet grand piano. A bargain for $2,500 cash. Call Empire 182, o 4502_' FOR SALE—Rooming house cen- trally 175. PIANOS, Victor Latest Phono- graphs and Records for sale and rent. Expert Piano and Phonograph Tuning, Repairing. Musical Goods. Mail orders fil)- ed. Anderson Music Shoppe Phone 143. located. Inquire Empire CLIFF Ap:zs, 1, furnished Apts. Z and 3 reem Phone 209. SEAVIEW Apartments fully furn- ished; 1-2 rooms; meat, clean and newly painted; baths. Also! furnished cabins $5.00 por month. LOST AND FOUND FOUND—Bunch of keys on ring. Inquire Empire. FOR' SAE--3 buildings and lot on lower Front Street. Inquire B. E. Benson, 188 Fromnt St. FOR SALE—5 rcom house partly furnished on Willoughby Ave. Inquire B. E. Beénsom, 188 Front St. FOR SALE—43 room apartment house completely furnished. Close in. Inquire B. E. Ben- son, 188 Front St. LOST-—Tire chain this side otl Gold Creek bridge. Reward. Dr. W. A. Borland. FOUND One 18 ft. round bottom boat | EST, MOS' ’BEST EQUIPPED JOB PRINTING {ASKa- THE EMPIRE HAS THE LARG- UP-TO-DATE AND PLANT Advertising arways pays. Use near Pt. Agusta with brass tag on stern (Tregoning Boat Co. Number 99.) Inquire U. 8. Com- missioner, Tenakee. MISCELLANEOUS WOOL Stockings and Caps made, to order. Mrs. B. Schwarzen- berg, Douglas. jome and have your fortune told from your hand. Work, business, marriage and the future foretold. 302 Froat Street. TIDES TOMORROW CHILDREN’S XMAS PROGRAN All children of members of. the Moose are asked to report to thef Moose Hall, Wednesday afternoon|| at 3:30 to arrange a Chfllh‘n‘ nrosnm. —adv. o1 pspfll lor sale at The pnp!m h Peterson froin the columns of The Empire. —_— —adv.f I SWICI ehfi lllverwn {1 fi one flat top desk; oneg FERRY TIME CARD Leaves Junzau for Douglas and e N *4.00p.m. 6:15p.m. $7:20p.m. 9:40p.m. 6:15a.m. *7:15a.m. 9:15a.m.t 12:30p.m.1 2:00p.m. 12 midnight 3:15p.m.t 11:00a.m. Leawves Dougas for Jnneuu 6:30a.m. R $:30a.m. 9:80a.m.t 12:45p.m.T . 2:16p.m. 12:15a.m. 3:30p.m.1 11:06a.m. t—Freight will be accepted. $—Saturdazs only. Juneau Ferry & Nawga- tion Company FIRE ALARM CALLS Third and Franklia. Frort and Franklin, Front, near Ferry Way. Front, zpp. Film Exchange. Front, opp. City Wharf. Front, near Saw Mill Willoughby at Totem Uro. ‘Willoughby, opp. Cole Barn. Front and Seward Front and Main. Secoud ¢nd Maln. Fifth anl Seward. Fire Hall. Gastineau and Rawu Way. Second and Gold. Fourth and Harris. Fifth and Gold. Fifth 'and East. Seventh and Gold. Fifth' and Kennedy. Ninth, back of power house Calhoun, ‘opp. Juneau Apte. Distin Ave., and Indian’ St. Ninth and " Celioun, Seventh and Main. Twelfth, at Northern L' r’ Twelfth and Willough! Home' Groeery. S Gy o o o e e o o ©9 09 €30O.CI 69 69 40 19 4G K080 19 B0 1t 1 1 k1 e DRI NWE D R-IDU oD H e ( TrE JuNeau LAuNDRY Franklin Street, between ¥ront and Second Streets FHONE 350 vertising aiways pnn. 'h zhflmumm“n! The m “WINGS OF SPRUCE m‘l‘;fifib LINDBERGH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC” o other wood that is equal in ° .,.,u.._, r Aeroplane mltnofim:. Southbnund Lv.Junean Dec. T Dec. 10 Dec. 21 ec. 26 Jamn. 17 an. 1 Jan. 4 Round Trip Reduced Fares now in effect, Juneau to Seattle and return, $73.50. Also reduced rates to California and return. Througn tickets sold from Juneau to Califor- nla ports also to New York via Panama Canal. Reservations and information on ROUND THE WORLD tours in connection with Dollar Steam- ship Line also to the ORIENT via AMERICAN MAIL LINE. BRICE H. HOWARD, Agent, Phone 4 GUY L. SMITH, Agent, Phone 18,Douglas,Alaska PACIEFIC COASTWISE SERVICE The ADMIRAL. LINE H. F. ALEXANDER, President Lv.Seattle Ar.Juneau Dec. 4 \Dec. 18 ALASK A STEAMSHIP COMPANY SAFETY—SERVICE—SPEED SAILING SCHEDULE Due Juneau Northbound Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Due Juneau Southbound Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec.. 7 Deec. 14 Boat— tYUKON ®ALASKA . NORTHWESTERN tALAMEDA ALASKA *—Will call at Petersburg t—Connects with steamer Starr, at Seward. Reduced Rates, Round Trip, Juneau to Seattle and return—§73.50. W. E. NOWELL, AGENT JUNEAU, PHONE 2 L. W. KILBURY, AGENT DOUGLAS, PHONE 435 Lv.Seuttle FOR PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, s;-rm] LEAVE JUNEAU SOUTHBOUND PRINCESS MARY—Dec. 20, Jan. 3, 17, 31 Reduced Lound Trip Fares ickets to and fron: a1l Bastern points of Uniies tates and Canada — Vnrloul Routes — Ll topovers. W. L. COATES, Aivni. b THE ALASKA RAILRM& throughout tie year operates regular passe w‘ THE ALASKA RA train service from Seward on the Coast to %-:fi m C] fln"‘ (l';. lo‘lllw hl‘k Interior, and over the Chickaloom and clmn’ During the winter ouths t each way, weekly, between S and tables and other lnlommon inguire ralircad agent, or write “ Dept. of the Interior - The official Mallboat of the Juneau and Sitka R. P. O. leaves the City Dock every Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock direct (o Funte Bay, Hawk Inlet, Killisnoo, Tenakee, Hoonzh, Chichagot, Sitka and Way Ports. Returning via Warm Springs Ba,, Kililsnoo, Tunl” Hoonah. Leaves every Monday night at 11 o’clock for Hal Skagway. Returning leaves Skagway Tuesday might at 7 o A F. McKINNON, Agent, Reliablo Transfer Co., Phone & COASTWISE TRANSPORTAilON CO. ALASEAN THE GASTINEAU OUR SERVICES TO YOU mll AND mg?% lxmmm ) l‘ !'jm

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