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1928. By BILLE DE BECK WE GOTTA HEAD 1M | W HE S GOT ThHE WORKINGMAN | . AND THE FARMER BEUING / FOUR VEARS O THar /\ OFf OR WE RE SuNK e WA - BARNEY GOOGLE N THE ) Nou.GWYS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 11 HE waAY HE'S GOIAL TS A Sad WHITE HOUSE MEBGE 4 p. m. yost'y. 207.9 40 40 6 Cldy o S“!‘!Nvt‘ffgg*q BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG } IT $OCKS CikE By WORLD MISTER EiGHT— The CounTRY n m. today 2080 33 96 8 Snow T CAMPAIGA Georts QKMNY sk \4 Il '}L/‘V\ 4 //'x WERE TWENTY. MILLION STRONG 'E ANTI- i e 0F WinKS WORT 8E-FIT FER VS BASEBALL A . NTi T SCOOFERS con todny . 29.84 37 89 E M o2 % i ~ SN - ¥ - oy : CARTEON "~ - ol i e , - - : : 3 TOMORROW:S: DON ALBCRT S& FEATNU?S .SCo0FER To LNE - e CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS NERNSPAPE ¢ ' (7 STERDAY i TODAY Au. OF. & Highest 8 pm. | Tow Ba. m._ S8am !’rvulp 8 an. 1 w‘t‘. ’ 'TA‘ temnp.__temp.___|__temp._tewn, Ve ._Weather LEANE TiE' 26 20 E 0 Clear 28 24 10 Trace Snow Pt. Cldy | e ’ ‘ R@B\;\)\‘\Q STRAGHT FoR Tie W\-\\Te nouse! 28 8 Clay Weatl:er Conditions As Recordetl by the U. S Wmller Bureau Forecast for Junean lnd vu:inity. beginning 4 p. m. today: winds. Probably showers tonight and Thursday; moderate couth LOCAL DATA @ HENRY L 4 Time— Baram. Temp. Humidity Wénd Velocity Weather o VAN PRAAG @ Nome Bethel Fort Yukon Tanana Eagle St. Paul . Duteh Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Ketchikan % Prince Rupert. Bdmonton ... 38 26 Seattle 52 52 Portland ... 68 56 San Francisco.. 64 58 28 26 12 10 Pt. Cldy 50 16 0 Clear 14 36 Trace Rain 42 40 Trace Snow 43 A2 Mist 14 10 “VANISHING AMERICAN" each receiving 162 votes, and At- IS AT LIBERTY TONIGHT|torney General John Rustgard “Ma- - holds that there was no election. Whether Famous Me' says the vacancy /must be knew what they filled maccording to law, which per-| atory meet to be held in Peters:|hands when they decided to. filarfnnts the City Council to. appoint| burg, April 21. Lillian Aalto, with | this Zane Grey story, or simplyfa.member to ‘hold until the nexti mMrs, Eldred Ireland, Seattle; i her humorous recitation, “Miinie|discovered it after it was mad.|election; provided the remaining|n. carrigan, Sedttle: A, H. Wil at the Movies,” won the gm.\‘lj st as the old prospecior of tha{membets of the Behaol Board con- (g4, Seattle; Juck Steel, Seattlo; medal. West happened to discover the[sent to it. othérwise the vacancy|ggear Tilson, . Seattle; Mr. .m" The other most paying gold mine when the {must be filled by special clection!yps 1, 0. Hoff. Seattle; Mrs. D. Tuesday evening in the school auditorium. Madeline Riedi, reading dam X,” won the right to repre- sent her institution at the declam- i high .20 Cldy Clear Trace Rain 10 Rain 0 Clay *—Less than 10 miles AT THE HOTELS Gastinéau Oscar R, Hart, Seattle; Handy, ' Ketchikan; Mr. Players-Lasky had in their. Fred and TIPS S NOTE —Observations at Dutch THarbor, Kodlak, Juneau, Prince Rupert, Bdmonton, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco are made at 4 a. m. and 4 p. m, Juneau time. who performed cred, » \ , new WEATHER The pressure is moderately est in the ocean south of the Alaska Peninsula. It the western United States except the North Pacific States and is Measurable precipitation is report- ed from extreme Southeastern Alaska, Western Canada and West- have fallen over most of Alaska but have risen at most of the Alaska stations near the Pacific Coast falling in the latter district. ern Oregon. Temperatutres CONDITIONS low throughout Alaska and low- is high in —f DOUGLAS NEWS J. R, GUERIN IS DOUGLAS MAYOR Chosen for Post by Coun- cilmen — Financial Statement Presented s |and Lot Sales, §77.00 The newly-elected City Counci of Douglas held its first meeting last night with all’ members, five of last year’s councilmen and two members, being present, for the .purpose of organization. Updn the declination of Hang Loken for the office of chairman of the Council and Mayor ex-of. ficio of the town, to which the high ‘vote in the city election usually entitles the recipient, J R. Guerin was unanimously. elect ed to try his hand at the job Felix Gray was again re-elected as city clerk. Appointment or election of other officers and em- ployees was laid over until the next meeting to be held April 17 Old Council Dissolved Prior to dissolving, the old Council ordered bills amounting to $84.50, covering the recent elec tion, etc., paid, and then listened to Clerk Gray's final reperts of the past year's business, and the report of the uudlmr. Mrs. C. A Fox. Before adjourning sine die, May. or Anderson thanked his fellow councilmen for their hearty sup port and co-operation during the year closing. Statement of Finances A review of the figures present. ed by City Clerk Felix Gray in his annual report to the city last night, while not a large surplu: of cash is shown, better than $2,000, in the equivalent of cash or stock on hand, is manifest. A condensed report of the finance: tollows: Statement of Receipts and Di bursements for Year Ending March 31, 1928: RECEIPTS Balance cash on hand 1927, $214.36. Receipts as follows: Wharf Account, $17,144.93; 1927 | Tax Roll, $4,55: Misc. Taxes Licenses- | Federal and Auto, .00; Refund of School Loans, §3,170.00; Magis- | trate’s Fines, $20.00; Rent of Lib | erty, $420.00; Miscellaneous, $974 | Total Receipts—$27,033.5 | Total Cash to Account I«n 247.93. April 2 $27, DISBURSEMENTS W f Accounts, $15,041.23. Purchase of Coal and Expense, $9,270.51. Oils and Expense, $940.74 Lumber, $1,262.73. ‘Wharfinger's Salary, $1,680.00. Repairs to Wharf, $1,458 60. Miscellaneous, $328.65, Public Schools — Maintenance. $5,964.00. City Hall Expense, $630.45. Police Department and City Jail, $374.10. ;‘ne and Water, as under, n.»{ Fire Dept. Maintenance, Watch- men, Equipment, & Misc., $374.14 Pump House and 8. W. Pump, Misc., $201.10. S. W. Pump repairs, etc., $291.30. Repairs to Tank and Hydrant, $97.50. Fire Truck Repairs and $99.50. Fire Hall and Alterations, $165.52. Streets—Lighting and Cleaning, §770.60. Blection and Taxes, $104.15. Health and Indigent, $60 00. Streets—S8idewalks and Sewers Expense, $1,822.63. Repairs to Liberty $145.21. City Clerk’s Offi Salary Misc. Expenses, $301.85. Miscellaneous—Exchanges, $900.49. Total Disbursements—$27,206.77. Clerk’s Balance as Audited and on Hand March 31, 1928—$41.16, City’s Resources at Close of Year March 31, 1928, Cash on Hand, $41.16. Whart Assets—Coal, Lumber, $1,188.43. L Due City Wharf, Receipts, Mar. 10 to 31, $916.66. Cash Working $100.00. Refund due trom Sehool, $2,000. Total—$4,276.24. Gas, ete. Theatre, and ete., o1l and a4 Fund, wharf, Deduct—Amount for coll. unpaid invoice, $2,102.50. Total Net luuwcau-—-n 173.71 4 ,M'Olfl the egsul yoRy;. Dousls #T. ‘A. ‘meeting which was held TONIGHT— Featuring Zane Grey’s “THE VANISHING AMERICAN” STARRING RICHARD DIX and LOIS WILSON A PARAMOUNT PICTURE The picfute that will live in one’s memory after hundreds have passed away. PRICES—!O 20—40 cents itably were [burro upon which he i"ox, . “The MAlll':nI(l-lu-xrmg quartz vein, ', Bluette Uberti,|ing the glittering gold, it ; Alma Savikko !to tell. But one thing Arena”; Lucile in the Shadow “The Death D “Peter Projects, wards, “Here Comes the Bride.” New officers of the P. T. A elected for next year are: Mrs. have faded away, Glen Kirkham, president; Mrs. L. ing to critics. This feature is a Edwards, vice-president; Floyd | the Liberty tonight. Henrickson, secretary; Sam De-. “The Vanishing American” deal von, treasurer | with the vanishing Red Skin. 1 Those appointed on the program starts, first, with tha eliff committee for the next meeting' ers, perhaps two thousand are Miss M. Sey, L. D. Hammock, | ago, who, Mrs. F. A. J. Gallw cuvity to their The picture “Atlanta’s was won by the high school. eral numbers were sung by high school. Refreshments served by the Sophomore class one j can’ one's others memory after hundreds o lives that Race”| Sev- | the accessible sides of the clif leama lazy, wera2 | dlans, a more sturdy Irace of people, descended — e | them, and exterminated taem. REBEKAH CARD PARTY | A N T R ok | DOUGLAS FIREMEN ARE Tomorrow evening in the Odd| Fellows hall the Rebekah Auxil:! jary will give another of their| popular card parties. It will be the fourth in the series of five! which was started in February Everyone is invited. ——————— All members of the Dougla Fire Department are requested t begin decorating the | day night. | el A | NO ELECTION IN RETURNS TO HOME Robert Harrison, old timer of Douglas, who is nearing eighty | years of age and is dependent on the Territory, Rogers last evening. for the Pio-! B. Y. Grant and Dr. O. H. Whale, neet's home in Sitka. for member of the School Board THE COAL SUPREME DIAMOND BRIQUETS are a scientific blend of a high grade bituminous with a cooking coal, moulded into solid lumps of concen- trated heat just waiting to be released by your furnace, range, heater or fireplace grate. Order from your transfer or Pacific Coast Coal Co. PHONE 412 C. D. FERGUSON, Agent FOR REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT TEEMAN Primary Election, April 24, 1928 rode hap- Walter Savikko, reading, “In the|pened to kick off an edge from a disclos- is_hard & ,can and Bernico Id-| tell-that “The Vanishing Ameri is a picture that wiil live in accord- dwell- yeams becanse of the sense of e cama to them from dwelling in the in- , ‘be until the Red Skin In- and warlike upon | CALLED QUT TONIGHT turn out tonight at 7:30 o’clock to Natatorium | for the big dance to be given Fri-| EVENT OF TIE VOTE In the recent election at Wran- |mslolfl' WC!ETY MEETS left on the Admiral| geil there was a tie vote between op at least ten days’ notice. 011 PAINTINGS OF BEYMER TO ADGRN BALL PARK SIGNS - Genuine oil paintings ol tamous | scenes in Alaska will beautify the| Juneau Baseball Park during the | coming season, according to an announcement = made today by, George Don Beymer, well known| painter of the Territory. | Mr. Beymer said today he| |agreed to do the painting par-| ticularly as an aid to the Junean | Fi Department, which has) charge of the grounds, and as a! benefit to Juneau merchants. During his 22 years in Alaska, | Mr. Beymer has. spent much of | his time traveling throughout the Territory muking original sketches | and hundreds of various nrlglnal, paintings were made on his tours.| He has already agreed to paint | s|a Mt. McKinley sketch for the o| Nugget Shop, one o Taku Glacier for the Pacific Coast Coal Com-| any, and one of Mendenhall Gla-| cier for the Juneau Motor Com-| pany, he said. The Red, White | {and Blue Sign Shop, which is op- | {erated by Mr. Beymer, 15 lf‘unml‘ at 346 Front Street. | g | t 5 t g | - The Nutrhnrn ngm Misafonary 1, FBociety will-hold its regular.busi- ness meeting tomorrow, Thurs- !ua) April 12, at two o'clock in thie Manse. All- women who arel interested are cordially invited, it was announced. o Junedu Bakery Products are for sale at these grocery stores: Behrends—Gastineau Belmont—George Bros. California—Giovanetti Garnicks—Juneau Sanitary VENTILATE FOR {Mr. and Mrs. 8. |'T J. - Williams, Myrtle Matson; Anchorage; Hirst-Chichagot; .. . A. Ranmsay, 1. Keil, Seward; Johnson; .J. C. Black, Portland. Alaskan Andrew Larson, Seattle Ralph Perich; H. A. Berry, Taku Har- bor; John Rudy, city; B. A. s-m.‘ marski, Buffalo;, William Wing, ' B. C.; H. G. Welch, eity; Chos- ter B. Ellis, Annex Creek; Rex Cox, Fairbanks; W. Johnson; C. Otto, Latouehe. ' Zynda Ida Nelson; R. 8. McVay, B. R. Hayes, Bel- B. Crowell, Port V. T. Makepeace, | Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Karl | Thelle; Mrs. James Truitt dnd sons, Petershorg. Mrs, Bellingham; lingham; ¥, Althorp; DPr. 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