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that “Frisco” San Francisco was a gay and dashing place when r name was first shortened to the one word of JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER wo short syllables San Franciscans have a right to object to the use Published B ev (Yr(hl m(la) by the v EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Of “Frisco” 'if they don't like it. They Biret Junast, Aleske. exercised their right. But they are wrong when Entered in the Post Offi matter. they say it means nothing. It means a lot to the pioneers of the Pacific, and it has been honored in 58 in Juneau as Second C SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier in Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and fond of Pacific lore. Tha or $1.2 ¥ i e ev‘";rn? ?‘p(elr' "I‘f:l’l‘}x:sm., rates: To the people of the Far West, for many decades ice, $12.00; six months, In advance, gfter the discovery of gold in the Sacramento Val- it “The City,” though By mail, One year, in $6.00; one month dy in advance Subscribers will confer vor if they will promptly ley, San Francisco was usually T s fallure of irregulatity }pygoqn often used and usually so by seafaring bt Business Offices, 874 |people. Later, after other cities were developed on 3 nEs the Coast, the term, “The City,” gradually faded| ER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. remained. Usually they are old The Asso s exclusively entitled to the out but “Frisco” use for rep all news tches credited to g4 hough not residents of San| 1t or not ot ed in this paper and also the time Pacific Coasters, though no resid £ tocal news published herein Francisco, who say “Frisco.” JLASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER — THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION After all that has been he municipal & B election the otk Cl go gave Mayor “Big| Bill” Thompson a majorit in the Chicago City SOUND DOCTRINE. " Council \ that the growth of Al- = | to secure Outside| A¢ that there will not be complete satisfaction t of the resources of the Gov. P it aska deps capital for tI pme with the situation until we hear that Mr. Territory and th stion that it follows that we ting in the Vermont spring sunshine busily must do all that we can to encouarge capital to , come to the Territory is so sound that a mere state- ik P Lik d e ment of it ca Those Mexican warrior: that is his theory and economical | opoueh to the American border to get across it in and conservative governs are the things that' cice of defeat and thus escape execution. will do more than vtk rage the i < investment of capital in the Te Bears Get Lease of Life. Let capital be convinced that Ala are earn- estly striving to a L.n\l the zmte i :‘ld:(;\‘w:p (Scattle Times.) of their Territory, that they want capital to develo i resources and not to plunder, that capital invested Secretary Jardine of the Department of Agricul ; ture does not agree with the residents of the square deal med- count unreservedly upon a without undue to believe here may and busine: Kodiak-Afognak group of islands that the Alaska | s Aremensng prown bear should be exterminated as an aid to| and we haye ‘epeLy.26ason animal husbandry. He has turned down a numer- there will be growth in the North commen- g signed petition presented by Delegate Suther- te with the richness and attractiveness of our asking that the protective regulations be re- moved, but he intimated that the ruling might be ydified later if a more convincing showing of » could be made. Sportsmen and others interested in the preserva- ild life hold that it would be a great pity bear, largest of the earth’s carnivorous hould be exterminated. Residents of the and resources. STATES. SCOL D]\(‘ THE Hoover lectured Lhose States which have not in- terested themselves in the enforcement of the Fed- eral Prohibition Several States refused toplace Pro- x1iia istands, however, contend that the huge| hibition enforcement laws on t tatute books, and prown bear sometimes kills as many as twenty head they have been targets for a lot of scolding by the of cattle in one massacre, and that_ it is dangerous | Anti-Saloon League. It is doubtful if the President to human life. It is the old conflict between senti- | himself can help the situation by joining in the ment and business. scolding. In It is everywhere agreed that the brown bear is an customer. try c vmlusmns with it unless a safe retreat is open d unless mighty sure of his weapons. A wounded has all the potentialities of trouble possessed would | py a stick of dynamite. of the Eighteenth Amend- X tates of the Federal Union gn con Iths and in very many things | independent of the Federal Government. I seem to be worse than futile for the President to From a practical standpoint the brown bear is of scold them for anything concerning which the Fed- |no value. On the contrary, it frequently is an ex- eral Government has no authority to act. They Pensiye denizen of the woods. The probabilities are might tell him to jump in the lake or something tht it will have to give way to the flocks and herds | else than would disfigure his dignity and to resent of the dsland fapers 1o reglons less fayarable to| 2y & halbleds domestic livestock it could still flourish. There is | P b R BE DRI no more likelihood that OBJECTING ’1'0-——“}"111\'(‘0 % | than the tigers of India. $ 5 | S R A e R SR | &1 v AT b San Francisco people iving in New York are writ- | _The new Governor of SZansas is trying to dry up ;;‘vcenli:;el:o:f ]}:;:”_Z;;m:z :;:‘:; u:fowtrlxwn:]o'\"Fr::’:.]"{' one of the examples that made the cu‘untry adopt They insist that “Frisco” means nothing. In thls,‘p e Awoulm they are voicing the long continued contentions of | ~ That faint cheer you heard eame from the practically all of the residents of the glorious old |monkey house at the Zoo when a scientist denied Pacific metropolis. that have more authentic history than Pl”sm S0 SAD SREICIRCD, » VIRY - IREK ‘“”‘he e“”z The trouble with the futile old system of de- gold days San PFrancisco was “Frisco” all up and|g.,jve armaments is that when your navy gets down the Coast, in California as well as elsewhere, strong enough to make you feel secure, it's also and it was “Frisco” wherever sailors sailed the seas. |strong enough to make the other fellow feel horribly The New York Evenmg Post was ngm when it said pnsccure Azc»ncnman Enquxrer) spite of tk the sey that of |Quirer.) o KEEP WARM and : DRY THE BLACK BEAR WAY BLACK BEAR STAG SHIRTS, WATER REPEL- LANTS AND FLANNEL SHIRTS ARE IDEAL FOR ALASKA FISHERMEN AND LOGGERS— 3 You Halibut Trollers . . . Yes, and Log- gers, too, need good, stout clothes at this time of the year. Clothes that will stand “ hard service and wear like iron. Clothes ¢ that will keep out a driving rain or a wet, sloppy sea. Just slip into these strong, BLACK BEAR water repellants and the warm, dry coziness of a geuuine BLACK BEAR stag or flannel shirt and you won’t mind the stinging rain or salt spray. Big, Comfortable, Sturdy, Rugged clothes made for men doing men’s work . . . The utdoor man’s choice every time. rugged the Black Bear label. insist on this Brand then buy with the knowledge that you are getting honest merchandise and genuine satisfaction. A complete stock can be had at the lead- ing stores in town. Alaska’s Favorite For Over 26 Years sounds sort of gay and dashing, for have long | ————- literature that also means a lot to those who are| Coolidge | ays like to fight close | The experienced hunter does not | it would become extinct | Yet there are few nicknames | that the ape was man’'s ancestor.—(Cincinnati En-| = - i | ALONG LIFE'S { DETOUR | | | By BAM HILL —_— Their wives quit kissin,’ ! Is cause they find The thrill is missin’, 1 Interesting Information Usually a new suit means a bill |from the tailor, but when Mr. and | Mrs. Robert Suit, of Los Angtles, got a new Suit the other day, the |bill for it—her, rather—will come from the doctor. | | Huh! | “Well! Welll I hear you have |taken unto yourself a mate!” said Perkins, meeting a recent bride- | 7 | groom. | “Wes,” he admitted, “but the; (room) mate I.had at college had some advantages over her.” “Huh! How's that?” “Well, clothes.” I could always borrow his | | A Whiz “Is he good at golf?” | “Say, he is so good his profanity seldom ever gets a' workout when he plays | Some Flowers I don't know what he really does, Thoug’ florist i | | am quite sure he is no vet | ing hard to raise and a Violet. ti-prohibitionist I've ever ran across Jinks—Say, he even won't let his wife have gold fish because he says he can't stand anything around {thet is that fond of water. Located We tag as the prize pessimist the Igem who refuses to start a con- | tinued story for fear he might die | before it was finished and so.never be able to find out how it ended. You've Probably Noticed— | Most people don’t seem to be any | keener about being poor in spirit than they are |about being that way in pocketbook. Come on Spring! | The things I say of winter time | Would make a pirate blush with shame— sick of seeing and sleet— I wanna see a baseball game! {I'm snow and ice Ri,','ht To Date Guest: I notice a fashion expert says a man's clothes should hnr- monize with his home.” “Smith: Well, our house is fur- nished with antiques, so I guess my clothes harmonize with it all right.” Never Can Tell We yet may live to see the day when an aviator who has himself and plane insulated against grav- ity getting stuck up in the air and S. O. Sing for a wrecking crew, that hasn't been, to come up and " |pull him back to earth. You Know Him The neighbors have no earthly use For Abner Allen Bluitt; The reason men ‘ Whitman’s and Augustine Kyers’ Candy BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Free Delivery ~ Phone 134 WHEN WE SELL IT IT'S RIGHT Sub Station Post Office No. 1 p % N ) N N 3 | “Nuff Sed” ) \ N \ ! N N N N \ } N N \ : ‘ { All Home Accounts are now Kindly pay same to J. B. Bur- ford & Co. at once. Grocery due. i At last the better blade for GILLETTE RAZORS Radium Blades are better blades because they are made of the fa-; mous Swedish Razor Blade Steel,! the finest in the world. They sell at the same price as the regular Gillette Blades. Phone 25 Free Delivery Peérless Bakery 127 Front St. Phone 222 AUTOS He never cleans the snow off his walks, But thinks the sun will do it. Different Now “Times have changed,” remarked the man who had been reading of a new record made in the air. “Yes,” replied the other, “those non-stop flights used to be made by absconding bank cashiers in- stead of aviators.” Not That It Matters But when and if this plan for making all drivers take out a Ii- cense goes into effect will a mar- ried man have to buy one for both front and back seat? Useless Information ‘When scientists talk about a “cold light” they are not referring to a frigid blonde. | No Fan The hot stove league has just kicked out, Jim Long, a pessimistic feller, ‘Who does predict our boys, this . year, Will finish in the cellar. Easy Money lay in such an expensivz stock of liquors?” “Host: writing the best article on how to enforce the dry laws.” More or Less True If a married man acts almost cheerful it’s probably because he's just read the girls on Mars have six legs and he feels cheered up to think how lucky he is his wife and daughters are of this earth and have only two legs a piece that need expensive - hosiery. The medern girl's idea of getting' a job is to marry a nice young needs spending. It is getting so after a girl is she begins to look forward to a divorce with almost as much of a thrill as she did to a wedding. —— Forget - Me - Not Tea Room will serve breakfast from 8 to 10 after Guest:- “How can you afford to | FOR HIRE Here’s pmmptnels — effi- ciency—service —says Taxi Tad. Public preference is shown to Carlson’s taxi service because you can RELY on the driver to take you to your destina- tion in safety. For your pro- tection—be sure when getting a cab that the mame Carlson taxi is on the door. Caclson’s Taxi and Ambulance Service Phone Single O and 11 —- B “Oh, I won $25000 for Berry 8 Taxl PHONE 199 Stand at Gastineau ;l'he Packard Taxi PUTSS man who has a lot of money that|{ prompt Service, Day and Night CovicH AuTo SERVICE STAND AT THE OLYMPIC Phone 342, Day or Night Juneau, Alaska A 4 l‘O‘M papers (or- sale at The r [ R. J. AL(,ORN, M.D. Physician and Surgeon | Rooms 514-17-19-21-23 Gold-| | stein Building. Telephone 423 o PROFESSIONAL | = DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER DENTISTS | Special attention given to di- 301-803 Goldstein Bldg. | seases of Eye, Ear, Nose PHONE 56 | and Throat. v Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. SCHOOL TABLETS DENTI3[ and PENCILS Rooma !n-‘;cllm:'vmm.. & Telepnone 176 School Tablets twice as e — big for half the price, 5 and 10 cents each. PENCILS, ONE CENT s ot i, Charles P. Jenne Dr. A. W. Stewart | DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469, Res. f P! EACH 'hone 273, , Dr. H. Vance 9 Oltecnnlh_—flll (M‘.L'Vfiln B.Id. HELLAN’S | T oS idung | PHARMACY ey Gthios 1art e | Residence, Gast'neau Hotel Next to Valentine’s <o e Phone 33 Free Delivery Dr. Geo. L. Barton g A —===3 | | CHIROPRACTOR, Hellenthal Bidg. NSRRI AR S A — Office Service Only Juneau Public Library Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Floor Circulation Room Open from 1 to 5:30 p. m.—7:00 to 8:30 p. m. Current Magazines, Newspapers, Main Stre Reading Room Open From 8 a. m. Reference Books, Etc. [ leage of :ptometry and i Opthalmology R A Glasses Fitted, Lens2s Grouné o —_— Hours: eet and Fourth 10 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. CHIROPRACTIC is not the practice of Medicine, Surgery nor Osteopathy. Phone 529 i to 10 p. m. Robert Simpson Opt. D Graduate Los Angeles Col- Wt s Mabry s Cafe Regular Dinners Short Orders Lunches Open 6 a. m. to 2 a. m. . POPULAR PRICES Dr. R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist-Opticiae’ Eyes Examined-Glasses Fitted | Room 16, Valentine Bldg. | 10:00 to 6:00 Evenings by | Avpointment Y'hone 484 | HARRY MABRY st Gy heilths Proprlefor Old papers for sate at The ! Empire. Old ‘papers at the Empire. Medical Gymnastics, Massage Electricity 410 Goldstein Bldg. Phone, Office, 216 P 3 Helene W. L. Albrecht THERAPIST 2 at The Empir New, select line of visiting cards —— THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin St. Phone 136 t for———ea ——— o i s FRYE BRUHN with full line of Quality Meats Cordova Smelt—Hoonah Crabs PHONE 38 ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES TIME weakens your earning power It also as DAve HousgeL, PRoP. Time Will Tell you near old age. strengthens your through the regular addition of in INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT terest. Prepare for the future by start- an account today. The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska R - Juneau Lions Fraternal >ocieries or Gastineau Channe® ' Club Meets every Wag nesday -* *2°'%0 o’clock. Lester D. Henderson, Presiden, H. L. Redlingshafer, Secy-Treas B. 5. 0. E.KS * Meeting ever Wednesday evon at 8§ ¢ clock Co-Ordinate Bodles of Freemasony Regular meetings ! #econd Friday each m m Temple, B. tar, \ WMOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NGO, Second and Fourth dAa Scottish Rite Temple, be- ginning at WALTER P. SCOTT, Master; NAGHEL, Secretary. Sephers Council No. 17¢0. M. #onday at 7:30 p. Transient orothers urged te bers, H M %nlghu kagles’ Couglss. Willlam Ott, W. P. Guy L. Rroihers welcome. N ing Elk; Scottish Rite nth “at 7:30 p. Scottish Rita WALTER HEISEL, Secre- Y. LOYAL ORD:. A OF MOOSE Juneau Locge No. Mocts every Monds night, at % Ycioe® WALTER HELLAN, Dictatos J. H. HART, Secretary. 206 Seward Suilding Mon- y of each month in 7:30 o'clock. CHARLES E. Order of EATERN STAR oud and Fourth Tues: ays of each month, at o'clock, Scottish Rite b )] ENIGHTS O COLUMBUS -etings second and lesv £ attend. Council Sham- Fifih _Street. M. McINTYRE 1. K. H 3 TERNER, Seeretars. DOUGLAS ASRIE 117 F. O. ¥, eets Mondasy 8 o’clock Hall &mitn, Secreliry Visiting ST AMERICAN LEGION Meots second amnd tourth Thuraday each mowtl I3 Dugout. | ' WOMEN OF MOOSEEEART LEGIOR, NO. 438 Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays ! each month, 8 P.M. at Mooss | Hall. Kate Jarman, Senior Re- | gent; Agpaes Grigg, Hecorce: & Brunswick Bowling Alleys FOR MEN AND WOMEN Stand—Miller’s Taxi Phone 218 JAPANESE TOY SHOP H. B. MAKINO Front Street P. O. Box 218 for Mail Orders & P e MORRIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAND and Carpenter and Concrete 5 Work No job too large nor too small for us .. MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO. Building Contractors PHONE 62 JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY Moves, Pucks and Stores Freight and Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL