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4 e s DALY ALASKA EMPIRELMONDAY, MARGH: 18, 1929 mother country and people by 900 or more miles of Dflil}' ;fi I(l».\ a Efnl)ir(? waterws There isn't behind it that same push of people that characterized the westward migration JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER from the Eastern States. These are some of the e handicaps that have had to be overcome and some BMPTRE PRINTING. O NY ht f them remain still it i But the difficulties are being surmounted. There as Second Class would be fewer of them if, as Speaker Rothenburg ged, we became a more self-sustaining, locally in- il It is palpably true that too rnt community RIPTION RATES. J u D:',‘fl',:f-‘. Treadwell and myuch local money finds its way to other places; i following rates: money which, if it remsined at home, would even- e & abatbaing get into general circulation with material for a i {hey will promptly ial gain to everyone. ir paper f New industries coming. One—the manufac- ! s Oftices, 876, of paper, seems to have crossed the horizon and ASSOCIATED PRESS. is about to become a realized accomplishment. Once s Js exclusively entitled to the established, it will be followed by others. Where in- It and also the vestments prove profitable in one line, money is to oul” news pul ; be had for others, both related and unrelated. And ED TO_JBE_LARGER while they are materializing the great thing for Al- askahs to do is to maintain their morale. In naming George J. Love of Valdez, and John H. Kelly of Fairbanks to be Trustees of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, Gov. has made two excellent appointments. Both e pioneer Alaskans with a deep and abiding in- rest in Alaska’s affairs particularly in the educa- f its youth. They ould be confirmed without by the Senate. With Epringtime the thoughts of the average Mexican seems to turn to revolution and bullets. Jack Rabbits’ Speed. PROGRESS AND ALASKA. (Olympia Olympian.) How fast does a jack rabbit travel when he really umver of Commerce nuts his mind to it? Mark Twain used to assert of himself and that the jack rabbit could outdistance a desert gale if he chose to. Of all the animals of the plain, he only the coyote could give the jack rabbit a race. The ease with which one of these picturesque, long-eared rovers outdistanced one of Mark Twain’s STIENCe, oot dogs apparently left a deep impression on the one, that one of famous humorist’s mind. of kans when they are A Westerner recently was driving along a country a, road in an auto when a jack rabbit popped up in seem to go ahead?” front him and began loping along just ahead of his car. For several miles it kept this up, staying in out without effort when the car reached a speed ature, Gov. George and t ir mc said nely sugges- e up to a rsonal ex others h t quest wrong with Ala: y ¢ doesr v fro¥a the point when he local pe cause as simism 2 of 35 miles an hour. At last it turned aside—not ) has been a tendency of late (inqaq but simply satiated with the game. { view of conditi too narrowly So we have that much of a gauge, at least. tantial growth in many in- Thirty-five miles an hour, for a rabbit, it no mean missed or forgotte As the sJ And evidently the creature had more in vement in of trensportation. Steam- & BR i 4 A o : The “Clean-Up” in Porto Rico. shin. companies have provided modern, well-cquipped el L LR B sasanchly specdy wemela. for e B¢ 92- | \what Director of Relief Reckord in Porto Rico tion of the traveling put They compare favorably |o.jjs the “clean-up program” is almost finished with any vessels on similar routes. There seldom has the Red Cross done so big a job, and, is the Copper hwestern Railroad and |as usual, it has said little about it vas begun the Alaska R i built and operated |in the end of last year. A start was to be made by private capital ¢ by the Federal|With 10,000 native workmen, but the weekly payroll Government. There st @ community of any con- £000 ¥an up to 47,000 No less than $628545 has |been paid in wages. that hasr e € highway and the )™y f‘w‘ areas of crop land, chiefly for the pro- increasing yearly. Forests have beeh.quetion of coffee, had to be cleared. Owners of I 1 fields cu ed on small farms were glad to do the work for the 20 years ago were p I wilderness wds | wages offered. Seed was furnished by the Red Cross ted with f atms. reindeer industry is!to plant new. crops®™The small proprietors were en- by leaps and b The airplane ‘has |couraged to raise vegetables. Sales can be easily tay and this most modern method of trans- |™made in the towns. pid At the busiest time of the reconstruction the " |chief accountant employed a large staff of auditors {and typists, and 8000 che a day were issued. s not witnessed | Never before was so much work done by the natives. such as characterized |From the Americans they learned what hustling portatior hittli n differences to fractions of the of 20 years s It is true that the past decade Y ments al adv: the west But the Territory is!/means. It will be a more industrious and contended under different theories that require | Porto Rico because of the intervention of the Red more or less ¢ ion. Natural conditions are| ™ ™ Alaska is more or less an| where is the inventor of the escapeless peni- om the great mass of thetentiary?—(Botson Transcript.) not identical overscas Essentially land, sej If you want to sell anything—u a Classified. If you want to buy anything a Classified. If you have a room to rent, or house or an apartment—use a Classified. * These little classifieds work hoar, daily. use Try them—use a Classified, ! (From Court Note of a Los Angeles e | ALONG LIFE'S | { ~ DETOUR By SAM HILL [ NS — Modernism Down in Oklahoma The children they now teach, A Governor a man to impeach. i Observation ( President of Me:ico is if you don't mind dodg- Passin Being a a nice job ing bombs and bullets. Who Wouldn't? Blinks wouldn't you like to be | famous enot to get your picture on a ten thousand dollar bill?” Jinks: “No, I'd rather be lucky enough to get my hands on it.” It's a Grand Life Hereafter well never use the word fag when we mean cigarette. In a recent jingle we used it and found on the proof it had /been set up flag The wise printer, see- ing a correction marked, | tried again—and made it JAG. Safe Bet If e'er you meet a man Who's bawling like a calf The chances are he's heard Them singing, “Laugh, Clown, Laugh.” Why Dad Swore “Well,” said Bobbic with a smile, “I see you got another one all right, didn't you? “Another what?” asked the gen- tleman caller, who was puzzled by the kid’s evident interest i him. “Why, shirt, of course,” replied the kid, “daddy said you lost your in the stock market.” Useless Information If they are under one roof they are called a “St. Louis,” but if the two flats are on a car they are called something a heap "more pro- fane. Names Is Names paper.) Divarce granted: ISITT—Minnie A. from Noel R. (Was a time when Minnie was sure Isitt was it, but now she's con- vinced Isitt isn't it.) Musical Ambitions I've never cared To play a lyre, But I oft long To beat a liar. Mercy! “What's become of that greal scheme of yours for harnassing Muddy River and erecting a power plant?” “Ah, Congress notified me it wouldn't give a dam for such a project.” Try This on Yours * He: “My dear, you seem very much interested in my health.” She: “I am, darling.” He: “Well, a doctor says anger is very, very bad for the health, and hereafter when you insist on my eating spinach because it's good for me, I am going to feel you are just bluffing and what you are really trying to do is get me angry in hopes you can undermine my health enough to be able to col- lect the insurance money a little sooner.” Add Looney Ones I am sure you'll agree— If you e'er have seen Hetrodyne, To take her out to lunch Of dollars you'll need eight or nine. Joke on Him Jack: “Lend me five so I can eat the rest of the week. I've just spent my all in acquiring knowl- edge.” Bill: “Howzat?” Jack: “Oh, Mabel told me she was on a diet, but it took all I had to learn she meant only when she was buying her own eats.” Jes' Like a Husband His Wife (after the show): “I'd like a bite to eat.” Her Hub: “Well, you can have this one on my wrist a mosquito just gave me.” Financial Note Nothing can do a better job of coming down than rain—unless it is stocks that have been hitting the high spots. Passing Observation Ye old-time Knight Clubs were no place for Sunday School Super- intendents either. More Or Less True Any dumb Dora can make a fool of a man, but good husbands are so scarce it looks as if there were mighty few women who're good at making a man of a fool. After seeing how awful longer hair looks the average man is for a law prohibiting the women for wearing their skirts longer. We are going to have to quit quoting old bromides for we are getting tired of having to explain what a broom was when we sage- ly remark a new broom sweeps clean. A cynic is one who thinks two souls with but a single thought al- ways end up as two grouches with a single tongue. el Dell E. Sheriff, Juneau's plano tuner and rebuilder. Phone 573. | gmpire: NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF JUNEAU, TERRI- TORY OF ALASKA. NOTICE 1s hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions cf Or- {inance Number 177 of the City of eay, and in conformity there- with, a General Municipal Elec- tion will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1929, between the hours of 9 o'clock a m. and 7 o'clock p. m. of said day far the purpose of electing the (ollowing officers, to-wit A MAYOR; TF E COUNCILMEN ONE SCHOOL DIRECTOR. The Common Council of the City f Jun e neau having heretofore, by olution, duly designated the vot- precincts of said City and the Polling Place in each thercof, the electors are hereby notified: That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of Voting Precinct No. One of said City of Juneau, which arc as fol- lows All that section lyinz on the northerly side of East Second Street and West Second Street and the caid Second Street extended across the tide flats to the City Limits ind casterly of &old Creek wil sote in the Fire Apparatus room n the City Hall Building, located i\t the corner of Fourth nad Main Streets, the same being the duly lesignated Polling Place in and for Precinct No. One, City of Ju- neau. %hat an duly qualified voiers re- siding within the boun of Voting Precinct No. Two of sald City of Juneau, which as fol- lows: All that sectlon 1 on the southerly side of E ect Street and West Seconl Street and the extension of said Second Street across the tide flats to the City Limits will vote in the Gross Build- | ing, located on Block H. Lot 2, the same being the duly designated Polling Place in and for Preninct No. Two, City of Juneau That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of Voting Precinct No. Three ot said Jity of Juneau, which are as fol- (© All that section lying on the northerly and westerly side of Gold Creek and the oil pipe line of the Electric Light Company, in- sluding the Seater Addition, will vote in Burford Residence, located upper side Willoughby Avenue, the same being the duly designated polling place in and for Precinct No. Three, City of Juneau. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, t0th day of March, 1929. R. H. SHEPARD, Clerk of the City of Juneau, / Territory sof Alaska. this papers for sale at The Old NOTICE! & } Dr. W. W. Council will be | located at 109 Front Street. | | l[ Telephone No. 382. | “ After Friday, February 1st, | | | ! | - Here's promptness — 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 name Carlion taxi i= on the door. Carlson’s Taxi and Ambulance Service Phone Single O and 11 . — Berry’s Taxi PHONE 199 Stand at Gastineau The Packard Taxi PHONE 444 Stand at Arctic - Prompt Service, Day and Night CovicH AuTO SERVICE STAND AT THE OLYMPIC Phone 342, Day or Night Juneau, Alaskas o PSSO U i ti——— Old papers for sale at The | | R. J. ALCORN, M.D. | Physician and Surgeon | Rooms 514-17-19-21-23 Gold- | | stein Building. Telephone 423 | Special attention given to di- seases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, e ANOTHER SPECIAL Rubber Sale % OFF on all Rubber Goods, Hot Water Bottles, Syringes, Gloves, Baby Pants, etc. T B ST R T M S S g B e T SN HELLAN’S . PHARMACY Next to Valentine’s “hone 33 DRS. KASEF & -— '|\T ProFEssioNAL | PROFESSIONAL | FREEBURGER DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 66 Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTI3T Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Buil ‘Telepnone 178 —— Guaranteed new stock. Dr. H. Ostecpath—20 Residence, Gastineau Hotel Free Delivery 1 Hours: 10 to ; 7 to 8 or by appoinmsnt Livensed Osteopatnic Physic'an Ph 1671, Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR, Hellenthal Bidg. S — Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469, Res. Phone 276. Vance Goldateln Bldg. 1 1 to §; ice - e Office Service Only : i ¥ Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 :Jlmeau Public Library{||p. m. to 6 p. m. and 7 p. m. . i to 9 p. n. Phone 529 2 E Free Reading Room Hrnrs it { City Hall, Second Floor is not the practice of "ng'nfl. t Main Street and Fourth Surgery nor Osteopathy. z Reading Room Open From e " ! 8 a m. to 10 p. m. b . oy ! Robert Simpson {Circulation Room Open from 1 :m 5:30 p. m.—17:00 to 8:30 p. m. ent Magazines, Newspapers, Reference Books, Etc. ( FREE TO ALL t Curr Graduate Los Glasses Fitted, Opt. D. leage of Optometry and i i Opthalmology Angeles Col- | Leng?s Grouné { Mabry’s Cafe Regular Dinners | ! Old papers at the Empire. HARRY MABRY oprietor 0ld papers Empire. Dr. R E Eyes Examined | Room 16, Va. 10:00 to 6:00 . 80U Optometrist-Opticia= -Glasses Fitted lentine Bldg. Evenings by Avopointment Short Orders Vhone 484 Lunches ) T e Open 6 a. m. to 2 a. m. P 3 POPULAR PRICES Helene W. L. Albrecht PHYSICAL | } e B | for Medical Gymnastics, Massage Electricity 410 Gcldstein Bldg. Phone, Office, 216 THERAPIST sate at The i at The Empire. Corner 4th and Franklin St. New, select line of visiting cards THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Phone 136 FRYE BRUHN with full line of Quality Meats PHONE 38 Cordova Smelt—Hoonah Crabs | B R | Dave HouskL, prop. Have You Ever Considered That when you spend a DOLLAR, you also spend the interest that dollar would earn: Every dollar deposited in an Interest Bearing Account in this Bank will doube itself in 17 years. A Savings Account with us will make your future brighter. The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES i { — Fraternal >ocievies or Gastineau Channe’ [ ARG o O e A | nesday - '? 3la Lol o’cloce. uneau Lions Club Leater D. Henderson, Presiden, H. L. Redlingshafer, Secy-Treas Meets every Wem B. °. 0. E'.KS . Meeting ever Wednesday even ing at 8 ¢ cloch Elks' Hall = H. Messerschmidt Exalted Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretas Visitiug Brothers welcoms, Co-Ordinate Bodles of Freemasonry Scottish Rite Regular meotings | <econd Friday each nonth at 7:30 p. m Scottish Rit. LC AL ORD:L A ¥ MOOSZ % eloow WALTER HELLAN, Dictatos J. H. HART, Secretary. 206 Seward Suilding VOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 137, iecond and Fourth Mon- lay of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, be- //\\ Gnning at 7:30 o'clock. /‘1 P~ . o) SCOTT, " > Masters m8 B LN NAGHEL, Secretary. Order o% EATERN STAR Second and Fourth Tueas. days of each month, al 8 ‘o'clock, Scottish Rita Temple. MAYBELLHE GEORGE, Worthy Mate ron; FANNY L. ROBIN- SON, Secretary. “NIGHTS O COoLUMBUS 3epheve ChuncH No. 1760, V_.etings secor.d and lasv. Monday at 7:20 £ 4 Transient orothers urged ‘¢ attend. Counell fham- ‘ers, Fifth_Street. iDW. M. McINTYRE 3 K. R 1. J. TURNER. Secretary. DrUGLAS ASRIE 117 F. O. Mee's Mcnaday nights 8 o'clock kagles’ Hall Couglag. Willlam Ott, W. P. Guy L. Bmitn, Secretary Visiting rothers welcome. AMERICAN LEGION Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month in Dug- out, on Second St. LE ROY VESTAL, Adjutant. g WOMEN OF MOOSEEEAR 6 LEGIOR, NO. 439 Meets 18t and 3rd Thursdays | each month, 8 P.M. at Mocee | Hall. 1 Kate Jarman, Senior Re- | ent; Grigg, ,'_' Agpss Grigg, Recorcer Brunswick Bowling | Alleys FOR MEN AND WOMEN Stand—Miller’s Taxi Phone 218 & | | | 3 APANESE TOY SHOP H. B. MAKINO Front Street P. O. Box 218 for Mail Orders CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAND and GRAVEL AND Carpenter and Concrete Work No job too large nor too small for us MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO. Building Contractors PHONE 62 et P 4 MORRIS g i | JUNEAU TRANSFER COMPANY Moves, Pucks and Stores Freight and Bag, l | Prompt Delivery of ALL KINDS OF COAL