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A S A TS 55 L T —— —‘Dail&f Alaska Empire There is a JOHN W. TROY .- EDITOR AND MANAGER Published EMPIRE PRINTING Streets, June nday by _ the cond and Maix evening except COMPANT at every eau, A Entered in matter, the Post Offic June Delivered by : one scribers notify the Bu in the delive; Telephone me in_ adyance SUBSCRIPTION RATES. carrier In Juneau, Dougla hane for $1.25 per mon: , postage paid, at the following rates: months, In advance, onth, will isine ry for Ed in advs confer a_fav Office of any heir papers. torfal and Business Offices, { they will promptly failure or irregularity 374, ME The Assoc use for reput it or not oth focal news p MBER OF ASSOCIATE ated Press is exclu blication of all news erwise credited in thi ublished herein PRESS. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO SE LARGER THAN THAT OF Al R PUBLICATION, ALASKA ! ND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Recently in commenting on the appointment by President Hoover of three Alaska Commissioners— Gov. George A. Parks, District Forest C. H. Flory, and Agent Dennis Winn of the Bureau of Fisheries | —to represent their respective Departments in the| Territory, did less thar acterized the appointments as another the tivated by the fric Portland Oregonian, undoubtedly mo- dliest of feelings towards Ala: e to the men named. It char- attempt by 1 justi the Federal Government to find a way of relieving Alaska of “the blight of bureaucracy.” “If those ful transfer another or ! of authority zation in one man in the Termtory, three men should recommend any use- of hould recommend any to officials in Alaska or any centrali- it will be cause for surprise,” the Portland paper declared in an editorial that appears in another column of The Empire, This is distinctly unfair to Gov. Parks, Mr. Flory and Mr. Winn. They are, it is true, Federal op- pointees. But they have rendered so many worth- while services to Alas that they are after all Ala employment no disposition here to criticise Mr. a, have demonstrated so often ns first, despite their ervice, that there is Hoover's designa- in the Federal u as Second Class Treadwell and entitied to the patches credited to vaper and also the authority from one department to| large delegation | vitamins, which have siggest vitamins have to make their arm up enoug tats, However, that the in worthwhile and G by Columbus These a complex for, for eating tonous over Anyway, hut had to November Doing commission of er. rather ton which is mend any | Territor Alaska, 1 Malays. |ness. But should be able every question | distant. | |wish to develop | Alaska | WATERMELON their drawback this is not gators of the Federal Bureau of Economics, Depart- ment of Agriculture, recently broadcast to the world luscious in satisfying amounts. of real note, maybe not ranking with the one made watermelons, them, sealed with the approval of Government s the skirmishing precede the decisive engagement of next? which it is designed to cure. should recommend any useful transfer of authority from one department to another or should recom- large delegation of authority to officials in Alaska, or any centralization in one man in the it will be cause for surprise. inhabited by Americans, has far less self-! government than have the Philippines, inhabited by One reason is that there are about 12,000,- 000 Filipinos in a tropical archipelago, while there are about 30,000 Alaskans in spots throughout a wilder- American genius iwho may be kept waiting for years. and isolation of life in Alaska are so great that the Government should be generous with those who e R R IR s VITAMINS. A good deal of talk these days about necessity to man, and foodstuffs present one or more of them. The in the matter has been that picked out the wrong kind of foods homes and the average man doesn't gh to vitamins to swallow their habi- Investi- always the case. watermelon houses vitamin C and also has vitamins B That is a discovery quantities, it certainly of more than minor rank are three vitamins that are worth developing and while most of us need no excuse if we now become glut- alibi ready made and ientists. our is Alaska’s battle of ballots yesterday was for strategical position which Something for Alaska. (Portland Oregonian.) Another attempt to find a way to relieve Alaska of the blight of bureaucracy is to be made by the three, appointed by President Hoov- They are to determine whether more authority for control of that Territory can be placed in Alaska than Washington at the outset by the fact that all three are bureau- | crats, each representing a department at Washing- but they are handicapped part responsible for the disease If those three men in for self-government to do better than to require that of administration must be referred for decision to an official in Washington, 7000 mxlesl It should not tie up the land in strict con- servation, so that every citizen who wishes to ac- quire a piece of it is regarded as a potential thief,! The hardships it and should give the pioneer op-} |portunity of reward rich in proportion. i needs a Government as distinct ithat at Washington as is that of the Philippines with all departments subject should have power to lead in development of the from to a Governor, who =5 3 country, subject to the authority of the President tion of them as Commissioners. One has but to read and Congress. He should combine the abilities of Gov. Parks reports to the Interior Department, his|, man and a big business: maf, His chief messages to the Territorial Legislature and observe | should be to make known the opportunities his official ac to realize that he earnestly|of the Territory and to place them in the hands desires to see every possible measu brought to Alaska —the Departr cisions, trol. The sa Bureau of Fi 15 in the Ter CONGR! » of government And in Mr. F possible leeway in making de- me can be said for the United States isheries, whose chief agent Mr. Winn ritory. ESS TURNS TO THOUGHTS OF ADJOURNMENT. Although there are several major legislative prob- lems still left that many m for its attention, there are indications nembers of Congress are turning their thoughts to adjournment at as early a date as pos- sible. June will be agreeable to many those whose terms are now expiring and who will| seek to be re of them face seems to be the latest date that members, especially to 15, turned in the November elections. Most primary fights that come during| the latter end of summer and it is highly important to them to b It is expected that passed in such shape that Mr. to approve i the transfer ment of Justice will be accomplished. with its fe; with, Legisls governmental anent basis f warrant, may be enacted. These, with the anrual departmental supply and appropriation measures, look like the limit of the achievements of the! e on the ground. the tariff measure will be Hoover will be able t. There is a strong probability that of the Prohibition Unit to the Depart-| Muscle Shoals, | zer and power problems, may be dealt ation looking toward establishment of a organization, or program, or relief of unemployment as conditions present session of Congress. Such matters as measures relating to consolidation tor Couzen's mission, the railroad banking or utilities regulation, Sena- proposal for a communications com- Watres-McNary ail mail bill to permit mail in passenger planes, have but little chance for action at tk maining to June 15, debates that forth in the 1e present session. Seven weeks, re- is entirely too short for the several of these matters would bring Senate, at least. RESPONSIBILITY ON OHIO STATE. While inquiries designed to establish the re- sponsibility for the starting the conflagration which wiped out the Ohio St prosecuted diligently, is not to be Ohio itself. the lives of hundreds of prisoners in are proper and should be the personal responsibility compared with that of the State of It stands convicted of gross negligence, ate prison of deliberately neglecting to take necessary pre- cautions to safeguard lives over which, in its ca- pacity as guardian ' of society, it had assumed absolute control. Acting under the sovereign power bestowed upon it by the people, behind walls, inside of a structure that safe. It had officers that menace to those confined within it, and those were in control of the prison the State to incarcerated these men was not been warned by duly authorized State the structure was a firetrap and a who It was the duty of have remedied that situation, to have it had done so when the conditions were brought to its notice. Its failure to do so has snuffed out the Mves in a horrible manner, of men who had a right ~ to expect their lives to be protected in every pos- sible way, and that failure is a black mark against ~ the State’s record. department | ment of Agriculture—noted progress has | been made in the past few years in allowing local | agents the utmost in administering resources under their con- on a perm-| of years, was allowed. | The bill wh comes from the propaganda, of they 'took not For self under fair (xx\m(lv school |the one hand, | have |ules. | | |girls who went bought tickets Indeed, that deal of harm, next year. inspired to go that will bring’ that for every —the stories of {got nothing. if one persons Despite the Inquirer.) Things are A good way somebody for | State Jowrnal) men and capital for development. ing this one much attention. Democratic and insurgent opposition was flattened out. through the Senate sheer ‘cowardice. |a stand on the belated sugar schedule puts him- |consumers in his own dis a count of noses on the controversial sched- |shop waitresses | Steeplechase lotteries. the Postmaster General to let contracts for (:al'ryingl"lmL Is going to do anyone any particular good. Buying lottery tickets is Amendment and has recently acquired a quart still maintains that possession is nine-tenths of the law.—(Philadelphia not so bad after season has opened and the tariff conference cannot last forever.—(Buffalo Courier-Express.) Stand Up and Be Counted. i (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) The Hawley-! Smoot bill was put through the House last spring by steam-roller methods. Know- ing the Senate would rewrite the measure, as Sen- ates have been doing with tariff bills in recent House leaders perhaps saw no merit in giv- Anyway, little debate ich the House passed in May got in March. As the measure Senate it is recognized as a product of trade and barter, or log-rolling, of high-powered wire-pulling; unsound as an econ- (omic measure; dishonest as a revenue producer. * * | Voters in all districts, going to the polls seven| jmonths hence to pass on the records of their re- spective Representatives, should know what attitude only on the completed tariff bill, but on such moot schedules as sugar, oil and the Irest of the products of the political barterers. Congressmen to dodge the issue would be A member who objects to taking suspicion of wanting to carry water lon both shoulders to pay dutiful homage to the of Pennsylvania tariff boosters, on | and to pretend friendship for the! ct, on the other. Let's The Lottery Winners. (Daily Olympian.) It is interesting to read that two Massachusetts to New York and got jobs as coffee are $12000 richer because they in the English Grand National Interesting—but it's not news news item probably will do a great in one way and another, during the Hundreds of people, reading it, will be and do likewise, and will spend money they cannot afford to lose on lottery tickets them nothing whatever. If the news excites you, you might remember story like that that gets printed there are several thousand that do not get printed those who bought lottery tickets and foolish business, even in 10,000 does get rich out of it. fact that we have the Eighteenth the Volstead Act, the man who Thirty-five Kentuckians have been indicted on charges of selling bad liquor. on ancient principles and if you don't sell her good liquor you'll get into trouble with the law.—(Cleve- land Plain Dedler.) Kentucky stands pa® all. The baseball fo start an argument is to nominate membership in the United States Supreme Court.—(Indianapolis News.) The straw vote may not break the camel's back, but it seems to be getting some one's goat.—(Ohio War Nurse Sends 'Sargon to Mother *In Far Off London 3. A. J. PAYNT “Sargon did so mucn for me that I'm sending a treatment to my mother in London, England. ‘I'm a trained nurse and served never in all my life saw anything like Sargon. I was almost a nervous milk, for months and I was con- stantly having to dose myself with drastic laxatives, and finally after long suffering I was down to 95 pounds. I started Sargon about a month ago and now my appetite is splendid and I haven't a trace of indigestion. My whole system is wonderfully strengthened and in-! vigorated, I sleep fine and am gain- ing weight every day. Sargon Pills overcame my constipation com- Fletely.”—Mrs. A. J. Payne, 214 N. 75th St., Birmingham, Ala. | Butler-Mauro Drug Co., Agents, —adyv. SHIPPERS ATTENTION The Motorship NORTHLAND will | sail for Juneau from Seattle on! May 7th at 9 p. m. For freight! reservations see Femmer or tele-| phone 114. adv. Northland Transportation Co. BRI ik LODE CLAIM LOCATION NOTICES overseas in the World War, but I|& wreck, was put.on a strict diet of i i1 By Appointment T T T e —— | PROFESSIONAL P & ————_{: | Helene W. L. Albrecht | PHYSIOTHERAPY | Massage, Electricity, Infra Red | | Rev, Medical Gymnastics, 410 Goldstein Bullding, Phone Office, 216 — | DRS. KASER & FREEBURGFR DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg, PHONE 56 Hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. — L e & Dr. Charles P. Jenne | 83 DENTIST | Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telephone 176 | Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST | Hours 9 a. m, to 6 p. m. | SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 569, Res. Phone 276 e —— U —_— Dr. H. Vance | Osteopath—201 Coldstein Bldg. Hours: 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to or by appointment Licensed Osteopathic Physi¢ian Phone: Office 1671. Residence, MacKinnon Apts. P l CHIROPRACTOR Hellenthal Building OFFICE SERVICE ONLY | Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 noon 2p.m tobp m | Dr. Geo. L. Barton | 6p. m to8p m | PHONE 259 5 ] Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Angeles Col- lege of Optometry and | Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Grouna | Both American and Canadian forms at The Empire. FERRY TIME CARD | ! | Leaves’ Juneau for Douglas and } ) { Thane 6:15a.m. 8:15 p.m. 7:10a.m. 17:30 p.m. 9:15am.t 9:40 p.m. 12:30 pm.t §11:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m, 12 midnight 3:15 p.m.t $1:00 a.m. *4:00 p.m. Leaves Douglas for Junean 6:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 17:45 p.m. 9:30 am.t 9:55 p.m. 12:45 p.m.t §11:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 12:15 a.m. 3:30 pm.t 1:15a.m. 5:00 p.m. *—Thane. t—Freight will be accepted. {—Saturdays only. §—Effective April 1st. Juneau Ferry & Naviga- uon Companv W.P. Johnson FRIGIDAIRE DELCO LIGHT PRODUCTS MAYTAG WASHING MACHINES | DAY-FAN RADIOS Phone 1 Front Street Juneau s DR. R R. E. SOUTHWELL Optometrist-Optician | Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | Room 16, Valentine Bldg. 10:00 to 6:00. Evenings by Appointment. Phone 484 | 2 Free Reading Room City Hall, Second Floor %' Main Street and Fourth Reading Room Open Frem 8 a m to 10 p. m. Circulation Room Open from 1 to 5:30 p. m.—7:00_to 8:30 P. m. Current Magazines, Newspapers, Reference, Books, Etc FREE TO ALL | | tomintt. “Fnie || Juneau Public lerary} i A | If you want superior work call CAPITAL LAUNDRY Phone 355 HARRIS Hardware Company Now located next CONNORS GARAGE AUTOS FOR HIRE -Carlson’s Taxi ANYWHERE IN THE CITY FOR 50 CENTS Careful, Efficient Drivers—Call Us At Any Hour-- DAY AND NIGHT—Stand at Alaskan Hotel Phones IT and Single O Carlson’s Taxi and Ambulance Service Graham’s Taxi " Phore 565 AND AT ARCADE CATE Day and Night Service Any Place in the City for 50 Cents [ S P S Prompt Service, Day and Night Z | ARCADE CAFE Northern Lite | TAXT | 50c¢ TO ANY PART OF CITY 1 Two Ruick Sedans at Your i 1199 Tax: S50c TO ANY PART OF CITY ‘Phone 199 Gastineau Hote) Service. Careful and Efficient Drivers. Phone Covica Auro SERVICE STAND AT THE OLYMPIC Phone 342 Day or Night 50c AnyWhere in City Try Our $1.00 Diuner | and 50c Merchants’ Lunch | 11 A M. to 2 P. M. Mabry’s Cafe Regular Dinners Short Orders Lunches Open 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. POPULAR PRICES HARRY MABRY Proprietor WOMEN folks have found that bread baking is simply cooking up a lot of trouble for them- selves. Our hread banishes baking day and makes each mealtime enjoyable, Peerless Bakery “Remember the Name” FOR GOOD || Cleaning and Pressing CALL 371 Work called for and delivered The Capital Cleaners l & — SsisssgsssssssssssssorosssesrsasesEsan: Safe Deposit boxes * our bank building is struction. struction ‘possible. Keep Your Valuables SAFE In Our Fireproof Budd’éng period, at a nominal fée. Built entirely of steel and concrete, risk by insurance c@p&nies. No com- bustible material was used in its con- Our vaults are of the heav- iest and finest steel and concrete con- The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska b EessssessseesessserssTesesseeeeesz) f various sizes may , or for a shorter ‘classified as an A-1 ESssssssmmrsssesasssmseeeseeee e e T — | l | | JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Special Attention Given to A tank for Diesel Oil burmer trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 5103 RELIABLE 7RANSFER G Our trucks go any place any time. and a tank for crude oil save PHONOGRAPH, RADIO and RADIO-COMBINA- TION REPAIR WORK The Florence Shop .l “Naivette” O | roguignole Perm- | anent Wave BEAUTY ECIALISTS Phone 437 for Appointment | | o JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO. ¢ Front Street, next to Warner Machine Shop CABINET and MILLWORK | GENERAL CARPENTER/| WORK GLASS REPLACED |/ IN AUTOS | Estimates Furnished Upon Request FIRE ALARM CALLS 1-3 Thrd and Franklin. 1-4 Front and Franklin, 1-5 Front, 1-6 Front, 1-7 Front, 1-8 Front, 1-9 Front at A. J. Office. 2-1 Willoughby at Totem Gro. 2-3 Willoughby, opp. Cash Cole’s near Ferry Way. opp. Gross Apts opp. City Whart. near Saw Mill. Barn. 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main, 2-6 Second and Main, 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall, 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn ‘Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harms, 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-8 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. 4-1 Ninth, back of power house, 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apta. 4-3 Distin Ave,, and Indian Sts, 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun, 4-6 Seventh and Inln. | Old papers at The Empire of- - et et oins rsed 11CE. b & Fraternal Societies | | - or ; | Gdstineau Channel 3 = B. P. 0. KLKS T Meeting every Wed- 4 w nesday at 8 o'clock. Elks’ Hall. Visiting R = brothers welcome. R. B. MARTIN, Exalted Ruler. ) Co-ordinate Bo# \{fl ry Scottish Rite [} | Regular meetings each month pt 7:30 p. m. Sook- WALTER B. E£ISEL, Secretary. LOYAL ORDER Juneau Lodge No. 700. Meets every Monday JAMES CARLSON, Dictator. W. T. VALE, Secy, P. O. Box 03¢ Second and fourth Mon* day of each month in beginning at 7:30 p. m. EVANS L. GRUBER, M. H. SIDES, Secretary. ies of Freemasou 1 L second Friday tish Rite Temple OF MOOSZ alght, at 8 o'clock. D MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 187 Scottish Rite Temple, CHARLES E. NAGHEL, Master; Secretary. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second and Fourth 4 Tuesdays of each month, at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite Temple. LILY BURFORD, Worthy y Matron; FANNY L. ROBINSON, Secretary. ) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - Seghers Counc.. No. 171 Ieetings second and Monday at 7:30 p. m. Transient brothers urg- ed to attend. Council, Chambers, Fifth Street. JOHN F. MULLEN, G K. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. DOUGLAS AxRIE 117 F. O. E.| Meets first and third &Mondays. 8 o'clock’ at Eagles Hall Douglas. ARNE SHUDSHIFT, W.{ P. GUY SMITH, Secretary. Vis- iting brothers welcome. LEGION, NO. 439 Meets first and third Thurs- | days each month, 8 p. m., at | | Moose Hall. JOHANNA JEN- | | SEN, Senior Regent; AGNES | GRIGG. Recorder. l ——————— THE CASH BAZAAR Open Evenings . Cable Office g | WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART ) | Opposite U. 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