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would be the case under the provisions of the Blake bill. In view of the fact that both the date of Ter- | | Daily Alaska Empire Fraternal §ocieties | o VALIANT DUST | |2 vEARS AGO £ | PROFESSIONAL JOU™ W TROY - - PRESIDENT AND EDITOR |ritorial elections and the time for holding sessions Author of RORERT W. BENDEB - - GENERAL MANAGER[or the Alaska Legislature are fixed by the Organic by Percival Christopher Wren -isucester || From The Empire Helene W. L. Albrecht Gastineau Channel | . - Act, the Legislature, so legal authorities agree, prob- % 3 3 li Wt s B s sty b b b °g[“]:;:"?h;‘f o ke thess chanass out.| . SYNOPSIS: A dirty Arap | Bombell would have given the &omeeoeee—— e PHYSIOTHERAPY s MBI NTRG COMBANT 91 second and Maip [PI7 has not the right to make these changes out-| prings g mescage from the Kaid | Jarm, fired his rifle. | MARCEH 21, 1913 Massage, Electricity, Infra Red P. 0. ELKS meets o, Alaska et {right. However, the method followed in (h.e House In| of Mckazzen to Major Napoieon Besides, would rifle-thieves have| Governor Walter E. Clark signed Ray, Medical Gymnastics. :Very Wednesday at o Tost Office In Tunesu as Second Class |enacting the Blake measures probably will produce| Ricecli of the Foreign Legion. | cft the rifle, even if they had tak- tpe ; 307 Goldstein Building B m. 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CITY'S POSITION SOUND. | 1f there are property owners in Juneau who havz been concerned with the e¢ity’s financial situation, the statement issued last week by the City Council in Th: Empire, showing in detail the income and outgo for the past year, together with the report of City Clerk ‘Shepard which was in the nature of an explanatory supplement, should serve to reassure them. Anyone examining the financial setup can readily see that the city is fundamentally sound The City Council, under Mayor Thomas B. Judson, has not only kept within its budget but it has cleared its books of all unsecured debts, leaving only‘ the funded debt to be taken care of in the coming year. The reduction of that debt, amounting to $155,000, next year by $10,000 as contemplated by the present Administration ought to be easily achieved. Mayor Judson’s long regime, extending over the past s has marked the most extensive public improvements in the city's history. It has given the city a fine start on a complete system of permanent streets, a perm system that covers almost the entire to he most Y mplete high sch in the Te:ri Public improvement, 15 kept f private developn iere has { waste of funds, no u ; expendi- pullic funds. The public business has been iciently because it has had someone look- it at all times. wer ECONOMY BEGINS. fwoosevelt has taken time in the midst of ti rgencies facing him when he took office o te his promised economy by strik- ing from the Government pay roll the names of the officer d employees of the President’s Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership. i The saving thus effected is a small one, to be sure, but the President’s action is a straw in the wind. It presages the consolidation or closing of other bureaus and departments that were brought into being heedlessly, have never functioned properly | or that have outlived their usefulness, if they ever had any. Word from Washington has it that the Federal | Home Loan Bank Board is to be abolished next and that the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce are to feel the deep bite of the axe of economy. There are also indications that tHe United States Shipping Board, the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion and the Aeronautics Division of the Depart-! ment of Commerce are to be combined in one trans- portation agency. Thus the long-promised re-organization of gov-| ernmental departments with a view of amputating costly excrescences is in a fair way of being realized. ‘The expenditures of the Veterans' Bureau, many of which cannot be in any way connected with military service and do not arise from that source, are to be drastically curbed. Economy becomes something more than a word in a party platform, and the President again justifies the nation's ovcr-growingi confidence in him. naugu ADVANCING ELECTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. The proposed advancement of general elections and legislative session dates, provided for in bills recently - introduced by Representative Blake of Nome, is in accord with suggestions made to the Legislature by Gov. Parks in his biennial message. As the Governor explained, the Territory will be forced to hold its general elections several weeks before the first week in November if it is to be represented in new Congresses after the “lame duck” amendment to the Constitution becomes effective. Congress will then meet the first week in January. If the Territory continues to hold its elections in November, under the laws governing the canvassing of returns the Delegate to Congress probably would not be able to take his seat before March 1. Obvious- ly the cure for this is to put the elections date sufficiently far ahead to insure that the certificate of election can be issued to the successful candidate in time for him to take his seat when Congress convenes. This can be done if the date is changed to the second September Tuesc as Mr. Blake proposes. While ‘there is no such pressn; necessity for changing the date for holding the lczislative ses- sions, there are sound reasons why a January date is preferable to the present March opening. Gener- ally it is more convenient for the members from other Divisions, particularly those in which placer ‘mining and similar seasonal employment is prevalent. ' Under the present system, members of the Legisla- the desired results. It passed the bills with the addi- [tion of a new section to provide for them to become \:-r[um\'v when validated by Congress. By definitely expressing the desires of the Terri- 1[0:‘_\‘ in this legislation, the Legislature will give Congress something to base its own action upon. |And Delegate Dimond is certain to have less diffi- culty in getting favorable action on the measure than would be the case if the more formal memorial werz relied upon. Sister Dolly Gann is now going to turn author to record some of the choice bits about society in the national capital. That ‘makes it unanimous since the insouciant Alice has been writing already for somgtime. Action! (Cincinnati Enquirer.) The events of a dramatic week-end, events com- ing with startling rapidity in the first 36 hours after his inauguration, already have tested the temper of the new Chief Executive and the strength of his will to action. There is no hesitancy here, no waiting upon words, no opportunism. President Roosevelt has struck vigorously at the first great emergency to face him. The example of his leader- ship is contagious. As a result there is new hope and courage in the hearts of the people. It is evidznt that the new President is ready for a planned attack on the present financial stringency, an attack bégun by assumpiton of war- time powers to protect the interests of America and merican depositors and to be carried in detail to the Congress, called to meet Thursday. President Roosevelt has won wide commendation for his ener- getic attack on this problem. It is necessary now to provide at once for a suitable flow of exchange, for the meeting of pay rolls, for the needs of trade. This need was to be met Monday in many cities, including Cincinnati by the issuance of sound scrip. The proclamation of the holiday closing the banks temporarily delayed this action, and at the same time authorized it as soon as the Treasury Department draws up regula- tions governing the issuance of scrip. This tem- porary medium of exchange should be provided im- mediately, as it udoubtedly will be provided. There is, without doubt, a new feeling of en- couragement, of new hope, in the air. Perhaps most of us feel that the country has been “out on a limb™ for a long time, that we have fallen to solid ground and that now, with certainty under us, we can get to our feet and heal our bruises. The bruises are less painful because a new leadership, promising a watchword of “Action!” has promptly taken drastic action to match a drastic crisis. New Gold Supplies May Help. (Daily Olympian.) One of the most important developments of the current year may ventually prove to have been the discovery of a new gold field in South Africa. This field is believed to have a capacity of approximately one-fifth of the world's present gold production, and if its yield comes up to advance estimates it could have a profound—and welcome—effect on the world business depression. It is common knowledge that the great de- pression of the '90s was overcome in large part by the new supplies of gold which poured into the world market from Alaska, from South Africa and from an invention which increased the efficiency Riccoli has ambiticns to be a ruler himself, and plots treach- ery to France. Years before Ricceli yas forced to leave the French regular army because Cel. Le Sage found him ocut. And Otho Belleme, English gentleman and Legionnaire, has been given a pacsword by the “Arab” which identifies him as a colonel who once had offered Otho a com- mission in the Secret Service. Otho’s puzzlement is increased by apparently traitorous invita- tions frem Bombelli. Major Ric- coli’s orderly. Riccoli entrusts the “Arab” with a dangerous message for the Kaid of Me- kazzen. 2 CHAPTER 10 BOMBELLI OR LANGEAC? Sergeant-Major Vittorelli him- self thereafter entertained the messenger, who seemed deeply in- terested in the men and ways of the post, and, after sunset, lantern in hand, escorted him to the gate n the trouble io’remove Bombelli's Ajaska sody? and saw him out into the night. As the Moor swung down the hillside to where his camels were tethered, a mile or so from the fort, he frowned in deep thought. | “It might be a genuine coup,”| he mused. “It might. And then| again, if I know my Riccoli, my budding Napoleon . ..? We shall| see.” | With a ragged tough-looging man, clad in a goat-hair cloak, | whom he addressed as Pierrepont but who appeared to be but a dirty Arab camel-driver, he d g matter at some length, and in the French tongue, as they drank cal-“ fee together. | “Wonder if Langeac will have; any difficulty in joining us to-| night?” mused the dirty camel~| driver, changing the subject. | “Not he, my dear Pierrepont. Or: if he has any difficulty, hell| overcome it.” Both men laughed. | “He saw you all right today?” “He did.” “Quite. We fairly exchanged ! glances — after I'd made the| sigh. . . “Yes . Langeac will be with us by-and-by,” he continued, *“and| then we'll get off as soon as pos-i sible.” { “Langeac's the clever one,"‘ smiled the dirty camel-man. 1 “Clever as the devil,” agreed the other. The two sipped their coffee in silence for a while. “What are you laughing at?7 injuired the camel-driver. “Thinking of Riccoli’s face when I confront him with Langeac.” “May I be there to see,” breathed the camel-man fervently. I . 4w of the process of extracting gold from ore. If the same sort of thing should happen again, we might find many of our present difficulties dissolving almost without warning. A harrassed and sorely- tried world hopes that this possibility may speedily become a reality. The Emerald Buddha. (Los Angeles Times.) Two Englishmen impelled by a reckless spirit of adventure, staking their lives against a treasure that may not exist, are making their way to Ankghor in the Cambodian jungle, to rediscover the Emerald Buddha. According to the oriental legend, the four-headed Buddha is the guardian of an im- mense treasure buried under the great tower of a Buddhist temple in the ruins of the dead city of Angkhor. Five times the Emerald Buddha is reported to have been seen since Angkhor was rediscovered; but swift death has overtaken each vandal who profaned this Buddhist holy of holies. Three years ago the French Government made an official search for the Buddha and the treasure it is supposed to guard; but the members of the French expeition failed to locate the sliding stone in the crypt under the tower. The two English adventurers have received permission to make the search and are guaranteed one-third the treasure and an escort for its re- moval. While the treasure is probably a myth, there is historic interest in the quest. Angkhor was aband- oned seven centuries ago. One morning the Kmer Emperor at the head of 3,000,000 of his subjects marched away through jungle and desert, leaving what was then one of the richest cities of the Orient behind. The record of that hegira is in- disputable; but no cause has ever been discovered for this abandonment. There was no invasion, either real or threatened; and the only explanation of the Chinese historians is that they were driven away by the angry gods. The magnificence of the abandoned city is fully attested by the ruins. The “emerald” is reported to consist of thousands of stones fitted into one enormous jewel. Once the Buddha is reported to have been seen since the French occupation. A man of the name of Saunders had gone with a companion to search for the sliding stone. When he had been absent for three days, a searching party found him, lying with most of his bones crushed at the foot of the battlements. In his hand he held a smodth egg- shaped ruby and two other rubies were found on the ledges of the Bayon. He told an incoherent story to a French surgeon before he died. There are about ten billions on deposit in mutual savings banks in this country. And still we're seeing ghosts and shivering with fright!— (Philadelphia Inquirer.) ture who are engaged in these industries,often find it Inconvenient and expensive to attend. This would be aveided if the Legislature should meet early in wuary. Then, too, the changed Congressional date another reason for advancing the session. 1v: “(ugu are to be gained by having ncide with that of Congress, as , The professional Prohibitionists are acquiring a dim idea that the tide has turned against them.— (Detroit Free Press.) The world map is just a jigsaw. After it is laboriously put together with blood and tears no one can think of anything to do but break it up again.—(Detroit News.) Sensation . . . ! ¢ Nine days' wonder. § An interest in life at iast—an absolute tonic and a marvelous cure of ineipient sun madness. Bombelli had not lived in vain for he had deserted in the night —and given les legionnaires some- thing to talk about. At least, he was missing from his post, and he could hardly have vanished into thin air, been spir- ited away, kidnapped. “What a fool!” said les legion- naires as one man. i Where on earth did he think he could get to, from there? How| long did he think he was going to live in that desert with out water?) The silly lunatic knew what a terrible business it had been for! the properly-equipped section to reach the spot where they had built the post. And how long did he suppose he was going to escape the attention, and attentions, of the Arabs—Bed- ouin, Touareg, Hoggar raiders, Moorish mountaineers? What did| ,bed and folded himself up, “We exchanged glances—" can, the species of sacred and in- fectual camel that would call itself a rifle-thief and come and kill a sentry—only to carry away his corpse and leave his rifle behind! child, Poussin, who, having had a glass of wine, put his uniform to upon the shelf above. “No, Bombelli has deserted, and by this time tomorrow hell be back, his tail between his legs, beg- ging for a cup of water.... Or €lse hell be brought back by ‘friendlies,’ filled like a sole, and with a few eyes, ears, lips and oth- ler spare parts missing.” “Such are not spare-parts,” ob- jected Pere Poussin. Slowly turning a majestic gaze upon the foolish interrupter. “Indeed?” replied Tant de Soif. “By the time poor Bombelli has been induced to spare them, I should have thought they'd have been remarkably spare-parts. But then, of course, unlike yourself, T am not a thinker . .. Now, if any- one had said that a rum-bottle was a spare-part of you . . . “Yes. Bombelli has deserted and will either come back alive or be brought back dead—some of him, anyhow.” But Bombelli neither came back nor was brought back, and'of all the puzzled men in Post One, none was more puzzled than Ser- he suppose they'd do to him when they caught him, as most assuredly they would? The poor pitiable silly fool. What, to desert. too, high in the favor of the Sergean Major should desert! A man wh Wwas never “for it,” never never in trouble of an —al man moreover, willh good p:rkmg& as an officer’s servant. Well, well—if they'd been iold‘ that one of the Section was going to desert, the very last man they | would have expected to do so! would have been Major Riccoli’s orderly. \ Nor, it transpired was that the| queerest thing about this queer| business, for it soon became known ' that Bombelli had deserted un-¢ armed. v Absolutely unarmed; for, before going over the wall, he had leant! his rifle and fixed bayonet against| it, and there they were when the 13, lieve him. Actually, Bombelli’s \rifle and bayonet, and no Bombelli, |Could you beat it? Mad, of course—a clear case of madness, And yet, who in the whole post had seemed a less likely subject |for an attack of the desert-mad- | ness? That there should have been any ogx:r sort of attack was unthink- able, ; worse spot could he have chosen ind. all Africa, from which to attempt sergeant of the guard came to re- || geant-Major Vittorelli — unless it were Major Riccoli. (Copyright, 1932, F. A. Stokes Co.) Strange help is plotted, tomor- w, for Otho Relleme. »:ka editorials. They interpret the merchandise news. —,————— bl?R_ESH KING SALMON. Alaska Meat Co. —adv, ity to assist them 42 YEARS BANKING B Malony, V. M. Dupey, W. H. Wag- He would be as bad as his foolish | Established in 1891 this bank has continuously since that time assisted in the upbuilding of this tity and p Territory. Qur customers value and appreciate our willingness and abil- sistent with safe and sound banking. The B. M. Behrends Bank first bill to pass the first : Legislature, the Shoup Woman Suffrage Bill, at 3:55 ummed up old Tant de gclock in the afternoon, using an Figure to yourselves, if you ordinary steel pen in a carved ivory pen holder. Oak Olson and Jack Chamber- lin, well known traveling men ar- rived in Juneau on the Mariposa. Deputy Collector of Customs George W. Woodruff, who had been in charge of the sub port or! Fertymile was in Juneau awaiting where he was to be stationed in charge of the customs business. A permanent record of the scene when Governor Walter attached his signature to the first bill to pass the Legislature was made by W. H. Case, photographer. In addition to the Governor, Re- presentative Shoup, author of the bill, Senator Conrad Fresding, who piloted it through the Senate, W. W. Shorthill, private secretary to Governor Clark, were in the pic- ture, A large party consisting of mem- bers of the Legislature and friends in Juneau, chaperoned by Senator and Mrs. Millard, enjoyed the swimming pool of the Treadwell Club in the evening. Senator Henry Roden, who had the big affair to be given as a benefit for the purse for the All- Alaska Sweepstakes in charge, an- nounced that all the committees were working on the entertain- ment and that Juneau people would be given the surprise of a lifetime. Passengers arriving on the steamers .Alki, Northwestern and Jefferson included Mrs. Harry Ma- lone, John F. Malony and Mrs. | ner and G. J. Gleason. Six sisters have been members of championship ~ basketball teams, and Ruth, just 11, will enter high school in two years determined to carry on the family record. She |already swims, plays tennis, bas- ketball and volley ball. Louise, 24, the eldest, is girls' ahtletic director at Southwestern college, where she starred as for- ward after playing with the cham- pionship high school teams in 1924 {and 1925. May now plays on the | State Teachers college sextette and |helped win a high school city championship in 1931. Marjorie and June, playing as forwards, were instrumental in win- ning the high school district and West Tennessee basketball cham- pionships last year, and both were named “all-west” forwards. Laura, Alice and June are playing for the same high school this year. —————— There’s big news for you in the advertising columns. 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