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COUNCIL NAMES TORKILSON FOR GARNICK'S JOB Only Applicant to File Elected Unanimously as Street Commissioner. By a unanimous vote the City Council last night unanimously elect ed Olaf Torkilson, former employee of mining companies In this district to be Street Commissioner, vice Frank Garnick, resigned. Mr. Tor kilson’s tenure of office begins on June 1 next, at which time the pres ent commissioner leaves office to accept a position with a company working over the Treadwell tailings on the Douglas Island beach. Mr. Torkilson was the only appli cant for the office. He said he had soma fifteen years experience with local mining companies, including several years with both the Tread well and Alaska Juneau companies, in work very similar to that required of the local street commissioner. Councilman T. B. Judson said the new commissioner Is an expert car penter, a good shopman and mechan ic and familiar with concrete work. Mr. Torkilson will work with Com missioner Garnick from next Mon day until the latter retires, famil iarizing himself with the program adopted for this year and with the Work generally that has already been started, aiding also in the Installer tion of the rock crushers before the end of this month. At last night’s meeting of the Council, a petition was received from the local American Legion Post ask ing that a certain tract, slightly In excess of two acres, bo set aside In Evergreen Cemetery as a burial plot for the bodies of ex-Servlce men. It was tabled until the next regular meeting next Friday evening. A copy of the recent grand jury report was also received and read and like wise carried over until early In June for further consideration. HOOPER EXTENDS1 THANKS AND SOME PARTING ADVICE Tourist Expert Will Leave for • North Tomorrow and Re turn Here in Fortnight. President John Hooper, of the Tourists’ Society, who spoke to an overflow meeting of the Chamber ofj Commerce yesterday, will leave Ju neau tomorrow, for Hallies, Skagway and Yukon points, returning here in a fortnight's time. In conveying his thanks to the people of Juneau for the reception tjiey have accorded him yesterday, lit. Hooper said: want to thank sincerely thosfl cUlzens, especially the Chamber ot Commerce officials, for extreme kind*' nias during my short sojourn. Es-i pecially, I wish to thank Dr. De fjthne for Ills invitation to his' Hn Glacier Camp, up the Takit ver, which is destined to be a1 great tourlBts resort; to Charles; Goldstein, or invitation to his fox I farm, a wonderful industry; to Rob ert Simpson, for auto trip to Men denhall Glacier and Auk Lake; to Messrs. Robertson, Whittier, Shat-) tuck. Mayor Goldstein, Ericson, Sor rl, Rev. Father Kashevaroff, Dr. BPHand, and many other ptibllc spiHted citizens, for their thought; fulness. "I wish to urge the earliest pos sible organization of an Alaskan tourist bureau, or one. for the South-1 eastern Alaskan points, by the var ious commercial bodies, upon the) lines laid down by Mr. Ryan in his report. ThlH is the only scheme that ■wilt bring adequate results from the tourist troffic. A joint drive should be made early this fall. To delay longer would he unwise. The idea that people come to Alaska In July and August, because schools have their vacation. Is erroneous. This applies to teachers only. Very few children take the Alaska trip. Peo ple. of means, retired people, genuine tourists, go any time they are led to believe Is propitious. “It would he wise to have a wo men’s welcome committee meet all excursions, and boats arriving In day, with button-hole boquets of Alaskan flowers, a smile, and a glad hand. The women of Juneau ran d< a lot to bring prosperity to this section. We find women commit tees are best for this in California I hope to see some of the women’t organizations when I return. "Alaskan weather, since May 1st has hern ail right. Remember when you have a little warm rain or mist that it is better to have that, than the hoof and month disease, and other virulent epidemics, that art devasting, certain areas in the South due solely to lack of rain. I look for the tourist trip In years to come in Alaska as being greater than either the fisheries, furs or mines It is on the way now." Dr. I«. Pryor, President of the Haines Chamber of Commerce, wired Mr. Hooper, asking him to come there as the town’s geust. CLOSE FINISH IN RACE FOR PLACE IN CONVENTION Grigsby, Casey. Connors, Mc Closkey, Troy and Ashby Almost Certain Elected. That the delegation to the Demo cratic National Convention will be George B. Grigsby, William W. Cas ey, James J. Connors, James Mc Closkey, John W. Troy and Thomas H. Ashby which will convene in New York one month from today is almost certain. The completed returns from the First Division, and the latest, returns from the other Divisions, which comprise all but a few votes—possibly not exceeding 200 in both the Democratic, and Re publican primaries—show (lie follow ing results: Grigsby 697. Casey 624, Connors 61S, McCloskey 599, Troy 545, Ash by 512, Shattuck 480, Hellenthal 459. The vote by divisions follows: First Division—Ashby 124, Casey 180, Connors 182. Grigsby 170, Hel lenthal 186, McCloskey 205, Shattuck 139, Troy 156. Second Division—Ashby 53, Casey 45, Connors 55, Grigsby 74, Hellen thal 42, McCloskey 50, Shattuck 44. Troy 45. Third Division—Ashby 230. Cas-'y 284, Connors 276. Grigsby 326, Hel lenthal 179, McCloskey 227, Shat tuck 223, Troy 258. Fourth Division—Ashby 105, Casey 114, Connors 105, Grigsby 127, Hel lenthal 52. McCloskey 117, Shattuck 74, Troy 86. The race was very close, particu larly between Ashby and Shattuck for sixth place on the delegation. Mr. Shattuck became a candidate, not that he expected to go to the convention, but as a substitute for Leopold David of Anchorage, whose declaration of candidacy was defec tive in form and not aceeptible. CANNERY OFFICIAL IS BACK FROM INSPECTION H. L. Simonds, Alaska manager of the Pacific American Fisheries Com pany, returned last night from a business trip to the properties of his company ip Southeastern Alas ka and the Hirst Chichagof mine, in which he is a stockholder, and is at the GasUne.au Hotel, lie will learo next week for the Katalla, Ikitan. Port Muller, King Cove and Squaw Harbor. He visited the Met lakatla plant before coming to Ju neau. Mr. Simonds is well pleased with tlio outlook for a good fishing sea son, and is convinced that the Hirst Chichagof is destined to become a great mine. Old papers lor sale at Emplr* TABLE BOARD BY Day, Week or Month Board—$38 a month. Board and Room—$45 a month MERCHANTS’ AND MINERS’ RESTAURANT if yfi I -.. - . — -.— NO DANCE TONIGHT d AT THE A. B. HALL THE NOVELTY FOUR ORCHESTRA IS AT WHITEHORSE i'V (We are working on a bunch of new music, and hope to see a big crowd out next Saturday night) THE NOVELTY FOUR l---■ f ! .7"" CHINESE WORKER HELD ON CHARGE ! ATTEMPTED RAPE l — Small Girl Victim of Alleged Infamous Assault at Tee Harbor. Louis Chong, Chinese, aged about 27, was arrested yesterday at Tee Harbor for an alleged attempt to commit a statutory crime against a liltle six-year-old girl and brought hero last nly,nt by U. S, Marshal O, orge 1). Beaumont, It was expected that lie would be giv en a preliminary hearing thl- after noon before Judge V. A. Paine, IT.I S. Commissioner. A warrant has been issued charg ing Chong with assault with intent to ccmmite rape. Officers sa.id that he had virtully admitted such an assault. Xo details of the crime were available early this afternoon. Chong iias been employed at the Alaska Consolidated cannery at Tee Harbor. The victim of his assault J is caid to be the dahghtcr of an employee of the name company. EXCURSIONISTS REACH SKAGWAY IN GOOD TIME (Special to Km pi re.) SKAGWAY, May 24.—The motor ; sliiip Alma arrived from Juneau last I night at 7:15 o’clock with excur sionists from Gastinoau Channel □(board for the Victoria Day cele bration at Whitehorse. The excursion train left here this] morning for Whiitehorso at 4 o’clock. There were 216 aboard,j including 70 from Haines. The Haines bunch included a baseball nine. A nine also left; from Skag way, making three nines aboard to play today. Tho weather was cloudy here this morning and a strong south wind was blowing. WALKER MAkFnG TRIP TO WESTERN ALASKA; ABSENT SOME WEEKS Accompanied by Mrs. Walker, K. P. Walker, Alaska agent for the U. S. Dlological Survey, left last night on the steamer Admiral Evans for Western Alaska and will prob ably be absent from his local head quarters most of the summer. They will go first to Kodiak, later p.:s VHDMR0t*- .. r HERE YOU ARE! House Cleaning Soaps—Ammonia—Polish es — Brushes — Cleaning Solutions — Formaldihyde and Sulphur. NORTH TRANSFER P. BATTELLO, Prop. Coal and Baggage, Moving' Storage. STAND: Alaska Furniture Store 211 Seward Street. Phone 441. P. 0. Box 896, Juneau, Alaska. FOR SALE THREE HOT QUICK HEATERS Suitable for a Bath Room, attachable to any lamp socket. Price $5.00 each installed ready for use. FREE TRIAL IN YOUR HOME. ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. JUNEAU, ALASKA. In counting your blessings dont forget to include the Paragon. * WIIIIIB I I | |||- I I III I I I. II - - •r !■-1 i » I Volunteer Carpenters Wanted Tomorrow at ! I City Park, Help on Stand h - i A call was, issued today by | President J. L. Gray for 35 | I j volunteers equipped with ham- | i mers and saws to aid in the i | erection of the grand stand at | ! City Park tomorrow morning ! at any time from 8 o'clock tin- j ; til the noon whistle blows. Nails to drive and lumber in which to drive them will be ! furnished with pleasure and I free of charge, he said. The progress on the grand- ] | stand is limited by tlte num- [ her of carpenters available for the job. it was stated last j week. If the 35 called for to morrow show up, it was ex pected that the stand would I I be completed for the next games In the City League. ! I *-:-■ ribly visiting cor fin districts on the mainland of tlie Alaska Penin sula and K' nal Peninsula. Mr. Walker will attend a meet ing cr the fox growers in the Ko diak region to be held in a short time, aiding them In the organiza tion of a central association pat terned after the ^association of local fur fanners. He and Mrs. Walker will return to Seward and spend considerable time there and at An chorage. possibly - going to the in terior for a brief visit. DAWSON BOY DROWNS. DAWSON, May 24. — Georg1' Rrlmrton, 10-year-old ton of the late Sheriff, was drowned Thursday when he dived into an icy swim ming pool. EAR 3GB SPECIALS CHANGE YOUR EAR BOBS Special Choice, $1.50. No need to have only one pair. See our window. Choice, $1.50. THE NUGGETSHOP I I 6 out of 6 every time with Ansco Speedex I! Film. In any make of camera it “fits j the light.” BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. SOLDIER ARRESTED AT HAINES; STILL CAUGHT Cecil Vale, a private in the Qnar termaster Department at Chilknot Rarracks, was arrested, ami a still thirteen gallons of moonshine and nine and one-half cases of beer seized by Federal Prohibition Di rector Means and agents from his office on May 23. Director Means returned yesterday on the gasboat i Tgloo from Haines. Vale was turn l <'d over to Major Maddox at the Fort j for attention. A cabin in the town of Haines is said to have been used by Vale for the purpose of operating a still and also a brewery. At the time of seiz ure the still was complete and In operation, and a batch of beer had just been run off. This was claimed to be the principal source of supply for the town of Haines and Mfe soldiers at the barracks. --- CHICAGO HAS SNOW. OIMCA CO, May 24. — Snow is falling in the suburbs today fol ! lowed by a drop in temperature of ! 20 degrees since yesterday. ATTENTION MASONS. A stated communication of Alt. Juneau Ixdgo No. 147, F. & A. M., ' ill be held in Odd Fellows' Hall | t 7:20 o'clock Monday evening. | Work in the M. M. Degree. Vis Itiing Itrethren cordially invited. By (order of tho W. M. CHAS. E. NAGHEE, I—edv. Secretary. KILLS WIFE; SUICIDES. I'OHTLAND, Ore., May 2 1.—. Or >rge Lesenki shot and killed his wife as she lay in her bed' with her j'Laughter, aged 15 years, this morn ing, and then killed himself. Ho was beaten on the head two yean ago in a railroad strike and Is be lieved to have gone mentally ‘‘off'’ this morning. Woman Freed of Charge Killing Lieut. Husband ANNISTON, aiu., May 24.—Mrs. Evelyn Sue Richner has been freed '-f the charge of slaying her hus brnd Lieut. Richner at Camp Mc Clelland last June. I Copyright 1424 Hart Schaffuer Cl Marx THERE’S NO BUNK ABOUT IT , When a merchant tells | people that he’s work ing in their interest it sounds like bunk People know that a mer chant is in business to make money. They don’t always see that the best way to make money is to give an unusual lot of service and value. Some mer chants don’t, either. We do S We give more to get more It’s fine for both of us i , • Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes is one way of doing it GOLDSTEIN’S EMPORIUM