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Presiding Officers Of Both Houses Presented N * With (rifts by Members %■ In the closing hours Of the Leg islature yesterday member of both branches presented the usual gifts to their respective presiding offi cers. To President Ayer the Sen ators presented a handsome, ham mered silver cigarette case, the in ner lining being of gold, while members of the House gave Speakei Wilcox u beautiful old ivory gavel bearing on the handle a nugget bordered golden name plate Both gifts were suitably inscribed. Murray Makes Presentation Representative Murray, a close personal friend for many years of Mr. Wilcox, made the presentation in the House late yesterday after noon. "I have been instructed by my colleagues to express our ap preciation to you for the way in which you have presided over us I his session, Mr. Speaker/' lie said in opening. "Vou have made your rulings with utmost impartiality, fairness and justly. Wo are at this time in better shape than any Al aska Legislature was at the same period of its session. I want to point out that it has not been necessary to appoint a single con ference committee. We have had no disagreement to settle by that method. 1 doubt if that has ever happened before In any other Ter litory or State in a legislative as stonily of this size during a 60-dav session, and 1 know it lias nevei been the case before in Alaska. "To you, Mr. Speaker, largely lie-1 longs the credit for this striking achievment. It was made possible by I lie fairness of your decisions. | And the fact that this House has| been able to dispose of all its; business expeditiously is due to the; efficiency of tlie Speaker. "Before wc go, this House lias instructed me to deliver to you as a slight token of its friend j ship, esteem and appreciation, thisj present," he concluded. Is Harmonious Session. Responding briefly and express : ing liis thanks for the gift and the friendship that prompted it. Speak er Wilcox said he had heard it said by persons attending many former sessions as well as the present one that this was the most harmonious I in history "This harmony has been largely due to the sincere desire of I tlie members to accomplish some I thing for the Territory and to a I willingness to show consideration for others, not to myself as Mr. Murray has said,” lie marked. "We have had slight differences which is well, as it is through such differences that progress is mi de. None of them led to animosity. And at the end of the session I know all of us can call one another 'friends. ' I cun best express my ap preciation for your assistance, kind ness and consideration during the term and for your beautiful gift in the simplewords. I thank you.'” Presentation Ayer. The presentation of the Senate gift to President Ayer was made during the evening session, shortly before adjournment. "We assure you there is not ii| man here who does not feel that, you have presided over this body during the session with entire im partiality, entire fairness and en tire wisdom," said Senator Dimond, who made the presentation talk. “In the performance of all yotirj duties you have thought of us first.] our desires and even our vanities, | and have thought of yourself not at all. "Mr. President, is it difficult to, keep u personal note of sentiment out of this. It is the last session in which you expect to appear. It is the last time you expect to be iitj Alaska. We treasure deeply and will cherish the memory of our| friendship and we trust this slight token will bring to your mind! pleasant memories of your friend-, ships in Alaska and that in the city j you may choose tor your residence --- T I i : I DANCE OF THE SEASON LEGISLATIVE BALL Saturday, May 2 A. B. Hall -- ! Complimentary to the Citizens I of Juneau -- ! Given by the Members of the Seventh Biennial Alaska Territorial l Legislature ( r 5 ■ . > Public Is United Everybody Welcome 1 Grand March at 9:30 o'clock v Music by O'Neil Orchestra ) ^_vf GROCERY SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK Sugar, best cane, 12 pounds for .$1.00 Blackberries, No. 2 can. Reliance or Happy Home, each 30e, 3 for .35 Pineapple, No. 2 can, Reliance or Happy Home, each 30c, 3 for .30 Apricots, No. 2l/2 ean, Reliance, Happy Home or S & W, each 35c, 3 for . 1.00 Apricots, No. 2x/> can. Eagle brand, each.25 Peaces, No. 2l/i can, Eagle brand, each.25 Plums, No. 2x/i can, Eagle brand, each.25 It will pay you to take advantage of our S/)ecials. They are real S/tecials and not a joke. HOME GROCERY v PHONE 138 WE DELIVER ANYWHERE l — ■-* 11 1 Gov. Hone Reappoints 7/tree Members of A Is. Fisli Commission On the final day of the Reg- | islature, (lov. Scott ('. Bone sent to the Senate the name of j .1 R. Heckman, Ketchikan, Cal- [ ' vin C. Hazelet, Cordova, and 11. i E. Ellsworth, Seward, for mem- ; hers of the Alaska Territorial Pish Commission. The Senate promptly confirmed all of them by a unanimous vote in open | session. All three of the appointees have been members of the I Commission during the past two years, Mr. Heckman serv ing as Vice-Chairman and Ex ecutive Officer. Mr. Hazelet and ! Mr. Ellsworth served also from Hon to 19 2::. 1 --a Hie future will find friends as de mited and who will regard you in I as high esteem as the members of I this Senate.” Ayer Replies. I "To lie able to truly express my i appreciation of this gift from the members of the Senate is beyond | me,” said President Ayer in reply to the presentation. "It strikes me deeply for many reasons. Friendship to me means more than anything and this token you have given me will always re mind me of my many friends in I Alaska. "It has been n pleasure to sit here before you You have all been so kind and have assisted in every way. There lias been a splendid harmony and I am going awaj knowing there is none hut kind ly feelings. I feel that we are leaving with a record I don't believe many Legislatures have. I am going away satisfied. "I am leaving Alaska and I have found in my leaving my love for this Territory is far greater than l had ever dreamed and now that I am going south I feel I would far rather be going north. I am won dering how long 1 will he able to stay away. "I can imagine no gieat pleasure than to meet my friends front the north in my new home in Los An geles. No matter when it might be I will rush to meet you.” CITY OFFICERS BE APPOINTED TONIGHT COUNCIL MEETING l The first regular business meeting of the present city council of Jit Ineau since it was installed in of I flee will he held ni eight o’clock j tonight in council chamber, City Hall. ,The appointment of officers to city 'posts, still vacant and the regular routine business will come before the meeting. City offices to be filled tire as follows: City Treasurer, City health officer, two assistant wharfingers for J ttie City Dock, assistant truck driv er for the Juneau Fire Department and City Cemeterv caretaker. _ Furniture moved and stored Heavy hauling done. Phone 48 Juneau Transfer. —adv. CHAMBER FAVORS! PLAYFIELD ON FEDERAL BLOCK _ Chamber of Commerce En dorses Plan of Women to Utilize Site. | The Chamber of Commerce at its noonday luncheon at the Arcade ! Cafe today endorsed a proposal leininating from Juneau women to make application for a permit to j use the Government block between Fourth ami Fifth Streets and Main and Seward Streets for a temporary j para and playfield, generally known1 as the Capitol rite It also eti-i dorsed the "Clean-up and Faint-up"! campaign inaugurated by ttie pro-| j damation of Mayor James J. Con-i j nors, and decided to bring to the I attention of the Governor the mat-j j ter of having an Alaska exhibit at j the Pacific Northwest Merchants Exposition which will he held at] Seattle during tile week beginning] August 1T and terminating Aug ust 22. A letter was read from the Sfcag way Women’s Club endorsing the proposal to have the Glacier High ! way continued from Eagle River to] Kkagway. and enclosing a copy of a I letter that was written to the For-j estry Bureau and the Bureau of] [Public Roads setting forth Hie ad-j vantages of such a road in win h it was said that it would be of: greater benefit to more people than! any other public improvement that could lie made in Southeastern Alaska. Extend Thanks to Committees. The Chamber of Commerce com-1 mitlees appointed to present to the Legislature the case against any; raise in taxation and to present the] objections of the Chamber to the I proposed legislation exempting fish ing vessels and fishing gear from [execution reported, the former com-] I mittee through Allen Shattuek.] I chairman, and the latter through j [ W. G. Johnson, chairman. In both] [cases it was reported that the uc-j tion of the Legislature was sat ] isfactory, taxes had not been raised and the exemption bill was defeat ed. The committees were discharged with the thanks of the Chamber. W. K. Keller Talks. W. K. Keller, being called upon, [told the commttee about the suc Icessful school meet at Ketchikan., ] Juneau went down to win the grand j trophy, be said, and lie had received ]a telegram from M. I-. Merritt of i the Juneau School Board saying that he was bringing the trophy to Juneau. Mr. Keller said the meet had been successful in till respects. He said there had been only one pro test. and that was as to the type writing contest, and that had been decided in favor of Juneau, affirm ing the original decision of the judges of the contest. Except in a few instances, Mr. Keller said, not ably in the orchestra contest where Juneau was easily the superior, the representatives of the two schools were very evenly matched, and, he said, the best teams won. Mr. Keller said the meet and the conduct of the Juneau contesants on the trip was a justification of i the extra-curriculum work in the public schools. May Change Character of Meet. Mr. Keller said that tentative plans were in process of develop- , meat to have a series of meets next year between contestants represent ing the various divisions instead of one general meet. It has been sug gested, he said, to have elimination contests and tints reduce the travel ing costs and induce the smaller towns to compete well as Juneau 'and Ketchikan. To Confer with McNicholl. The President of the Chamber was authorized to appoint a com mittee to confer with A. Mc Nicholl. General Passenger Agent j of the Canadian National Kail roads, who will he a passenger on the Queen, with reference to the ,schedule of the boats his company i will operate on the Southeastern j Alaska route next summer. Mr. Mi - N’ieholl will go to Skugway on the Queen, and will stop off at Juneau on the return trip. JUNEAU MILL IS iN OPERATION;NEW PLANT The Juneau Lumber Mills have i started active operations for the j season and tile local mill is now , putting out work with a crew of i seventy men on the job. Repairs j and renovation to the mill the past I fall and spring have put it in first .lass working order for efficient service and the capacity lias been added to by the erection of a plant for llie manufacture of box shooks. The new plant is already in op eration and limiter and box shooks j are being put out dally to fill mar-1 ket demands. The orders, both foreign and local will keep tlte mill in operation prob ably until late in the fall, according to Roy Rutherford, manager. ...... it ■ ■ n m n n i lit! i ilminm i it it MARJORIE OLSON QUEEN OF DANCE GIVEN MAY DAY I _ Wins Contest to Preside at Dance to Be Given This Evening. .Marjorie Olson has Dean elected by popular vote as Queen of the .May Day dance to be given tonight at Elks' Hall under the auspices- >f tln> American Legion Auxiliary. She received 1172 votes in the contest which closed at it o'clock last night. Mathilda Boltin was next high with 1102 votes. Tonight at 9:30 o’clock, Queen Marjorie will be crowned. Her at tendant will be Miss liolint. Both contestants will wear their dresses which are the extra gifts of the Auxiliary. Dancing with start at 9 o'clock.I it is announced and aside from the | feature, the crowning of the Queen, j Leslie White anil Tecla Jorgenson will give a duet "May Day" and Annabel Simpson, Margaret Davis and Jean Faulkner" will give the Tulip dance. Laurence Kerr, Clerk of the House, was in the running for Queensliip but didn't cross the tape in the final lap. Yesterday afternoon. in the House, Representative Sheldon foun I mm mill mi mill Minim mi ii iiiiiinii ill mp • hat there was $3.50 remaining in appropriation estimates, not appro priated. He made a neat speech in which hp declared he believed his colleagues should pass an emer ! sency measure, appropriating th*s amount to the Clerk to assist him to purchase ballots. The Assistant Clerk’s pencil broke at this point and the House Journal does not state what became of Sheldon’s sug gestion. MRS MILLER WILL WED MR. LUNDGREN TOMORROW The marriage of Mrs. Gudith Mil ler and Mr. A1 Lundgren will take place tomorrow artemoon at three o'clock at the home of the bride on B. Street. Judge V. A. Paine, U. S. Commissioner, will read the service. The bride will be attended by Mrs. James Kstus and Mr. Charles Bender will attend the groom. invitations to the wedding cere | mony have been issued to seventeen guests, close friends of the bridal con pie. Following the ceremony the bride and groom and the guests will be taken on an automobile trip to Men denhall Glacier and will return again [to tlie home of the bride where n I wedding supper will be served. After their marriage the couple | plan to make their home in the j present residence of Mrs Miller. Mrs. Miller lias been a resident of Juneau several years and Mr. I.und gren is also a resident of long standing in the city and is prop rietor of the Wide Awake Shoe Re pair shop. Both have many friends in Juneau. •■•iMiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllll! Gruen Watches The World’s Leader When you Buy a Watch Buy the Best I THE NUGGET SHOP, Inc. Robert Simpson i i SIIAEFFEU LIFE TIME FOUNTAIN PENS 5 Copyright 1924 Hart Scbaffner & Marx = ! MEN WITH “STYLE SENSE” I I LIKE THESE HART * I I SCHAFFNER 1 I & MARX I I SUITS | 5 I 1 Our Spring Line of Suits 4 | | ; ^. Are Now in | 1 They have faultless style? with a , | || youthful swing to it; the woolens | !§ are rich and in all the new shades; | || the tailoring is the honest kind . 1 I that stays trim ,, | I ' HART SCHAFFNER & MARX T . 1 I MADE THE CLOTHES FOR US § | • WITH YOUNG MEN IN MIND | 1 Come in and give them the once | | over and be convinced | s ■> \Goldsteins Emporium| 1 JUNEAU’S STYLE CENTER |