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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
DOUGLAS, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920 NO 4
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MANY CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENTS
Various Organizations Will Cele*
brute Holiday Season in Good Old
Fashioncd Manner
ChrlMni.u tree relebratlons or
IK>ukIm laland no fur definitely ar
ranged an to date. ar* three In num
ber. although there are several for
wliirh the dates have not aa yet been
The Kaelea' tree will perhapa be
be at the Ssilra' llall on Wednes
<lay niKht. IHvember JS. A com
mittee haa now perfected arranne
mentH for this event, antl there (a to
prmx'iita for every little eairlet. The
the time for their tree. Thta will
be for all Od-1 Kellowa and Kebekahs
i>re?nt? ? III be alowed to be sent
famillea of all tb ? tu* tubers of the
BACK TO THIRD
GOES DOUGLAS
3ig Defeat by Trradwall Team
Widens Brcach and Ready Bul
lion Take* Second Place
Bnkank'h _ 1*1 14? 14 'J ? 47?
The largest irort yet made In
la un at Treaalwall wan made by (be
when the member* made a total of
? lone, as the Kagle team, which was
W. \odrrwa 134 ITS l#2 804
II tinker l?u 1(6 13$ - 464
J Mi t'ornu- k K? 153 142 ?464
Kneivirh 131 161 III ?413
IIS 1M 1?S ?493
Totals Tit - ;s :?l *311
GOOD SINGERS
der the dilution of Mr*. Helen M
M< Kvoy, are singing well this year
HOME NEXT MONTH
' Sergeant Harry W. Irvine has re
reived word from Mrs. Irvine tha
she did not leave the East the earl
part of this month ?s she had in
until some time next month spend
ln? the holiday* with relatives.
MASONS ELECT
Uaatlneau lxxlue. 1S4. f- * A. M.,
' oh . ted officers for the coining year at
' 1 the regular mcfllnn on Twf?Uy
event we. The office? elected were
aa follows:
Charles Schramm ? Worshipful
Master.
W. U. Mantraves Senior Warden.
W. II. Spalu Junior Warden.
John Klrharda Treasurer.
; the REPUBLICANS
WANT WICKERSHAM
Local Clnb Say* They Want Him
(or Governor and Ask for
Show of Hands
The Douglas Island Republican
Club at ita meeting Wednesday
evening at the city hall endorsed
James Wlckershaui for the poaltlou
not themselves appear personally be
fore the elub they should send In
NICE MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT
Record Attendance Enjoys Meeting
of Douglas Parent-Teacher
Association
ilny evening were talk* l>y Dr. Gladys
gram (or next meeting were Messrs
L. \V. Kllburn. Axel Kronqvlst and
NATIVES ARE TO
HAVE BIG TIME
They Will Celebrate Christmas in '
Regular Old-Fashioned
Manner
wreaths ? one for every window on
Thllngct Avenue.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the Native Brotherhood Hall, tor
, The sewing class of the school haa
The music for the Christmas tree
entertainment will be furnirhcd by
appropriate gestures; also the en
"Anvil Chorus" from "II Trovatorc."
A trio by Miss lleunlger. Miss James
' and Mias Soon will be an Interesting
feature. Harry Tassel will recite
"Hats Off The Flag Is 1'asslng By."
y Night. Ladles. We're Going to I .cave
Have you answered the Roll Call
for 1921? Do It now.
HEADQUARTERS
WILL BE MOVED
Establishment of New Forest Service
District in Line With Policy of
Decentralized Administration
Washington, l>. C., Deo. 13. ? The
? itabllshmcnt of a new field district
lomprlsing the Chugach and Tou
gasa National Foroata In Alaska, with
headquarters at Juneau, Is an
nounced by the Forest Service, to
tako effeet January 1, 1921. The
new district will be In charge of Dis
trict Forester Charles H. Flory. who
in at present superintendent of Na
tional forests In Alaska. The estab
lishment of the new district was de
cided upon lu order to facilitate the
transactions of the growing business
of the two Alaskan National Forests
and is lu line with the policy of de
centralised administration of the
Forest Service. Noarly all of the
business of the Alaskan forests will
be transacted lu the future on the
ground by the district forester and
of the Forest Service stato.
The Tongass and Chugach Na
tional Forest* comprise S0.674.000
acres of land und Include practically
all of the best timber along the
ber are Increasing steadily and rc
drcd thousand dollars With the
the Forest Service expect that the
re< i l [its will be greatly augmented.
A sale for 100 million feet of pulp
wood has alroady been made to a
paper plant, and a sale of one and a
The establishment of a papcr
uutWe it unprofitable to mlno many
. rh s Pave been depleted .and there
as to Insure regrowth, aud the es- 1
plauts with the necessary towns for i
plo.vment for a considerable number
The administration of the Nation
decentralised, the officials of th?;
of a district forester with large dls
PIONEER LEAVING
John Henson left 011 thu Princeas
her home at 1'ort Angeles. Wash.,
where she lias u residence and other
property and where her sou. Kred
Ileniion. and family now live.
Angelex. having eome there In 1888.
*hen tliere were but few houses In
over six thousand Inhabitants. She
came hure In 1902, when Douglas
was rather a wild and wooly camp
Although loving Alaska. Mrs.
Henson has decided that she will in
the future make ber home down on
the old home place among the fruit
trees planted by herself more than
thirty years ago, that havo grown
from little switches into great, tow
ering trees, and to raise a few hens,
make a garden and run around the
country a little In her son's buz/.
While going throush Seattle she
will visit for a few days with her
'laughter, Mrs. It. Ernst, and hus
band. and It is likely that Mrs. Ernst
will accompany her mother to Port
Angeles and the family spond the
j holidays together.
For the best and neatest Job print
ing, come to the News office.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Mr>. GuhIuv Grundler loft on the
strainer Jefferson early this week en
route to San Krancloco. Calif., to be
with her daughtor. Miss Froda. who
la quite III. Mra. Grundler will bo
met at Seattle by hor other daugh
ter, Mrs. M. V. Chrlitmaii. who will
accompany hor to the south.
QUIET WEDDING
OF YOUNG FOLKS
Gertrude Johnson Became Bride of
Claude H. Helgesen of Tread
, well Last Night
Mlsa Gertrude Johnson was mar
ried to Claude M. Helgcaen at the
home of her sister, Mrs. James L.
Manning, of Juneau, last night al
8:30 o'clock. Mrs. Manning and
Homer G. Nordllng were the attend
ants. Itcv. H. K. Greening of tbo
Juneau Methodist church performed
the ceremony. Only a fow Intimate
friends were present. The bride was
dressed in white.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal party took supper at the
Uastineau.
Tho bride has lived practically all
her life on Douglas Island, being
(ho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Johnson. Sr.. pioneers of the city.
Mr. Johnson was for many years em
ployed as shift boss and foreman at
Mrs. Johnson moved to Lead, S. D.,
whore thoy havo lived since and
where Miss Gertrude was for a tlmo
up until a few weeks ago.
Mr. Hclgescn Is employed In u
clerical capacity for tho Alaska
Treadwell Gold Mining Company
and has been here for the past two
years, lie is an ox-service man.
Mr. and Mrs. Helgcson have
itarted housekeeping In what was
formerly the Dr. Kuhn residence at
Treadwell.
?Ircle of friends on Gaatineau Chan
nel. as thoy havo always taken lead
Ing parts In all social actlvltic
itart their married life with exprct
ilons of good will from all sides.
FROM WARM SPRINGS
Krnest SchmlCt, brother of H A.
Schmidt of this city, was on the
Island for a few days tho latter part
af last week and the first of thlt
Kor the past two years ho has been
it Warm Springs bay In charge 01
the hot springs there. Ho took pai
Huge on the Jefferson this week foi
XMAS SUGGESTIONS
A BOX OF WRITING PAPER
(Especially Our Kind)
MAKES AN IDEAL XMAS GIFT
Wo have every size, shape
and color Imaglnablo, packed
In boxes of most attractive ap
pearance.
PYRALIN IVORY
Our assortment of these
staple Roods Is complete.
IN LEATHER GOODS
We have the latest style In
Ij dies Purses. Men's Rill Folds,
Tourist Tablets, ftoll-up Caeca.
Brush Cases, Handkerchief and
Glove Cases.
GENUINE CUT GLASS
It would be a pleasure Just
to havo you sec our display of
this.
MANICURE SETS
That would please any young
lady. Ivory and Pearl articles
In leather roll-up sets.
PERFUMES? The bcit Kind.
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
Don't overlook our line of
real gift books.
TOYLAND
Here you will find the finest
assortment of Dolls and Books,
large and small, on the Chan
nel; Kiddle Kar Bikes, Doll
Buggies, Doll Beds, Toy Cab
inets, Autos, Pianos. Furniture
Sets. Laundry Sots. Games of
all kinds. Blocks, and hundreds
of other things.
Guy s Drug Store
GUY L. SMITH. Prop.
3d and D St. Douglas, Alaska
double-headed
VICTORY FRIDAY
Douglas High School Teams Win
Two Victories ? Girls Win
Thier First Garue
It was Douglas night last Friday
night at tho Natatorium Hall whnn
both tho boys 'and girls' teams of
tho high school won tholr games
from tho Juneau teams, the boys by
a score of 69 to 13 anil the girl* by
14 to 7. One of tho largest erowds
that ever witnessed u banket ball
game on Douglas Island was present.
It was no surprise when tbo boys
won. but when the girls also carried
off tho bacon. It not only surprised
but pleased Douglas people vory
much. The girl* had practiced very
hard and with a few shifts In the
lineup wore able to keep the ball
In their territory most of the time.
Selma Aalto waa easily the star of
tho evening and several guards
were tried out against her. all of
whom were unable to keep her from
scoring, and she mndc twelve of the
fourteen points for her team. All
the other girls were olfoctlvc., Una
Crowe assisting In passing as for
ward until she was compelled to
quit, and Kllsaboth Feusi did well
In her palco. Much credit is due
ping of the Juneau forwards, and to
The two Juneau forwards. Lund
strom and Hendrlckson. did not get
many throws at the basket, as tho
ball did not lomc to them often.
They wore sloscly guarded but play
ed clevorly. Tho two Juneau cen
ters were quite cfToctlve.
It was thought that the Juneau
boys woud bo defcuted on the Nata
torium floor, hut no one Imagined
that such u big score would be piled
up against them. Drown. Douglas'
center, has Improved wonderfully on
the ball seven out of nine trys.
tho Juneau team In an unsuccessful
went steadily on until the vory end
Boys' Line-up
- Brown
Fortnoy T H. (Jallwas
I'erelli ... .0 . M. Galhvas
Janikscla. Huzzy, Darragcr and
neau team during tho game. Oarn
substituted for H. Gallwas on tho
Douglas? Field goals. Drown 2.
I'errclle 1, Vestal 2. Janikscla 1.
Huzzy 1. Free throws, llendrickson
Girls' Line-up
. t'rowo
Kelly .... *8.0 McCormick
Janlkselii .0 Nlemela
Sey and McCloakejr substituted
Douglas ? Field goals. Aalto S,
Juneau ? Field goals, llendrickson
2, Dundstrom 1. Free throws. Lund
strom 1. Personal fouls, &.
Score Kirst half. Douglas 4. Ju
neau G.; final score, Douglus 14, Ju
A. B. Colo roforeod both games.
GOING TO WRANGELL
According to plans now almas I
basketball team will leave for Wran
gell on the City of Seattle, Decern
ber 2?. They will play the first
game with the W rangel I High School
team soon after tln-lr arrival. Th.ty
expect other teams there. Including
a town team, one from Kasaan, and
they have Invited tho Ketchikan
High School also to como up to com
pote. If tho newly organized club
at Petersburg Is ready to play, the
local hoys will play a game there if
The team expects to be In Wran
gell about five days.
VISITING
Albert ltapp. formerly of Trend
well but uow employed at Speel
river by tho Alaaka I'ulp and Taper
Company, la In from that place and
lness for the company.
MERCHANT LEAVES
J. W. Martin loft Douglar on the
Jefferson early this week for Seattle,
where be will bo with bin family
for several months at least. Mr.
Martin sold much of Ills stock of
general merchandise and has left
the rest In charge of K. C. Koborts,
who Is disposing of the balance of
tho old stock and some new goods
as they arrive.
CONTREAS GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
Judge Jennings Sentences Slayer;
Handi Out Other Sentences in
Rcccnt Con action*
Judge Robert W. Jennings yester
day sentenced Thomas Contrcai lo
life imprisonment for the murder of
two Chinamen lu a gambling den
In Ketchikan last summer. The
trial, and conviction, of Contrcas
was held at Kotchikan, whero the
court la now sitting.
C. Juarez was also sentenced to
20 yoars at hard lubor in the federal
penitentiary for the murder of a
cannery foreman ct boring laat
summer.
Among tho other sentence* hand
ed out by Judge Jennings yesterday
.ore: Sliotig till Shook, three yoars
In the penitentiary for selling opium;
Juna Luna, five months in the
Kotchikan jail for larceny; Alfred
l<ott .three months in jail for lar
cony; Mrs. May Hodgson, three
months In jail for having opium in
hor possession; Choi Sing, one month
iu jail for having opium in bis pos
session
ALL STARS ARE
AGAIN DEFEATED
Douglas Wim From Juneau-Thane
Aggregation by Score of
36 to 22
Tlie basketball game Wednesday i
evening between the Douglas High
School teuni anil the Juneau All
Stars was won by Douglas by ? aeore
or 36 to 22. It waa a mtanomer,
however, to rail it the Juneau All
Star team, as the whole mainland
of Alaska waa pitted against the Isl
and boys, and not less than four reg
ulars of tl.e Thane team played at
various tln.i >. while three of them
were In the game at all times.
The cant" did not start until after
rnnrldcrablo discussion, as when the
line-up was announced the high
i hool boys discovered they had been '
trapped into what was virtually a
contest with the Thane team, with 1
whom negotiations had been dropped
for a return game. Tho Juneau
High School gymnasium was filled
to capacity with tpectators.
Alexander of Juneau, one of the
few players who was not a Thane
man, was the particular star for the
All-Stars, while Nelson of Douglas
led his team mates in scoring and
ho was closely followed by Martin
and Harold Callwas. The line-up:
Juneau Fos. Douglas
liodges C ?... Brown
Alexander ..F H. Gallwas
Bratton U M. Gallwas
McOloskcy. O Mauley
llaglst and Itoberson substituted
for Juneau.
Douglas Held goals. Drown 1,
XcIhoii 8, H. Gallwas 3, M. Gallwas
I. Free throws. Brown 4.
Juneau ? Field goals, Hodges 1,
llagist 1, Alexander 6, Williams 2,
Hubert son 1. I'ersonal fouls. 3.
Score -First half, Douglas 17, Ju
neau 10; filial. Douglas 36, Juneau
22. Referee, A. B. Cole.
EDUCATOR MARRIED
The wedding of Lester Dale Hen
derson, popular commissioner of ed
ucation for Alaska, and Miss Blanche
ltae Mashln occurred last Friday
evening in Juneau at the home oi
Mr. and Mrs. II. L>. Faulkner. Th<
ceremony was witnessed by a group
of tho most Intimate friends of the
couple, ltev. J. H. Condit performed
tho ceremony.
Mr. Henderson Is known all ovci
Alaska, aa every section of the Ter
rltory haa been visited by him slnci
ho was appointed to his present of'
ficc several year* ago. The bride li
said to be one of the most charminf
and accomplished of Juneau's sehoo
teachers. She arrived In the Nortt
last September.
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KETCHIKAN NOT
WELL SATISFIED
Thinki Juneau Folki Are Putting
Their Feet in the Political
Trough
That KotcMkan, as one of the
outlying districts from tho capital
< Uy of Juneau, does not take any
too kindly to the action of the Ju
neau Republican Club at a rccont
meeting In endorsing ouly member*
of that club for territorial cITIce la
rather sarcastically reflected lu tho
following telegram vent last Wed
nesday night to the Juneau Repub
lican ('lull by Senator J. It. Heck
?nan of Ketchikan:
"Your excelleut body la to be con
gratulated for the party spirit shown
in your recent meeting when you
picked for all Territorial offices
K?od residents of Juneau. Of course,
wo, in the outlying section, realize
full well that the name Uod who
ordained that the kalccr should rule
also chosc the members of your or
ganization to rule not only the des
tinies of the Republican party in
Alaska, but also Alaska itself, and,
knowing further that your organi
zation was entirely responsible for
the selection of J. C. McBrlde as
National Committeeman and for the
general sweeping victory of the Re
publican party in tho Territory at
the polls In November, we of the
land unanolntcd bow In humble sub
mission to your superior wisdom,
staunch Republicanism and thorough
pioneer spirit. Such magnanimity
as your organization has shown vlli
undoubtedly weld together the bonds
of Republicanism throughout the
Territory and put tho party worker*
in a frama of mind to continue work
for Its glorification as they have In
the past, ever regardless of what
they are entitled to themselves and
always anxious to serve the cuds of
your little coterie."
STRONG DEMAND
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Federal Retcrve Bank Report* More
Buyer* Than Seller* of Securities
of Smaller Denomination*
Scar lr. De< 1.1. -Reports to the
Branch Federal Reserve Usnk here
from local members Indicate a
strong Investment for Liberty lionds
and Victory Note* by the general
public. In (wo InHlances large banks
reported that they were oversold
and obliged to purchase small lots
of Liberty Uonds from other banks
to supply the demand.
The Issues ill demand, according
to figures supplied by the Federal
Reserve Dank, are thoaa paying
4 '4 and 4 % per cent Interest. Ap
parently there Is no active market
for bonds of the 3^4 per cent or
notes of the 3% per cent issues.
Rank transactions show the de
mand for Liberties came chiefly
from small Investors who have taken
advantage of the attractive market
prices of Liberty Honds and Vic
tory Notes and Intend to hold the
securities until maturity. This
seems to apply also in othor cities
of the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dis
trict on the basis of reports made by
locul banks to the Federal Reserve
Bank branches and to the Federal
Reserve Hank itself in San Fran
cisco.
"To summarize the loca' situation
here." according to an official of the
Federal Reserve Rank, "there are
more buyers than sellers of bonds
of the smaller denominations."
Despite the recessions In the East
ern markets, unprecedented In years
as far as Industrial stocks and bonds
are concerned, Liberty Bonds and
Victory Notes are holding well to
previous levels. Small Investor*
i throughout the country are appar
ently benefitting by the experience*
' of those who lost their money in
i ? lldcat stocks of various descrlp
i lions and are more and more con
' tending themselves with the abso
| lute safety and security of Liberty
Bonds which. In several instances,
? are paying from 5 to SH per cent
. at present market prices, while Vlc
i tory Notes are yielding as high ss
. | 6 V4 per cent.
WILL BOX
Among those from Douglas Island
who will box at the American Le
gion smoker that Is <o be held In
. Juneau early in January are Dick
MeCormlck and l'lo Martini of Doug
las and Paul Graham of Trcadwell.
. All of the boys will go Into training
next week for the matches.