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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
. ^ DOUGLAS, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAM AHY J, s, i.?. i N0 ]0
LARGER STATION
FOR KETCHIKAN
New Apparatus Being Installed That
Will Permit of Communication
With San Diego
Ureal Improvements are being
made at the present time In the
natal wireless station at Ketrhlkan
? h h arc ilmrlb il In the following
article from the Ketchikan t'hron
Wlrelcs-* experts who arrived In
Kelrhlkan this week have started
work on Installing a now wireless
of the radio service here 100 per
cent and will give Kelrhlkan the
most up-to-date wireless equipment
roat over l.'H.OOO and is known as
new outat. which arrived on the
Alameda Sunday. has keen shipped
power plant lust completed at the
to even Aatorla. The new one will
The government plans to add a re
lent of operation. This would allow
trv -wits to be sent and received
ships, a modern 540 cycle spark
Increasing the elfl> terw y of this serv
The Federal Arc system was In
Tho new outfit will take an In
crease in power. Whereas the old
new Are system will Increase this to
Mr. Hubbard will leave Ketchikan
for a short interval on the next
northbound trip of the 9. S. North
western for a tour of inspection of
regularly Inspected every three
months. During Mr. Hubbard's ab
charge of the work here.
Installed In ISM by Arthur A. la
bel!. now superintendent of the Mar
coni Radio Corporation of America's
headquarters at San Francisco. His
helper at that time. Ottla Moorhead.
during the war perfected a method
of making the delicate receiving ap
parulun known aa the Audlon bulb
speedily In ureat quantities. that
has ilnct made him rich. He la now
president of the Moorhead Radio
laboratory and reputed to be worth
a quarter of a million dollar*. Hi*
waa alao at one time aaalatant to Mr.
Hubbard.
The old aet will be retained here
for the prnvnt a* an auxiliary
equipment, no that In case of a break
down of the new system. the sorr
lee would not be Interrupted.
The new system will be a blpc boost
for Ketchikan, in that It will make
one of Ita moat Important commer
rial relations, that of communica
tion. mo much more efficient. It
should be a atlmulua to the growth
of the city.
ANNUAL PATROL
INTO THE ARCTIC
Sergeant Dtmpster Left Early Thii
Month With Mounted Police
From Dawson
la made annually by the Canadian
from Dawson. The trip la one of In
The Dawson News of January 7
nual mid-winter Marathon. He will
the Royal Canadian Police expedl
top of the continent, Uolnfc with
ley and Stallworthv. and two Indian
trail breakers. John Smith and lien
PARTY A SUCCESS
Prlie winner* at cards were Mr*.
Arne Shudshlft. first for Itillca with
40 points, and Jpck Wilson (or men
end at the end of the series other
Refreshments were served after |
TO VANCOUVER
Miss Margaret l.e*Ket. who for
several months has been vIsltlnK in
this city with her two aunts, Mrs.
William Ilobertson and Mrs. John'
Mills, and their families, left on the
Princess Mary yesterday for her
home at VanrouYer. B. C. Miss Len
Ket is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs.
Dave Leiutet. former residents of the
Islaud. and lived here up until a few
years ago.
VISIT RELATIVE
J. W. Johnson, nephew of Mra.
Kr'-ebur*. steward for the Tread
well Company, will arrive here on
the City of Seattle for a short visit
with his aunt. He will proceed from
here to Kennerott. where he has a
position
WILL MAKE PAPER,
IS ANNOUNCEMENT
Alaska Bureau of Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Says Qastineau Co.
Ha* Ordered Machinery
The Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce In Itn latest
bulletin to Alaskan papers states
that droit Calhoun, In charge of
legal matters at 8oattlo for tho Alas
ka Gastiueau Milling Company, docs
not deny that that company has
placed an order with Kostern manu
facturers for paper manufacturing
machinery for early delivery In Alas
ka. The same bulletin also says that
negotiations are now being closed
between the U. 8. Forest Uureau and
the Gastlneau Company for two bil
lion feet of standing timber on Ad
miralty Island for pulpwood.
George T. Jackson, general man
ager for the Gastlneau people, has
said that the announcements arc a
little premature and that the adver
tisements for the purchase of the
timber have not yet started.
Tho timber that Is to bo purchased
by the Gastlneau people Is on the
west side of Admiralty Island, around
llawk Inlet. The logs are to be
brought by railroad across the port
age to Youngs bay and from there
towed to the Channel, eliminating
the dangerous tow around Point Re
treat. It Is said that Game creek,
which parallels Admiralty Island on
through the timber and that thla
creek will be used In the logging op
The announcement in the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce bulletin is as
' Negotiations are being closed be
tween the forestry department and
the Gastlnrau I'ulp Company for two
billion feet of standing timber in
the Tongass forest reserve, situated
on Admiralty Island, most of which
cording to Scott Calhoun, who has
suitable tract of timber to warrant
"Calhound did not deny that the
Jackling-Hnyden & Stone Interests
m;u hinery necessary for the manu
facture of ISO tons of newsprint
the order has been placed with east
i rti manufacturers for early summer
tic that a large paper mill Is to be
? ed In closo vicinity of Juneau.
There has been considerable activity
in the past (0 day.) by parties aoek
00 SOUTH
J. II. I.ong of the Douglas Island
a market for Ills canned herring and
OIL SEEPAGES
FOUND NEAR HERE
Two Men Locate Oil Claims on Ad
miralty Island Near Auk
Cove
been found at Young's bay and Auk
"?ove on Admiralty Island, and two
Juneau men. John T. White and W.
I). Ilrowu, have applied for a pros
pectors' permit for 560 acres each
on the land covering about four
miles of the beach In that vicinity.
Sample* of the oil secured from
seepages have been brought to Ju
neau. They have been analyzed
and are ?aid to be very good quality
of petroleum. In many of the pomlt
and pools In that vicinity. It li de
clared. oil seepage can be found that
can readily be distinguished from
the vegetable oil quite common all
over the country.
An examination of the country ad
jacent to Auk rovo and Young's bay
by a geologist last summer disclosed
the fact that the geology. Including
the oil shale. Is right for the loca
tion of an oil pool somewhere In the
White and Brown declare that
they will put a small drill to work
on the ground In the coming year to
prospect. It Is very probable that
other locations will be made In the
spring adjoining the original loca
tions and that a small-sited oil boom
NO MAIL SOUTH
After the City of Soattle leaves
the Channel tomorrow there will bo
no boat from here until February 8,
a iparc of ten days" time. The City
of S>4*.tlo Is due at Juneau tomorrow
morning at 4 o'clock and after leav
ing there will call at Douglas and
Thane and go back to Seattle from
the Channel.
The next northbound boat will be
the steamer Northwestern, which Is
due to leave Seattle tomorrow and
which will go to Western Alaska af
ter tourhlng at Juneau, returning
by wa$ of Gastlneau Channel on
February 8.
WICK BE SEATED
WILL BE VERDICT
Majority of Houie Committee Dc
cidet Salser Wu Not Elected
in 1918
That Election Committee No. 3 of
the house of representatives will rec
ommend that Delegate George B.
Grigsby be unseated and Judge
James Wlekeraham be aeated aa dele
gate from Alaska, was the newa re
ceived In Juneau laat Tueaday. It Is
expected that Delegate Grigsby will
contest the report on the floor ot the
house, as the report Is said to have
been decided upon by a strictly
party vote of the committee.
It Is understood that a minority
report will be Died by members of
the election committee, who will rec
ommend that Delegate Orlgsby re
tain hla seat.
What the majority report will rec
ommend Is said to be that Charles
A. Sillier was not clectod In the 191*
election but Wlckersham was. and
that the special election called on
account of the death of Mr. Sulier
was not necessary.
The result of the election of 1918
was very close, the count of the
tlnal returns showing that Sulier
received a total of 33 moro votes
than Judgo Wlekeraham. It was
shown that various election boards
had thrown 9111 a number of ballots
on account of what they regarded us
irregularities, but when the ballots
were counted by the congressional
committee the plurality was only
reduced by two.
A certificate of election was Is
sued to the late Charles A. Sulier
upon the day of his death in April.
1919. Knrly In May. Judge Wlck
.'rsliam Died a notice of contest In
election had been called In Alaska
held on June 3. 1919, resulting in
the election of Grigsby over J. I..
Mr. Grigsby waa given a certifi
cate of election and has served ever
since as delegate from Alaska.
VISITING JUNEAU
Mr*. Edward Hurl but. who has
been visiting her parent*. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard MrCormick of thla city,
for the past week. Is now visiting In
Juneau with friends. Mrs. Hurlbut
will remain over for some timo.
while her husband will return to
('hichagof on the first sailing of a
boat for that place.
VOLLEY BALL
For the convenience of employees,
a volley ball and indoor baseball
court has been built in the Tread
wel hoarding house. Shower baths
have also been Installed there. The
courts are getting considerable usage
from men wishing to oxorclsc.
WE HAVEN'T A DROP OF
WHISKEY
in the store to warm you up
this cold weather
BUT?
WE HAVE GOT?
Hot Water Bottles
Electric Heating Pads
Chamois Vests
Chest Protectors
and
About 100 Boxes of
Cold Tablets
For Yon
Guy s Drug Store
GUY U SMITH. Prop.
3d and D St. Douglas, Alaska
BIO WAR DEBT
OF THE NATION
Secretary of the Treasury Honiton
Compile* Annual Report Show
ing What We Owe
That the national debt of the
United States It ovor twenty-four
billion dollar* and that European
eountrlea owo us over nlno billion
la the slit of the report of Secretary
of the Treasury Houston as found
In Ills report for 1920. Some of the
debts of foreign governments are
being repaid qulto rapidly, while it
would appear that others are lost
forever, as Is the case of the loan to
the Imperial Russian government re
pudiated by the soviet government
now in power.
The following Is a summary of the
report:
Liborty Loans out
Treaaury eertlflca'es
of Indebtedness . 2. 768,925,500
War savings certifi
cate* outstanding.. 827,419,021
Mlscollaneou spre-war
bond issues 883.G49.39o
Greenbacks not cov
ered by gold re
serve. and other
debt Item* 236,823.049
Total gross debi $24,297,918,411
Dy December 1. 1920, the gross
debt hnd been rcdueed to $24,176,
166.244.
Thcee gross debt figures are not
offset by rash In iho treasury. June
debts of foreign governments on ac
count of war loans (as of Nov. 16.
1920). f9.680.823.677.
Government Debt, Previoui Year*
1919 (Aug. 31) *26.696.701.648
1899 (Spanish war) 1.046.048.760
1865 (Civil war) 2. 381. 530. 294
War Loan* and Balance*
Allied debts to tho United States,
down to Nov. 16. as shown in Secre
tary llnustun's report, total $10,
8I6.091.sS8.1irnneh>dlng interest on
loans. $700,494,709.72: surplus war
material. $663,032,739.63: relief
$84,014,527.92; navy supplies for
Poland. $2,266,709.66.
Cash loans advanced to the various
nations arc as follows:
Oreat Rrltaln $4,277,000,000
Italy 1.681.338.986
.
> tocliuslovukla 61,266,206
Kumania
Greece 16,000,000
Total ... $9,680,826,677
This total has been reduced to
$9,466,-283.171.26 by the repayment
of the following sums:
Groat Britain . ..$80,181,641
Helglum
Serbia 606.326
Itumanla 1.794.180
Total
$114,540,606
PETITION FILED
FOR NEW TRIAL
Last Step Taken in ail Endeavor to
to Save A1 Weather* From
Priion
On the grounds of corpus delicti
In that It was not conclusively
proven that he was the man who
committed the crime, a petition for
a rehearing of the case of the
United States vs. Al. Weathers has
been Hied in the circuit court of ap
peals at San Francisco by two at
torneys. John I. O'Phelan of Ray
mond, Wash., and Charles J. Heg
gerty of San Francisco.
Weathers was found guilty of as
sault with Intent to rob on July 8,
1919, cortaln fish traps and a scow
at Admiralty rove. He was sentenced
by Jhdge Jennings of tho district
court to serve four years In the fed
eral penitentiary at McNeils Island.
The circuit court of appeals sustain
ed the verdict of the district court
last month and this petition is the
last step to bo taken In an endeavor
to prevent Weathora from serving
out his sentence. It Is not known
yet what action will bo taken on the
petition.
Charles fonster, veteran carpen-,
tcr of Treadwell, has been III for
soveral days, but Is now said to be
much Improved.
NO DIAMONDS
After a short visit to mining prop
erty that he claim* to own at Hawk
Inlet, Dr. Martin Damourette, ac
companied by a mining engineer, has
left analu (or the Mouth. I)r. Dam
ourettte claims to have incorpo
rated a company to mine topaz, sap
phires. gurnets and various other
previous stones. and said while In
Juneau that the company would
upend several millions of dollars and
build a city at Hawk Inlet.
He aaya he will return In the
spring.
DR. CONDIT GIVES
VIEW OF MATTER
The Metlakatla Church Affair From
the Standpoint of the
Presbyterian*
A controversy has been raging for
nomo time nt Metlakatla over the
use of tho Christian church building
there for worship by different de
nominations. and recently Secret
tary of the Interior John Barton
I'aync ordered the trustocs of the
?hurch to throw tliu doors open and
to permit ull sects to worship therein
?nd to send to him a ropy of the reg
ulations as to the hours und days.
Tho action was resented by some
>f the people of the city who took
i different view of the matter, thlnk
ng that the Christian congregation
which was established by Father
Duncan should have the sole rights
:o the building.
The following letter to the editor
>f the Ketchikan Chronicle, written
>>' Dr. J. II. Condlt. head of the
Presbyterians for Alaska, sets forth
ho Presbyterian view of tho matter:
"My attention has beeu called to
in editorial in your issue of Decern
>er 31st, entitled, 'Crime Against
?'ather Duncan,' and especially to
he paragraph referring to the status
if the Presbyterian clement there.
"It is not my purpose to enter into
he discussion of the merits of the
axe in general, in your columns. In
is much as the iasue is between the
)epartment of the Intorlor and the
rustoes of tho will of father Hun
an, together with the element In
he community favoring the contln
lance of the Christian church under
he control of the said trustees.
"In so far as the Presbytery and
*rc*byterlan Church Is Involved 1 '
vould like to present the following
"1. The I'resbytery lays no claim
o the rtyir-h building at Mctlakat
a and lias never hail the least
bought or purpose of confiscating
he building. Its advice to the
nenibcrs of the Presbyterian cburcli
it Metlakatla has been and is no*
o provide for their services else
vhere. The Presbyterian church has
teen holding Its services In the audi
onum of the public school building
ind proposes, as soon as the way
ipens. to erect a modern church
lullding suited to Its needs.
"2. Hut it Is also true that while
he members of the Presbyterian
hurch at Metlakatla disclaim any
jurposo of seizing the old church
)ullding or forcibly occupying It,
hoy have precisely the same equity
rights In the building that the rest
>f the people have. It happens that
ilx out of the eight elders of the
Presbyterian church wera at the
:lmc of their election elders in the
hrlstian church, elocted by the
people by public ballot. There are
now 117 members In the Prcsbyter
lan church, a fact which seems to
ludlcate that more than a small ma
lorlty of the people aro Identified
with it and these people came with
tho t-est of the Metlakatlas fropi
Itrltlsh Columbia, contributed equal
ly with tho rest In the erection of
the building In labor and materials.
They also have had an equal part in
developing tho other interests of
Metlakatla. own a large part of the
stock in the store and other enter
prises and aro as much tho original
owners In these things as are the
clement adhering to the old system.
It Is also to be said that a large part
nf the contributions to the erection
of the church building at Metlakutla
were made by Presbyterian donors
anil tills fact is capable of exact
demonstration. However, as before
said, thov lay no claim to the build
lug beyond the same equity rights
which they have In all the other
property In Metlakatla. In equity
they are as much the owners of the
building as anyone else.
"3. The position of the Chronicle
that the Presbyterian clement had
a right to organize for worship and
to align themselves with some
evangelical body rather than to con
tinue under Independent relations 1s
certainly fair. It Is simply too rUht
of self-determination in religious
affars which our constitution guar
antees to all of our citizens."
REAL ESTATE UP
GREATLY IN PRICE
Coming Prosperity Reflected in
Pricei Aiked for Residence
Property Here
Douglas real estate has gone sky
rocketing for some unexplalnable
cause. Properties that were held a
few weeks ago at nomlnul prices have
raised at least SO per cent, accord
ing to a man who wished to iccure a
thirty-day option on several pieces
of residential property for thirty
days.
On two houses and lots In the res
ident section of the city the price
quoted to him was $500 more than
the houses were for sale for two
weeks ago, and the agent of the
owners said that the price was sub
ject to a raise at any time.
All over the city there Is a de
rided tightening up. with decisions
to hold on to real estate while out
side parties have been quietly try
ing to get options for thirty days.
Those who have property are en
couraged by rumors that several in
dustries will locate on Oastlneau
Channel this year that will ma
terially help the city, as It 1s about
the only place than an overflow of
population at Thane and Juneau can
live. There Is a promise that some
mines may open up on the Island,
that a large cold storage plant will
be built at Juneau and a large paper
mill for Thane is almost a certainty.
With the gold mines opened up on
the Island, the city would directly
benefit. The Juneau cold storago
plant would naturally bring a lot
of fishermen to the Channel, many
of whom would naturally livv In
Douglas, where rent Is cheap and
where there Is plenty of room for
thoir boats. The Thane pulp mill.
If It employs any great number of
men, would make Douglas the place
where the overflow of population
from that town would come.
There might not be any reality In
all these possibilities, but the fact
remains that real estate In Douglas
now has a value that It has not had
in the past several years.
SHATTUCK FUNERAL
The funeral of Allen 8. Shattuck,
Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrp. Allen Shat
tuck of Juneau, was held at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from Holy Trin
ity Episcopal Cathedral. The rit
ualistic work was read by Kev.
Charles K. Rice, dean of the cath
edral, and the funsral sermon was
preached by Rev. G. (1. Bruce of
Northern Light Presbyterian church.
L'shers at the church were Leltay
Vestal. James McXaughton, Ben
Uurford and Dan Kusaell, former
schoolmates of the dead boy. Tho
pallbearers were L. D. Henderson,
rommlssloner of education for Alas
ka. J. K. I.ani. superintendent of Ju
neau schools. Attorney 8lmon Hcllen
thal, J. A. Davis, secretary of the
Elks lodge, and A. W. Henning and
K. K. Hermann of the The Empire.^
The Juneau public school was dis
missed for the day and most of the
High School students attended the
funeral of their late schoolmate
COMPILING RECORDS
With an Idea of platting the Doug
las cemetery and marking who is
hurled in each grave there. L. W.
Kllburn, city clerk and at the pres
ent time custodian of the record* of
the cemetery, is going through the
fllea of the Douglas Island New* to
? heck up on those who have been
burled there during tho past twenty
years.
The Douglas cemetery was started
slightly more than twenty years ago
by public subscription, and a ceme
tery association formed, with W. C.
Hovel as custodian, and Martin Olson
and P. H. Fox as the oher offlcera.
For many years Mr. Boyd kept the
records of the association with great
care and marked oh a plat where
each person was burled. He became
more feeble as the years went and
Anally left, after which time the
record became more or less haphaz
ard. It Is with an Idea of bringing
these records up to date that Mr.
Kllburn is now laboring.
COMING HOME
Robert Fraser, worthy president of
the Eagle* lodge of this city, who
has been at St. Ann"* hospital. Ju
neau. for the past several weeks re
i overlng from an operation, has so
far recovered that he expects to re
turn to his home at Treadwell either
tomorrow or early next week.
Mr. Fraser was much benetted by
the operation.