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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
DOUGLAS, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1921 NO 19
FORT NORMAN IS
GREAT DISTRICT
New Stampede Ground in Canada Ii
Described by Oil Company
Investigator
t?fl trial Mury of event* leading up to
>plutu-rlnK announcement of a vast
trtve to bring the treaaure (rum Its
SURPRISE PARTY
nomr gifta. KefreahincnU wer?
NEW OPERATOR
Mlw Harriet S?y ha* taken a po
the Juneau Dounlaa Telephone 8y?
SLIDE THREATENED
Warning has l>con Issued by the
rt ly officials of Juneau to a number
of property owner* on lower Front
street that they nre In the path of a
slide that may oecur at any lime on
aerounl of a rrack that has appeared
The rrack I* about two hundred
feet above the street level, starting
at a point about two hundred feet
hundred feet farther south. The
width of the crack li In some places
LONG, HARD TRIP
WITH AN INVALID
One Hundred and Sixty Mile* Trav
trip of lio miles. coimmiinK seven
FROM WARM SPRINGS
ON THE WENATCHEE
CLUB MEETING
William Franks at Treadwell.
NEW MEMBER .
W. H. Irvine, operator In charge
DROPPED IN PRICE
To more the stock of wood on'
and It U now nelllnit for $fi per cortf.
MASQUERADE BALL
COLLIER HANGS
K.O. ON SOLDIER
Win* Match in Firtt Round "?t
Legion Smoker on Tuesday ,
Evening
IHtArmond. the Fort Seward sol
Jler, wait laid low by J 00 Collier of
Douglas by a right crow under the
left ear In the flrst round of their
ichcduled six-round bout at The
Vmeriean Legion iinioker a( Juneau
m last Tucaday night. The blow
lept DeArtnond on tho canvas tor
bo eouut and then some and daxed
iliu for a considerable lime after
At the bell the two men sited
?aeh other up for but a second and
hen mailed mixing It with the sol
ller having the beat of the ex
he rlug. boxed eleverly and seemed
o have a punch. Collier with Ills
leeullar style of crouch wai iodic
IiIiik of a puxzle to Ills opponent,
orner InVercd his guard momentar
k>v. was not so fortunate In his
oiinds and the weights of the men
Allot In r win mr i*>uki;i? ibiiiiki
re?. Johanson's blows to the heart.
if It with Runqulst of Treadwell In
lulst took the defensive all the time
ind seldom came out from behind
?is gloves. J u rich ahowed that he
iaM the making of a very good boxer.
Sine-lair Brown of Treadwell. with
ihe floor and dear across the ring
three times In rapid succession at
lio beginning of the second round
And was awarded the light right
opening. When they did meet there
that waa weathered by both of them
very suddenly at the beginning of
the second. Brown was In perfect
condition and demonstrated to ev
The big A. B. Hall was romfori
ably tilled for the smoker with peo
ple not only from Juneau but from
every point on the Channel. Seven
of the twelve fighters taking part
111 tho ihow were from Douglas Inl
and. to It was full of more than
painting Interest to Island folks. Jack
Wilson of Treadwell was reforce, C.
K. Adams and John llanan Judges,
and Sgt. Wardell announcer.
LIGHT REGISTRATION
Pp until late tills afternoon 84
persons had registered for the clt)
election of next Tuesday. The regis
tration books will be open for n
rouplo of honrs this evening to al
low those who desire, to register.
Pour or Ave men havo filed declar
council today. Including Hurl
Looomis, Frank Oliver, Otto Wldo
mann and several other*. There is
every Indication that enough names
will be secured to make up a full
INDOOR MEET IS
POSTPONED WEEK
Next Friday Night Is Now Date Set
for Big Time at Douglas
Natatonum
have been held at the Douglas Nat
for one week and will bo held at
the same place next Friday night.
April 8. and with the delay will be
bigger and better than planned be
ed and those taking part will be in
better training for the various
Douglas nad Juneau public schools
every Junior event, with a spoclal
be a three-mile run between Juneau
for the Keillor events from different
towns on the Channel, and more are
expected before the entry list! close.
The reason for the postponement
they felt they could not devote time
enough to It to aaauro its success.
TAX SALE
Starting at 10 o'clock next Mon
Kllburn. city clerk, on Front street,
the tax aale of property aa advertised
In this Issue of the New* will be
m every Indication that nearly all
o( the property advertised will be
sold. aa there are Rome good build
ing* and Iota to be disposed of. He
year* to redeem It after the date of
sale by paving the hark tuxes and
certain roata and ponaltlea.
NEW REPRESENTATIVE
of Hepmentatlve E. W. Burroughs,
and took hla Kent In the Houao yes
terday morning. Mr. Jullen had no
In preparation to taking hla neat. In
the November election he waa de
feated by the late Mr. Burroughs by
WE SELL -
Fresh Milk and Cream
Ferry Ticket*
Steamship Tickets
(Admiral Line)
Cut Flowen
Potted Plants
Electric Light Qlobes
Ice Cream and Candy
Magazines and Newspapers
Fountain Pens
Stationery
Fiction nnd other books
Cameras and Films
In addition to the beat lines
of merchandise regularly car
lied in any first -clasa drug
Guy s Drug Store
OUY L. SMITH. Prop.
3d and D St. Douglas. Alaska
BONUS BILL TO
BECOME A LAW
Memorial Introduced to Stop Trap
Fiihing in Alaska ? Women
May Sit on Joriet
Perhaps (he mom important meas
ure to come up before the Territor
ial Legislature durliiK the pant week
la the soldier bonus memorial Intro
duced by George A. Qetchell of Ju
neau, providing that ex-service men
acres of land In the Territory with
out any restrictions as to length of
residence.
An amendment has been proposed
to the memorial placing restrictions
as to whom the soldiers may dispose
of their lands to. The memorial It
self was favorably reported on by
the house committee, but some dis
cussion aroso yesterday over the
amendment. The fear was express
ed that land grabbers might gel
hold of the land to the detriment of
the development of the country. It
Is thought that the bill without the
amendment will eventually pass the
Another Important piece of legis
lation was Introduced In the Houso
yesterday by Representative E. L.
Holt of the Socond division in his
memorial for the total abolishing of
trap Ashing In Aahka. Mr. Holt
In his memorial declares that trups
are the greatest menace to the fish
ing Industry and that a large num
ber of the people of the North who
are dependent upon Ashing for their
livelihood are seriously handicapped
by the great number of traps that
block the neighborhood of streams.
The memorial also contains provis
ions for the control of the Ashing In
more strict enforcement of the Ash
ing laws.
A resolution Introduced by Sena
tor Collins to test the validity of the
Jones Shipping Hill ns it effects
Alaskan coastwise trade has passed
mid the law will scon be tested by
Th" sum of }4,1<0H was voted to
Iho Pioneers' Home as a deficiency
Appropriation and word was also re
rotved that the army boat Peterson
would leave Juneau tomorrow morn
ing for Sitka with a Joint leglsla
llve committee to Inspect the Pio
neers' Homo.
The appropriation bill for $41.
(100 for the support of the school of
mines and agriculture at Fairbanks
has been reported upon favorably
by the committee of tho house and
it Is thought It will be passed with
out opposition.
The Collins bill, to make women
seems to be assured of passage at
this session, having been reported
favorably upon.
TRIAL STILL ON
Tile trial before Judge Robert W.
Jennings In tho district eort at Ju
neau, In which I. Goldstein Is suing
the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Company for the sura of $21,500 for
damage* alleged to have been done
to the plaintiff* property by the
slide of January 2. 1920, la still on.
The defendants are Introducing to
ttmouv.
PASSES THROUQH
J. F. Tompkins, formerly chief nf
police nt Treadwell when that plac
was an Incorporated city and more
recently chief of tho Anchorage fire
department, paused through Juneau
early this week enroute to the west
ward, where he Is Interested In a
small floating cannery In Cooks
BALL PLAYER HERE
"Mlckle" McDonald, who played
ball last season with the Juneau
team hut spent most of his spare
time In Douglas, lias returned from
a lengthy visit with reletlves In Ore
gon and ha* taken a position In the
Thane mill. II e will play with the
Thane baseball team this year.
ARE ILL
Mrs. David H. Chrlstoc and llttlo
daughter, Josephine, slnro their re
turn from Seattle have been III with
severe colds and have been under
the caro of a physician.
HOME SOON
J. G. Zimmerman ha* wrltton to
friends In this city that he is pre
paring to leave Poaadena with Mrs.
Zimmeman and aon, Chester, for
Douglas very soon.
SHUT DOWN
On account of not being able to
serure transportation facilities to
move the Inrge quantity of wood
pulp now on the wharf at 8pecl
River, the Alaska Pulp und Taper
Company has temporarily suspended
operations and several Douglas Isl
anders have been here for soverul ;
days. Among them are Dougla*
Mead, John I'englase and E. A. Mi -
Hamilton.
It la expected that a boat will be ,
secured very shortly to make a stop
at Hpcel Klver to lake out th? pulp
that has accumulated there.
MacDONALD HOME
IS SCENE OF FIRE
Damage of Several Thousand Dollars
Cause by Blaze at Treadwell
Monday Evening
Klre, caused by grease In a fry
ing pan on an electric range bccom
Ing overheated and igniting, burned
the interior of the dwelling of Thos
U. Mai Donald at Treadwell and
most of the furniture on last Mon
day evening, and resisted the efforts
of members of the Treadwell Ore de
partment to extinguish It for almost 1
an hour. Th<' loss to Mr. and Mrs.
MacDonald amounts to several thou
sand dollars, as not only was their
furniture and household goods ?
which wore exceedingly valuable ?
destroyed, but much of their wear
ing apparel as well,
Mrs. MacDonald had put a fry
ing pan with grease in it on the ,
range and stepped out to a neigh- i
bor's house for a minute, and upon
her return found the kitchen in a
blaze. She made an attempt to
smother tho flames without success.
Mr. MacDonald was on the ferry
boat coming from Juneau and reach
ed the wharf at 6:30 Just In time to
hear the Ore whistles blow.
The house ?ls the property of the
Alaska Treadwell Oold Mining Com
pany and stands on the hill over
looking the old baseball grounds.
The building was not completely de
stroyed but the interior wts burned (
and many hundreds of dollars would
have to bo expended to put It in
livable shape.
One fortunate feature of the Are
was tho fsct that n chest of silver- ,
ware and a few other valuable ar- '
tides were not in the house when It ,
burned, having been stored at the ;
home of a neighbor during the re
cent trip of the owner to the Sputh i
and had not been taken home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mai Donald are mak
ing their home temporarily with
Mrs. Livingstone Wernecko at Tread
well.
EASTER SERVICES
ARE CONDUCTED
Rev. E. C. Rice Preaches Sermon and j
Sunday School Children
Have Exerciwi
Easter service*, at which the
Rev. C. E. Rice ot the Episcopal
church nave the address of the even
ing and the Sunday school children
leave various songs and recitations,
were conducted at the Congrega
tional church Sunday ? Easter Sun
da.'' ? evening, starting at 7: SO
o'clock. The following is the pro
gram as g|v?n by the children:
Song ? Congregation
I'rayer Hev. Rice
Recitation ... . Alberta Gallwas
Recitation Walter Savlkko
Recitation Ernest Weseheufcldcr
Recitation HIIJa Ramika
Recitation . Florence Swanson
Song, "Bells of Victory,"
... Mrs. Russell's clas*
Recitation Dorothy Anderson
Recitation Grade Meggitt
Recitation George Guerin
Recitation Johnny Martin
Recitation Myrna Bland
Song Mamie Feusi's class
Recitation ... Frank Le.N'oIr
Recitation Vera Thurman
Recitation Bertha Fraser
Recitation . Slime Kronqvist
Recitation Claire Wernecke
Song Primary grades
Recitation Ruby Johnson
Recitation Ray Hagerup
Recitation Lloyd Guerin
Address Rev. Rice
Easter Chorus
Elsie, May, Margaret, Aill
and class
Recitation David Ramsay
Recitation ..., Lawrence Carlson
Recitation ... Jenny llautals
Recitation . Gertrude Wirtanen
Distribution of Eastor gifts
Cosing Hymn Congregation
Benediction
Buy War Savings Stamps.
CANDIDATES ARE
NOW IN FIELD
Eleven Name* as Poiiible Timber
for City Council ? Some Will
Not File
The city election In Douglas this
year gives every Indication of be
ing a tame one. if Interest in the
caucus of last Friday night Is any
indication of the trend that matters
are taking. Not more than twenty
people were in attendance when
Mayor F. A. J. Oallwas called the
meeting and told of its purpose.
Mr. Gallwax was made permanent
chairman and J. F. Henson secre
tary.
Nominations for councllmen, of
which seven are to be elected, were
as follows: F. A. J. Gallwas, Felix
Gray (declined) William Kobertson,
Julius Jensen, James Chrlstoe, J. 0.
Zimmerman, Frank Oliver, John
Feusl, Burt Loorais, Otto Wldcmann,
It. McCormlck (declined) and Guy
I.. Smith.
Nomlnatlpns for members of the
school board were L. W. Kilburn
for clerk; Felix Gray (declined) and
II. W. Irvine for director.
At the close of the nominations
there was a little time devoted to
general speech making, when talks
were made by Mayo* Gallwas. L. W.
Kilburn. Otto Widemann. Julius
Jensen, R. McCormlck, Felix Gray
and Axel Kronqvist. City matters
were discusscd and a feeling express
Mi that much better times are in
?inre for Douglas.
With only eleven men nominated
It would seem now that it may bo
rather difficult to have seven men
llle for office, ax many of the men
have declared their intention of not
ilolng so. An effort Is being made
lo have at least seven put their
names down as being willing to
nerve before 12 o'clock noon tomor
row, when the time for filing closes.
11. W. Irvine, nominated for
school director, will not flic for the
nfTlce, It is thought, but Felix Gray
it the caucus Friday evening prom
ised to do so If no one else qualities.
The polls for the election open at
9 o'clock Tuesday morning and re
main open until X o'clock in the
evening. The voting place Is the
city hall. The officials named are
Julius Jensen, Mrs. Geo. W. Hewitt
?lid Axel Kronqvist. Judges, and
Mrs. Felix Gray and Mrs. Robert K.
i oughlln, clerks.
JUNEAU ELECTION
Two ticfiets are In tbe Hold for
the municipal election In Juneau
thin year. K. Valentine having en
tered the race at the head of a
ticket in oppoiltion to the Citizen's
Ticket, headed by the present mayor.
R. K. Robertson. The ticket headed
by Mr. Valentine Is called the "Pro
gressive Ticket" and is composed of
B. Valentine, Sigurd Wallsted, Hod
man Kobeson, George A. Getchell
and R. M. Keeney.
The othor ticket, headed by Mayor
Robertson, is composed of Harley J.
Turner, T. J. McCaul. Otto Wlcklan
der and W. R. Barnes.
Two hare Died for school director,
they being Dr. II. C. DeVlgne and
\\ B. ilritt.
There has been quite a large reg
istration and a lively contest Is
OFFICER RETURNS
After having traveled 1.450 miles
In the interior of Alaska by dog
teams and sleds. Col. J. C. Gotwals
of the Alaska Board of Road Com
missioners has arrived back at Ju
neou. Col. Ootwa's made special ex
aminations of all the Alaskan min
ing districts and reports that much
good has been accomplished by new
roads and trails during tbe past
year.
MUSEUM VISITED
Wednesday evening. In the the
Bureau of Publicity rooms In Ju
neau, there was an entertainment
given for the benefit of the Alaskan
legislature to demonstrate the alms
of tho Alaska Museum. Talks were
given on the exhibits by the curator.
Rev. A. P. Kashevnroff. and many
of the curios were also explained by
Dr. Daniel Ncuman, who owns much
of the collection of Eskimo articles.
MET LAST NIGHT
The Eagle lodge held its regular
weekly meeting last night Instead
of tonight. It was placed on Thurs
day night on account of the Indoor
Held meet that was scheduled for
tonight but postponed.