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15 BUREAU OF FISHERIES BUSY WITH PRELIMINARIES— WINN AT JUNEAU Preparations for itineraries and detailed activities for its employ ment during the coming season is actively engageing the If. S. bu actvelv engaging at the present rime, tennis Winn, Alaska agent said at Juneau to the Empire last wpek. Some additions to the fleet of the bureau in Alaskan waters, changes in personnel and other aetai's of the several boats that operate in the northern wateis were made known. One new boat named the “Coot” will be added to the bureau’s pa *rol fleet this year, and stationed in the Yukon district to replace the Tern which is worn out in ser vice. The Coot, a 50-foot boat has been especially built for the Yukon river and is powered with a 100-n. o. engine which, will be sufficient power for reasonable speed against the difficult waters of the Yukon. The Scoter. a 65-foot purse seine type boat used on patro' in Bristol Bay. is being remodelled by the bureau and is expected to oe one of the most servieable crafts of its size in the service for patrol work This boat is expected to make the trip with several bureau emplovees to and from Bristol Bay each vear. Nels Rogne, of Juneau, will be master of the Scoter and Clarence Wittanen, also of Juneau, will have the position of engineer. Ben Burfcrd. another Juneau young man, has accepted a position as engineer on the Crane, one of the bureau’s largest boats, and will be detailed to the westward. Rogne, Wittanen and Burford will go south on the flagship Brant to as sume their new duties immediate ly The bureau’s patrol service now consists of 14 vessels and they will be stationed for the season, sub ject to change, as follows: Brant. Widgeon. Murre, Auklet, i hnd Petrel will be located in south eastern Alaska, Kittiwake in Prince William Sound. Teal in Cook ■ 1'iiet, Blue Wing and Red Wing! in the Kodiak-Afognak district ibis at Chignik, Crane and Mer ganser around the Alaska penin ,sula Scoter in Bristol Bay and the lc°ot ™ the Yukon district. ! The Brant will be detailed on .the sea patrol in the immediate 'future at Neah Bay, Wash., and ;Will continue there until such >i lme as the seals go north. It yjH then Proceed to southeastern Alaska. | The Auklet and possibly the | Widgeon will be on seal patrol at i : Sitka during their period of mi ! gration bids out for new boat < I Bids are out for a new 125-foot [boat to replace the Eider for the i jPrifilof island work, to be named i [the Pengiun. The bureau expects i [to have it in commission next year. J The Eider will then be remodeled .and used in fisheries patrol work in the vicinity of Kodiak and Af [ognak islands. Patro! work in general will be I There will, however, be a much < along the lines of former years, j Theip will, however, be a muco ( greater scientific force in the field f than formerly in the study of the life history of salmon, herring, and other commercial fiTies, covering i the various districts of Alaska. a — ’ • -- EASTMAN KODaRS AND PHO- e rOGRAPHIC SUPPMES. Schaller h er’s Alaska Shop SCHOOLS CLOSE J/2-DAY In respect to Mrs. Gerald Protz man, young and popular Seward girl who died Sunday morning, the local schools will be closed tomor- i row afternoon Many students, and pupils, as well as members of the faculty, expressed their desire of i attending the funeral servic which ; will take place at 2 o’clock in the lower hall, Odd Fellows building. DOUGLAS ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. August Aalto an- J iounces the engagement of their ' laughter Lillian Pauline, to Robert Bonner, Jr. The marriage is to lake place during the near future, ifiss Aalto is the youngest daugn- i er of Mr. and Mrs. Aalto and one >f the mo't pomilar young ladies >f the Island. She graduated from be Douglas high school last year. Jr. Bonner is the son of Mr. and Jrs. Robert Bonner of Douglas md is connected with the Alaska uneau mill. APPOINTS DEPUTY W. H. McCullough, has been ap- I minted special deputy P. S. Mar hall at Dahl rland, by U. S. Mai hal Albert White. Dahl island is he headquarters of the Pacific ' Past Cement Co., which is a new \ j nterprise in southeastern Alaska, j i A WEEKLY INSPECTION \ weekly inspection of shoes i? good habit. Keeping the heels and soles Iev I helps one to continue their good ealth. The Seward Leather Works is luippert to keep them in repair. The smallpox epidemic on the j ower Yukon river and on Seward peninsula last winter probably re- : luced the income of those districts rv $200 000 it is estimated. romorrow’s Special at the Union Cafe will be HUNGARIAN Goulash md Spagetti; sadad, for 60 c. Funeral services were held last veek at Skagway for Tom Hirion, vho had been in the hospital for ite last nine months. Dropsy was he cause of death. EASTER CARDS, CANDIES AND NOVELTIES, Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. I CLIMAX WALL PAPER CLEAN ER at Frown Hawkins, Cm j>. | MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER I SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Schal ,'erer’s Alaska Shop. PROFESSIONAL CAROS SEE CURTIS R. MORFGRD FOR FIRE INSURANCE D0N0H0E & DIMOND ATTORNEYS AT LAW Offices VALDEZ and CORDOVA DR. A. R. ROBERTS DENTIST DENTAL AND GENERAL X-RAY WORK Phone Madison 108 New Tecklenberg Bldg. DR H W HYATT Physician Surgeon Offices in Tecklenberg Bldg. Office Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 o’clock 2 p. m. to 4 p. m.; 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. Phones: Main 136 Residence, Madison 90 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISE r^OR SALE cheap—Four thorough bred Siberian-Baffinland Mala mutes, same strain as Schalier er’s dog; five months old; house broke. Gateway. WANTED:—Work by hour or the day, by two colored women. Call Madison 144. WANTED—Work by hour or day, General housework except cook ing- also garden work. Phone Madison 19 for Sam, Japanese boy SUNTRANA HEALY RIVER COAL Good coal is a kin 41 u treasure: jBui/ it Aere andtfetjood \ measure. Dont’s experiment; buy coal that’s certain to please every member of your household. We sell an honest ton of coal that will give your fur nace less trouble and will give you more comfort than any fuel you ever spent your money for. "Reach for a Lucky m. mm M. y/zs/y/' and not far a sweet* W %fa^~ Fannie Ward Famous for Her Ever Youthful Appearance, H PPP ; I :w Wi J Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet. Fannie Ward Famous for Her Ever Youthful Appearance* The American Tobacco Co., Manufacturers ‘“Reach for a Lucky and not for a sweet.* That’s been my policy ever since Luckies started—my way of retaining the figure I need to be known as the ever-youthful Fannie Ward. So 1 say to you women ivho want to cheat time as I have done, 'Reach for a Lucky and not for a sweet.* ” Fannie Ward ' 1 'HE modern common sense way—reach for a Lucky instead of a fattening sweet. Every one is doing it—men keep healthy and fit, women retain a trim figure. Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos, skilfully blended, then toast ed to develop a flavor which is a delightful al ternative for that craving for fattening sweets. Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impurities. 20,679 physicians recognize this when they say Luckies are less irritating than other cigarettes. That’s why folks say: “It’s good to smoke Luckies.’* Q/i P — Authorities attribute the enormous vUJVc ; increase in Cigarette smoking to the improvement in the process of Cigarette manufacture by the application of heat. It is true that during 192S, Lucky Strike Cigarette showed a greater increase than all other Ciga rettes combined. This confirms in no uncertain terms the public’s confidence in the superior ity of Lucky Strike. Lt s toasted No Throat Irritation-No Cough. Coast to coast radio hook-up every Saturday niv'it through die National Broadcasting Company’s network. The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra in "The T tines that made Broadway Broadway ”