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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-31

that the fisheries offer more to Ju than do the mines.
 The weather was superb through out all of Saturday and Sunday, and the first rain that was experienced was in Chatham straits off the west coast of Admiralty island yesterday busy all day Saturday and Sunday spreading the gospel of Juneau and her advantages among those engaged in the fisheries business. Yesterday they relaxed and spent several hours fishing for black bass, dividing their Warm Springs Bay and at Square cove. About 200 of these black beau ties were taken, and a supply of kelp fish, sea trout various species of cod and other fish were caught.
 Tyee was First Stop.
 Filled with pleasurable anticipa tiOns, President Charles Goldstein of the Merchants Protective Associa
 
 H. Fisher, of the C. w. Young company, w. G. Johnson, of the Jul neau Hardware company, George F. Forrest the pioneer machinery man, William E. Britt, the druggist, Allen Shattuck, the real estate and insur councilman, also of the Worthen saw mill and of the Alaska Steam laun dry. E. P. Pond, of Winter & Pond, John w. Troy, editor and publisher of The Empire, and J. J. McGrath, representing the Dispatch, got away after 10 o'clock At 30 o'clock the next morning the first stop was made at Tyee, the home of the Vandyssel Packing company, F. A. Hanson, man. ager and A. Cramer, foreman, is en- gagged in mild curing and salting property formerly owned by the old Tyee Whaling company, and is hay ing good supply of fish. The com pany employs 16 men and is head quarters for more than 100 fisher men. This place was again visited late Sunday night, and Manager Hansen, Manager Cramer and store keeper E. Demeree were enthusiastic over the proposition of having a mail service and closer business con nections with Juneau.
 Leaving Tyee, the St. Nicholas ho1 with ba rf many fishing fleets that were en countered during the trip. The fish ing craft were anchored near Point Gardner.
 Washington Bay Visited.
 The next port of call was Wash ington Bay on Kuiu island where the Chatham Packing company, a Juneau concern, was visited. The company is operating one trap and building another. It is mid-curing to the Gambler bay cannery. Mrs. Earle R. Hunter, Mrs. J. w. Dick inson, Mrs. Lloyd Byers, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Cole and other Juneau ladies are spending the summer here with their husbands. The Juneau men I interested in this company include. i Henry Shattuck, k. R. Hunter, J. w. | Dickinson, B. L. Thane and others. ] Leaving Washington bay at 2:3O D. m, the St. Nicholas arrived at l the operating trap of that company within a few minutes. Capt Dickin- son was preparing to brail the trap which held from 10000 to 45000 sal mon.
 Pillar Bay.
 | Pillar Bay-Port Ellis is the name 1 of the postOffice-was reached at 4 D. m., and the party was greeted by
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-31
JUNEAU BUSINESS MEN RETURN FROM TRIP TO FISHING PLANTS
 ENTHUSIASTIC OVER OUTLOOK

Superintendent o. P. Brown of the company. At this point salmon are being canned, mild cured and salted. The company expects to put up about 10000 cases of can ned salmon this year. Here, as else where, salmon are coming in as fast as they can be cared for.
 Entering Herring Field.
 The next stop was at Little Port Walter, where Capt. A. w. Thomas, the pioneer herring man of Alaska, and Lee H. Wakefield the Seattle salmon fisheries man, are associt- ted in the herring industry.
 This company began operations early last year, and is canning her ring by the Scotch kippered method. It also has established demand for it's product, and demonstrated the fact that herring can be secured in great quantities. It experiences no difficulty in getting enough her ring to keep it's big plant, with ga pacity of more than 300 cases day, running at full blast. It is also mild curing, salting and canning sal mon. It's herring are retained in great pounds where they are kept alive until needed for the cannery. This company introduced the Scotch method of kippering herring, sending with the consent of the Department of Labor to Scotland for the men and women experts to do the work Last year the act of preparing the herring was taught to a few Ameri- can girls and young men, and this year the Scotch girls constitute less than half of the force. The com pany employs more than 150 persons besides the fishermen, every one of whom is white and fully half o whom are women.
 Among them are several from Ju neau and Douglas, and all of them are doing we'll Many of the men employed at the cannery are married and have their wives with them. The company furnishes its employees separate houses for individuals and for families. Dozens of these hous- es occupy the two streets that fol low the contour of the bay in 9 semi-circle. The employees are fed in large mess house, and a read ing room is in process of construc ton. Every Saturday night dance is given, and people come for miles to attend it. The Juneau business men enjoyed one of these week., dances Saturday night. Assistant Manager Fred Williams say that all enjoyed themselves. Among the hap py Juneau people at this place arc Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hahn. The Ju neau excursionists were unfortunate in not meeting Capt. A. w. Thomas the manager of the plant, though they made three calls there-two Sat lrday and one Sunday There is a wireless plant there maintained by he cOmDanY
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FOSSIL SHARKS COMING.

J. A. Kirk, fossil expert in the employ of the U s. Geological sur vey is expected to arrive in Juneau within the next few days and will cruise about the Juneau and Icy straits section looking for fossils Of extinct animals and other specimens in connection with his work. He IS accompanied by A. H. Overbeck, who will secure passage from here for the westward on one of the first steamers. The party left Wrangell recently in the motor boat Glenora, with Juneau as their destination.
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Old papers for sale az The Empire office, Second and Main streets.
NOTICE


 Notice is herby given that the Town Council of the Town of Ju- neau, Alaska, has fixed the rate or tax levy for the 19171S at the sum of sixteen (16) mills on each dollar of assessed property; that the taxes are now due, and will become delin- quent on October tenth t1O) nine teen hundred and seventeen tl91D at the hour of six o'clock p. m., and unless paid prior thereto, ten per cent will be added to the amount thereof, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the date of delinquency until paid; that said taxes are payable at the City Clerks office in the City Hall.
 Dated at Juneau. Alaska, this 24th day of July. 1917.
 F.. w. PETIT.
 City Clerk.
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Great Fishing Industry De- veloping on Frederick Sound and Chatham
 Strait
FRIENDLY TO JUNEAU
Managers and Fishermen Desire Mail Route From Juneau and Closer
 Business Relations

Continued from Page One)
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GERMANS TAKING ALL BARRED WIRE
 OUT OF BELGIUM

AMSTERDAM, July 31. The Germans are requisitioning wire, and particularly barbed wire, all over Belgium, according to the lat est news from the frontier They are likewise breaking up more and more car tracks and light railroads, carrying off the rails and sleepers as we'll as cars and locomotives.
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THE EMPIRES classineds pay.
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RUSSELL LODE, SURVEY
 No. 10O8

Beginning at point for true Corner No. 1, whence u. s. M. M. No. bears South 60o AT "A" East. 6,04648 feet; thence South 5So 43' West, f391.70 feet; thence North 32o OF West, 569.65 feet; thence North 5S' 43' East, 1391.70 feet; thence South 32' OF East, 569.65 feet, to point for true corner No. 1, the place of beginning. Total area 18.198 acres.
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a family, parents and children, were in the boats on the trolling banks.
 Mail From Petersburg.
 This whole country is now secur- ing it's mail service from Peters burg, but would like to have it from Juneau.
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RE-FORESTATIOM
 OF THE UNITED
 KINGDOM IS NEXT

LONDON, July 31.-It is planned to spend between five and SIX mii- lion pounds sterling within the next ten years for re-forestation in the United Kingdom. The Re construction committee has an elab- crate plan in hand for re-planting, especially in Ireland where the areas have been denuded for tim Der for pit-props.
 Special Wednesday only at Gold steins, fresh plums, COG a basket
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Notice of Application of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company for
 United States Patent to the "Jeff' and Russell" Lode Claims
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Norwegian Company.

At big Port Walter, less than four miles from Little Port Walter, is situated the great plant of the Alas ka Pacific Herring company, backed by Norwegian capital and one of he large plants of a combination )f Norwegians who have a half mil lion dollars invested in Alaska. In the absence of Manager Byers, his capable assistant Haakon Eyer Fri ele, one of the owners. did the hon OTIS. This company is engaged ir the herring and salmon business. Its Big Port Walter plant was erected this year, and construction work is pered herring, both by the Scotch and Norwegian methods. and spiced herring, and salting herring in bar rels. In addition it is canning, mild curing and salting salmon. It is now putting up about 250 cases and 20t barrels of fish day. More thar 220 people are employed, mostly white, though few Chinese and 2 few natives are included among those at work. Both Norwegian and Scotch experts are employed and with then are lot of men and women secured at Seattle The employment condi tions at this place are similar tC those at Little Port Walter, except instead of individual houses there are large dormitOries for the women anf
 
 while, larger, is not as far ad
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
Local and Personal

j. p. Johnson was over from White
Thursday on business matters.
The work of e%xcavating for C. E.
Poole's new block was commenced last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen McCord of Clar-
india, Iowa, are here visiting Attorney
and Mrs. Wallace Purdy. Mrs. McCord
is a sister of Mrs. Purdy.
"The Modern Mormon Kingdom" by
Ex-senator Cannon is the last number
of the Y. NJ. G.. A. Lecture Course. 1t
will be given in the college auditorium
on April 18th.
Consult the foot specialist at Giles
pie & Rogers shoe store during Friday
and Saturday of this week. Attend his
free illustrated lecture Friday night at
the store. See the ad on page seven.
The play. ANY Mans Sister," which
will be seen at the Grand is one of the
theatrical treats of the season, and
Manager Carlisle has been very for
tunate in securing this attraction. AS
you sit and watch the play unfold-as
the story is so wildly told by a com
pany of competent actors-you wonder,
down in your heart of hearts, is your
sister-your daughter-your sweet
heart-safe from the lar that beset
every young girl in a big city. Many q
parent deludes themselves with the
idea that they have taught their girls
how to be good--but, have they ever
taught them how to avoid being caught
in the traps that are laid for them
How to avoid being bad unconsciously
These lessons and many others are
wildly brought out in the play ANY
Mans Sister,"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
LONG IN SERVICE

Sioux Falls Press:-Dr. e. C. Miller,
a prominent pioneer physician and sur
geon of Bookings, has made a remark.
able record of continuous attention to
his professional duties. DR.. Miller has
served his county in the stat senate
and last year was a candidate for NOM
ination to the Office of lieutenant-gov-
ernor on the republican state ticket.
DR.. Miller is just recovering from an
illness of about 10 days, this being the
longest period in his life that he has
been incapacitated. He is over 70 years
of age and has been engaged in active
practice for a period Of AZ years, few
other physicians in South Dakota hav-
ing squaled this record. DR.. Miller Is
personally very popular and has a wide
acquaintance over the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

with current sold at a heating rate of
SO cents net.
The Pacific Light and Power Com
pany maintains lines in Oregon and
washington where wood, coal and other
forms of fuel are scarce and high in
price. Up to September 80, 1916 the
company carried POI electric ranges
on its lines. These ranges earned
$4,927.31 during the year and consum-
ed a total of 1913, GIL kilowatt hours.
The earnings per kilowatt hour
amounted to 1928 cents, an
amount slightly more than the
unit rate owing to the fact
that the minimum charge bills
brought up the level of the average.
One hundred and sixty-one ranges
were in service during the average
month and the average yearly return
per range was $1,000.
The number of bills sent out to
range users during the year was 1880
and Of this entire number 527 were for
the minimum charge of 81 or less.
This is an important fact showing that
27.4 per cent of the bills were for
ranges which were lot being operat-
ed to the best economic advantage. Ex-
perts of the company are working to
educate range users and show them
that more profitable way to use electric
ranges is to do all of the cooking on
them and not to attempt to use them
only as an accessory or auxiliary cook.
ing equipment.
These figures are intereting because
of the fact thot there are hundreds Of
cities in the country offering custom
ers a special heating rate Of two and
one-half and three cents per kiiowatt
with a minimum charge Of 81 or $3.50
a month to insure the cost of installing
the special meter and accounting ex-
pense. Where heating service is IN
stalled it is also possible for the GUS
toner to use electric irons, luminous
heaters, coasters, coffee percolators
and any O fthe Sther numerous heat
ing appliances which may be purchas-
ed for a nominal price at any electric
supply store.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
FOR MARRIED MEN ONLY

We wonder how many of our readers
have noticed the difference between the
man who has been married but a short
time and one who has been married
for several years. You can always tell
a young husband from an old one
When a man has been married a few
months you will generally see him
working the garden or fixing up about
the house and while he works he
whistles, or sings, or occasionally looks
up toward the window to see If anyone
is watching him. A year later he is
still working in the garden but the
smile has been exchanged for a frown
and he occasionally looks up at the
house wondering why in thunder break
fast is not ready. Another year rolls
by and his looks would sour the sweet
est pan of milk, but he is still at work,
stopping occasionally to kick the dog
or throw a brick at the cat. The next
year we find him sitting on the porch
smoking a pipe while his wife does the
digging in the garden. Now just watch
our young men, as one by one they are
caught in Cupid's net and see IL this
rule does not work out the problem cor
rectly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

After consultation with commercial
clubs along the line of the Black and
Yellow Trail it was deemed advisable
to call a meeting at once to perfect an
of making this trail the best public
highway across the state. Pierre was
selected as the place for the meeting,
and Friday, April 9Th, as the date. Rep
resentatives from every town along the
line, commencing at Elkton on the east,
and going clear through to the Wyom-
ing line were in attendance. With the
natural facilities which we have on
this line and with the only crossing
in the state where a a can be put
across the Missouri river every day IN
the year, the Black and Yellow Trail
should be the first to receive the al
tention of the state highway commits
sion who will commence to do business
as soon al the money appropriated
becomes available which is after July
1st. The Black Hills boosters, the
Invest bunch in the state, are all for the
Black and Yellow Trail and were there
in full force.
Every county but Bookings along
the Black and Yellow trail through
South Dakota" said Secretary j. X.
Hull of the Rapid City Commercial
club, twas represented at the meeting
of road enthusiasts at Pierre on Friday.
The meeting was a live and active one
and much good was accomplished for
the people who live along this trail"
The meeting was called for the pur'
pose of forming a trail association and
such an organization was perfected un'
der the state laws. The name of the
corporation is the Chicago, Black Hills
and Yellowstone National Park High
way Association and the trail will be
known as the Black and Yellow trail
the name it has borne for some time
past. The trail marking will be a bant
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
MINNEAPOLIS BRANCH EXPANDS

The Minneapolis Branch of the B. +.
Goodrich Rubber Company, has been
obliged to lease "A warehouse that will
carry one of the largest tire stocks in
the Northwest.
Minneapolis will serve as the main
distributing point to the various sub
branches and agencies in this territory.
Mr.. McCreery remarked tina he had
always felt the necessity of giving
Goodrich dealers untiring and immed-
late attention that would enable them
to give their customers the last full
measure of Goodrich service.
The discarded pneumatic stock room
is being re-modeled and will be used
for general Office purposes.
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of black one foot wide over a one foot
band of yellow.
Each town on the route will be asses
sed according to its population for the
maintenance of the highway and plans
will be laid Immediately for a cam
paign of good road work.
The officers elected were:
PresIdent.T. B. Roberts, Pierre.
Vice-President-H. B. Schlicting,
Deadwood.
Secretary-O. NJ. Phelps, Huron.
Treasurer-C. L. Mellette, Fort
Pierre.
The following committees were ap,
pointed by the president, the first nam.
ed being the chairman of the commit.
tee:
Route
II. b. Schlichling, Lawrence.
G. B. Bjornson, Kingsbury.
j. w. Heltibridle, Hand
Edgar Watwood, Philip.
C. E. Crew, Hughes.
Ways and Means
C. L. Hyde, Hughes.
Otto Meyer, Beadle.
H. Woodruff, Hand.
Adam Royhl, Kingsbury.
G. G.. Fisher, Stanley.
Organization
J. X. Hull, Rapid City.
C. L. Millett, Stanley.
w. H. Vollmer, Beadle.
C. J. Crandall, Hughes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

Mrs. Lillian Smith was an Aurora
visitor Friday.
E. A. Loomis of Pierre was in the
city Tuesday on business affairs.
Hollace Jennings visited his parents
at Estelline a couple of days last week.
Miss Marie Rasmussen spent Sunday
with her sister, Miss Ethel Rasmussen
at Watertown.
Mrs. Belle Scarce Of Estelline was
here a few days last week visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Catlett.
Henry Miller and wife spent a couple
of days at F%landreau the past week
visiting his cousins, John and Chas.
Miller, and their families.
Free ~Stereopticon lecture by the
foot specialist at Gillespie & Rogers
shoe store, Friday night. Come and
learn something new about your feet
See the ad on page seven.
Mrs. M. &. st. John of Portage, Wis.
who is visiting with MI. and Mrs. w
M. Cheever, was at n time a resi-
dent of Bookings and is well remem'
bered by the older residents of the
city.
E. B. O'Hair started seeding oats
last Saturday. Only fall blowing and
the higher land can be cultivated as
yet. The corn stalk ground held much
snow during the winter, and this Is
slow in drying.
Chas. Schmidt who was arrested by
Sheriff Miner a couple of weeks ag'
at Elkton on the charge of threatening
the president had his hearing befor'
u. S. Commissioner Conway at Siou'
Falls Friday, but was released because
OF insufficient evidence.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

Until 100000 Leagues Under the
Sea-" was put on the motion picture
screen, no one ever dreamed Of getting
an action picture of a giant octapus
wrapping its great Shiny tentacles
around a man. This startling situation
is one of many thrIllers incorporated
into the cinema version of Jules
Verne's greatest piece of fiction.
The scene opens with a Bahama ma
tive diving out Of a boat in search Of
pearls. The next view shows him
hunting among great beds of oysters.
Suddenly to one side, looms up a terri
flying apparition that proves to be the
devil fish. Unaware Of his peril. the
native swims straight into death-deal-
ing tenacles.
There is q furious struggle but the
octopus slowly gathers in his victim in
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
GETTING ON IN THE WORLD

Aberdeen ENTHUSIASTICALLY, per
haps, one gets On in the world by pro
claiming his own merits from the
housetops. 1t is seldom, if ever, that
one gets on in the world by complain
ing about what he could do if the boss
would but give him full sway in his
place IN the machinery Of the business
house with which he happens to be
connected, becaue the boss usually
knows about what is going on about
the place, what sort of work each en-
plyoye is doing, and SO on. And one
will not get on in the world by having
to be reminded from twice to a dozen
times concerning the performance OF
any task, however slight, which has
been assigned him. Most bosses like
to have employees about them who they
can depend upon to perform a given
task at a given time after having been
told about that particular task once.
And one doesn't get on in the world
by worrying for fear he will not get
an increase of wages as soon as he
thinks h. needs it, or who worries for
fear he will do a little more work than
the amount Of wages he receives justi-
fies. Every once in awhile a fellow
who becomes so interested in his work
that he forgets and works overtime oc-
casionaliy, gets a raise in pay, or in
creased responsibility, or both that
causes the fellow who is afraid he will
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

his great, snake-like arms. Then is
shown Capt. Memo on his tabled sub
marine. He had seen the encounter
through the sea window. Immediately
he dons a diving suit, seizes an ~
and slides out through a trap door
into the floor of the sea. To reach the
devil fish is only a matter of moments
and with quick. swinging strokes, he
cuts loose a tenacle Of the fish and
frees the half dead negro.
There is a sudden thrashing about of
the devil-fsh in his death throes; the
water becomes dark with his blood and
Capt. Memo and the injured diver as
oend rapidly to the surface.
You may view this scene for your
self on April 1913 when 10000
Leagues Under The Sea" will appear
at the Ocera House in Brookings.
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ELECTRIC COOKING FOR So
MONTH

After a year of careful investigation
into the cost of electric cooking, a
Western power and lighting company
has made public some interesting facts
in connection with It's cooking service
which indicate that the average fam
lily may use electricity for cooking at a
cost of So q month. This Is calculated
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank my neighbors and
friends for their assistance and sympa-
thy at the time Of the death of orr
wife and sister, and especially the Re
lief Corps and neighbors for their
floral offerings.
II. T.. Hesse and
f. ]. Hart and family.
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do too much for what he is getting to
wonder how the other fellow got his
pull" with the boss.