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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
Several Matches Arranged for Douglas Fire Department
 Smoker Tomorrow Night.

Several aspirants for pugilisti; honors, have been signed up for the boxings bouts to be staged at the A.. N. B. Hall here tomorrow night in connection with the Company Beach District Fire Department smok CT. A dance will follow the. attn le4c program but ladies will not be admitted until o'clock.
 The tentative program follows: -- Boxing maHager and referee-San- dy Stevens. .--
 Time keeperIThomas Johnson.
 Boxing-Thomas Willis. 105 pounds and John Roberts, 100 pounds.
 Music by Billy Brady's Orchestra.
 Boxing-Joe Tassel, 134 pounds and Stanley Fenster, 130 pounds.
 Selections by Billy Brady's Orches- tra.
 Boxing-Joe Brady, ITO pounds, challenges all corners above Or below his weight
 Steel guitar solo by Billy Brady.
 Wrestling-Joe Collier, 165 pounds will either box or wrestle if chal- lenged
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
KETCHIKAN PEOPLE PAY LAST RESPECTS
 TO STORM VICTIMS

Scores of oldtimers paid their last respects at Ketchikan last week when funeral services were held for Herbert Scott, who lost his life in a snow storm on Mary Island on January 2. These services were held on January and the preceding day the funeral service of Leslie Will jams, the second victim of the Mary Island tragedy, was held, the school 2. body
 Herbert Scott. Leslie Williams and Charles Chapman composed the trio who left Ketchikan during the last week in December for an outing on Mary Island After several days hunting, the three lost their bear ings in a binding snow storm. Scott finally being frozen to death and Williams falling over a preci- pice and being killed Chapman made his way to the Mary Island light house and told the story of his wanderings and the condition 1in which he left his companions Searching parties found the body of Scott and late rthat of Williams, IS has already been told in special despatches to The Empire.
 More than score of pioneer attended the funeral of Herbert Scott, 62 years of age. who for q number of years has been in the lighthouse service on Mary Island. Members of the lighthouse service attended the funeral in a body, all branches of the service being close during the funeral hours.
 The Pioneers had charge of the services, Historian William Morgan pcying tribute to the departed in which he related that Herbert Scott went to Ketchikan in 1889, following various occupations until ne accepted employment as assistant lighthouse keeper; serving at Hinch- inbrook until 1915. when he went South and was married. and upon returning was made first assistant al the Mary Island lighthouse which position he honorably filled until his death.
 At the close of the ceremony, the blue Pioneer badge was pinned upon the shroud and the Pioneers fol lowed the casket to the Pioneer plot in the Ketchikan cemetery where intermcnt was made.
 The funeral services of Leslie Williams were held in the Metho- dist church, Rev. R. c. Jenkins
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
ANCIENT BURIAL , PLATE GIVEN TO
 ALASKA MUSEUM
Brass Plate from Russian Grave Given to Museum
 May Be 100 Year Old.

Another interesting relic of Rus has been added to the Alaska Mu- scum by the presentation of brass olate, believed to have come from en old. Russian grave. by James Russell of this city. While it is i'm possible to accurately fix the date of the plate, it is possible that it soes as far back as 1900, although it may be of a later date, accordine to Rev. A. P. kashevaroff, Curator |of the Museum.
 MT. Russell procured the plate from an old Indian who claimed to have received it from his grand father who was a native of Yakutat According to the story told by this Native, the plate was in possession of his family long before he has any recollection of
 The Yakutat post was established in 1795 by Baronoff and was de stroyed by the Indians in 1905 in reprisal for the Sitka trouble in 1904 There is no record of the names of the people residing at the Yakutat post other than those oi it's three commanders, Kuskoff, Po- lomoshni and Larionoff The latter with the rest of the Russians at the post were killed in the Indian attack, only Larionoff's wife and children being spared.
 There is, no name, date, place or other mark of positive identification by which the time can be fixed h. scribed on the plate in Russian ccript is an epitaph which has been translated by Rev. Pashhevaroff as follows:
 Being born with sympathetic and
 tender soul,
 He hastened along the pathway
 of this thorny life
 But first he had experienced two
 severe events:
 A bloody war and bold journey
 around the world.
 Mournful friends in an hnpeopled
 and languid country
 Have honored his dust with a
 warm and sincere tear Relatives and dear ones beyond the
 blue seas:
 Do not grieve for him, he has -... been called by the heavens
 The plate has been in the posses sion of MT Russell for about 10 years. Although its possession or iginally by Yakutat Natives might indicate that it came from that place, acording to Rev. Pashevaroff it may have come from the Russian post, Nutchek, established on Hinch- inbrook Island in Prince William Sound prior to the founding of Yakutat, or it may even have come from Sitka and been manufactured there years after the destruction of Yakutat. The plate is 25 inches high by 15 inches wide and about one-eighth of an iEch thick. It has been placed on exhibition in the Museum which is open every week day and on Wednesday even ings from 7:30 until midnight
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
300 CHAPPlES ON SCREEN IN MIRACLE OF LOVE"

Rounding up 300 extras" with intimate acquaintance with high ha. and frock coat was one of the tasks confronting the director when he screened the new Cosmopolitan pro duction, "The Miracle of Love- which is coming to the Liberty Thea tre Tuesday night. Scenes from Pic adilly and the English House of Lords are features of the picture and to secure true atmospheer, the diector put up notice that only born Britishers need apply for the jobs of sitting and walking around. So II was that scores of monacled gen tlement with lemon colored gloves and richly favored British accents, occupied the studios for several days until several of the players declared Shat thsx we're acquiring a London twang in their speech.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
INFANTRY COMMANDER
 ORDERED TO HAWAII

Maj Paul H. Clark, Commandine and also commander of all infantry troops stationed in Alaska, has been ordered to report for duty in the Hawaiian Department, acording to advices received in Juneau. Major Clark has been assigned to the In telligcnce Department as Assistant Grief of Staff
 Major Clark came to Alaska dur ing the past summer and has been stationed at F't William II. Seward since that time. Who will be his successor is not known here. It is eXpecte dthat he will leave for his new station in a short timc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
LATEST MODEL OF BUICK. COMES FOR
 THE STAGE LINE

One of the cllssiest automobiles to be seen in Juneau arrived on the City of Seattle. The car is model 2149, a seven passenger 1921 Buick, and is for E. Scataglini and will be used as q stage to Persev- erance. The new car is thoroughly equipped in the latest of appliances including cord tires. The purchase was made through the agency of the Alaska Auto and Supply Co.,, J. J. Connors, proprietor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11

reading the scriptures and speak ing the words of sympathy to the e0rrowi'Ig parents and friends. Young Leslie was iorn in Ketehikan on February IS, 1903, attended the schools of that city and graduated from the High School last May. The Public Schools of the city were dis missed at 3 o'clock on the after noon of the funeral and the pupils attended in a body.
 Charles Chapman, according to reports received from Ketchikan, is now out of danger, following his oxperiences and will shortly be at tending the High School where he is a student
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
KETCHIKAN MAN INSANE.

Arthur Hales, of Ketchikan, has been committed to Morningside Sani- tarium following / a hearing held before Acting United States Com missioner Harvey Stackpole at tha. place. Hale was arrested on January 2, charged with dis orderly conduct, to which he On tered a plea of guilty and was sen tenced to five days confinement. On January 6, an insanity charge was entered against Hales.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

We wish to contradict the false report circulated that we are to dis continue business. We wish to an aounce that we are permanently established end will continue to please We thank the public of Ju- neau for their patronage and coop cration
 adv SNOW WHITE LAUNDRY co
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
JUDGE w. B. STOUT OF
 HAYNES VISITING HERE

Judge W. B. Stout, of Haines, who has been visiting with his daughter at Ketchikan for the past four weeks, arrived in Juneau on the City of Seattle and is visiting here with his cousin Mrs. Fred Boynton and her husband. Judge Stout will leave for his homo in Haines on the steamer Jefferson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA OF ~ DOUGLAS TO HAVE CARD
 PARTY BENEFIT TOMORROW

Under the auspices of the Douglas Island Womans Club, a card party and lunsheon tomorrow night in the Douglas Eagles Hall as a benefit for the Douglas School Orchestra.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
BIG BABY BCY

What is declared by his parents to be the finest boy of the New Year was born last night to Mir. and Mre. Bruce Brown of this city. His flGh.- ing weight was nine pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
STORM wREcKs BUILDING

High winds yesterday wrecked the old freight shed on the Ferry Com pany's wharf The debris prevented passage to the flat and until it is cleared aways thes ferry boat will land at the city dock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

uled for last night, from putting in an appearance and the meeting ac- cordingly will be held tonight
 The program is unchanged except that J. H. Long, of the Douglas Is- land Packing Company, will be un- able to speak, and H.. L. Rowley, of Treadwell, has been substituted Mir Rowley will talk on character study.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
KELLY VAUDEVILLE COMPANY TO APPEAR IN COMEDY

The first appearance in Douglas of the Kelly Vaudeville Company will also be on the bill-}for tonight, when they will put on one of their funniest
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11

farce comedies entitled Casey the Fiddler" The company has been playing in Juneau for the past week and satisfied audiences were fea- ture of each of their performances
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
.eP..~T. A. MEETS TONIGHT

Stormy weather yesterday and last
 night prevented the principal speak CTS on the program of the Parent
 Teachers Association meeting, sched-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11

Henry Berry, dealer in Curios Speciality, Ivory Beads. l85 Front Street. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
RELIEF FUND DRIVE ON

F. A. J. Gallwas. Douglas Chairman for the European Relief Fund drive, has sent out circular letters inviting subscriptions to the fund
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11

Furniture moved and stored. Heavy hauling done. Juneau Trans fer. adv. |
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11

For stove repairing see Sanitary Plumbing Co, adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
YESTERDAY

NOTE Observations Kodiak. taken and (1unsau timeli and at Seattle Francisco tt .. m. me ,A@ouU4
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-11
Weather Conditions Al Recorded by ths U.
 Weather Bureau. a .xn
L 0 c A L D A T 1

LOG L DATA .s Forecast for Juneau and vicinity hours beginning today Rain or snow tonight followed by ceang Wednesday, moderate var
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14

day night, who escaped with $4,000
worth of furs.
busting Prints.
Here she happens to be busting
that little chemically prepared pow
der which is placed over the finger
print, then brushed lightly away
and the box by her right hand,
known as a quick shutter graflex,
takes the snapshot of the result
which may prove disastrous in a
trial of suspects for the crime.
M'amzelle Emilee learned the art
of finger printing in the War de-
partment at Washington, while tie
brave soldier boys were, 'over there
shooting Germans. L
Returns to Omaha.
She returned to Omaha a year
ago and became assistant to Hans
Nielsen, then chief of the finger
print bureau of the Omaha police
department.
When he was made head OF the
state finger print department,
M'amzelle Enilee was promoted to
be chief OF the Omaha bureau.
She likes the work-that's why
she's on the high road to success.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
British Government
Opposes Free Tolls
For American Ship:

Washington, Aug. 13.-The Brit
ish government has indicated that it
does not regard with favor the
proposition to exempt American
ccastwise shipping from the pay
ment of Panama canal tolls, as pro-
posed in a pending bill by Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho.
Since the bill was placed on the
senate calendar Thursday in a po-
sition where it may be considered
at any moment, it is said diplomatic
negotiations will be started.
Although American coastwise
shipping does not come into COM
petition with British shipping, the
latter being excluded by law from
the coast trade, the British OBJ
jecticn is understood to be founded
on the argument that to replace less
of revenue involved by granting
American coastWise shipping free
passage, there must inevitably be an
increase of the general charge on
other ships using the way, including
British vessels.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
Husband Says Wife Sold
Barber Shop Under His Feet

Arthur o. Etter alleges that his
wife. Theresa, sold his barber shop
right out from under his feet, as it
were, and that she spent the $1,000
she got for the tonsorial establish
ment without his consent and with
out his aid.
This occurred two years ago, he
alleges in a petition for divorce filed
in district court yesterday They
were welded in 1909, and though the
proverbial barber is talkative, he
says she talked so much that she
kept him awake at night by her har-
rangues in their home at 2555 Ma
son street.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14

Mais oui, c'est ca!
She is mademoiselle Bertilion ot
Omaha.
Woe to the absent-minded crook
who lets his bare fingers touch any.
thing at the scene of his crime, for
this bridc-detective will hop on his
trail.
She is Mrs. H. B. Ruffner, chief
o. the finger print bureau of the
Omaha police department.
Native of Omaha.
She's only slip of girl, 26, and
is native Omahan. Her parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bridges
of Carter Lake club and only three
weeks ago she was led away by Gu
pid into changing her name from
Emily Byrum to Ruffner.
The picture shows M'amzelie
Emilee in action.
She didn't pose for it. (She was
caught actually getting finger prints
LETT on a huge pane of glass re-
moved from the skylight over the
l. Berkowitz fur store, 28l8 Leav-
enworth street, by burglars Mon
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
Packers Union
Heads to Meet
Here Monday
Discussion of Wage Scales to
Feature Meeting of Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen.

Omaha will be the Mecca for
packer employees again next Mon
day morning when international Of
fcers and delegates of the Amalga
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America rally
here to discuss wages.
Wage agreements between the
employees and the packers terminate
September Is.
Union leaders anticipate an at
tempt to reduce wages.
Plans will be laid at this confer
ence for organized opposition to any
reduction in wages which may be
proposed.
Jacob H. Davis, president of Dis
trict No. 5, of which Omaha is the
headquarters, received a telegram
yesterday from Dennis Lane, inter
national secretary-treasurer, that ne
would accompany Cornelius J.
Hayes, international president, and
Patrick E. German, international
vice-president, to Omaha from Chi
cago Sunday night to attend the
Monday conference.
German presided at the last wage
pow-wow of packer workmen in
Omaha, at which time a national
strike was evident in the offing.
Among the delegates from Can.
ada and districts in the United
States. will be these district presi-
dents:
John Kennedy, District No. !,
New York; John Blaha, No. 2, But
falo; Alex Nielubowski, No. 3, Chi
cago; E. w. Jimmerson, No. a.
East St. Louis; John Malone, No.
E. Fort Worth; E. w. Robinson
No. 7, Denver; A. G. Pike, No. g.
San Jose, Cal, and T. A. McCreash
No O Cookaoe
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
Man Convicted on False
Evidence of Girl, Charge

Denver, Aug. 13.-Homer C.
Jones, Stratton, Colo, motion pic
ture show owner, is serving a long
prison term on perjured testimony
of a l4-year-old girl, the state par
don board was told yesterday.
Attorney c. c. Sackman of Den
yer, appearing for Jones, said he had
an affidavit from the girl on whom
Jones was convicted of committing
an assault, admitting that she was
coerced to testify against Jones and
exonerating the prisoner.
AS the result of the statement,
Warden Thomas ]. lyman of the
state prison was urged to permit
Jones to file an application for a
pardon to be considered at the Oc-
tober meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
"Bill" Haywood
Inmate of Soviet
Prison In Moscow
America Looks Good to Head
OF l. W. W., Says Former
Connecticut Man, Escap.
ed From Reds.

Riga, Aug. l3.-"Bill' Haywood
head of the Industrial Worker. O.
the World, is being detained in Rus
sia, according to information received
by an American prisoner in Moscow
fortnight ago. According to thi:
information, American penitentiaries
possess far more attractions for Hay.
wood than Moscow in its soviet glad
rags.
The same prisoner, formerly Lit
vinoff's secretary at Reval, now is
enjoying an indefinite vacation in the
soviet Cheka prison at Moscow.
A hitherto unheralded American
prisoner in Russia has escaped and
reached Red Cross headquarters here
yesterday. He said he had walked
800 miles in four nights and days.
His name is Adams Karat of Hart
ford, Conn, a machinist, born in
Wilma, but a naturalized American
for "a years.
Karat left New York March l6
and arrived in Moscow, April IA,
1921, via Reval, where he left his
passport with the American consul.
He says he intended to go to Petro-
grad to aid an aged uncle. He was
arrested after three days in the immi-
grants home at Moscow, where. he
says, there are 800 Americans. This
is regarded here as untrue, unless
it includes the radical deportees from
America.
Karat saw Joseph Sabitzky, with
his wife and two children, who are
from Harrison, N. ]. Sabitzsky was
owner of factory in Moscow, but
there are no workmen in the factory.
While Karat was in prison his bag
gage. containing $500, shirts, and
suits of clothes, was commandeered.
He was accused of being spy. He
says when he refused to confess he
was beaten by red guards. He was
kept in prison for 80 days on rations
Of half pound of bread and water.
Then Karat worked in factory
where he slept on the floor without
bed.
Karat says he saw Haywood who
was denouncing the "bolshies," but
who was nervous and wanted to get
out.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
Berkowitz Fur Robbers
"Ran" Bridge, Sleuths Learn

In escaping from Omaha police,
four men who are believed to have
robbed the l. Berkowitz Fur COM
pany, 2SlS Leavenworth street, last
Monday night, rushed the toll house
on the Douglas street bridge at 4
o'clock the following morning in a
Ford car, according to information
coming to detectives.
The toll operator at the east end
OF the bridge told Detectives Trapp
and Munich that four men were in
the car and that the two in the rear
held guns. The car was also carry
ing several bundles of fur, detectives
learned.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
New Tax LevyIs
Held Up by Old
Debts Of County
Clerk Dewey Recommends
$40 Mills; Optimistic at
Prospect of Clearing Off
$4,000 Bonds.

County Clerk Frank Dewey yes
terday sent to the board OF county
commissioners a recommendation
for a levy of $40 mills for Douglas
county this year.
Douglas county is to be congratu-
lated upon its present financial con-
dition," says Mr.. Dewey.
He bases his optimism upon the
fact that the levy for 1920 was 3.48Z
mills and that the levy for 1921 would
be only ESQ mills if it were not for
an additional 90 mills necessary to
retire $3lS,000 of old county bonds
which became due and payable this
year.
Pay OF Old Debts.
In other words, nearly one-fourth
of this years taxes will go to pay off
county debts contracted in years long
gone.
The total levy for bond retirement
and interest this year is l.l3 mills,
which will produce $397,o75.44 to pay
off these bonds: old refunding bonds
due July 2, 1922, $268,000, and court
house bonds of $4,000, due October
|, 1921, plus interest due.
Should Be Appreciated.
Retiring a total of $31S,0O0 bonds
in one year and keeping the levy
down to $40 mills on the dollar
valuation as a total county levy
makes a very creditable showing and
should be appreciated by the tax
payer" says Mr. Dewey.
The total levy as recommended
by the county clerk in the actual
county valuation of $352,le0,659 is
as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
American Farm Bureau
To Open Commission
House in East St. Louis

Chicago, Aug. 13.-The committee
of IS appointed by the American
Farm Bureau federation, announced
that a cooperative live stock COM
mission house would be established
at East St. Louis. This is the first
tangible result of the study of CO.
operative live stock marketing. The
cooperative house will be estab-
lished at the national stock yards i'm
mediately.
A committee consisting of five live
stock men was named to organize
the commission house. They are:
John G. Brown, Indiana; E. H. Gun
ningham, Iowa; c. E. Collins, Colo
RADIO; J. F. Boogh- Scott, Texas, and
H. w. Mumford, Illinois.
The company will charge the regu-
lar commission for selling live stock,
but the earnings will be prorated to
producers on the basis of business
done. A stocker and feeder COM
pany for fattening range cattle will
also be established
The vital statistics are published
On tho want al Daoa