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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
HAWAIIAN NOW TO
 BE RECONDITIONED

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Plans for the reconditioning of the Leviatnan have been completed, the cost to be between $8,O00,O0O and $9,0O0,OO The International Mercantile Marine paid between s4,500,0OO and s5,00O, ,000 for the Majestic, larger sIand "a brand new ship.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
CLAIMS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER
 $400,000 BE FILED AS RESULT
 OF SINKING OF STEAMER ALASKA

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16-Three libel suits in Admiralty totaling $41000 were filed today against the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company as the result of the sink ing of the steamer Alaska. It is understood that over $400,000 in claims will be filed against the com pany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
BIG CONTRACT FOR CARRYING OIL MADE
 BY CUNARD 5. s. co.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-What is believed to be the largest contract ever closed for the transportation of cased oil overseas was signed by the Cunard Steamship Company and the Standard Oil Company. The agree ment calls for carrying 100000 to 10.000,0 600 cases of oil to foreign ports.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
PROMINENT MINING MAN LEAVING FOR THE SOUTH

F. W. Bradley, president of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company and of the Alaska Treadwell and al- lied companies. will leave on the Princess Mary tomorrow morning after having spent the last six weeks looking after his interests here. MT. Bradley is going to his home at San Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
JUNEAU APARTMENTS.

Housekeeping rooms, fully and cozily furnished; sunny and cheerful; all outside rooms, giving splendid view of Chan mel. Rooms newly tinted. sani- tary in every respect. Two, and 4-room apartments, with bath. phone, linen. lights. water. $10 per month up.
 SEAVIEW APARTMENTS.
 Suitable for bachelor quart ers. Fully furnished. Every convenience for housekeeping. $6 per month up. Phone 286.
 MRS. HOGAN, Proprietor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
FIRE ALARM CALLS

FIRE ALARM CALLS Ia Third and Franklin IA Front and Franklin. 1-5 Front, opp. Marshall and
 Newman.
 1-6 Front, opp. Film Exchange. 1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. Is Front, near Saw Mill 2-1 Home Grocery. 2-3 Willoughby, op. Cole Barn. 2-4 Front and Seward.
 2-6 Front and Main.
 2-6 Second and Main.
 2-7 Fifth and Seward.
 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold.
 3-5 Fourth and Harris.
 3-6 Fifth and Gold.
 3-7 Fifth and East. 38 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Al Ninth. back of power house Az Calhoun. opp. Juneau Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian St. 4-6 Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Seventh and Main. 4-7 Twelfth. at Northern L'dry. "a Twelfth and Willoughby.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Northbound its northbound.

No boats northbound.
 Scheduled Sailings SPOKANE, leaves Seattle No vember IT. NORTHWESTERN scheduled to leave Seattle November 19. ADMIRAL WATSON, leaves Se- attle November 23 ESTEBETH, leaves fer Sitka at II p. m. Thursday.
 Southbound Saiiings ALAMEDA, southbound Novem- Der IS. PRINCESS MARY southbound Thursday noon from City Wharf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
FOR REET-Akartments
CLIFF APARTMENTS

On the cliff next to the Court house = "The Cozy Corner of Juneau" 2, 3, 4 room apart ments, fully furnished for housekeeping. Clean and re- spectable. Suitable for small families. ladies or gentlemen. Each apartment q home by It. self. Strictly private in every respect. including linen, lights, baths, etc. Telephone services Warm and comfortable, Rates &1o and up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

Your name printed or engraved on your Christmas card adds the right personal touch. Ask The En- pire about 1t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

WALL BOARD-Write for sample of Washington plaster wall board; won't warp, won't burn. Manufact- ured by Washington Building Pro- S.1. C,o 6851 E. Marginal Way. Seattle
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

HOUSE for rent See w.. w. Casey, ST.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

FURNISHED house, 3 rooms and bath. Mrs. H. P. Hansen, Sth and Calhoun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

For printed or engraved social sta tionery of distinction see The Em- pirs. s@
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Leather upholstered davenport, Singer sewing machine, electric stand lamp, chiffonier. Phone 2S5, Mrs. Roy Hersh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
MARINE NEWS G
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bureau.

Forecast for and vicinity fpr hours beginning Fair cold eloudy and warmer with 
 ery
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
Classified
 Ads
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Four pleasant house keeping rooms, newly renovated. Private bath Phone 136.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

For engraved. or printed calling cards ses The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
German Beer May Soon
 Be Adulterated; Reason

BERLIN. Nov. 16.-German beer may hereafter be adulterated. The Reichstag has over-ridden the Bav- arian deputies objections to altering the beer stamp law so as to allow the use of corn and rice in brewing
 Speaking for the Bavarian Peoples Party, Deputy Jaud said: "The prac- tice of adulterating beer must cease. Its purity must be preserved"
 His protest met with only scat tering applause.
 For engraved or printed calling cards see The E npire.
 Attorney L. V. Ray has announced his candidacy for Delegate to Con gress at the primaries in April.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

FOR RENT-Modern 4-room fiat, close in. Has stove, linoleum. Phone 1903
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

FOR SALE. - 120 acres timber tract, well watered, near Okanogan, Wash. 500.000 it. timber on place, 40 acres under cultivation Good for dairy or stock. ranch. Price, $25o0 cash See Mir Bent at Gastineau Hotel; after November l address Samuel P. N. Bent, Five Finger Lighthouse.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
YESTERDAY

NOTE ana Francisco m nj, aTe
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MISCELLANEOUS

PALMIST. - Come and have your business, marriage and the future accurately foretold. 306 Front St.
 CARD READING at 322 West Sth 6t, on Tide Flats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

APARTMENT house, fully furn- ished, for lease. A moneymaker. Terms reasonable. Box GOA, Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
LOST
STORAGE

Plenty of warm storage room in our concrete basement entirely und- erground. Concrete Products Co.,, Willoughby Ave.
 We store everything, cars. wagons, furniture. Sanitary Plumbing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

FOR RENT-CIean, cozy furnish ed cabins, $5 per month. Mrs. Hogan, Phone 286.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16

FOR SALE-Well equipped black smith shop at a bargain. Forsyth, Willoughby Avenue.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
WANTED

WANTED-Housework by Scan dinavian girl. Phone 2674.
 WANTED - Woman for house. work. Apply Leader Store.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-16
PIANO FOR RENT-Phone 143

HOUSES-Mrs. Montgomery Davis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

business adding greatly tome cot
Of operating
Ityou' build q high smok tack N
China It may get You into trouble.
II anybody in the country around
about gets Ill thereafter, the "feng
shut" priests are more than likely
to tell them that evil spirits are
worse than usual because OF the ex-
cellent take-off they get from the
chlmney.Stack. This has actually
happened.
"Feng shut" is comprehended by
no white man ont here. Southern
darkies, though, will probably un.
derstand 1t all right because the
general idea is about the same as
good luck OF. bad luck as admins.
tered by the left hind foot Of a
graveyard rabbit. It means getting
in right" or wrong" with the
spirits.
For there are witches and ogres
and fairies and giants and dwarts
and all that sort Of thing over here,
as any Chinese can prove to the en-.
tire satisfaction OF himself at least.
There is the Little Orphan" the
stone boat, the three-storied pago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

lea very highly BY the powers that
one day he went %, Pelting to
see about II.
What's wrong about sme? he
asked in substance, and the reply
In kind, was that he did not live In
walled city.
VINE said l don't live III a
walled ctty!' he exclaimed. Send
some one down to see IL | don't
God In a scat.
When the officials arrived at
the Mandarin's village, sure enough
there was a mIghty.looking wall all
around It. And the Mandarin got
recognition. The old rascal had
turned out the population and built
that wall overnight, or some such
The natives call II the ''look.see'
wall.
At KiukLang, a city of $4,000 or
100, 900 inhabitants $50 miles from
the mouth Of the Yangtze, there are
couple Of relics worth seeing. One
is patched up idol, all gilded and
everything, and the other Is a stone
boat. They are at the monastery
opposite the Woman's Foreign Mis-,
sionary society.
A thousand or so years ago q
Klukiang about had a vision. In Il
he saw Budda and Budda told him
that on particular day god
would come drifting down the
Yangtze from tar.away Tibet.
Afraid Of Devil.
The abbot, on the appointed day
was waiting on the river bank when
stone boat dritted down to him
and out stepped the Tibetan divin.
ity.
He got a wonderful reception, Of
course, and people came from Ions
distances to offer their devotion
They made an iron image of him t.
keep his memory green and fol
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

centuries people made plIgrtnages
70 tkneel before Il.
Then came the TAPPING rebellion
(Which General Chinese Gordon
helped put down. and the god dis.
appeared. Recently Il was found,
minus an arm and otherwise badly
battered, in field near the city,
Patched up and repainted, It Is now
in glass case at the Monastery Of
Benevolence. The stone boat is
close by In q courtyard.
The Chinese are very afraid Of
the devil, evil spirits and voodoos
The old.fashioned darkey couldn't
hold a candle to them for super
stitions.
How's Your Feng Shut?
"Wind.and.water" ("feng shui")
priests, or voodoo-doctors, do q
iandoffice business over here
Without his aid You can't be III ID
piece or lie in your grave in com
fort.
Serpent Hill cuts Wuchang-op.
posite Hankow 600 miles IN the
Yangtze-in two so, as was bound
to happen In time, a street was cui
through to facilitate communlca.
ton between the two parts Of the
city. Tho population Of the place
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

nations There.s d fairy tats %
Khost story about eyeEything!
ellei pagoda on top % the Little
Orphang island, for instance, used
70 have several more stories 10 It,
but one night an evil spirit came
along and swiped the lower stories
right out from under It. So now
there are only three.
City Might Vanish.
Down at Ankling. about $50 miles
this side OF Shanghai, they have a
seven-story pagoda, a beauty, one
of the finest In the entire valley.
Fearing "voodoo" might grab out
from under II the lower stories like
one had done that night up the
Yangtze, they have fixed a couple
of anchors in the walls.
AS Anking Is on the mighty Yang.
TIE. and the Great Pagoda," as It
Is called, is to the city what mast
is 70 ship. It is said no man by
the name OF Peng (meaning "sail")
or Criang tmeanlng "oar'') has the
ghost Of chance to get a munich.
pal Job because the inhabitants fear
the combination would be too much
and the entire city might sail OF
down the river
"Look.See" Wall.
A few miles up the Yangtze from
the Little Orphan" one sees zig.
2agging crafty all over the hills on
the right bank, a battlemented wall.
A close inspection through field
glasses shows the wall to be only
about three inches thick, such as a
half grown goat, in playful mood,
might make short work OF. At the
waters edge Is struggling village,
utterly lost inside the cardboard
walls.
Once upon time a Mandarin
lived In that village" m old timer
explained. hut he was not regard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
SELN IN The Shops
By DIXIE NORTH.

made a find today in Hartley"s
art department which. by the way,
has been moved from the first to
the third floor, which will interest
the girl who crochets or knits. My
find was a beautiful Harding blue
handmade fibre silk sweater, also
the spool silks In all the popular
colors. together with the directions
and the lovliest designs for making
sweaters. also found here the
lovliest Italian filet and Madeira
luncheon sets and napkins and a
fine line OF Royal Society packages
garments which are ideal to take on
your vacation trip.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
{ AIRY tales
SIN BELIEVED
Bl0I'HE|CHINESE
Yellow Kingdom is the
Peter Pan Among
the Nations

William Philip simms, ia.
NOUS war correspondent and
writer on international affairs,
isgstudying conditions in China
for The West Vlrginian. He
tells here OF his observations
on "trip up the 3.OOO.mile
yatgtze river.
BysyNiLLIAM PHILIP SlMMS
Written Expressly for the N. E. A,
ON BOARD THE woosUNG,"
YANGtrzE.KIANG, China, April 10.
China rs the Peter Pan among the
nations The oldest Of the lot, she
has never grown up. She still be.
iieyesi in fairies.
See that rock there?" Captain
Williams, Of the "Woosung" asked
me his boat slipped past a rocky
protection rising some 275 feet out
Of the Yang ze's-muddy waters. On
the very top was a temple, three
stories high. on the side, half way
tip. q large loss house"
fnodded my head.
Vel, said the captain. that's
THE Little Orphan. The Big Or.
phans IL further UP the river.
very long time ago there was
IAN Empress Of China who had two
children. "A revolution overlook the
country and. all the Imperial family
but the two children were killed. 4
god changed shimselftinto n big tur.
4 itle, however toolpthe little ones on
him back dsswamup the Yangtze,
True7ssWhyysureI
By and by the littlest orphan fell
%. That's him right there But
the turtleSswam ON Then the 9th.
er orphane fell sotf. you'll see him
tnrther, along 4StilFs the turtle kept
going Finally, Though he turned
liis head and looked around and
for the first time, missed the two
princes He tdied4of chagrin right
where h6,was andSto this day you
can see his back sticking out Of tina
river.
THE turtle has turned into rock,
4 ;hpt the story must be true. There
are; both the orphans and the turtle
10 prove IT.
The Chinese tbelleve this story
implicitly. Likewise-ten thousand
others like 1t. They are uneducat.
ed children with ultra vividimagi.
p . ~ b
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

Among the most interesting spots
! find in my shop visits is the chill
dren's shoe department at shurtleff
& Welton's. where always find
little tots and growing girls being
outfitted in the prettiest, daintieat
and sturdiest shoes and today
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Like Rabbits Foot.

At Hanyan"-the Han river emp.
ties into the Yangtze at Hankow
and the three "Wu.han" cities
tWuchang. Hanyang and Hankow)
are on the opposing banks-are 10
Gated the great steel works. The
site was selected by native WOO.
doc" doctor who had to get the
"feng sheng" right, not by an en-.
gineer with an eye to economic.
Accordingly all sorts of rehauling
and transshipments Of ore and iron
and steel are necessary to carry on
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

being noariy D million this was OBJ
yiousIy needed.
The yiceroy, however, had a caf.
Ibuncle on his neck, and he sent for
wind and water doctor. The
doctor looked very grave. The dra.
gon under Serpent Hill had had his
neck badly cut into when the road
was graded, and was sore at the
yiceroy. Hence the carbuncle.
Hastily calling out ali available
labor the viceroy had that road
filled In instanter. In time, just as
the doctor had said, his carbuncle
got well.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

das and q million ether thine III 8
that TO prove II. ~
There's y Canadian missionary
on this boat who says Peter Pan
China viii never grow up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Mrs, s. Fleming
Buried Yesterday

The funeral OF Mrs. sanford
Fleming, whose death took place
several days ago at her home at
Gibson City, H., was held yester.
day afternoon from the NJ. P. Tenn,
pie and was largely attended by rel.
atives and friends. Impressive ser.
vices were conducted by the Rev.
John c. Bloomfield, pastor Of the
church. The body was brought
here yesterday arriving about one
O'clock and was taken directly to
the church. Following the services
burial was made in the Fleming
burial ground on the South side.
A pile OF gold leaf one inch high
would contain 100000 sheets II all
were hammered ma thin NO ,.osV,b,a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

found the prettiest 'Darnless" silk
half hose for the growing girl which
are made from a special long spun
fibre which assures them wearing
we'll. They have ribbed garter tops
and are in shades OF rose. rink. !
blue. gold. white, brown and black
and sell for 81 per pair.
Mavis Notwithstanding en-.
tlrely new in the confectionery line,
at least so far as Fairmont is CON
cerned. have made their appearance
here. and are likely 10 stay. owing
to their deliciousness. These choc-
oiates ! found today at Martins
drug store at $3.50 per pound. They
are made in New York from the
recipe OF n famous Paris CONNECTION
er and(the filings are Of the best
cordials, fruits and nuts obtalnable.
They come packed in tin boxes
VII > reteins their freshness. This
ste also carries a splendid line OF
Reymer's candies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24

mnstache h CHM niIa sss
that the wearer Is d grindfl tho. Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-24
Your Attitude on.
theMerchandisiin
Question

Said Mr.: x, Of Worthngon, last Monday He had Just
made several large purchases home oung sheye
hardware departments and had been very much impressed
many low price levels which had taken effect
spots throughout this immense hardware establishment How
had accomplished this price readustment Mr. asked
when SO many other like stores had not?
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Rank as Best in World

The United States now has the most COM
plete establishment In the world for the
testing Of war materials In the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds Of the Ordnance Depart
mcnt. according 10 Major-Gen. &. {. Will
Jams. Chief Of Ordnance The Technical
STAFF of the Ordnance Department Is now
carrying out programme to develop new
artillery for the army. taking into account
the lessons learned In the world war. This
programme contemplates the design and
manufacture, for experimental purposes,
Of divisional guns and howitzer, pack ar
tllery. guns and howtzcss of greater power,
anti-aircraft artillery. infantry howtzer
trench artillery. selfpropcllcd gun mounts,
maio calbre railway mounts. including
equipment Of S-lnch 12-inch lt-inch and
16-inch calbrc. and artillery tractors
Liaison has been maintained with the Mill
tary Intelligence Division of the War De
partment General STAFF by the Ordnance
Department Technical stan TO follow the
trend of ordnance development in other
countries.
Purely inventive work carried on by the
War Department includes the following I'm.
portant projects:
Centrifugal machine guns for use against
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

In the development of naval aircraft,
the Navy Department is asking for addi-
tional appropriations and. using war ex-
perience to practical purpose. has already
transformed the collier Jupiter into the
airplane carrier Langley. 1t is proposed
TO build additional vessels of this kind and
the navy has ia mind construction of Capi-
tai slips so each vessel may carry its own
complement of aircraft which will base on
the vessel itself.
Aircraft development is in state Of un
certainly just now. but the Government has
huge supply of Liberty motors, left over
from the war. which have been alyhly
perfected. The country also has manufac-
turing plants which are turning out com.
mercial aircraft and which could be used
on moments notice for war purposes
Both Navy and War Departments are
experimenting in the manufacture OF new
bombing devices and the manufacture OF
huge bomb, weighing 1900 pounds. med
with the highest explosive. Is under con.
slderation
In the development Of artillery the War
and Navy Departments have in mind three
lrimc rapidity Of FIRE weight ana
range Of projectlle, and mobility.
The horse is rapidly being eliminated
for the transport Of land artillery. The
gas driven motor Is taking It's place. In
tercsting developments have taken place
along this line. The army has developed
u form of tractor which can be used with
automobile wheels on good roads and ans
formed into caterpillar tractor whc4 the
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

alrplanes. This gun Is particularly adapted
To combat airplanes due to the very great
rapidty of fire which II may attain.
The Leon device for automatically con
trolling the depth Of submergcnce Of sub
marine mines.
Projectiles to be used with guns OF vari-
Gus calibres for Illuminating water areas
The invention Of John Hays Hammond.
IT., for radio control Of submarine brpe-
does just accepted 10y the Government.
An important type of airplane recently
developed by the Air Service Is an armorcd
ground attack thrce-seater rriplane. mount
Ing eight machine guns and - millimeter
cannon. The two Liberty L. engines ANA
the crew Of this airplane will be- protected
by armor plate. Ten Of these ships are now
being built.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Spcciaf Correspondence 10 THE NEW NoRE
Herald
Copyright. 1921. bp THE New YORK HERALD.
New YORK. Herald Bureau.
London. April .. 4
wv HEN the guns stopped on the morn
M Ing Of Nov. IL, 1918. Marshal
Foch sat In his headquarters and
wept. His tears won sympathy along the
allied salient opposite Metz. where score
IT American divisions were awaiting only
the signal that would unleash them FOR
their drive through Germany. And officials
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

stopped by the necessity of concentrating
on merchant vessels, American effort con
ccntrated on he building Of destroyers,
with the result that this country now has
IA formidable fleet OF these vessels. The
completion Of the navy programme which
is part of the aftermath of the war will
find the American navy second to none on
paper, and possibly supreme because of
the modern ideas that have been incor-
porated into the recent construction.
During the twelve months ending October
/, 1920. this Government completed / battle
ship, the Tennessee: ~ destroyers IL sub
marines, ) Eagle boats. ! fuel ship. ! am
munition ship. | gunboat. O mine swcepers.
II tugs. This left under construction. Oc:ober
/. 1920. II battleships, q battle cruisers. 10
scout cruisers. ] gunboat. auxiliary YES.
sells. including ordered during the year.
- deStroyers. 40 submarines including the
fleet submarines ordered In March; and
3 fleet tugs. With the exception Of the
battleship California, launched November
20. 1919. and due for completion early next
year; the dcstroycrs. 20 Of the submarines
and the feet tugs. the vessels now under
construction all belong 10 the three year
programme.
The foregoing paragraph, taken from the
report of the Secretary Of the Navy for
1920 shows the war development Of the
navy and Is properly included in the war
machinery resulting from the war and now
on hand. The same report pointed ont that
sixteen capital ships we're then under con-
struction.