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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
ALASKA COUNCIL
NOT ORGANIZED;
ACTION DELAYED
No Permanent Organization
Until All Departments
Are Represented.

The permanent organization of the
proposed Interdepartmental Alaska
Council will not be attempted for
several weeks, according to a state
ment made today by Chairman
George A. Parks This decision was
reached yesterday at a meeting of
the representatives of the various de-
partments and bureaus who have
been appointed to serve on the
Council.
Yesterdays meeting was in the ma
ture of an informal gathering prelim-
mary to organization. The postpone
ment OF forming permanent or
ganization was agreed on in order
that the departments and bureaus
for whom no representatives have
been appointed may. if they desire.
make such appointments. Letters
were written to each by Chairman
Parks suggesting the desirability of
each having a representative on the
Council. The departments not repre-
scented yesterday were Navy, Com
merce. Treasury and Labor.
II is probable that the matter OF
permanent organization will not be
taken up again until about July /
Mr.. Parks plans to leave Juneau on
the Alameda next Saturday for a
trip to Fairbanks on official business
He will probably be absent until
July l.
Those attending yesterdays meet
ing were: George A. Parks. Depart
ment OF Interior; Col. James G
Steese. War Department; A. G
Shoup, Department of Justice
Charles II. Flory, Forest Service and
the Federal Power Commission; c
w. Cheatham, Bureau OF Public
Roads; e. p. Walker. Biological Sur
vey.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
FAIR Ct. ilTTfC
PLANS interest
PUPILS h. FAIR
Junior Exhibits Soil,
Prizes and Ribbons
Be Given Winners.

Get the Youngsters interested a-
well as the grown folks, is the idCa
adopted by the Fair Committee OF
the Juneau Commercial Association
under the Craftsmanship of j. P. An
dcrson. In carrying out this idea
Mr.. Anderson and his co-workers
have adopted a plan that calls for a
Junior department for the big falT
proposed for Juneau next fall
Mr. Anderson has drawn up a
list of prizes to be offered in the
junior section. Copies of it were
submitted to Commissioner of Edu-
cation l.. d. Henderson, who has
mailed thcm out in an announcements
sent to every school in Southeastern
Alaska for distribution.
The announcement reads as fol
lows:
There will be a fair for South
eastern Alaska, held at Juneau be-
ginning on Labor Day, September
A. 1922. 1t is planned to make this
one of the biggest events ever held
in the Territory. We wish to call
the attention of all the school chill
drcn to the Junior Department, in
which prizes will be offered as fol
I.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

KHI,c Nelson, Wesley l.. joins,
Thomas Sterling and Delegate Su'h-
erland Others from whom material
assistance was received are: J. J.
Underwood, Charles A. Sheldon, Pfot.
Frank G. Davis, formerly of Valid ~;
c. d. Bunker. Lawrence, Kansas, and
Fret D. l.. Patterson Of the Uni
versity OF Kansas. and numerous
others no took an interest in help
ing him sci start on the library.
The University of Washington alone
from its duplicate sets contribu+ ID
so volume S.
It is tn, desire of President Bun
nell to get a complete library on Al
aska. He is bending every effort in
this direction and declares that the
outlook is very encouraging.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
ROAD CAMPS TO
Be ERECTED BY
SIMS & CARLSON
Contractors Getting Ready to
Launch Season Work on
Glacier Highway.

The erection of camps between
AUX Bay and Tee Harbor for con-
struction crews will be started with
out delay by Sims & Carlson, low
bidders on the work to be done on
the extension to Glacier Highway
and crews put to work as soon as
facilities to care for them are avail
able, according to Mr.. Carlson,
who has been here for several weeks
looking after the interests of the
firm. Alaska headquarters for the
company will be established here at
once, he said.
The road work will begin June l,
Mr.. Carlson said Two camps will
be established the first at AUX Bay
and the second at Lena Cove A
crew of 125 men will be employed
Just when the actual road work will
begin ON the projects at the est
ward, he said, cannot be definitely
stated A crew of 100 men will he
employed on tho Cordova-Eyak Lake
road and SO men of the Seward-Kenai
road.
Mr. Carlson has been securing
scows for use at the camp at AUX
Bay and carpenters are at work on
them 1t is the intention Of the
contractors to use oil the local labor
possible. He expects to re
main in Juneau until about Friday,
when he will leave for Portland. He
will send up a superintendent to
handle the local work and a pay
master to open the local offices, as
soon as he reaches the company's
general headquarters.
Virtually all of the supplies and
tools used in the construction work
will be purchased on the local mar
ket, in fact some have already been
bought 81 find that | can buy tools
here cheaper than I can ship them
from the South" he asserted.
The contractors expect to enter
permanently into the Alaska field.
They are virtually assured of three
substantial jobs this season, the To-
cal project, one at CordOva and
the third on Kenai Peninsula. Every
where it is practicable, local labor
"hi NC eilPioyeo ''id ioO"i MAJ he''
utilized.
They have not yet been formally
awarded the contracts by the Board
of Awards, but as the low bidders
with figures approximately on par
with the estimated cost computed by
the Bureau of Public Roads, it is
believed to be certain they will get
the contract In order to be able TO
go ahead with the work and com
plete 1t before too late next fall, Mr..
Carlson said that he had decided to
take a chance on the award and get
everything in readiness. The firm
he said, had done this before on
other jobs for the Bureau of Public
Roads without loss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Publishes List of
Frisco Ku Kluxers

SAN FRANCISCO. May Lids
'riet Attorney Matthew Brady today
published the names of nine city po-
licamen, three firemen and five civil
ians, included in the list of Ku Klux
Brady said he expected to shortly
announce the names of number of
Oakland firemen, policemen and
about 10 mOtormen and conductors on
the municipal railway, also names of
4 number of clerks employed in the
city hall
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

The neuclus Of an excellent library
for the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines has been col
lected by President Charles e. Bun
nell from various sources, both Off
cial and private and many volumes
have been promised in addition to
those already secured. One of the
things in which the President of
Alaska's first college takes very great
pride is set of History of the
American People" by Woodrow Will
SON
This was given to the college by
the former President of the United
States in response to a letter from
Mr.. Bunnell. In the first volume, Mr..
" ilson has written, ''To the Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

charge of the Craig survey and will
take with him from here, E. J. Kelly,
and viii be joined at Craig by Larry
Dauphiny, "a member of last years
party. The Tenakee work will be
carried out by E. D. Calvin, whose
crew will consist of F. p Wood, f.
II. Ryus and ]. H. Sadlier.
All three parties are expected to
be able to complete this work within
three weeks and will then return
here. Each of the surveyors will
then take crews into the field for
the regular work of the season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Parent-Teache
Association to
Elect Tonight

The Juneau Parent-Teacher
Association will meet in the
-'chool Auditorium at s o'clock
s evening. This is the last
a ting of the year. The Off
.nl for the coming year will
oe a cted and plans for various
AZ: rs will be discussed.
.M.ae Charles f. BunneL will
b tile ncipal speaker tonight.
EVERY ember OF the Associa-
a 's ed to be present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
CALL FOR BIDS.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the undersigned for
painting the exterior of the City
Hall.
Specifications may be obtained
upon application to the City Clerk.
All proposals must be submitted
on or before five o'clock p. NJ May
18th, 1922.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids. A. E. GURR,
City Clerk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Seattle Wants Henry Ford
To Help Out on Big Plant

SEATTLE. May 16.-That Seattle
negotiate with Henry Ford at once
for the purpose of securing his aid
n the development OF the Skagit
hydro-electric is proposed in reso-
ution introduced by Councilman c.
3. Fitzgerald at the City Council
meeting last night. Action on the
resolution is expected at the next
Meeting of the Council.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
SPOKANE DUE HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT

The steamship Spokane is due to
arrive here at o'clock tomorrow
night. The ship has 100 tons OF
freight for Juneau From this port
the Spokane will go to Funter Bay.
Tenakee, Hood Bay, Sitka and Cape
Edwards, returning here early Sat-
urday morning Southbound
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

in addition to the prizes offered
above, ribbons will be awarded so
that winners may always have re-
minders of their success.
"a medal will be awarded for the
best collection of vegetables.
"The best collection of flowers will
be awarded a trophy in the form OF
cup This cup will be suitable for
use as vase.
"All contestants must grow theid
own flowers or vegetables. but may
purchase young plants in the spring
of such kinds as are generally han
died in that way"
Mr.. Anderson's committee has been
working out a general program for
the fair AS soon as it has been
completed, it will be submitted to the
association for revision or approval
as it is prepared by the committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Ninth Bank Messenger
In St Louis Held-up

ST. LOUIS, May 16.-The ninth
street car within a year occurred
this noon when four bandits boarded
a car, wounded the messenger of the
Bremen Bank and escaped with
$1,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

Seward for two weeks, the wives of
the officers on the U. S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey Ship Explorer left
this morning on one of the survey
launches for Fort Seward. The
guests of Mrs. Lampert are: Mrs. j.
w. Hawley and her daughter, Miss
Dorothy Hopkins, Mrs. H. c. Warick,
Mrs. F l.. Gallen and Mrs. G. c.
Jones
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
AUTOGRAPHED COPY is SHOWN

AUTOGRAPHED COPY IS SHOWN
Agricultural College and School of
Mines. With the best wishes of
Woodrow Wilson, 1922" The accom-
p7hyng illustration shows one vol
ume and the page on which the i'll,
scIiption was made by Mr. Wilson.
President Bunnen has been fairly
successful in accommodating books Tor
the school. Many government pub
LEGATIONS containing valuable informa-
ton on the Territory were secur-d
II Washington, where he was siyA1
every assistance by men like Or.
Alfred H. Brooks, Geologist in Charge
Of Inc Alaska Minerals branch of Tho
Geological Survey; Col. E. Lesser
jones, director of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey; DR.. E. w Nelson, 1f
the Biological Survey; Senators
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Will Try to Prevent
Raise in Price of Coal

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE gov
eminent is taking steps to prevent
rising prices of bituminous coal.
This was stated at the White House
today. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover is directing the investiga-
ton
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
More Money Is Given
Justice Department

WASHINGTON, May 16-The Sen
ate has passed and sent to the Presi-
dent the House bill providing the
Department of Justice with an add
tional 100000 for prosecution of war
fraud cases
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
NORTHWESTERN DUE
TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT

The Alaska Steamship Company's
steamer Northwestern is due to ar
rive here tomorrow night at mid.
night from the Westward, South
bound. The ship will be in port
about one hour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

If you have never used the classi-
fed columns this Is the best time to
begin. The straight line to what
you want is through Empire want
ada
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Crater of Gas Well
Blows Out! Big Blaze

ELDORADO, Kan. May ia
crater 200 feet wide was blown out
at the Wild Murphy gas well today.
Gas from it and other wells in the
vicinity ignited the main wells.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Reviewing Stand Goes
Down; Sc Are Injured

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 16.-Thir-
ty six were injured this afternoon
when a reviewing stand at the county
fair collapsed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
Lead Company Big Loser
In Fire in East Today

PERTH AMBOY. y. j.. May 10
The white lead department of the
United Lead Company's plant was
destroyed by fire this afternoon. The
damage is estimated at $780, 900.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
MRS. LAMPERT TO
ENTERTAIN WITH
HOUSE PARTY

To be the house guests of Mrs.
Lester l.. Lampert, wife of the Post
Commander at Fort William H.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

Be sure to stop at the w. c. T. I.
Goody Sale Saturday afternoon.
Mallory Building adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16
TURNER AUTO SERVICE.
on Phone 257.

A. NJ. on. Phone 257.
New Big-Six 7-passenger Stude-
baker. Service anywhere. Office next
I'd boston Store. Bob Turner. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

Transfer work. coal, kindhng. L
n. Ritter. Phone rec. ADV
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-16

Empire printing stands the test
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
All Hope of Immediate End
OF Miners Strike VaniSheS
NORTHERN ", Va, OPERATORS
WILL MAKE PLANS SUNDAY
Rooster Comes Home
Drunk; Still Found

Cumberland, Md, July 1s.- Henry
Winthrop, South Cedar street. com
planned to the police yesterday that a
large red rooster came staggering
home in the evenings and would fall
over In q stupor, to revive In the
morning Then he would start out.
and Winthrop, following him to where
the Cedar street sewer empttes into
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. found
him gorsing on a menu OF mash con-
sisting Of corn. oats. rye and ratsins.
The mash was dropped out OF the
sewer in big chunks, and other chick
ems vera partaking Of the feast.
Yesterday morning, on the Ashley
street sewer In the same neighbor-
hood. city sewer workmen after hard
work aud excavation brought out
Yards Of what Street Superintendent
Adam Lebeck said was assorted
mash" The workmen said the clogged
sewer had a stencil from the fernent,
ing mess that almost gave them a
second ;pand drunk" 1t Is evident
that persons in the neighborhood are
pouring mash from their home stills
down into the sewer. and the police
were asked to break up the practice
as opening sewers from this account
costs the city money.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
Will Not Reopen Mines With
out Union Arrangement,
Regardless of Offer Of Pro-
lection by Troops, Except
For Hooking Group-,Lake
Boat Runs + ken Off.

cleveland. O.. July l9.-(SpeciaD-
With the possible exception or the
Hooking district, where the Pittsoursh
Interests. expected TO try CONCLUSIONS
there the same time AS In western
pcnnsvlvania, Ohio coal operators are
not planning to reopen their mines
Onerators will wait for some sort OF q
union agreement and will not reopen
whether they obtain protection or not
The feeling IN operators clrcIes iS
that the invitation to the operators 10
nuen their mines is meaningless, al ei,,
trek lunOcuous proceeding mat Will
only delay the final reckoning a GER
tain length OF time. w
Cleveland ordinarily receives niue
rbrc than half its coal from ONO
mines, most of il from eastern ONO NO.
& district where the miners are as
strongly organized as in illinois Other
coal comes from Western Pennsylvania.
where the Pittsburgh Coal company Is
getting ready to cut coal Monday. The
remainder is from Kentucky or West
Va. fields that yesterday still were IN
the throes of railway congestion.
Coal Prices Go Up.
New effects OF the combined railway
and miners strike were apparent yes
terday. Spot prices Tor Onlo coal At
the mines went TO $6.75, the runnS
quotation. Some sales were made al
s7o5 double the rate fixed by agree
ment with secretary OF commerce Her
bert Hoover several weeks ago Pre-
strike prices was around 81
Take Off Boat
The Detroit and Cleveland Navigation
company temporarily took off four day
hoats between Cleveland and Detroit
leaving the night service as usual .The
stark Electric Railway reduced express
service SO percent, and removed main
,enance cars The Mckinney Steel
company banked one Of its four pias'
furnaces. leaving three running.
Furnaces Aro Down
At two Cleveland steel plants tlVe
omen hearth furnaces are down. Cherry
valley furnace at Leetonia Will probably
go out this week. A blast furnace al
Steubenville has been banked
The Ohio Public Service company
Alliance, supplying 5000 power ano
light consumers, announced II could not
hold out two weeks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
TELL MRS. PHILLIPS
SHE MUST NOT talk
Alleged Hammer Slayer to be Arraign-
ed Today-Aocuser in seclusion.

Los Angeles, Calf. July l9.-An ad-
moni,ion not to talk was imposed to-
dav open Mrs. Clara Phillips, alleged
SLAYER of Mrs. Alberta Meadows by her
attorneys The latter said they had
advised their client not to see anyone
except her relatives unless the lawyers
themselves were present
Mrs. Phillips will appear TO plead TO-
morrow in superior court The attor-
ncys said they expect 10 present Il de-
murrer TO the indictment and If this
WAS ovcrruled would enter plea Of
not guilty.
Mrs. rcGgy Caffte. eye witness 20
the tragedy. who accused Mrs. Philips
with having beaten Mrs Meadows 10
death with a hammer, was In seclasion
,oJay. her whereabouts kept secret By
tho officials.
The identity Of the important prose
rulion witness was being kept secre:
This witness. IS a. saleswopan at q To-
cal store who told investigators she
sold a hammer the day before the slay-
ing TO a woman answering tho descrip'
iiun OF Mrs. Philips.
County surveyors today made maps
OF the scene OF the Staying. These
maps and photographs, taken soon ait
ed the body was discovered Will play
an important part in the trial. accord
ing to the district attorneys office
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
MoRGANTOWN OPERATORS WILL
JOIN IN FAlRMONT CON
FERENCE.
MCNONGAAElA COUNTY OPERA1'
ORS IN FULL ACCORD WITH
PRESIDENT.
WILL STAND BEHIND EXECUTIVE
IN EFFORT TO FURNISH
FUEL

Mcrgantown. w. Va. July l9.--Coal
operators representing the majority or
tonnage in the Morgantown districts
III mines are in sympathy with Presi-
dent Harding's plan TO reopen mines,
C. D. Junkins secretary Of the Monon-
gahela county association. announced
today. A Joint meeting Of the organ
ization and northern West Virginia
Coal Operators association will PC
held in Fairmont Sunday Definite
plans are expected to pe worked out
at this meeting TO conform with the
Presidents suggestions.
"Virtually all the operators from
northern West Virginia went 10 the
Washington conference opposed to
the suggestion OF President Harding,
stated +. II. Gilbert, president OF the
Gilbert Davis interests Of this county.
upon his return from Washington.
I However, after the President had
, put it up to the operators from Il
point OF standing behind the chief eX-
ecutive Of the nation in an EFFORT TO
! furnish coal to the country, there was
! 10 hesitation on the part Of the oper'
! ators representing majority OF the
tonnage of Monongahela county to
f! join with the majority group OF oper-
ators and acquiesce in the Presidents S
plan" Morgautown operators await
only the promised definite instructions
from the President as TO the operation
! of the mines to start active prepara-
tions TO produce coal. it was stated
! here tonight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
Injunction
Is Granted
Judge W. E. Baker Issues
Most Sweeping Injunction
In State History to Rich
land Coal Co.

Special Dispatch TO The IntelliSencer.
Elkins, ". Va. July ls.-Judge W.
E. Baker. presiding over the federal
court now in session here, today is
sued one Of the most sweeping In
functions on record in the state oL
Vest virginia TO the RiChland Coal
COMPANY Of Wheeling against the
United Mine Workers Of America as
a result Of the clash between miners
and Sheriff Duval and his forces Mon
day morning, which resulted IN nVa
known deaths.
The injunction. which Judge Baker
later declared the most sweeping In
his power to issue. prohibits any OF
the defendants named therein and
their associates from trespassing upon
the PREMISES OF the company, from
interfering with the operation Of the
.company's mines and from interfering
With the men employed by the COM
pany.
Attorney A. F. Bryant Of wheeling
apneared for the coal company ~
argued the petition before Ju-ee
Baker.
The injunction applies TO all OF the
several mines owned and operated by
the company in the Panhandle section
OF the state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
BLUEF|ELD CONTENDS
WATER IS NOT GOOD

Charleston, W. Va, July l9,-Sam-
nIcs Of water supplied by the Blue
field Water Works and improvement
Con,panv to consumers in that city
we're presented before he public serV'
ice commission todsv by H. f. Elmer,
the city bacterioloEist. The case be
fore the commission WAS on the QueS-
lion OF discontjnuing ;he increase IN
-ates recently granted tn" company.
After the case on behalf Of the city
had been presented the commission
took the question under adrisement.
,rbe rate Increase vas granted last
month on the condition that an ade-
oua,e supply OF wholesome water IA
furnished and the city's contention IL
that this condition mas not been met
What was expected 10 be the COM
missions final hearing in its general
inquiry into state freight rates was
continued 70 tomorrow after brlef
afternoon session. Further evidence
10 expected 10 be presented 70 the car
riers AZ that time.