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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
COL. JAMES G. STEESE

COL JAMES c. STEESE
 While a member of Secretary Illus l tons Roundthe-World tour on the 1 Mojave, I proceeded from Nome across to Siberia and down the coast IS far as the southern end of the peninsula of kamtchatka. stopping en route at Emma Harbor, Anadyr the Commandorski (Russian fur seals) Islands. and Petropavlovsk Kamtchatka where I left the Mojave
 One is at once struck by the favor able position which Alaska occupies as a base from which to engage in he Siberian trade. From Nome or Unalaska Outch Harbor) to Pet ropavlovsk is about 1900 miles i;
 from the last named port to Hako-
 date is HOO miles, and to Yoko-
 hama 1,700; from Yokohama to Ma
 gasaki is TOO miles, from Unalaska 10 Seattle 1.700. All of Siberia
 from Kamtchatka north, therefore,
 is nearer to Alaska than it is to
 Japan One is also struck by the
 great extent of Japan stretched out
 along the coast of Asia From
 Hakodate in the north to Nagasaki
 on the south of the main group of
 islands is 1.250 miles; while from
 the northern end of the Kuriles or Saghalen to Formosa is nearly 5000
 miles.
 Survey of Conditions
 Northeastern Siberia is trceless
 and barren on the coast and has much the same sort of appearance as the Seward Peninsula in Alaska,
 Living conditions are about the same.
 The timber belt .begins about 200
 miles up the Anadyr River, for ex-
 ample Kamtchatka, on the other
 hand, is well wooded, there is no
 frozen ground, and cattle, horses, pigs. fowls, etc, are plentiful. The land is excellent for agricultural
 purposes and considerable develop
 ment has taken place. But the Kant
 chadahl is not much of a worker, not only because of the unsettled politi- cal situation, which after all affects
 the interior native to a very small
 extent but also because he can
 catch enough fish in a few days in
 the summer to keep him all winter
 and by trapping two or three sables in the winter he can trade the skins for enough flour. sugar, cloth and other trade goods to supply his other
 wants. Traders in Siberia were pay ing as high as $50 cash for the i best sable skins. The prices at the recent auction in the States ran
 from about $40 to as high as $32C per skin. Yankee Traders in Field
 American traders have been en gagged in the Siberian trade and also
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19

town is taking on a general ar of activity. individual prospectors and number. of companies are doing considerable work on the creeks near Fairbanks and a number of good finds have been reported
 The completion Of the spur from the railroad to the Healy coal mine will be a big thing for Fairbanks. It is expected the spur will be com pleted within 30 days, when coal will be shipped from the mine to Fairbanks and to the coast towns. Operators on the Willow Creek properties anticipate the biggest year in that district in 1923. The district is active and extensive mining opef- ations are being carried on.
 Many Oil Prospectors
 'Outfits leave Anchorage nearly every day for the oil fields. going to Kanatak and Wide Bay There are now about 175 people in the Cold Bay district.
 "The Standard Oil Company and the Associated Oil Company, now prospecting in the oil fields, will not be prepared to make a report on the district until fate next summer. understand they expect to drill 40oQ feet If they strike oil 1000 feel below the surface they will pross ably make a report on the district during the winter or early spring
 "Thc Stems & Carlson Co. is put ting in two fine roads at the Vest ward. One, running out from Sew ard to Kenai Lake will probably be completed in the spring. The other from Cordova to Eyak Lake and around the lake, has been completed for distance of seven miles. Both roads are constructed as automobile highways and the work on them is excellent, affording travellers fine wide highway. especially built to meet the conditions of the country.
 It is expected work will close for the season in about 30 days.
 Business Good
 "Business is good all over the Ter ritory and our firm has been very successful. We made large sale of Chevrolet cars. which are now on the way to the purchasers in every district in Alaska"
 Mir Meherin expects to spend about 10 days in Juneau when he will go to the States until after the first of the year. He will go from here to Duluth on business with the F. A. Patrick & Go. From Duluth he will go to San Francisco, where he will spend the holidays.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
WHO'S WHO
 AND WHERE

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur ". Elting or Albany, N. Y, passed through Jul neau on the Jefferson. going Outside. They havo been fin the Yukon coun- try hunting big game.
 R. l.. Benson of Portland, Ore, ar rived here on the Spokane on court business
 Neil Gallagher is in town on busi- ness. He is a guest at the Alaskan Hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. Donald Austin and their llttle child, of Wrangell, ar rived here on the Spokane. Rev. C. E Rice, dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, returned to Jul ! neau yesterday on the Estcbeth from Skagway. where he has been the past week in the interest of the 1 church.
 | A. A Humfrey. commercial trav eler. arrived here on the Spokane on a business trip.
 E. A. Currie, representative of the l United States Rubber Company, and I R. B. Green. representative Of the A. T. Love Co, of Tacoma, passed through Juneau on the Spokane fol 1 Skagway and Sitka. They will re turn on the same boat Saturday.
 c. A. Mills. operator on Fourth o July Creek in the Yukon, passed through Juneau on the Jefferson or | his annual trip to the States. H' 1 reports mining activities favorable this past season
 George Dull arrived here on th' Spokane from the States. I William Fry, of the c. w. Youn; Co. returned to Juneau on the Spo kane from Wrangel. He has beel there the past two weeks on hunt ing trip.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Hoover O Aberdeen. Wash. passed through JL neau on the Jefferson en route t their home. They have been in th Interior this past summer. H. L. Preston, representative c the National Grocery Company. al rived here on the Spokane. Mrs. w. C.. Creamer of Dawso
 passed through Juneau on the Je ] ferson for the States. She was al
 cnmpaHied by her two daughter
 Harriet and Ray, and her sol
 Sidney.
 w. C. Kilroy arrived here on tn Spokane from Wrangell. James Manning left on the sp'
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hundred million dollars in the dredg- ing ground ins the Nome district. The Hammon people hold a number of other properties in the Nome dis trict besides those now being worked Superintendent Edwards is in charge of the work.
 sThe people of Nome are very optimistic for the future of the town and a number of business men there told me they anticipate the year of 1923 to be the best in F years al Nome. During the summer there were 1000 people there and this winter there will be about 700 resi- dents"
 Meets Amundsen
 Mir. Meherin said he met Roald Amundsen at Nome when the ex plorer was on his way to Point Bar row. Amundsen left on his boat Maud, while Mir. Meherin was stil at Nome and the ship, unable tt reach Barrow. turned back shortly after MT. Meherin left. Amundser stopped at. Wainwright and planned to come over the trail to Nome.
 Mir. Meherin said he also saw Capt. c. s. Ward. of the Alaska Road Commission. at Nome.
 Extensive prospecting is being done in the Kantishna country ant indications are that a big develop ment will be done within the nex few years" he said. Jack Price hai an option on good looking prop , erty and plans to do considersbl, prospecting this falf and in th' spring.
 Fairbanks Active
 Fairbanks is one of the best town in Alaska today. Business condi lions. are steadily improving and. tn ,<ss s<kts~s<@< ssss- F ~ A<Ts
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
Hindus Save Money to
 Buy Goat Sacrifices

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-liindus save their pennies for years so that they may buy goats, for sacrifies, reports 2 native teacher in school near Lucknow, maintained by the Board of Sunday Schools, Methodist Epis- copal Church. Savings of months are spent for flowers to be scattered on the waters of the Ganges. Others gave for a lifetime that they may journey to the sacred river and wash away their sins.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
COMING ATTRACTIONS

CoLISEUM-Ressie BarriscaIe in "The House of Paradise" and Jack Dempsey In Daredevil Jack" PALACE--Unannoun
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
Attractions at THeatreS

ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT COLISEUM-"TheA Affairs of Anatol.' PAlACE-Tom Mix.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
NOTICE.

From today I am sprinkling the plants in my gardens on Salmon Creek road with paris green liquid and powder to destroy black moths, which are now killing the plants
 All persons owning livestock are cautioned to keep them from the vi- cinity of the gardens. l will not be responsible for any harm which might befail them. Dated Oct. 16
 1922. (sisned) GEORGE BURFORD
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
mHOOMERANG BILL" COMING TO COLISEUM

Frank Shannon, who has the role of a kindly policeman in Boomer ang Bill" with Lionel Barrymore, scored a big dramatic success Tn New York when he won the enthusi- astic approval of the dramatic crit ;cs for his performance in Anna Christie" Eugene O'Neill play.
 "Boomerang Bill" which will be seen at the Coliseum Theater Sunday night, is Mf. Shannon's introduction to the screen. He has played ID many stage plays and is veteran of the Spanish-American War, naVihs served as a color sergeant in the Sixth U. s. Cavalry. MT. Barrymore assumes the title role in "Boomerane Bill" Paramount Cosmopolitan pic ture. It is a story of crook wne is big and manly despite his record of crime and who sacrifices himself for the girl he loves. Marguerite Marsh plays opposite MT. Barrymore Tom Terriss directed the picture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
ALASKA FAVORABLY SITUATED TO
 BE BASE >OF SIBERIAN TRADERS

(Note.-This is the second Of se- res of articles on Siberia by Colonel Steese In this he draws attention to the advantages of Alaska as base for trading ventures in Siberia and gives some personal glimpses of places and people on the Eastern Coast A third article will appear in an early issue of The Empire Ed)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
LADIES' AID MEETING

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church will meet at o'clock tomor- row afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. T. Tripp, Seventh and Main streets
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION.

Silver Bow Lodge PA will meet Thursday nigls at eight o'clock. All members are requested to be present. Visiting brethren welcome. Merle P
 Morgan, Noble Grand; Frank OBrien, Secretary. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19
TOM MIX IS AT PALACE TONIGHT

Lovers of romance and outdoor life, as well as those who seek hais raising thrills, may count upon good entertainment from Prairie Trails - Tom Mix's latest picture. produced x., William Fox, which is coming to the Palace Theater tonight. It is thes greatest picture in which Tom Mix has appeared, according to au- thoritative report.
 D. Victor, the piano accordionist, will return for the Mix engagement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-19

in seal poaching from the earliest days. At present, Olaf Swcnson & Co.,, of Seattle, is the principal trad CT, having stations at all important points from Anadyr to Okhotsk in the Okhotsk Sea- Seidenverg & have their headquarters at Petropav- lovsk and also operate in the Ok hotsk Sea. Denbigh & Co.,, an Eng fish firm, located at Hakedate, Japan, also operate in the Okhotsk Sea, and in some of their operation are af- filiated with Swenson. The Hud- sons Bay Company entered the field only last year. To date they have spent about a million and a half dollars in establishing stations and shipping in goods not only to East ern Siberia and the Okhotsk Sea, but around East Cape to the north coast as well, as far west as the kolyma River. Miss Marie Kelly, a Canadian, has a small trading post at ADadyr, had just imported q He W ilOIIl -NOilIC, Roo buiih7 ing boat to operate up the Anadyr River, which is navigable for river boats for some 700 miles
 View of Emma Harbor
 Emma Harbor is a completely land locked or hole-in-the-wall cove on the cast side of Providence Bay. about six miles in from the entrance at the eastern extremity of the Gulf of Anadyr About three miles up Providence Bay is an extended sand spit, on which is small native (CkukChis) village and behind which is an excellent anchorage in ,he main bay. There is a small trading post at Emma Harbor and native village containing about 40 people at the time of our visit. There was no government representative at all. Vastly, the former governor" had received no pay nor rations for nearly two years, was destitute. and desired us to take him off to Ana dyr The natives had gotten no fish, had very little seal meat, no reindeer, very few furs, and will no doubt have a very hard winter. They were living in unutterable squalor. Our surgeon handled a few emergency cases but could do little. served as trained nurse. The na- tives were burning coal in their braziers from a pile of about 100 tons left by a Russian cruiser sev- eral years before. There was also I pile of AZ" shells left there early in the war. The Mojave took on fresh water here by filling all boats with two-man pump placed in the creek. The ships launch then lowed the boats out to the anchor age, where the water was repumped into the ships tanks and the boats returned fer another load. Handling one of those big whale boats three. fourths full of water was quite an operation in tho swell and occasion ally sailor lost his footing on the seats or gunwalcs and fell into the fresh water in the boat, but the water went into the tank just the same.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
rno varietIes Of Hard Luek.

There's two kinds OF people always
in hard luck; them TIT did IT, but
never thought; and them th't thought,
but never did it.-Josh Wise.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
]. G. PENNEY co.
BUYING STOCK
FOR NEXT SPRING

The New York Times contains the
following relative to local concern.
Not only has the J. G. Penney Com
pany, Inc, placed all of its advance
business for fall, but its buyers have
already contracted for several million
dollars worth Of goods for delivery
next spring. The company operates
a chain of BIB retail dry goods stores
throughout the country and Is now IN
the process of opening fifty-eight
more. Some idea Of the size of the
company's purchases for the coming
spring season may be gained from the
fact that 1000 cases of one number
of mems ribbed underwear alone are
included in the goods bought so far
Large quantities Of spring hosiery
and ginghams have also been bought
to date, and other lines are being
worked on as we'll So large have
been the company's purchases Oh
women's ready-to-wear garments fof
fall that $50 900 worth of this mer-
chandise is now being shipped daily
from this city TO the stores In the
chain. Shipments Of similar size viii
continue each day for some time to
come.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
SAM GOMPERS is
PLEASED WITH
LEGION'S WORK

Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, will
represent organized labor officially al
the American Legion convention IN
New Orleans, Oct 16 TO 20 inclusive,
along with Kenesaw Mountain lands,
high commissioner of organized base
ball, and other notables.
Mr.. Gompers was instructed by the
labor convention in Cincinnati TO at
tend the legion convention following
an address before the union men by
Hanford Mac Nider, national comman-
der Of the legion.
zone of the most interesting and
pleasurable events Of the Cincinnati
convention was the eloquent address
you delivered" Mr.. Gompers has writ
ten Commander MacNider. 81 heard
many expressions Of commentator Of
your remarks You made a deep i'm
preston upon the delegates. Person
ally, | want 70 take this opportunity
to say to you that | regard your ad-
dress as another strong link in the
chain binding together the American
Legion and the American Federation
of Labor"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01

world and its mother-in-law to lick
il in the war.
Did ii ever occur 10 anyone To in
quire into the tremendous resisting
power of these people? Well, here
are some of the reasons; In the first
place, Germany had a smaller pereen-
tage of illiterates than any other So
called civilized nation on earth. In
the second place, it had a larger per-
centage of young men fit for military
service than any other nation on
earth. And last, but not least, the
technical education of its producing
classes enabled Germany to compete
successfully with the oldest and rich
est industrial nations of the world.
The weakness of Germany was in
its kraut junkers who resembled our
steel, coal, cotton and textile junkers
as one egg resembles another. Its
tremendous power was in its social
Legislation, in the protection and edu.
cation of its youth and its workers.
And when ii came to protecting flu.
ture generations from the greed of lis
industrialists and feudal lords, they
did not leave ii in the hands of the
states. They threw the protective
mantle over the whole nation.
But we, the richest and freest peo-
pie on earth, can not protect our
children against the rapacity Of our
child exploiters. It's against the con-
shtution, bless your hearts.
Constitutions are not made for hui
man beings, but human beings, in
Guiding children, are made for con-
situations.
And if some day this great demo-
cracy becomes first in the matter of
illiteraey, child labor and degenera-
ton, then let us console ourselves
with the fact that our shame is strict
ly constitutional.
William Lloyd Garrison, the great
emancipation, called the constitution a
covenant with hell. This condemna-
ton goes too far. But In the light Of
what the supreme court did to the
children of this free nation in the
name of the constitution, it seems to
be at least hell of covenant.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
the lob 10 do this work

the job TO do this work.
1t is of immeasureable value TO the
workers To have these regular publica'
tons Of their own % give eonsidera-
ton TO the general principles of the
labor movement and their appica.
ton.
IL is Of equally unreasonable value
for them To have IA press that will
strike hard and TO the point and per
sistently on crucial questions In de-
Tense of labor's rights.
The influence of the Labor Press Is
also felt outside the labor movement.
IL eompels the general public press
To be more truthful and decent In it's
attitude toward labor and the labor
movement.
Agitatei Educated ORGANIZED
This is the slogan of the trade
unionists i'm their struggle for the
emancipation of all the workers.
In this struggle the Labor Press Is
one Of the workers greatest assets
Let US pledge ourselves on Labor
Day, 1922, To give the Labor Press
that one hundred percent support
which its loyalty to the workers
cause splendidly earns and deserves
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01

The value Of the Labor Press to our
fellow workers is incalculable.
In season and out Of season the
labor papers proclaim the doctrine Of
justice for those who toll.
Wage workers are coming TO rely
more and more on the Labor Press to
get the facts on subjects which affect
them most closely. They are learn
ing that the employer-oWned press
cannot be relied upon 20 support la
boris interests at those crucial times
when there is need Of support to
shape public opinion for the truth and
justice of labor's cause.
In labor controversies there is al
ways need Of saying the right thing
at the right time. It gives the work
ers an advantage when the advantage
is needed. The labor papers are on
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
LABOR PRESS IS
HIGHLY VALUED BY
PRESIDENT GOMPERS
By Samuel Gompers, President,
American Federation of Labor.

On Labor Day, 1922, the workers
of America should consecrate them
selves anew to the support and extern
sion of the Labor Press.
The Labor Press is doing splendid
work in defending and advancing la
boris cause. Without it, organized
labor would be indeed poorly equipped
in its efforts for the protection of the
wage earners.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01

The wealth of a nation does not
consist of per capita circulation, but
in the strength and intelligence Of its
manhood and womanhood. Germany,
for instance, contained less territory
than the state of Texas. Moreover,
it is poor country as compared with
rich agricultural, mining and manu-
featuring states such as Illinois. Yet
this country fed nearlv seventy mil
lion souls and it required the whole
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
DIAMOND LODGE No. AT

brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
N aeet in Labor Hall the First and
~ aIfa Thursday evenings and Second
shc Fourth Thursday afternoons at
s .so o'clock and 200 o'clock. Don't
forget the day and hour.
- " l. 1OUNGLOYE, Pres, 2O5 w.
=. MOORE, Rec. and Fin. Sec, SOC
4, Locust St.
~ - a; MARSHALL, Local Chairman,
% { HeaIey st.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
Building and General
LabOrers' InternatiOn-
al Protective Union of
America, No. Fourteen
OFFICERS

President, Charles Paul, Res.
1902 w. Park st, Urbana.
Tel. Main 1888.
Fin. Sec, |. II. Garman, Res.
COL n. Lincoln Ave, Urbana,
Tel. Main 995
Treasurer, A. c. Moss, Res.
203 +. Washington ST., Cham
paign, Tel. Main isis
Rec. Sec, J. L. Buckner, Res.
4O5 E. Eureka ST. Tel Main
2214
Business Agent, Oscar Weeks,
Res. 203lz +. Park Ave,
Champaign, Tel. Main 24s3.
We endorse John Gray for
Sheriff.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-01
Operative Plasterers
and Cement Finishers Local
No. Ia

Geo. Garst President, 7O4 E. Main,
Urbana, Bell 2499.
Ieo. Pro, Niee-President, SIT w.
beardsley, Champaign, Bell 2957.
James Dunn, Fin. and Cor. Sec, 513
". Beardsley Ave. Bell 3347.
walter Murphy, Treas, FOL N. Neil
Street.
NlSude Spradling, Rec. Sec, 210 E..
-, california, Urbana, Bell 3O55.
ihos' Nolan, S. at A., 304 s. Second.
meets First and Third Wednesday,
80 p. NJ. Labor Hall.
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DELLAMEAD TROUPE
of the really the Labor Day Celebration
both afternoon night will be the Deamead Troupe This hghas
offering artistic triumph which has pleased thousands Of the
best fairs in America.
This posing reproductions of the work Of
So realistic the presentation that artists and seupors all the nations
their the
beautifully formed that he number has been eassed by critics
as les magniiques statuesquess
The entire appeal the higher and appreciation of the
beautiful
and produce numbers a the folowngs
Rock Triumph Love" Apollo"
This
especially Of the perfect reproductions
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Miss Mildred l.. Hunting
Becomes Bride of Mr.. Howe

Tho wedding of Miss Mildred L.
Hunting. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Charming Hunting. and Mr.
pcrc.gal Spur Howe jr took place
ve.tcrday - 1880 o'clock at Fairyiew'
Central Valley. y. y. the summer
home ~ her parents.
The ceremony was performed 6y INC
pav. Richard Golden, Of 81. Johns
Church. Larchmont Manor. y. I. Inc
hid. was attended hy Miss Alice
Tow'e and Miss Katherine Dean OF
i..-chmont: Miss Ann Brown Kimberly
IN Hampton. Va: Miss Elizabeth Da-
.,Igo. OF short Hills. y. T. and little
Miss Anne Douglas Needing. Of New
WI nj fowcr girl. Mr. David B.
Arnold. OF Boston. was best man.
Tho brIdc's gown, which was quaint
md oil-tashioncd. vas of point lace
ever ivory white satin; the court tIhlh
~ satin was ycilct wi'h tulle and lace
and .he carried an old-fashioned nose
rav" BOUQUET of lilies Of the valley
"a orange blossoms edged with lace.
Tte brifosmaids wore gowns OF pale
1frt chiffon and garden hats OF leg
tsrr. trimmed with pink roses and blue
,.,f,r. strcancrs. and carried bouquets
- mink roses and blue dclphin'ums.
rr. -, of the little flower girl was
- efeam lace over pink and she wore
rn ola-fashioned pale blue bonnet
trimmed with tiny pink roses, end car
red a basket Of roses.