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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
CHANDLAR NOT
 EASY COUNTRY
Oldtimer Writes that New : Digging in Hard Country
 General Conditions.

Having given the Chandlar district the ''once over" Harry Beach, well known old-timer, who left Nenana last fall, writes the Nenana News that conditions there are not such as to warrant the belief that good ground is to be had for the stalking. The weather, he says, has been good, with quite lot of snow. but no cold weather up to the time the letter was written, on December 13, at Beaver, on the Yukon River. The letter reads as follows:
 "This is hard country to get into. The distance from Beaver to the diggngs is 12o miles. Most of the supplies are hauled by dog teams and it takes so much to feed the dogs and a man that one cannot make much freighting at 15 cents a pound. It takes 12 days to make the trip
 pay. Curley Smith is in the money on Little Squaw and o. J. Nicholson has some good ground on Big Creek There is lot of prospecting going on throughout the district and the whole country is staged. I would not ad- wise anyone to come to the Chandlar thinking they can drop on to a pay ing claim, for that is a hard prob lem
 We have a lot of good wood, but all the wood on the creeks is green and they have trouble with it. They pay $S per cord for cutting 16-inch wood and it costs $40 per cord deliv- cred at the claims. They pay $650 per day and board for labor
 ''Grub is little cheaper here than in Nenana and thcre i5 plenty of game here-caribou, moose and sheep, but not much fur"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
FARNUM GIVES HIS COMPANY A THRILL

The William Farnum company was given some thrilling moments in San Francisco during the making of the new William Fox picture. "The Scut- tlers," which will be shown at the Palace Theater Friday, Saturday matinee and night. MT. Farnum plays a detective from Lloyds of London and allows himself to be shanghaied as common sailor. The first mate orders him to unfurl the sails, and when he is at the top of the mast, having an intense dislike for him, orders a sailor to loosen the yard. The result in making this scene was that MT Farnum, as Jim Landers. Tapped about on the yard very much as a loose coat sleeve would flap out of a racing automobile.
 For a few minutes everyone held their breath. Of course MT Farnum knew his strength, but the watching crowd could not be sure. Then the captains daughter, who was not in sympathy with the plans of the mate, shouted an order to square the yard, and Farnum climbed down to safety.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
"THE VALLEY OF DOUBT" LAST TIME AT PALACE

f"The Valley of Doubt" Selznick ricture directed by Burton George. at the Palace Theater for the last time tonight. is a highly pleasing picture as regards both story and cast. The story is clear-cut, consist cnt and forceful; the cast exception ally well chosen. The action takes piace almost entirely out oe-doors, in the lumber camp distric: If Canada, and the scenes are varI effective.
 The plot development is dependent on the efforts of two meA ta win a girl. One Is prevented ~ his man. hood from stopping to U. :erhand methods. but the other knows only the primitive laws of ais instinct. and the strongest ot th,se is the de-
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26

to any large extent, the prevailing and sadly mistaken impression of .ne North must be eradicated from the minds of the people outside. There are, of course, exceptions, but Alaska is looked upon in the main as a wild and desolate. ice and snow bound waste of almost incredible hardships and countless terrible perils. peopled largely by roughnecks and desperadoes 10 meet whom would mean great personal danger if not total annihlation Wild animals of the most vicions nature are supposed 10 prowl about the lone prospector' cabin. waiting for their supper. hesitate to speak of the female "vamps" of an almost forgotten type that are supposed to comprise the feminine element, scarce as 1t IS thought to be- Flowers and gardens are undreamei of. That any persot possessed of sound mind, should free i ly set out for that jumping-off place ] known as Alaska, is out of the ques- | tion. This is in no sense an exag- | lgeration. Prior to my departure on l the present trip. l was invariably met with the exclamation "Great i Scot, why do you strike for a God forsaken place like that? You'll freeze to death."
 My explanations as to climate were met with polite disbelief.
 "r must be terrible place for i children" said one mother with 6 maternal eye on her own city-pale i offspring. mo schools or anything." laughed as saw the rosy checked. healt1y youngsters of iu- neau with it's educational facilities equal to the best in the States.
 But there yod are, And it's a big work And rn, soing to do my share i because my reast and soul are al It.
 FriendIiness Of Alaskans
 That's why have come back to 1 Alaska Not alone to give those out ! side an honest picture of the real North with its marvelous beauty those who have travelled widely; It's unrivaled in all the universe. say | TITS pl ubAVuShEN POSPA bilities as regards wealth, the com parative ease of development of its resources with the coming of roads and transportation facilities, but bes' of all. the inherent worth of it's peo rle. The warm human kindness ot he genuine Alaskan who has giyer his all in uncomplsining enduranc o
 hardship and toll and depriyati 'a-
 who has blazed the trail for genera
 ions to come and the rewards ;o b'
 reaDed. The friendliness and hos2!
 iality that demands only the rish
 spirit in return. The outstret'he'
 hand of fellowship. All this,
 Aglin-with all my heart I am gla'
 to be back in Juneau and the Norti
 thereafter the place that I hope t
 know as home,
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
WILLIAM S. HART IS
 COMING SUNDAY; CALtSEUM

William s. Hart seems to have laid off playing bad men. for the time be ing, at least In "Sand!" coming to the Coliseum next Sunday. he is the same daring native of the rugged West, but he is in no sense of the word a villain. He is, in fact, emin- ently heroic, and wins the girl of his heart as his reward
 The story of "Sand." is full of ac tion-an unusually good role for Bill Hart He is given ample oppor- tunity to ride and shoot and other wise show his skill at portrayine rough and ready Western characters Mary Thurman makes her debut as Q leading woman in dramatic picture as Margaret. and proves that she has a career before her in such roles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND OTHERS AT COLISEUM

A masterpiece Of comedy haS been revived! "Ti1lies Punctured Ro- nance" Mack Sennett's super-com- edy, will be shown at the Coliseum Theater tonight. The all-star cast in cludes Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dres- sler, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain and Chester Conklin.
 Marie Dressler plays opposite Charlie Chaplin, and the two consti- tute rare team of fun-makers. His marvellous ight-footed skid-and it seems to make no difference whether he has under him rough highway or parlor floor-is just as funny in the last reel.
 Marie Dressler, the famous woman of the legitimate comedy stage, suf- fers not a whit by comparison. She breaks into the story at the first jump and is in the scene with Charlie every minute. She kicks and is kicked, falls and gets up or is labor iously picked up. Sober or unsober, she is inimitablc. Trouble follows in her ample wake. If at any mo- ment there seems an insufficiency of disturbance she beats a strategic re- treat and takes a fresh strangle hold on everything and everybody and starts something new.
 Mabel Normand is the third prin- cipal in the large cast. She has the role of the unsuccessful rival for Charlie's hand; that is. she is un- successful for a short but exceeding ly lively period ending in the harried and bedraggled Tillie resigning her claim to the tickle bridegroom. Chas. Bennett is the millionaire uncle who is not killed by the fall down the snow-covered mountainside and whose return to the scene of Tillie's rampage is the climax, as it is also the dramatic catastrophe of his sole hciress' flight in high society.
 "Tillie's Punctured Romance" is a side-splitting comedy with million laughs-and an appeal for every man, woman and child.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
SLACKER REWARD
 ASKED OF UNCLE
Congress Be Asked to Appro- priate $250,000 to
 Find Slackers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 26.-The father of his country probably would turn over in his grave if he could see the name of one George w. Washington on the latest draft evad- CT list sent out by the government ,. To corral the more than 100 900 slackers at large in the United States is a part of the 1922 program of the American Legion, but it does not promise to be an easy task.
 Another listed member of the Bers- doll fraternity is Hoa Hum. who eyi- dently was too tired or bored to jpn up. Charles Kaiser might have been excused for family reasons. but he didn't even show up before a draft board. Another listed is Sam Browne, who displayed no desire to wear the belt.
 An especial effort probably will be put forth to capture one Ton Nix, who would have added vim and vigor to the war had he participated. Gro yer Cleveland Johnson had more sympathy for Bergdoll than he did for the late President.
 William Johnson, whose address was given simply and clearly as Tight Alley" probably got in and couldn't get out Rudolph Linck, gone without a trace, is surely enough the missing one.
 Maj. Gen. Harris, adjutant general of the army, has recommended that Congress appropriate s250,000 to pay rewards of $50 for each draft de- serter delivered to the military au thorities. Many posts. of the Legion on the trail of slackers, have signi- fled their intention of collecting the rewards and using the money for the relief of needy or disabled ex-sol iier~
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
By MRS. GRACE eosTWick

Hat Hly hHUNleuSe Nl AldSki Is limited, confess at the start It takes years of exploration and study to really know any country-but I have a deep and abiding love for the North since my first trip into the in- terior in 1913, when ! felt that had found my own land and my own people.
 At that time was born the purpose that has brought me back-a purp)c 9 deepening and strengthening with the years of work outside and the rea,iz- ation of it's need-to show people the REAL ALASKA. Not the far-off nlys- tical land of the midnight sun, of Sin- credible cold and impossible hard ship and the mad lure of gold But a country of sunshine and plenty, of potential hopes and unlimited pos5;- bilities for the future. of contentment and peace and an existence lacking in that peculiarly wearing stress of city life outside.
 Asked to tell the readers of that entertaining daily. The Empire, what I think of Juneau, l reply that pcr- sonally, have come home-and fir ,m the depths of my heart I am glad to be with you though l hope soon I may feel free to write "we" instead
 Of all the places l have seen re gently, I want to say that June1u 7ecms the least touched by the uni versal unrest that is striSingly ap- parent in the States There, bitter ness and enmity within are express l in a bold defiance of law that is ap- palling.
 Perhaps the present condition may he likened to that of the poor in dividual who was laid up with a car buncle. When commiserated on his sufferings, he remarked with grin (and by the way, he was sour dough) "I'm sure glad to get all that meanness out of my system" So we too may be glad for the temporary breaking out when comparative health returns to the world. As far as the financial end of things is con cerned in the States. there need be no uneasness as to the final outcome for never in the history of the coun- trv have the savings banks held the deposits that they now hold Even though cities like Minneapolis have for the first time in years a bread lne-a line which stretches at cer- tain hours for bloclss-there is ID scarcity of food. but only temporary lack of coordination that is responsi Ale for the seeming want. Apologies for the condition arc met on every hand by citizens of the various To- calities.
 Juneau Need- No Apology
 Juneau has no need of apology Set like a jewel in the midst of its mountains and pines with the ever changing beauty of the silvery chan nel. it seems practically of another world. Juneau with it's warm hearts and friendly faces. it's brotherly spir- 1t and kindly advances toward the stranger within it's gates. Here one -pas nothing of the terrible anxiety
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
HENRY B. WALTHAIl AT THE COLISEUM SATURDAY

Here are few of the big scenes in "The Long Lanes Turning" to be shown at the Coliseum on Saturday night only. starring Henry B. Wal thall:
 The clever ruse of a convict es- caping from the penitentiary.
 A beautiful girl in blackmailer's s apartment at midnight.
 Walthall as a convict and as an inn personator of My Cousin Carus."
 A girl review in a penitentiary.
 A midnight battle with yeggmen.
 The Star Chamber" on election night.
 A near tragedy in a prison work shop.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
MONDAY TO BEGIN "HOME
 PORTRAIT WEEK" HERE

Winter & Pond Company has desig. mated next week, beginning Monday. January 3O as Home Portrait Woek' md engagements are already being made for photographs of families and of children in their own homes.
 Portraits taken in the home are very artistic" said w. R. Leivers. photographer for Winter & Pond Company, "and with the spotlight and camera lens we now use for DOT traits the effects are always natural md beautiful"
 Children photograph exceptionally yell in the home because they do not lave the usual timiditys and strange ness the studio causes, MT. Leiycrs said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26

tinguished presence of its Sennett predecessors.
 Ben Turpin is the village hero Phyllis Haver is his small town ideal; Marie Provost is the city girl that befriends poor Ben when the home folks turn him down; Charlie Murray is the indefatigable constable; Jimmy Finlayson is the wretched villain who concocts all the trouble, and Kalla Pasha and Eddie Gribbon and all the rest of the Sennett notables are to be seen advantageously in the shift ing scenes that cover as many places as are usually revealed in a half dozen problem plays" wherein the slums and the green fields are wis ited
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
BEN TURPIN HERO OF "A SMALL TOWN IDOL"

"A Small Town Idol" one of the few productions Mack Sennett hae made in six-reel proportions, comes to the Palace Theater Sunday Mati- nee beginning an engagement limited to two days.
 With practically every member Of his all-star aggregation of funny folk enrolled in congenial part, there is assurance that "A Small Town Idor' will more than make good in the dis
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26

(Note.-Mrs. Bostwick is a well known, magazine writer and in 1913 made a trip into the Shushana dis trict to cover" the widely heralded gold strike for Seattle newspaper. She has done much newspaper wri,- ing and is close and keen observer. She arrived here recently to visit her daughter, Miss Lovice Bostwick, and was asked by The Empire 10 write her impressions of Juneau and Al aska, which she has done in the fol lowing interesting and entertaining article.-Editor)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
NENANA PIONEERS INSTALL

The new officers of the Pioneers Igloo at Ncnana were recently in stalled as follows:
 Post president, J. M. Cunningham; president, Geo. H. Myers; first vice president, R. E. Sheldon; second vice president. Jesse w. Rust; secretary Geo. c. Moody; treasurer. Geo. Hutch inson; chaplain. Pete Dciscr; histor- ian, H. H. Ross; sergeant at arms, Wm. F. Kramer; doorkeoper, Tony W. Tate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
Alaska Is the Coming Country
 Declares Writer Juneau Like Haven of Refuge

that lines the face and ages before ones time; of the burden of care which gnaws at the very lives of those outside That is why Juneau se pms 10 the discerning newcomer liHe haven of refuge. It breathes an atmosphar of peaca of which he Juneauite himself may hardly be con,c;ous.(
 Outside the cry of brotherhood IS bcginrirg 10 mako itself heard above he noise of bluff and insincerity aad false competiticn. Newspapers and periodic Is. arc full of t, lecturers and even schools of salesman snip preach it zealopsly. Everywhere the need of more kindly spirit k voiced
 Here, perhars t1 a larger deg 'ee than you resliza, t is the reality. Brotherhood in the substantial rather 1han tho sentim o"'al seEse is, be- lieve. lived ard rractioed moro free ly i1 the North iAan anywhere else on earth. There aye exceptions since eNb1 u Al tNN " ulGo iiBl lODh lOl perfection, but tho Alaska spirit is felt reaching ont to cne almoso as soon as the boat jtears away f:nm Seattle
 People Make Country A country or city is only as bis as it's people.
 It's possibilities, hImaniy spea Ning are what it's inhahtnlts recognize and have faith in. hS the faith deep ens and recognition $ rewardc1 by results. the country grows. It is the labor of those wn) 2t heart believe in their land, that make it to bios som like the rose that bring it to fruitfulness and prosperity, to fui fllment.
 Just as love for an individual brings ont the good qualities. ofttimes mak ing a man cut of what was consi1 cred poor material. so it is also with ? community. For it is to the one who loves his country or his town that he vision comes.
 Alaska Coming Country
 That is why l see Alaska as the coming country, with huge dairy rarches in her valleys, herds Of cat 'le grazing on her hills. With oraat fields of waving grain. thriving home steads dotted thickly here and there where now the lonely wolf lifts his cerie cry to the watching skies. With varied and growing industries suit ID 1nno1itinq o or.I heir various climates. And there !5 absolutely no doubt in my mind about his. Because in the first place, she is loved by her people. Old pioneers drift outside again and again borne by the urge for change, but those same cld-timers, bless their souls, come sailing back suspiciously soon, with warm feeling about their hearts and a sheepish grin at their ccnstancy to their olden choice. So strorg is the charm that it has be- come a tradition that he who visits Alaska must sooner or later return even in spite of himself.
 As far as Juneau is concerned, I expect to see hbr double. or mere probable treble, her size within re- markably short period. Because Of
 lat very faith which I mentioned above
 The law of attraction is a potent law. It is natural and inevitable that aew people, new industries. be at tracted to the country or the com nunity which believes in itself, that has honest faith and pride in it's own worth and is not afraid to voice that sentiment. And that welcomes the stranger!
 Must Correct MiscoRception
 But before this may come about
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
MERCHANT IS APPOINTED
 FAIRBANKS COMM ISSiONER

Mel Boyd, Fairbanks merchant, was recently appointed U. s. Commis- sioner of the Fair banks district by. Judge Cecil H. Clegg, according to word received here He succeeds E. Coke Hill, who was appointed Com missioner last November by Judge Charles F. Bunnell.
 Mir. Boyd is an oldtimer in the in. terior and was at one time interested the mining game. He has been n the grocery business in Fairbanks ior the past three years
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS.

There will be a meeting of the Re- publican Club of Juneau. January 26. at p. m, Moose Hall. for the election of officers for the ensuing year All Republicans are requested to attend. F. WOLLAND,
 adv. President.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING

The local post of the American Le- zion will meet tonight to install off COTS and nominate the delegate for the convention at Ketchikan March 29 After the meeting a supper will be served. All visiting comrades are welcome to attend the meeting, 1t was stated today by G. E. Mann. Post Adiutant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26

sire for possession of Lha woman. "The Valley of Doubt $ tie story of a fight to the finish, viii exciting incidents and rapid actio...
 The cast includes Arliae Pretty, Thurston Hall Anna Lohr William Davidson and others of prominence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION.

Silver Bow Lodge 1-A will meet Thursday night at eight o'clock. All members are requested to be present. Visiting brethren welcome. Warren H. Wilson. Noble Grand; Frank O'Brien, Secretary. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
ATTRACTIONS AT THEATRES
ToNICHT'S ATTRACTIONS

ToNIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS PALACE-Arline Pretty in "The Val ley of Doubt" OLiSEUM-Charlie Chaplin, Marie DressIer, Mabel Normand and oth CTS in "TiIlie's Punctured Ro' nance"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-26
COMING ATTRACTIONS

CoLISEUM-Henry B. Waithall in
 "The Long Lane's Turning" PALACE-William Farnum in "The Scuttlers."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-28
Kaminski Admitted Guilt, Witness TeStltleS

Enlargement tor Thompson. much To tn"
disappointment Of Il large crowd Of
IN ncrs.
III Rcm"u' county yesterday. efforts
were mad" e." discrcd!t the entire r"un-
IL Kcpuhlirau iirkcl Sample ballots.
we're circulated. showing approval oil
tn" state Democratic ticket and mo
county Republican ticket. II was said
ru have been 4 wet" ticket and the
storm uf protests that aroused from
Tho voters Of each party soon caused
their withdrawal Similar efforts TO
disrrcdii Republican, candidates have
acted r. boomerang as the records
SHOW.
odds were beng given hy IN" sport
iu. element in Eastern ohio yesterday
that Lynch for sheriff. Wilkes for irea-
-urcr Fowler for clerk Of courts. Sand
rock for commissioner and roGIc for
auditor would lie elected by substantial
Inaiorilies. In each nf tn" rivcr-front
towns. party headquarters have been
opened aud the fur viii fly dn"inG the
next few day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-28
N0LFEDERAL TRIALS e
ARE SET FOR TODAY

Jurors OF the preseh term. Of Fed
eral court will be idle today AS no
cases are set for trial.
Several arguments on various mo-
TOMS arc set Tor hearing as reSui'
Of cases called early In the week.
According 10 present Indications
Federal court will be In session 10Y
two more weeks. Court will adjourn
next Saturday and remain idle during
election week so that all court a.
taches and off Gals may return 10
their homes and vote.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-28
CARMI THOMPSON IN BRIDGE
PORT LAST NIGAT-WllllS
AT FERRY TONIGHT.
Congressman Murphy to Speak at
Shadyside Monday Evening"
Governor to Come.

With addresses by Carmi Thumr
Fun. Republican candidate Tor I"N'F
nor, in Rridgcport. last evening. ana
the rally in Martins Ferry TIM even
Ing ~ which /. ; Senator r l.. WIZ
lis will speak. interest III politics ~
Eastern Ohui Is running high. h"Pu'
licans are making PREPARATIONS Tor l
whirlwind cumpaicn durlnG we next
ten DAYS Some 81 n" nutabIr mon
in public lie in ONO arc Srh"dnled
10 speak in The over th'-r:N"r rIl!eS
during the next few days.
County Chairman G"OrG" Ihorn.
burg and cry Chairman George
prach, were assured thai Governor
Harry l.. Davis WoUld address Il hl-
Renuhlican mass Meeting the III"
Grand Theatre on the nigI' ~ \"NrnI-
her .. The date cUulliCted Win DINERS
but Governor Davis picked h"iia!f''
as he has many personal TRENDS IN
TIC river front towns. 'ountE All"
CITY committeeman are AFRAID tha' th'
theatre will not be- larg" enough u"
accommodate the crowd hat VIII u".
sire 10 hear his explanation an" rep'H.
10 some If The n"mo"r1'ir rAhFE'S'
Willis Tonight
Frank Il. Wills. L. : Senator from
Ohio addresses meeting i".nlSN'
In the nigh sch"ol auditorium IN MAR
Tins Ferry. Wil.s Will arrive III l''''
mir" from Cambridge. at = 4" c'o'A .'''
evening and Will b" met by Il H'"t"'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-28

MIR. and Mr. Emil Medic. 81 -.
No a., sire I. are The rr"ui parents OF
baby girl horn "Wednesday
Iohcr, Hoffman, mechanic tor NE
Nic-I'mc ,ir. department. : ALL" tH II"
,ul again after cr:oinr an operation.