The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-17
STARR CHRISTMAS.
 SHIP T0.FAR WEST. HERE LAST NIGHT.
Carrying Happiness to People on Alaska Peninsula-Been
 South for Overhauling.

Anxious hearts along the Alaska Peninsula eagerly await the arrival Of thn lMsle steamer Starr. bringing Christmas to the isolated families in that barren district. The Starr has been Sou:h to Seattle for repairs arl overhauliag and stopped in al Juneau las's night on its way to the Westward Before leaving for the Ncrsh the officers on the boat were in .a-ucted in the ways of Santa Claus wh.,e boxes and more boxes ot right tinsel, shining stars and fra gile bits of gayest color were loaded aboard. These were followed by boxes of toys, candies, holly and IT. i-icles of stronger and mora practical, to be sold as Christmas gifts.
 No Stops Till Seward
 The Starr will make the points along the peninsula just in tim2 10 give everyone an opportunity to ob- t1in their Christmas pretties and gia5 arriving from the States. The shio will make no stops between here and Seward unless forced in port hv stormy weather, Purser Lucas said.
 The Starr, in command of Capt. o. A. Johnson, has been in Seattle two weeks undergoing repairs and gen eral overhauing. The interior has been freshly painted and renovated. Tne engines were thoroughly over hauled and electric lighting fixtures have been improved and increased.
 c. II. Jansen is chief engineer on the ship; w. T. Lucas. purser; s. L. Bostick, mail clerk, and s. w.. Horn. wireless operator, Lucas and Bostick are new on the ship.
 Besides the Christmas stuff and general merchandise supplies for the peninsula ports, the Starr has a cargo of 30 drums of oiu. consigned to the Associated Oil Company at Kanatak
 Eight Passengers
 Eight passengers are aboard the Starr. They are Mrs. Johansen, wife of rhe captain; Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Davis and two children, and A Kuehn for St. Paul Island; J. Davis Tor Kana.ak, and Pete Torgesan for Unga.
 Dr. Davis is with the U. S. Blu relu Cf Fisheries. Kuehn is a radio operator to be stationed at St. Pau Island. Davis is a prospector bound for the oil fields, and Torgensen is in the fishing business at Unga. Ran on Beach Here
 The Starr came in here at o'clock last night. Juneau residents were stsrtled by three long blasts, of a foreign tone. and so long as to sound as a signal from a ship in dis tress. Those who looked for ship in tho Channel could see no light or discovered a ship had run into the little harbor which fronts the In dian village. T.. was the Starr. For a time the thought was that the skipper. accustomed to the lights of a huddled Indian village and not seeing the wharfs, which were un- lighted, had. as n matter of course run in close to the beach sInvesti- ] gatfon showed that Cap-ain Johan- sen had every intention of making fhe Pacific Cdftst Coal Company dock but while making the turn the cur rent and strong wira blowing un rhe Channel, fcrced the boat toward the beach, where it finally stuck Tn the sand The Starr was stuck Tor about l5 minutes. whcn with the ris- ing tide and steam power. it was forced into decoer water and guided into port.
 The Starr sailcd shortly after mid nigh, No passengers left from Juneau